Dear Serial Dieter, So how do you stop the automatic hand-to-mouth when you’re stressed, overwhelmed, distraught or bored? The simple answer is to seek God. Let God fill the empty spaces (that food can’t fill). Instead of continuing the habit of going to the food, create a new habit of going to God. Take the pressure off of yourself and make it a game. See how many times you can exchange the old habit for the new one. Then, challenge yourself to increase your number each day/week. When Continue Reading
Stop trying to fix yourself
Dear Serial Dieter, Imagine ending the battle of trying to fix yourself. What would that be like? As a chronic dieter, you probably have this vision of what life will be like “someday….” when you conquer your battle with food. When you finally lose weight. Have you ever felt like that? Someday, when things are different, life will be GREAT!! Someday when I lose the weight, I’ll: Finally be able to do the things I want to do Finally be “Somebody Continue Reading
Quieting the Chatter
Dear Serial Dieter, Have you ever been to a concert or a play where the audience is chattering, making it difficult to enjoy the performance? Oh it's frustrating for sure! Just when the story is captivating you and drawing you from your reality - the cacophony in the balcony yanks you back into the theater and you notice the guy sitting beside you is taking up the armrest you wanted! Many times, when we're stressed, it's as if we're in the balcony with the chatterboxes. The thoughts in Continue Reading
Practice Kindness…To Yourself
Dear Serial Dieter, Oh! I was just listening to the radio on my way to the store and it reminded me of you! The female DJ was describing how she had been under the weather with the flu for the past week. Apologizing for her bizzare attitude, she explained how glad she was to be sick last week because it gave her a chance to rest without guilt. She professed how a normal day has her relentlessly running to get her things done with no time for rest. Resting and caring for herself was a perk Continue Reading