Denial of overeating

Denial of overeating

One component of addiction is denial. (Denial is a state of mind characterized by a refusal or inability to recognize and deal with a serious personal problem.) You might go from thinking "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine about food" to "I'm not okay." Consistently eating more than you need, even though it has negative consequences, is also part of addiction.

I'm addicted. No matter how many years I practice the new, mindful way of eating, the new habits will always be less substantial than the old habits and patterns I have practiced over a lifetime of mindless eating. The old way will always have more practice, weight, weight and strength than the new way.

From years of pushing myself to the limit - that's what addicts do - I know for certain that I have no willpower or self-control; They were both surgically removed at birth. However, you can learn to shop a little less, order a little less, prepare and serve a little less. Until the food is presented, eat a little less. Ultimately, you weigh a little less.

It's the times when you've gone off your program by leaving food lying around in a form that's too immediate, quick, and available, and you're probably thinking: I can handle this, or one won't hurt. (That's denial.)

It is not something that causes weight gain. It is that the old way has a ritual, frequency and portion size that has been established throughout a lifetime. And if the item you choose happens to be one of the current foods you distract yourself with, then it's nothing because you can't stop once you start. You'll eat it until it's gone.

Do you think you should be able to leave junk food lying around at home and in the office and not eat it? (That's denial.) A young, overweight father of two tells me, "I know I can lose all the weight (75 pounds) if I go to the gym regularly." (That's denial.) If you're using a food or drink to distract yourself from feeling angry, lonely, tired, stressed, and worried, and you've experienced temporary relief from your emotional discomfort, why would you stop going to that? Kitchen to get the food – this distraction?

When you get there, you always get what you want: something to treat yourself with. Even if the young man goes to the gym, he will not lose weight unless he starts eating a lot (less often, smaller portions) than he has been eating before. If you create a new auto-reply to replace your old auto-reply (repatterning), then the food won't be there when you go to the kitchen. You will find something else (less destructive) to distract yourself with. At some point you will stop going to the kitchen.

The few moments of comfort you get from taking food are disproportionate to the amount of medication (food, portion size, and frequency of administration) you need to achieve those few moments. Because you build up a tolerance to drugs (you can never get them big enough and you can't get them often enough), you are never satisfied.

Inspired by Caryl Ehrlich