Diet, Weight And Confusion

Sometimes, it seems as if all the doctors, scientists and dietitions in the world are trying to keep us confused. First, we were told that fat is bad for you; now oh oh, maybe it isn't. We all know the difference between bad and good fats, but in addition, according to the New York Times, a low-fat diet does not cut health risks in women, and they did not distinguish between good and bad fats. For years, chocolate was bad, now maybe it's not only fun to eat but healthy as well. This list goes on and on. First bad and then good or vice versa. I was reading the other day an analysis of three different diets, the creators of which all think theirs is the best for losing weight. The first one, included six small meals a day; the second one was only three meals a day; and the third one was actually only one meal a day. I don't know about you, but I've always heard this is bad for you and yet, the creator and several people who participated felt it worked. Confusing, you bet!!!

I believe that one of our problems may be we are getting too much information too soon, the wrong kind of information on only one or two aspects of any of these issues, and we get it before facts have been verified. Hospitals and universities send out press releases and publish scientific findings; drug companies hire doctors and consultants as their experts and to promote their latest drug whether it be to lose weight or cure depression or erectile dysfunction. And throughout all of this hype, we are only getting a very limited telescopic view of any of these issues.

In addition, when we think about weight, most of you automatically think about obesity and overweight issues; and these are serious issues indeed, but what about the increasingly common underweight and eating disorder problems, particularly among our young women. Those young girls and women who literally starve themselves because our society (with its dangerously underweight models) has made women of all ages feel that if they aren't a size 6 or below, they are fat and unattractive! For the record, Marilyn Monroe was a size 12 and one of the sexiest women alive. Where did this idea that women must look like sticks in order to be attractive come from and why has it become such a huge problem, especially here in the U.S.

There is one truth you can count on, weight issues are rarely just about weight. There are always underlying reasons. More often than not, these can include abandonment issues, a lack of fulfillment or satisfaction, loss of confidence, and depression (just to name a few); and there is always a link to how we perceive ourselves or think others perceive us. This internal raging of feelings, emotions and negative behavior patterns must be addressed as well as making healthy food choices and lifestyle changes. Releasing negative thoughts, feelings and emotions will allow you to move forward in your life with any goal including weight and a positive self-image.

As we live our lives, we tend to carry around the dead weight of garbage from our past. Just as with any weight, both emotional and physical, the longer you carry it the heavier it gets; and this is just the beginning. We live in a world that is hectic at best and almost overwhelmingly stressful at worst. So many of us feel as if our lives are spinning out of control and quite frankly, we simply do not have the time or energy to make a meal and actually sit down and eat it; so we tend to rely on fast foods and processed meals from the market, but remember that certain processed foods can trigger the exact chemical reactions triggered in the brain by hard drugs or nicotine.

How scary is that? We all know just how hard it is to kick these kinds of food addictions. The compelling question is, though, "How can we use our minds overcome what our bodies are telling us to do?"

The good news is that yes, we can change existing behavior patterns, by taking control of our thoughts, using imagery and hypnosis to internalize the process even faster and quicker. It is possible for us to outsmart existing patterns by creating new reward systems for our behavior. In fact, awareness and motivation are half of what it takes to win the battle.

Knowledge is indeed power, and not just knowledge about the food you eat, but also knowledge about yourself. Look at yourself, how you feel, what do you see. Remember your external world is a mirror of what is going on inside. If you don't like what you see, you have the power to change it by using powerful imagery techniques and talking directly to your subconscious.

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