When we choose to become students instead of soldiers, our eating issues become our teachers
When we view our eating challenges as problems, we dive into solution mode. We spend a lot of energy focusing on control and fixing and trying to change our eating habits. To stop eating the sugar. To say NO to the extra piece of cake. To be stricter, tougher, more disciplined.
Whether it’s the overeating, emotional eating, or obsessing about food, we want our “problems” gone; we want a way out of the mess.
“I have a terrible bingeing problem — I have to stop already!” “I can’t stop eating the carbs — I need to have more control!” “My emotional eating is really out of hand — I wish I didn’t have to deal with this!”
Women come up with all types of strategies to change their eating patterns. “I won’t eat after six p.m.” “I will go on the scale every few hours to keep my weight in check.” I will tape my fridge shut.” “I will tell my husband to hide the candy.” “I will chew gum all afternoon.” These women have ambitious plans, and on paper, everything sounds nice and dandy. But ultimately, whether it’s after a few minutes, a few days, or a few weeks, the plans typically don’t work. What we try to control, controls us instead.
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