Do relationships sabotage your dieting efforts? In our lives, we have many relationships. We have relationships with our husbands, wives, siblings, children, friends, our bosses and with FOOD!
I have found that depending on how our relationships are going; so go our dieting efforts. If our relationships are going well and we are happy…we lose weight. If our relationships are stressful and not going very well, we eat and usually lose control and start to gain weight.
As you know, I have mentioned that I am a foodaholic and an emotional eater. I have found that in my life relationships have affected my weight-loss success and failures. As I get older, I am finding it easier to think about me. I have to believe in what I want to accomplish. I have to get selfish.
I try to use certain techniques now in order to stay focused and on course. I think about how I am feeling and why. I ask myself are you eating because you are hungry or is something eating you? I set my timer for 10 minutes and try to think about something else. I start reading a magazine or a book. I brush my teeth. I give myself a manicure. I get my tiny little garbage can and begin writing what is making me feel bad, angry or down. I think about what I have written and then I throw it away. It is deleted!
Relationships are inevitable in our lives, but we must be in control. We must think about all of our relationships. We must decide are these relationships good or bad for us? Do they celebrate our successes? Do they support all of our efforts? Do they make us feel happy and complete? Do they give us respect?
On the other hand, do they make you feel bad? Do these relationships put you down? Do they sabotage your dieting efforts? These are the questions that we must ask?
Relationships that are positive and supportive are good for us. Negative relationships keep us down. When you find negativity around you; you must let it go.
Are you surrounded by positive or negative people? Why?
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