Liberation from Compulsive Eating

One needs great effort to cease the uncontrollable craving for food. Therefore, develop your battling skills to overcome compulsive actions. This fight is for freedom; avoid failure. You can feel intense emotions and choose not to surrender. Command yourself, "I refuse to stop. I am steadfast. I refuse to be defeated." During the emotional turmoil caused by allurement, ask yourself, what are my goals? Eating to reduce stress is not your goal. What you really desire is to be at peace. Eating out of anger is not what you want. You need to resolve the issue. Eating to feel secure is not what you want. You need to face it and conquer it. Eating because of boredom is not what you want What you really want is, a goal that will create some excitement within you. Avoid fighting with obsessive thoughts, but turn them into positive thoughts and activities. Use mini-breaks to change your mood and cut the pattern of obsessive thinking. Find a little time to do something you enjoy until the emotions ebb. Listen to music, get some exercise, take a brisk walk, or do some stretching. You will not only be fighting obsessive thoughts, but improving your life. Do not yield; every time you do, the comfort will create an urge to do it again. Affirm to yourself that junk food is false pleasure. If you do not feed a craving, it will stop. If you become disturbed, take a slow, deep breath, hold it for a moment, and then release, think peace. Create the emotion of revulsion until you are nauseated: finger nails making a scratching sound, or hair floating in your soup, Imagine an image that works best for you. Use negative labeling. Junk food is solid forms of fat and cholesterol. Make up your own negative labels for the foods you are attempting to avoid. Play the mental tape to the end; view the big picture. Do not concentrate just on the pleasure, but be aware of all the negative consequences. When you discipline yourself, you feel that something was denied, and feel deprived. Battle that emotion with the truth that you are content and happy. Challenge the emotion of loss. Always remember the unhealthy qualities of the food you abhor. Stop eating them. Avoid triggers like donut stores and bakeries. Reduce your time in the kitchen or at the lunch table when you start to feel tempted. Schedule when to eat your meals. Snack on fruits and vegetables. The first few days can be the most difficult. If you feel weak and not ready, it will be difficult to focus your mind. Managing direction requires work, and toxic feelings lead to an "I don’t care" feeling. When the blood clears of toxins, it will pass. Give it your best during these times to remain resolute.

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Tom Coghill has written several books on health, nutrition, and fasting. For more information see: Fasting , Fasting Stories and Testimonies , Freedom From Compulsive Eating Ref:COMPULSION&04

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