When you eat that bowel of ice cream or that chocolate candy you just have to have - or your life will be miserable without it, have you ever stopped to think? Why do I need this food and at this particular time?
Before you take a bite of the food you need to go to the root of the problem. Ask yourself these questions. Am I bored, depressed, un-happy or just plain lonely.
Eating food at all times of the day and night to make you feel better is an easy out. It is our friend. It is something to comfort us in our hour of need. But does it really do this?
All it does it add calories which lead to fat and pretty soon your clothes are too small and your health is suffering.
When we make this assumption that we are lonely and depressed and our life isn’t what we want it to be, we can now accept this statement and do something positive to change your life.
Make a plan. Think. What can I do before I feel loneliness. For instance when you feel the urge to eat something just for the sake of eating, go for a walk. Swimming is always good.
Volunteer anywhere. This will open up new avenues for you. You will meet new people. Have some responsibility and learn new things. This is the time to experiment with new kinds of things that you have never tried to do before.
Remember that new camera you received for Christmas, and you haven’t taken out of the box is the key to the new you. Take that camera and go on a walk. Start snapping pictures of the sky, flowers and the trees around you. You will be outside, doing something different, and getting fresh air and exercise. Your mental outlook on life will change for the better. You will be smiling from the inside out.
Thank you for reading my article. Please feel free to read any of my articles on various subjects.
Linda E. Meckler Copyright 2011
