The Hungry Heart Business Opportunity Offers a Caring Approach to Out of Control Eating

Food was my everything. I needed it for comfort and reward, to help deal with anxiety and suppress my anger. It was the only tool I had to deal with my life. I could not even succeed on diets for short periods of time because I needed it. I finally understood I did not have a problem with food, I had other issues and food was the external source to aid my discomfort or to avoid my feelings inside. I was then able to replace food with internal tools and food became fuel. I could not believe it

I now have a healthy relationship with food. I eat when I’m hungry, stop when I’m satisfied, and deal with my emotions and feelings independently. I am no longer obsessed with what I am going to eat next, nor preoccupied with negative thoughts about my body. I love my body because it’s mine! I have let go of self-sabotaging behavior and now make healthy choices. I enjoy being physically active, eating healthy foods, and I have a wonderful relationship with my family and friends, but most importantly, I am at peace inside.

Resolutions bring us hope and the excitement of accomplishing what we want to create in our lives, and for many of us, with our bodies. As responsibilities, time commitments, and stressful situations begin to surface, it becomes challenging to meet our goals as the initial enthusiasm dwindles. We then fall back into old routines and get frustrated with ourselves when the weight doesn’t come off the way we had planned.

Many of us have gone to war with our own bodies and minds through a never-ending cycle of fad diets. We drop the weight, then under stress or facing any of life’s many challenges, we fall off the wagon and binge, gaining back the weight and more. We may or may not be overweight or have an actual eating disorder, we just don’t seem to make healthy choices that at times mean the difference between successful change and dismal failure and guilt.

When our expectations don’t meet the reality, our subconscious mind sends us directly to the food, which provides a temporary distraction from the discomforts of our lives. It becomes a substitute for self-nurturing or self-caring behavior, a reward for a job well done, or a way to relieve stress, boredom, or anxiety. Our subconscious mind attempts to meet our emotional needs.

We try to get ahold of the situation, but the harder we try, the more desperate we feel. Food becomes an overwhelming thought. One week we’re eating everything in sight, and the next week we’re starving ourselves to lose the extra pounds. We then harshly judge the lack of control we have over food and obsess about what we will eat next. We are right back to the problem with our body and unmet emotional needs.

The first step toward breaking out of this vicious cycle is to learn how to become our own best friend. As long as we need food as a tool to deal with emotional issues, it doesn’t matter what plan or program we are on; we will eventually return to food because we need it. Dieting has disconnected us from our natural ability to know what our body needs, fostering our unhealthy relationship with food.

Let go of the self-sabotage and negative internal dialogue. Tackle the root issues that established your relationship with food long ago by retraining your mind to accept who you are without judgement or criticism. You can move past your preoccupation with eating and weight loss and move towards a more rewarding and satisfying life. You can enjoy eating the foods you love without feeling guilty or gaining weight.

Give yourself the same love and attention that you give those you care about. Take time for yourself, listen to what your needs are, and put yourself first on your priority list. As hard as that may sound at first, if we don’t take care of ourselves, we won’t have the resources necessary to take care of all the other aspects of our lives and the overeating will continue.

As the creator of the Hungry Heart Program, I am proud to say I’ve been free of compulsive overeating for over 16 years. I have trained other counselors who have been successful at overcoming the battle with food. We are happy, healthy, and not preoccupied with what we eat. As Nutritional Counselors and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, we will share with you what we’ve learned. If it can work for us, it can work for you.