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Handle your anger to achieve Weight Loss
Wendy Hearn
What happens to your weight loss program when you feel angry? Our emotions
and the way we're feeling can get in the way of our commitment to losing
weight. You may have had great intentions of doing what is necessary to
lose weight but something occurs which may trigger your emotions and
feelings of anger. These feelings can become a real block to achieving what
you want and for many people this is a time when they turn to food as a way
of dealing with the situation. Unfortunately, food does not help. The
result is that you still struggle with the feelings, as well as struggling
with yourself and your weight because of the extra food you've eaten.
Chances are the foods you've chosen to deal with the emotions aren't the
healthiest options. You're now struggling with the anger you originally had
and you're not feeling good about yourself either. There are always likely
to be things that could throw you off track when you want to lose weight.
Anger is one emotion you may feel at times. It is a normal emotion for a
human being. The key to permanent weight loss is to identify these things
as early as you can and then find a different way to handle them rather than
turning to food.
Perhaps you feel angry about something that's happened at work, in the
world, in your family and other things that are beyond your control. There
are some situations which leave you feeling angry but which you can choose
to do something about directly. You can respond because it's within your
control. The area I'm going to focus on here is when you feel angry and it'
s beyond your control to do much about it. The important thing to do is to
find a way to express your anger, to get it out of your mind and body. When
the anger has been handled, you'll be more able to shift the focus back to
your weight loss, your fitness and your health.
What can you do to express and deal with your anger?
I suggest one way of is to write a ?reg;letter of anger'. This letter is
addressed to whoever has caused your anger. In the letter, you give vent to
all your anger, telling them in no uncertain terms exactly what you think
about them. I really encourage you to tell it as it is, to be blunt and not
hold anything back. You may feel it's not in your nature to do something
like this. I understand how you feel and I remember the first time I did
this, thinking I could never put such terrible words on paper. Once I
started though, the words really started to flow and I was quite shocked by
what I had written. Your writing doesn't have to make any sense and it may
just be a collection of words or phrases on a page. If you find it
difficult to start this letter, I suggest you agree with yourself to write,
say, the first 5 words only. You'll probably find that having started it,
you'll be able to write more. If not, then put it to one side and commit to
5 more words at another time.
Once you've written the letter - and this is CRUCIAL - you're not going to
send it. The intention of writing this letter is to get rid of your own
anger, not to send it and be hurtful to the other person. Burn this letter
or at least tear it up into small pieces and this then allows you to start
letting it go, freeing you up to move forwards.
What I want is for you to be free of any anger that's holding you back from
losing weight and being healthy.
Wendy Hearn
Weight Loss Success Coach
Author of "What's Eating You? - The Top 10 Things That Stop YOU From Losing
Weight"
http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
I work with people who want to lose weight and have a great
life. I offer individual and group coaching, via the telephone
or email.
http://www.WeightLossCoaching.com
To subscribe to my Weight Loss Success Newsletter
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email: wendy@...
UK 01908 357899
Copyright 2001, Wendy Hearn. All rights reserved. |
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