Fruit and Vegetable Diet - Raw Food Cleanse and Lose Weight Fast - Update 16

December 18, 2008

I read something this week that helped me realize what a lot of us go through at this time of year…it is from Geneen Roth's newsletter. Geneen is an amazing lady who has written very helpful books that deal with emotional eating and how to heal and get well.

From Geneen Roth at geneenroth.com

Many people have mixed feelings about this time of year. I think it's because the festive season is never just one upbeat note. It's never only happy, only loving, only blazing fires and cherub-cheeked children. The holidays, like life itself, are equally miserable and joyful, filled with both light and shadow. The problem is that we often forget the bad stuff. We forget that last year's family gathering was a semi-disaster and believe that this year will be different. We get our hopes up. We enter the holidays with unrealistic expectations of how it's going to be and when it doesn't turn out that way, we often use food to comfort ourselves.

For many years, I have been listening to people talk about their fears and their joys during the season. I heard what triggered their descent into bingeing and what helped them out of it. Of course, these stories weren't really about food but about how we use it to temporarily help ourselves cope. After the food is gone, whatever causes holiday overeating is still there.

Food is only pleasurable, only delicious, only satisfying when you are hungry. In every other situation, something besides eating will comfort you and give you peace.

For any of you that struggle with emotional eating…I am right there with you….making the best choices I can each day ESPECIALLY during this time of year.

Hugs and Good Health to each one of you,
Jana