What is excess weight costing YOU?

The following exercise is very powerful in that it gives you a true picture of what excess weight is costing you in the key areas of your life.

I encourage you to really take some time and think through this exercise carefully – it will help support your motivation of permanent weight loss when dealing with daily change and stress. 

Food Addiction and Stress Eating is costing me:

Physically (Journal how you feel physically when you stress overeat)

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Mentally (Journal specific emotions that surface when you stress overeat)

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Spiritually (Journal what happens in your spirit when you stress overeat)

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Financially (Journal how your finances are impacted when you stress overeat)

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Example

Emotionally (List out what specific emotions surface when you binge and overeat)

♥Depression

♥Low self-esteem

♥Self-Conscience

♥Negative self-talk

♥Self-loathing

Mentally (List out what happens in your mind when you binge and overeat)

♥Brain Fogginess

♥Forgetfulness

♥Negative self-talk

♥No desire for self-care and don’t feel deserving of self-care

♥Affects others treatment of me because I don’t treat myself well

Spiritually (List out what happens in your spirit when you binge and overeat)

♥Distance from God/Higher Self

♥Spiritually dry

♥Feel dead and defeated in spirit

♥No spiritual drive or desire

Financially (List out how your finances are affected when you binge and overeat)

♥Drained finances due to eating out at fast food restaurants

♥Less money in checking acct for necessities

♥No money for self-care

♥Have to buy new clothes in bigger sizes

Overcoming Food Additions and Stress Eating will give me:

Physically (Journal what physical changes will occur when you find freedom from food addiction and stress eating)

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Mentally (Journal what physical changes will occur when you find freedom from food addiction and stress eating)

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Spiritually (Journal what physical changes will occur when you find freedom from food addiction and stress eating)

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Financially (Journal what physical changes will occur when you find freedom from food addiction and stress overeating)

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Are you surprised at what carrying excess weight as a result of chronic stress and stress eating is costing you?

I know it can be pretty shocking to see it in black and white.

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