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
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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