I really didn’t realize until now how much emotional eating I was doing. Now that I’ve been focused on eating when I’m actually hungry…I eat so much less and I want food so much less. I think that 50% of my eating was simply emotional and out of habit. There is no way to be satisfied when you’re not eating to meet a physical need. You can eat and eat and eat and eat and if the real source of your “hunger” is not met…the hunger never ends. If you’re bored, tired, lonely, stressed…you can’s solve those issues with food. They are still there when you finnish your meal, your snack. This is what I’ve known, but now I’m living it. I’m really understanding it.

What is the real answer…self love. Loving yourself and giving your self something that can soothe your issues.  the more I tell myself that I’m beautiful and that I love myself it’s easier to change my ways.  The more I think about being compassionate to myself, I want to make changes out of love.  Love is my motivation for health…not just fitting into some standard of beauty based on size.  If I love myself I don’t want to be consumed by dieting or beating myself up about food.  I don’t want to just eat junk, I want to eat in a way that will make me less likely to have cancer or diabetes.  I want to live a long, healthy and happy life