Pathway to Normal Eating: Learn From Others
14 July 2007 by livingrainbowcolor
People who recover from an eating disorder or otherwise make a large permanent change in their lives, always address three areas:
- their Rational being, or how they use their logic and knowledge
- their Physical being, or how they feed and move their bodies
- their Emotional being, or how they learn to work with their emotions
These changes don’t come easy, but successful people work all three areas until they have decided that they are recovered.
People with eating disorders (and many other people as well) are still developing the skill of merging the three areas together in harmony.
- Getting your rational mind in order means being able to link your choices of overeating or restricting food to rational physical consequences, like weight gain or heart failure.
- Getting your physical body in order means learning and practicing reasonable eating and exercise habits.
- Getting your emotional mind in order means learning to manage your emotions, when to respond to them, and when to choose other ways of getting through tough times.
Many times, people know what’s wrong, but they don’t know how to change it. So they begin searching. They buy books, talk to others, learn, learn, learn.
Where to learn more about making Rational changes:
- talk to your doctor
- go to a nutritionist
- join discussion groups
- join a diet program
- start therapy
Where to learn more about making Physical changes:
- join a gym
- buy a DVD
- buy home exercise equipment
- see a weight loss surgery doctor
Where to learn more about making Emotional changes:
- join a religious group
- discussion groups
- join a self-help group
All of the things can be successfully used to make at least temporary change. The problem with these approaches is they rarely match your personal needs. We’ll talk more about that in the next posts.
