How much does it hurt to be obese? A lot. My particular pain comes mostly in tiny, sharp jabs.
- It hurts to be told at work that you’re one of the most productive employees, yet some people are intimidated by my size, to the point that they mention it to my boss.
- It hurts to see people staring, when it’s none of their business what I look like.
- It hurts to get to know someone, only to find out later that they’re only in the relationship to “save” me, and get me on their eating plan.
- It hurts to see people treat me as if I’m invisible.
- It hurts more, though, to think that I’m inflicting most of my pain on myself. Eating to comfort myself was the only thing I knew, yet it created a lot more pain. As I sit here next to a bar of chocolate, I feel the conflict. Chocolate tastes good, and makes me feel good. But chocolate in excess (any food in excess) is a burden on my body, and therefore painful.
My notes:
- Being naturally slender means maximizing your pleasure.
- When you overate, you ate so much because it wasn’t giving you the pleasure your whole body wanted. Now you replace your former insufficient pleasure with a well-rounded, truly satisfying pleasure.
- Binding your body with fat is like being disabled, only you’re doing it to yourself, ignoring the discomfort of the disability.
- Replace your struggle with things that truly satisfy. It should be a large list.
- Your diet will have more variety, because you are freeing yourself from the “I must eat X” requirement. You will frequently choose something lighter, because you are either self-correcting or planning ahead.
- Your body deals with food for a long time. If you eat more than your body needs, it is stored. It’s all still there, just waiting for you to burn it.
- You will match your intake with what your body needs to stay in balance, without the need to finish a plate or otherwise consuming too much food.
- Make sure that you are hungry before you go to a restaurant, so you can maximally enjoy the food.
- Being practiced at eating naturally reminds you are meeting your body’s needs all the time.
- Cultivate hunger, and you will cultivate enjoyment
- Allow your body to clean out the clutter and the toxins in the stored fat.
- As your body changes shape and size, so will your thoughts and behaviors.
- Your real spirit will come through even more strongly than it does now.
