I learned in my mid-twenties that when I have the faith, courage, and willingness to walk through life with healthy, normal, and appropriate behavior in all my relationships to the best of my ability, I do not need excess food to cope with life. One of my favorite mentors, Raffi, always said, “Remember, Precious Angel, overweight is faulty problem solving!” I agree.
W hen I don’t have enough faith, courage, or willingness to use healthy communication and self-care skills, I overeat. I call this temporary lack of faith, “padding my food.” Padding my food means I consume just slightly (or a lot) more food than my body needs to function properly. I say temporary because if I have stayed committed to exploring each isolated bout of padding my food, I have always returned to sane eating within 48 hours or less. I suppose if I were to pad my food enough times in a row without taking action to get back into the solution, the result would be weight gain. By the grace of God, I have never had to go there in the past 30+ years. One day at a time, I have always had the willingness to look at my feelings and learn an improved, more functional method to problem-solve in any given situation. And just an FYI, padding my food has never turned out to be the solution.
Dear God,
Please give me the willingness to stop and look at my feelings and actions before I resort to padding my food today. And if for whatever reason I find myself already having padded my food, please give me the willingness to explore my feelings on paper and heal from the experience.
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