FAT Is Not A Feeling Word
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Patricia Reynolds-Meade , One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Saying that "I Feel Fat" is not Healthy for you or your Eating Disorder.
Eating disorders are not all about food. It’s about using food as a coping mechanism to deal with painful emotions. I have found that clients use food to feel in control by binging to feel comfort or purging as a form of punishment. Yes, I said it! The core issues I address in Life Coaching focus on identifying what’s really “eating” you up inside by instilling in you that fat is not a “feeling word” that determines your behavior. I will say it again, FAT is not an emotion! What does fat actually feel like?
In working with you, we mutually create a treatment plan with two goals in mind- A) learning to love yourself and B) accepting yourself. The tasks involved include: 1) develop new coping skills by identifying feelings and replacing with positive behaviors i.e. doing something nice for another person, 2) improve self-image by rephrasing negative self-talk with positive affirmations or scriptures, 3) learn how to eat healthy with nutrition education, and 4) relapse prevention tools that include development of a support system, identifying triggers, and journaling.
In order for you to gain self-confidence, you must rediscover who you are [a child of God] which is more valuable and beyond your distorted body image, current weight, and sporadic dieting habits. Did I forget to mention exercise? I think not because healing begins from the inside out. Love ya, Pat
