Food Addiction Recovery – #14
In food addiction my experience has been the “whys’ don’t matter as much as the “how to” of becoming a recovering food addict. Sometimes people get hung up on knowing why they do things. I can tell you there are many, many well thought out theories of personality if you want to go into that real deeply. I suggest you look up on Wikipedia.com the term “personality psychology” and just give that a gander. Well, I can give you “whys” about weight-loss and compulsive overeating until the cows come home— by themselves the “whys” won’t do a thing to budge the numbers on the scale. “Whys” alone don’t make much difference in changing your thinking and thus your behavior in food addiction. There are people who have been in psychoanalysis for decades who know a lot of “whys,” but they still have thinking and behavior that does not work for them. Just because you have great insight does not mean you will take action as a food addict. Many people are very much aware of why they do things and can talk in great detail about the theories of why they are the way they are based on their past history—but they take no action in the present and have not changed their behavior.
If the habits, emotions, and behaviors you have currently are not working for you in some way, analysis of why is not necessary (although for some it could be at least useful if not even necessary for some) to change your circumstances. If you learn what to do now and apply what to do now, you are more likely to get the desired result. The name of the game is to create commitment, motivation, and accountability. Move forward and remain persistent, consistent, and honest with yourself—no matter what—to achieve your vision. The key is to move—not to ponder. I will talk more about how to create commitment, motivation and accountability in food addiction as we move forward.
If you think now is the time to move to the next level the clients I help best with food addiction page can tell you more on my work.