What if you could accept you, for you?

What if you could accept you, for you just as you are today?  
           I didn't say "settle for..." I said "accept"- as in embrace.  

What if you trusted that your body intuitively knew how to lose weight and that it has been your mind getting in the way of your body's ability to do it's job for all these years?  

What if you found other things to comfort you in times of pain, 
           to give you something to do in times of boredom,
                      to distract you in times of worry,
                               to help focus you in times of stress?
  
What if you didn't have to turn to food to get pleasure?  
What if food wasn't the only consistent thing in your life?   

Intrigued?

Give the first step a try:  Treat your body with respect this week.  

When you eat for physical nourishment, 
            eat slowly, 
                      taste your food, 
                                  notice the texture,
                                                breathe in between bites. 

When your body says you are full- stop eating.  
            Is it tempting to eat more despite this cue?
                       Ask yourself, "What am I looking for besides nourishment from this food?"

This is a difficult question to answer.  

I can help you.
           I can help you to identify the differences between emotional and physical hunger 
                   I can help you to identify the sources of your emotional hunger 
                               I can help you to develop alternative coping responses to emotional hunger cues                                                                            I can help you to learn how to treat your body with respect.

Let the obsession with your weight go: 
The person that you have tried to become through dieting, has always been inside of you.