Trina,
I've carried about 10 extra kilos for the last 10 years or so. A lot of things have happened in that time, I went to uni, my marriage broke up, I finished uni as a single fulltime working mother, I started my PD path, I left my well-paying job to start teaching people EFT.
It's only since I left work, that I've started losing weight. I've lost about 7 kilos of the 10 so far, and it hasn't been because of dieting (although I can heartily recommend the raw vegan diet!). It's mostly been because I've been doing EFT on all my childhood issues.
I used to have many "bad" days. Stressful days where I'd get home and hoe into chips, chocolate or alcohol. Comfort foods were frequent foods for me. I rarely feel the need for comfort foods these days. And I've given up alcohol for January.
Is it because I left my full-time job? No, I left my fulltime job because I'd dropped the fear about leaving employment through EFT.
Your doctor experience is likely a large cause of your food issues. Many people wear the fat as a security blanket, because of fears they haven't dealt with. The doctor experience gave you a VERY unpleasant experience which would have left you with fear AND silly ideas about your body.
If you did EFT on that one experience, you'd probably find less desire for your comfort foods. You might just "forget" to have them. The good thing about this is that it's dealing with the underlying issue so the urges go away. No willpower required. I'm loving having fresh fruits and vegies rather than chips and chocolates. I'm eating what I want to and losing weight.
One of my past clients rang me today. He's been doing EFT on his anger, and his desire for tea/coffee. He's finding he's reduced his coffee/tea intake to about 1/4 what it was. He just forgets to go get it.
This is why I recommend the EFT path. You reduce the NEED for the comfort foods by reducing your baseload of stress. You don't need willpower because you've really dealt with the issues causing the weight gain.
My recomendation anyway.
Joy and health to you
Hazel |