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Originally Posted by Dharma  Do the sweets you eat now have an effect on you that you want to change? ie. my teeth are rotting away, I gained x pounds, I cannot afford to stock that much dark chocolate as a student, etc... |
Well, I would like to be fitter. My body is a really good one for opera singing, but I would just like to be more in shape and feel sexier.
It seems each time I am about to make a breakthrough in some area of my life, I get uncomfortable, anxious, fearful and want to cry. Eating amazing chocolate (I am not talking candy bars here - yuck), marzipan, ice cream ... it all feeeeeeeeeeeeeels so good. And also, since I am very often alone all day while practicing it comforts my aloneness.
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Here's a good reason to not do that
But if you take a step back, is this the way you want to approach the challenges you'll face in life? What happens when you run into a temptation that you won't get sick of?
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Yes, but I think I have a greater risk of all those things with extended consumption of the high fat stuff. If I do a binge which lasts for a few days while making me sick and miserable, my life beyond those 5 days could be much healthier if I start associating pain with chocolate instead of pleasure. If you burn your hand on a stove you surely don't burn it again, but you need the first burning experience to avoid doing it again.
It happens very often that in order to progress to the next level a step backwards is needed. At least this is how I progress in singing.
I just notice my emotional reaction while considering allowing myself to eat whatever I want with no guilt or worries is one of relief. I thought maybe experiencing the relief, but then the misery of going through several days of only sweets would cure my subconscious of it's association to pleasure and comfort.