I struggled with eating and drinking habits and weight gain for years.
I didn’t want to admit it was a problem, because I kind of LOVED my indulgent eating and drinking.
I was going out to dinner several times per week.
When I ate dinner at home, it was also special.
Baking an extra special loaf of multi grain multi seed bread, and enjoying it with special cheeses and olives.
And red wine I felt I chose with discernment.
And dark chocolate for dessert.
I felt I was making relatively healthy, wholesome choices.
And my meals were special.
Special, special, special!
I felt kind of high class and sophisticated about the way I ate.
Man, that feels embarrassing to say now!
I felt my way of eating was pretty good, pretty wholesome– and pretty important.
And, at the same time, I felt I was in trouble.
Especially after working in nursing homes, it started becoming clear to me that things were not going to go well for me if I kept eating and drinking in this indulgent way.
But I was very resistant to changing it.
I was caught up in such a struggle within myself.
- I’m not going to indulge like that tonight/ yes I am!
- I want that/ I don’t want that!
- I want to have just a little/ I want as much as I can get!
If this topic resonates for you, I wanted to share this talk I gave recently on how I finally overcame that stressful struggle. The people in attendance found the discussion very helpful.
Most of the videos I share are a bit briefer– this one is 55 minutes– but, if this topic feels important to you, I encourage you to watch it.
If you would like to understand how to turn this around, check out this recording I did on the subject.
