Over a decade and a half ago, when I was obese, I created my weight gain through the power of my words, not just from my lifestyle habits. In fact, I actually made attempts to eat healthily and exercise – two activities that never appeared to make much of a difference. But in truth, I just didn’t ‘see’ the efforts as being enough. The only thing I could see was the weight gain, and therefore that’s what I continued to focus on in my actions and my words.
I would call myself names, shame myself for eating foods I didn’t think I should have eaten, and belittle myself privately and publicly.
It was a negative cycle of thoughts and words against myself. In fact, even when I did lose weight, I didn’t see it as enough for the effort, so I would continue to criticise myself.
Even my family noticed and