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A new, clean page is opening before our eyes, my friends. A new year, new hopes, new dreams. It really is the time to start anew.
Let’s face the harsh truth: none of our resolutions for 2020 were completed. None. 2020 was a year that made us explore our deepest desperation, the intense sense of fear, panic, hopelessness and failure. Many of us lost our jobs, companies, professional prospects and the struggles of quarantining at home 24 / 7 brought turmoil and endless arguing in most of our relationships. We got tired of the endless complaints, of sudden petty fights being picked out of pure mental exhaustion and broke up, separated, ruined our relationships with parents, kids, relatives and friends we previously thought we would have by our side forever.
And many of us dealt with it in a very self-harming way. By emotional eating.
Now, let me point out that the act of eating is, in itself, an emotional experience. Fueling our body with the needed nourishment is one of the first happy experiences of an infant. Eating soothes, relaxes, fulfils, gives us joy and satisfaction. The body”s reaction to delicious food is usually intense pleasure. Also, eating fills the physical void we experience with the sensation of hunger. The sensation that we are empty.
This very particular satisfaction that comes with stuffing your face can – and in many cases – will create an addiction. Many people will turn to eating later in life, when confronted with stress, high expectations, too much work, consuming emotional demands, difficult decisions and complicated situations. All of these will create a false sensation of hunger, just to grant you the temporary satisfaction of enjoying one more meal or snack, and wolfing down your own emotions while overloading your body with all of those needless calories.
And you gain weight. You cannot help gaining weight, which comes with its own set of additional health issues and the unsettling sensation that you are no longer in control of your own body any more. Even in a world that works hard on educating itself and reducing fat shaming, fact is: You secretly fat shame yourself in the mirror. Right? Right. And you don’t feel attractive, which makes you feel stress and panic. And stress and panic will follow the pattern I described above, and make you binge again, just to feel better.
But you never feel better. You just feel guiltier for your poor choices.
And now, Noom and myself bring you the only true fight the new you need to carry on in 2021. Eradicate emotional eating.
First of all: you will need to pick your battles. Fight for the things that matter to you, and make firm choices to get out of toxic situations, relationships and circles. Declutter your life, keep the people who truly make a difference, and if your job sucks, seek a better one. Explain what hurts you and cut off people who ignore or make fun of it. And if you need to, don’t be afraid to go to therapy. Or, in this case, use the safe option of online therapy. Yes, 2020 had been stressful and painful and yes, you are a normal human being if you have negative emotions concerning all recent events, and yes, having therapy will help you maintain your mental balance and peace.
Now, for the part of fixing your eating disorder, you’ve got Noom. They will provide you with all the tools you need to create a healthy, fulfilling, satisfying meal plan based on your personal choices and preferences, and a lifestyle based on personal accountability.
Noom believes that you are able to make the best informed decisions for yourself, therefore, they offer you all the info to help you select the best and most nutritious ingredients for every recipe – no food group is banned or restricted. Instead, you are actively helped to make better, healthier choices.
You are offered logs for food, exercise, blood sugar and blood pressure in the Noom app, to help you monitor positive effects of the gradual changes you make in your lifestyle. Because great results make us continue the fight. Want to track food more precisely? The Noom app also comes with a barcode scanner.
Noom‘s steady support also includes the opportunity to chat with your personal coach, who will empower you and bring tips and tricks for you to reach the health goals you’ve dreamed of.
Therefore, Noom and I bring you the only resolution you need for 2021.
Eat your right nutrients, not your emotions.
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