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Anxiety = Weight Gain? Not This Year! 5 Tips That Really Do Make a Difference.
 Have you noticed that there is this collective mindset which states that we totally pig out around the holidays and then look in the mirror come spring totally depressed about our waistlines? The stress starts to build up as the holiday seasons fade and images of barbecue get-togethers, pool parties and dates on a warm summer’s night start kicking in. For women, it also doesn’t help that you really want to fit into all those cute spring/summer outfits that make you look adorable. Men on the other hand, might feel the pressure of looking fit for the ladies. This same situation creates stress for millions of people each and every year. The exercise industry is totally aware of these patterns, hence the reason you start seeing the “Join Now” membership commercials the day after New Years. That’s when most people decide to sign up for a monthly membership that many will rarely use. It’s a vicious cycle that for many, takes place every single year. Who wants to have to deal with those constant highs and lows - especially this year, when people are dealing with economic anxieties and fears? SAY NOT ME! As a Hypnotherapist who helps people resolve and eliminate their anxieties, I’ve noticed the strong correlation between holiday weight gain and feeling anxious and insecure. It’s a pervasive problem in men, women and children, which is usually only analyzed in the context of what you eat. How many times have you heard or read in a magazine or on the internet to choose fruits and vegetables over carbohydrates at holiday parties and dinners? Too many. Yet, obesity continues to plague our society. That’s because in reality, weight gain has a large mind component as your mind decides what you eat, whether you are going to exercise or not and how you react to stressors. Here are 5 emotion based tips that will help you avoid what you don’t want – to feel anxious and upset over your weight come spring/summer:#1. Change the mindset that it’s ok to overeat around this time of the year Says who? Is it worth it to overindulge so much that you later pay the physical and emotional price? No. It’s not healthy anyways. There’s nothing wrong with eating a few bites of a sinfully delicious desert as long as you keep it down to a few bites. #2. Stop eating for comfort It’s no coincidence that comfort foods are most popular around the end of the year when we’re most anxious. It’s so enticing to have large spoonfuls of comforting mashed potatoes and stuffing when we’re reminiscing about the not so happy memories of the past year. 
For many, it helps quell the internal anxiety we go through from having to deal with family.
Maybe you aren’t getting along well with your parents/in-laws or are bummed out that you don’t have a significant other with which to spend New Years with.
For each person, the exact issues might be slightly different.
In the end, we are all human and have the same wants and needs – to feel loved and accepted. #3. Don’t just eat because somebody tells you to “Eat more. You’ve hardly eaten a thing.” Doesn’t that sound like your Mom, Aunt or Grandmother? Everybody who came to my Grandmother’s around the holidays knew that they were better off not having any breakfast so they could arrive starving at our house. That’s because my grandmother was going to stuff them like a turkey and they needed to have enough space. It made no difference that they had already had two platefuls. She would tell them that they had hardly eaten a thing and should have more. 
When people do this, they are doing it to feel like you’ve loved and approved of the delicious food that they’ve made for you, which indirectly correlates into you approving of them. That’s why it’s important to remember, that you also need to think of YOU in these holiday situations. After all, it’s your life and you are the only one who needs to be in control of it.
#4. Find balance by staying positive Anxiety and Weight gain have a huge emotional component to them. There is too much of a tendency to focus entirely on the negative around the holidays; hence, the reason why so many people commit suicide around this time of the year. 
#5. Sincerely forgive your mistakes Nobody is perfect. We are all human. So if you overdo it one day or eat something that goes against your goals, don’t torture yourself over it.
You can’t change the past anyway, only the future.  That’s the great thing about life. Every day is a wonderful opportunity to do everything that you set your mind to do. Sasha Carrion, CHT Certified Hypnotherapist * Hypnosis is a legal stand-alone alternative and complimentary wellness profession and not at licensed healing art profession. |