Keep telling yourself...it is ONLY food.
We cannot let food have POWER over us.
We have brains, the food does not.
We can earn a paycheck and buy food,
Food cannot earn a paycheck and buy US.
Food cannot buy us.
But you know what ?
Food DOES have POWER,
because
FOOD STEALS FROM US!
Every bite we take past our actual need,
every bite we overeat,
food STEALS from us:
* our money
(think how much we would save if we ate only the food we need)
* more money
(think of all the money we have wasted over the years
on one miracle diet product after another.)
* our good health
(this one is a BIGGIE and the list could go on and on...)
* more money
(to take care of the health problems that too much food causes)
* our time
(think how much time we spend thinking about food,
worrying over diets,
going to the doctor because of obesity-related health problems,
looking and looking for clothes that fit,
and on and on)
* more time
(after all, part of each workday is spent working
to make money to buy more food than we need)
* our quality of life
(think how many suffer poor self esteem,
depression, bad relationships, etc.
because of too much food)
* more money
(on clothes that cost way too much)
* more time
(how many years of our lives will we lose because of food?
Many die early deaths from obesity-related diseases,
or obesity complicated situations...)
Yes, it seems that food "steals" from us,
but the truth of the matter is,
it doesn't really steal from us.
Let's face it;
we are not unwilling participants in this "robbery".
We are, in truth, giving all those things away,
every time we take a bite we don't really need.
Next time you think you're giving yourself a treat
and allow yourself to overeat,
remember that you aren't really
giving yourself anything at all.
You are WILLINGLY GIVING AWAY your time,
your hard-earned money,
your health, your self-esteem,
your quality of life
and maybe even years of your life.
ALL FOR FOOD.
