100 Ways to End Your Obsession with Food and Weight

Do you find yourself obsessed with food and weight? To the point that you cannot really focus on your work, be present with your friends or enjoy your favorite hobbies? This is the insidious nature of food and weight obsessions – they rob you of your life and soul. All you can do is think about how much you ate, how much exercise you need to fo to burn it off, what your next diet is going to be and how to avoid being around people so that you can either binge or starve.

It is a sad way to live, but fortunately you CAN beat your food and weight obsession. The first thing to realize is that it is the dieting, restricting and overthinking about food and weight that is the real cause. Giving up diets is a great start to get rid of the obesssions and free your mind for more positive things.

I am grateful to have been freed of the obsession with my weight and food for 4 years. I wish everyone the same freedom. Here are the things that I will be doing this month instead of obsessing about food and weight.

1. Feeding my puppy
2. Playing with my puppy
3. Going to a play
4. Writing
5. Going to yoga
6. Going to my support group
7. Doing a new guided meditation
8. Reading a book on the Bhadgivad Gita
9. Cleaning the apartment
10. Calling friends
11. Returning business calls
12. Planning a holiday
13. Drinking a smoothie after yoga
14. Emailing my Mother
15. Calling my friends overseas
16. Watching the morning news
17. Booking a facial
18. Reading positive blogs
19. Drinking coffee with milk and sugar
20. Reaching out to fellow online bloggers
21. Reading a friends’ manuscript
22. Reviewing my brothers web site
23. Going to dinner with friends
24. Watching a movie with my boyfriend
25. Going to a Christmas Party
26. Signing up for a yoga workshop
27. Going to Brunch with a friend
28. Working affirmations journal
29. Recording a live interview on a Healthy Place
30. Writing a guest post
31. Seeing friends from out of town
32. Listening to A New Earth on my Ipod
33. Writing a short free ebook on my Intuitive Eating Experience
34. Posting a guest blog on a Voice in Recovery
35. Guest blogging about my story on PsychCentral
36. Admiring beautiful art by Jessica Ward
37. Writing a letter of recommendation for a friend
38. Responding to emails about eating disorder recovery
39. Buying new curtains
40. Setting up new shelves
41. Calling a friend to do a morning reading meditation
42. getting a manicure and pedicure
43. going for acupuncture
44. Working on my book
45. Responding to emails from people who want eating disorder help
46. Writing posts for my new site
47. Going to dinner with girlfriends
48. Going shopping with a friend
49. Taking pictures of new things I want to buy for my apartment
50. Making an interior decorating scrapbook
51. Printing off pictures and putting them in frames
52. Buying a plant
53. Doing creative writing exercises
54. Calling my mother on Skype
55. Calling my best friend on Skype
56. Doing creative visualization exercises
57. Meditating
58. Writing goal statements
59. Shopping for a new scarf
60. Reaching out for help when I need it
61. Redecorating my apartment
62. Taking beautiful pictures of New York
63. Going to see a movie
64. Downloading some great music
65. Reading awesome books on spiritual growth
66. Sending messages to friends around the world on facebook
67. Planning a trip to Australia
68. Organizing my work
69. Creating a dream board
70. Creating a daily work list
71. Coming up with creative promotional ideas for a web site
72. Visiting thrift shops for new household items and furniture
73. Writing morning pages
74. Networking with other bloggers
75. Sending inspiring twitter messages
76. Reading amazing personal development blogs the change blogXX
77. Catching up on Twitter
78. Working on writing my goals
79. Practicing affirmations
80. Taking a bath
81. Going to the local steam and sauna
82. Buying a gift for a friend
83. praying for others and their success
84. Reading the 7 spiritual laws of success
85. Reading Social media optimization books
86. Listening to downloaded Steve Pavlina podcasts
87. Listening to Buddhist meditations
88. setting up my new home office
89. Creating a logo for my site
90. Enjoying the snow in New York
91. Walking around my beautiful neighborhood
92. Writing and emailing a daily gratitude list to my friend
93. Buying lavender
94. Trying a new restaurant
95. Getting a long massage
96. Creating a collage to let go of a certain part of my life
97. Creating a collage for a new life vision
98. reaching out to help others as much as possible
99. Loving myself
100. Eating all the things that I love, when I feel like it!

If you truly want to end the war with your food and weight obsessions, you can get help. Here are some articles that can help you get started:

Stop Dieting and Start Living

Eating Disorder Recovery is All in Your Mind

Treating Eating Disorders – How I Finally Recovered

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