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The Spiritual Nature Of Obesity
How to overcome your emotions around food
I’ve never really struggled with my weight…
So for a long time, I had trouble understanding why so many people do.
I’d look around, see the many, MANY obese and overweight individuals walking, and think “uh…can’t they just eat a little less?”
Or “don’t they know that if they cut their calories and got a little smarter with their carb intake that the weight would FALL off?”
Now I know better.
I know that for many people, fat loss isn’t an information problem - it’s an EMOTIONAL problem.
Let me explain.
People are nutritionally clueless.
We all know that.
Some people are literally so clueless that they don’t know which foods have protein 🤦♂️
But when it comes right down to it, that’s not really the problem.
After all, most of the fundamentals of basic nutrition and fat loss can be covered in a few blog posts.
No, the problem is that most people who struggle with food have ALWAYS struggled with food.
This is an extremely common pattern that I’ve noticed.
People who grew up at a normal body weight have an easier time staying that way.
Sure, they might gradually pack on the pounds as they get older and more sedentary…
But for them, the process of getting the weight off tends to be much more straightforward.
But if you grew up fat?
Weight loss is a GRIND.
And the reason it’s a grind is simple - at some point in your life, you learned to associate food with love.
At some point in your development, you learned to use it as a coping strategy.
You learned to use it as a source of comfort, and as a way to soothe yourself when negative emotions cropped up.
Look, I don’t care what your background is - NONE of us came out of childhood unscathed.
Some had it worse than others.
But all of us have trauma from the past that we’re still carrying around…
And ALL of us developed faulty strategies for coping with that trauma.
And if you grew up fat, then chances are YOUR coping strategy is food.
You’re not alone.
Right now in America, around 17% of children are obese, while nearly a third are either obese or overweight…
And the vast majority of those children will carry those faulty strategies with them into adulthood.
So, what do you do about it?
If this is indeed your preferred strategy for dealing with trauma, anxiety and negative emotions, how can you break out of this trap?
By realizing that you don’t need it.
A lot of people recommend the slow, steady approach to weight loss.
I don’t.
I recommend going all in.
By going all in on a strict, regimented program like 30 Days 2 Shredz, you’re not just forcing your body to drop fat…
You’re forcing your MIND to reprogram itself.
You’re forcing it to go without its favorite self-soothing strategy.
Is it hard?
You bet.
Is there a lot of dark shadows that’ll probably crop up during this period?
Oh yeah.
Is it worth it?
You better believe it’s worth it.
Because once you’ve successfully gone for 30 days without your chocolate-coated pacifier, you have real, tangible proof…
Proof that you don’t need it anymore.
Proof that you’re more than capable of handling these negative emotions on your own.
And proof that you’re no longer a slave to your childhood trauma.
Welcome to freedom.
Best,
Hunter Williams
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