Weigh Your Words (skip the scale)

Weigh Your Words (skip the scale)

When you’re upset, do you tell yourself to look on the bright side? If so, you may be making things worse instead of better.

In this episode, Dr. Nina explains the ways you may be dismissing yourself and offers suggestions on how to respond differently to yourself and how to tolerate difficult emotions.

She illustrates the difference between “doing” and “being” and how that relates to dieting.  She explains that multi-tasking and staying busy diverts attention from difficult ideas or emotions.  People who can’t slow down and relax are more likely to turn to food for comfort or to distract from anxiety, boredom, and other states of mind.

Dr. Nina says, “The key to change is allowing yourself to be a human being, not a human doing.  When you can “be” with yourself and process any feelings or conflicts you might experience when you’re in that place of “being” you’re less likely to use food as a distraction.”

She offers strategies to stop the cycle of doing and dieting, reminding listeners to appreciate who they are, instead of focusing on what they have accomplished. When people feel good about themselves and can experience a range of thoughts and emotions, they will have won a major battle in the diet war.

Listen to the full episode for more on this topic!