Emotion of Weight Loss

When I was 17, I developed a stomach condition called "Irritated Bowel Syndrome" (IBS). At the time, I didn't know what caused it. All I knew was that suddenly my digestive system wasn't agreeing too well with most of the foods I was eating. This has lasted for years.
About a year ago, I became interested in meditation and using it to release emotional trauma. I wondered whether or not my intenstinal issues were emotionally based and I was determined to get to the bottom of it.
After repeating my mantra to myself for about 10 minutes, focusing completely on the words I was saying (by the way, my mantra was about having my stomach function normally), I had a memory pop into my head. I remembered that my high school boyfriend used to grab the extra skin around my waist and make fun of my "fat" (at the time I was about 5 foot 4, weighed 115 lbs and exercising for an hour 3 times a week- Fat? Riiiight). He often talked about other girls in school that were teeny-tiny. I started feeling very inferior to those girls. Whenever I looked down, I couldn't see anything but my "protruding" stomach, despising it. Every time I looked in the mirror, I was sending negative, hateful energy to my tummy. The interesting correlation? I dated this guy when I was 17.
Now, I realize that this story isn't directly weight-related. But it HAS given me an understanding of the effect that our emotions can have on our bodies.
When I started selling TaiSlim to people, I was shocked at how many of them would call me a week later saying, "This stuff just doesn't work for me". After talking with them for a few minutes, I discovered that they would skip it with their breakfast meal, or they didn't take it on Tuesday (and Wednesday.....and....Thursday) or they still had a bowl of ice cream every night. When I asked them if they really wanted to lose weight, often they would admit that they realized that they used their weight as a crutch excusing them from doing things they didn't want to do.
I will be the first to admit that I'm not an authority on this topic, but I've found that the following steps can be helpful in overcoming emotional hangups- whether they be related to weight loss, addictions, or whatever-

- Ask yourself if you really want to lose weight. BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
- If you find that you're using your weight either as a crutch, a physical protection barrier, a distraction or anything else, take time daily to meditate about it and figure out what it's stemming from.
- Write what you discover about yourself during your meditation sessions in a journal.
- Talk to trusted friends about what you learn.
- Change your lifestyle and be determined to stick with it. Everytime you feel like slacking off, remind yourself that
you are worth the time, effort or money.

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