Why did you get fat?

[Guest guest]

I watch The Biggest Loser. I cry at some point during each show. Sometimes I

cry out of joy, sometimes I greive with the contestants. This weeks show seem

to have an extra emotional punch. Jillian (one of the trainers) always pushes

to get the contestant to " deal " with what ever emotional problem has brought

them to become obese. So they can deal with it and quit the behavior that has

led to them becoming obese.

I don't personally feel I have some BIG emotional issue. I think obesity runs

in my family so we are pre=disposed. Add that, to just a " family " way (bad

habits) of eating and over-eating. I was a thin child. So was my brother and

sister. We became obese when we grew up. The same for my parents...aunts,

uncles...Even my own children...thin as kids, obese/overweight as adults. So I

don't think in " MY " case it's EMOTIONAL...but rather bad eating habits combined

with genetics.

How about YOU? Has your obesity been a cloak that protects you? Is there an

underlying reason why you have become obese? Do you love yourself enough to

" allow " yourself to reach a more normal weight?

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

I think we too were predisposed to being obese. I love to eat, especially sweets. In our culture, we eat all the time. If someone comes to visit you, usually you feed them. We eat for every occasion, and then some. I will even eat out of boredom. I eat when I'm happy, sad, sick, I just like to eat. I don't think it's to do to much with emotions.

My two cents worth.

Juls - NM