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Some people are overweight because of circumstances beyond their control. They may have medical conditions or take medications that cause them to gain weight. But the biggest majority of overweight people (more than 95%) gain that weigh because of what they put in their mouth.
Because of the enormity of this problem, in today’s society, there are many weight loss organizations that can help you manage your weight. I feel one of the biggest parts of learning to manage your weight is figuring out why you overate in the first place. If you don’t figure out how you got where you are it will be hard not to end up there again.
While there are many organization that can help you decipher why you overate, Overeaters Anonymous is one of the best organizations you can choose to help you with your overeating. Not only will you work through the 12 steps, figuring out how you got where you are, you will also have the benefit of the experiences of the other members of the organization.
I believe drawing on someone else’s experiences is almost more valuable than listening to someone that instructs based on what they learned from a book. Book information is also very valuable, because those books are usually written by experts in their field. Know matter where it comes from, take it in and learn from it.
Another step that you should take is to write a “goodbye letter” to food and tell it how you feel about the situation you are in. This may sound strange, but alcoholics and drug addicts do it in rehab and I also new a Weight Watchers leader who wrote a similar letter to food. The letter will help to change your relationship with food and eating.
Overeating can be an addiction for some and it needs be treated like any other addiction. There are many things that can be done to start the healing process and there are a lot of places this help can be gotten. Getting started is the hardest part and that is a step only you can take.
