Compulsive Overeating

How often do you lie in bed at night and suddenly a smile stretches across your face? 

You have eaten your vegetables today, and you've finished the five-mile walk; you even jotted in your diary over the weekend. The business card beside your bed hasn't seen the dust bin yet because you know that you'll gain the courage to call the fitness instructor. You promise yourself that you'll call tomorrow and stop postponing the outreach. You lie there fantasizing about the perfectly shaped body you dream of having. These thoughts are penetrating your mind like a soothing sedative.

You wake up drenched, and your heart is racing off the beaten track. There is a gaping hole forming in your stomach, and the urge is knocking on your mental door. The fiendish voice begs you to satisfy the cravings in your stomach, and your foot touches the ground before you can realize what's happening. Time moves fast as you find yourself standing in front of the refrigerator with a large spoon. You can feel the grinding guilt rush over your speeding heart as the strawberry cheesecake touches your lips. You can't resist the impulsive attraction to the taste of cream cheese and condensed milk tickling your taste buds.

You can't help but feel sad that you've lost control once again, and a tear rolls down your cheek. Anger, guilt, depression, and disappointment are concocting a new response in you. These emotions should never mix and you automatically give in to their power. Tomorrow is another day, and now that you've eaten ten spoons of cheesecake, you might as well continue.

Sadly, obesity and compulsive overeating have become a common problem in society and all the devastating effects continue to plague us. We wake up one morning and finally realize that our impulsive and obsessive behavior has wrecked our quality of life before we found the courage to stop it. 

Only someone who's been in our shoes can understand how this life change has limited the actions we can take, the health of our body itself, and the way we feel among other people. I've been in your shoes and let me tell you: it blows. I battled with weight issues and compulsive eating for years before I found a resolution. 

There were times I struggled, and it didn't happen overnight. One of the best tools I gathered was to get the emotional and mental support I needed. Let me break down some of the advice I'm going to share with you from an experienced viewpoint.

• How common the dilemma of this life restriction is and how practicing mindfulness can clear it from your path.
• The psychological guidance that led me to defeat that voice and free myself from its clutches.
• The diet that changed the way I think about dieting altogether.
• Guided techniques and exercises that we can accomplish even if we're obese.
• The...