Wellness: Emotions and Food

What was your New Years Resolution?

Let’s be honest. 98% of the resolutions every January revolve
around getting to the gym, cutting back on alcohol consumption,
and making better food choices. Especially after the extensive
holiday season that starts for some of us at Halloween and
continues through the New Year.

The problem comes when we set those New Year’s resolutions as
a quick fix way to get “back on track,” when in reality we have
never really been on track to begin with. With fast food lanes open
all hours, social gatherings and convenience foods at our
fingertips we go through life never really addressing that there
may be an underlying issue as to why we make these poor food
choices time and again and continue to put our health last.

Think about this. There might just be these powerful little entities
called emotions that drive many of our choices. I can tell you, the
emotional grasp in relation to food choice is real and stronger
than you might think.

Maybe you can relate to a few of these experiences!

• Food choices consuming your daily thoughts.
• Days, months, years of roller coaster dieting. You go on a
diet for weight loss, only to fall off of it and gain the weight
back, plus some!
• Emotional eating – you feel sad, happy, angry, depressed,
excited, stressed and for some reason your brain says “food
will solve it!”
• Intense fear of weight gain.
• Negative self talk or “beating yourself up” after enjoying a
Friday night with friends.
• Thinking that nutrient restriction and constant caloric deficit
will solve the problem.
• Scale infatuation – if that scale moves a pound in the wrong
direction, more self sabotage and negative self talk.
• Inability to control cravings – when they hit, they hit hard and
all self control is out the window.
• Allowing food to control social settings – making the
gathering all about the food.
• The flip side of that coin – remaining socially distant in an
attempt to control eating.
• Hiding food or eating in secret.

These are all very real struggles. I see them in 90% of my clients.
I have experienced several in myself. Most nutrition struggles
have an emotional attachment and if you are open to confronting
it, the resolutions can dissipate and healthy living can begin.
But here is the reality, friends…
The food is not the real issue. Food is the vehicle. Food is what
we use to get to a place that we think we want to be. Food is what
we use to control our situation when we feel out of control.
I can share this with you all now because not only do I spend
quite a bit of time helping my clients overcome these exact
battles, but again, I have been there myself. I have struggled. And
the struggle is real. Emotional eating is hard, overwhelming,
draining and time-consuming. But, it is also variable and there is a
light at the end of the tunnel if you are willing to find it!
If you can relate to any of this, let’s talk. Get in touch with me to
schedule a 30 minute consult. It’s time to spend your precious life
and energy on enjoying the journey and not in a cyclical attemp to set and stick with resolutions.

As always, feel free to reach out to me with questions on my website, LindseyFisherNC.com or connect with me on social media @LindseyFisherNC

Lindsey is an influential professional with 14 years of experience in esteemed leadership roles within the wellness industry. She is a devoted mom, wife, and friend with a strong Christian faith who strengths lie in relationship development, balanced living and giving back to her community. She is profoundly knowledgeable in human physiology, nutrition, lifestyle disease, stress management and successful work-life integration.

Lindsey has an innate ability to easily connect with her clients and provide customized programming to achieve established goals. She has built her business based on an exceptional knowledge of interpersonal connections and integrated health solutions for her clients. She has taken her experience and knowledge to the next level to effectively collaborate on marketing solutions for her clients and companies in the wellness industry.

Lindsey currently offers speaking engagements, workshops, accountability programming, and one-on-one coaching.

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