The Symbolic Meaning of Food
Most overeaters feel that they lack will power and motivation in their attempts to lose weight. They must become aware that food has symbolic meanings, most often hidden from conscious awareness. Such understanding is an important element in helping the…
The Symbolic Meaning of Fat
Many people who join Solutions claim that they know why they overeat. While knowing is the first step, you need to follow though and explore these reasons in a deeper way. For example, if you develop an insight that the…
The Secret Issues Of Obesity
The magnitude of obesity as a problem for women is well documented. Thirty-five percent of all American women exceed their ideal body weight by more than 20 percent – the definition of obesity – and a full 50 percent are…
Relating Overeating to Your Sexual Self: Women and Overeating
Marie, a nurse for ten years, has gone on yet another diet, and to date has lost over one hundred pounds. She looks in the mirror each morning with ambivalence. On the one hand, she admires her new body and…
How To Be A Successful Compulsive Overeater
Why do you overeat? “Because there’s too much stress in my life!” And who is responsible? You are! According to Dr. Ed Beckham, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, you may…
Getting Fat Starts in the Home
Part of the reason why people are fat today is because of certain family “food rules.” We all know the parent whose child comes home after school and tells her she is hungry – and Mom says, “You can’t eat…