lose weight – Peace with Food

People talk about LiViNg tHe DrEaM. Of course, Living the Dream means different things for different people. What does it mean to you? What would your life look like if you were Living the Dream? What is standing in the way of that image becoming your reality?

Living the Dream for me is living a life of FrEeDoM aNd PeAcE. This is a BiG dEaL for me because these qualities were so elusive for much of my life. And now that I have them, my passion is to help others experience them as well.

For much of my adult life I struggled with overeating. I lived in the ReLeNtLeSs PuRsUiT of finding peace and freedom with eating, but my efforts always seemed in vain. Four or five years ago I was so frustrated that I determined I would find peace and freedom with food if it were the last thing I did.

Lara joined me in the PeAcE WiTh FoOd journey and we contracted with ourselves and each other that we would never diet again. I even wrote out a contract and signed it. My dieting days were over.

Our approach was simple. We would become scientists, determining what worked and what didn’t. Nothing was off limits. Our only criteria was that we would FoLLoW PeAcE.

In the course of what I call my SeVeN yEaR ExPeriMenT I lost probably close to 20 pounds seven different times. That’s a total of 140 pounds!! If I tabulated how much weight I have lost and then regained, in the course of my life, I think it is quite possible that number would be in the thousands. No joke.

I have always been able to lose the weight. That’s not the issue. Hey, you can loose weight a million-and-one ways (check out the Twinkie Diet!) if you limit your calories. But rather, my focus was on what would keep me in the game. What could I do for life? I was intrigued with experimenting with as many plans as possible. I wanted to know what worked and what didn’t. Any eating strategy that didn’t offer a LiFeTiMe SaTisFacTion guarantee was a deal-breaker for me.

Today, Lara and I are experiencing freedom and peace. We are Living the Dream. And we want to share with you how you too can have freedom and peace with food. (And with life for that matter!)

On August 22nd our book, Peace with Food: Eat What You Want. Never Diet Again. Live a Happy Life. – which has been over three years in the making – is being released!

To say we are excited is an understatement.

During the pre-launch stage we shared our book with dozens of people and our hypothesis was correct: Peace with Food was life-changing. Turns out it had the same impact on others that it had on us.

Peace with Food has changed our lives. It is changing others’ lives. And it CaN cHaNge YoUr Life too!

Do you have Peace with Food? Are you Living the Dream?

If not, won’t you come take the journey with us?

You can have P E A C E.

You can be F R E E.

And you can live your BeSt LiFe EvEr!

Reason #2: Making a number on the scale the center of your universe is a fruitless endeavor.

As kids, we can become very attached to our favorite toy, blanket, or stuffed animal. It is as if these beloved items have a magical power over us, a force that is so powerful it can stir up the fiercest beast in the smallest person. Hide a kid’s blankie or stuffed animal right before bedtime and you can witness this phenomenon first hand. It is meltdown on the spot. Who knew these items could have such a powerful hold on such a young soul?

As adults, we may graduate from these childhood items but then replace them with other security blankets. This differs for everyone. It may be money, achievement, position. . . but for some of us, our magic blankie is a number in our head of our dream weight. It is the answer to all our problems, the center of the universe.

And even if we do reach that number (which many never do) there still remains a void. That’s because a number on the scale was never meant to satisfy your soul. But peace, well yes, peace has the power to do exactly that!

Now, that’s not to say you can’t have a goal number you would like to weigh. There’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, we encourage you to know what weight range you feel best in and set goals to get there, but expecting a number to “complete you” is a fruitless endeavor.

How do we know this? Because we’ve been there a hundred times. We went on a diet and reached our goal weight, but instead of experiencing excitement and joy, we were jolted with disappointment and disillusions. Our so-called magic number didn’t produce the peace we had expected.

But when Peace with Food came into focus that all changed. That’s because a number on the scale was no longer the number we obsessed over. Instead, we were inspired and motivated by a number that trumps all other numbers: #PEACE. Now, we ask ourselves this: On a scale from one to five, how much peace do I have in regards to my eating and body?

It no longer matters what the scale says. If the number on our peace-meter is any lower than a four, we know we have to make adjustments so our number and happiness is better next time.

What number would appear if you were weighing in on your peace in the area of eating and your body? This is the number that you have control over. Consider changing your focus from a number on the scale to the number on your peace. We think when you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see that your goal for the scale will eventually catch up.

Take-Home Message:

The number that trumps all numbers is the number on your peace. One to five, how peaceful are you in your eating and in your body? It doesn’t matter what the scale says, if the number on your peace is any lower than a four, it is time to make adjustments.