| When you feel at your lowest point, food becomes | | | | Another thing that you can do is to not think any |
| your best friend. Food makes you feel better from | | | | bad thoughts about yourself. This, of course, is not |
| the hurtful comment that you heard a stranger say | | | | as easy said than done, but you have to start from |
| about your weight. Food comforts you when no one | | | | somewhere. If you find yourself thinking about how |
| else can. Food numbs any pain that you don't want | | | | fat you are, or how miserable your life is, find |
| to feel. | | | | something that you like, or better love, about |
| But, food is actually the enemy in your life. In this | | | | yourself and think about that. Turn your negative |
| case, food is the enemy because it is what you | | | | thoughts into positive ones. When you start seeing |
| binge on. Food is what creates sadness within you. | | | | the good in you, the bad will start to fade away. |
| Food is what makes you unhealthy. Ultimately, food is | | | | If you are a person that likes reading celebrity gossip |
| what keeps lowering your self-esteem. | | | | magazines, but find that you don't feel good about |
| You want to have a high self-esteem. You want to | | | | yourself after you finish, stop reading for a short |
| be one of those people that smiles throughout the | | | | time. If you begin to wish that you were skinnier or |
| day from a true happiness found within. But you | | | | looked like so-and-so, you are damaging your |
| aren't right now. You are under the bounds of food | | | | self-esteem. Take out whatever pictures make you |
| and it isn't until you start improving your self-esteem | | | | feel inferior and rip them to shreds! |
| that you will get out of this cycle. | | | | You do not have to look like you walked out of |
| This endless cycle that has become your life needs | | | | Hollywood. In fact, why would you want to? You are |
| to come to a screeching halt right away. How do you | | | | unique in your own way. When you learn to be |
| expect for your self-esteem to rise when you aren't | | | | happy in your own skin, you will learn how to accept |
| doing anything to help it? All you are doing is feeding | | | | yourself, even though you are not at the ideal weight |
| your mouth and that isn't going to make you feel | | | | that you wish to be. Accept your flaws and focus on |
| better about yourself. It is just going to continue | | | | the good things about yourself. |
| refueling the cycle that you live in every day. | | | | Finally, make a list of all of your accomplishments, big |
| You want to stop binging, but your self-esteem is | | | | or small. When you remember the times where you |
| shot so you eat more. Many people are stuck in this | | | | accomplished what you thought was impossible, you |
| trap. Here are some things that you can put into | | | | will develop a new outlook on yourself. You will see |
| practice daily to help improve your self-esteem so | | | | yourself in a new way and start to think of yourself |
| that you can start living. | | | | as a braver person. When you think of all that you |
| Read a personal development book. There are many | | | | have accomplished, your self-esteem will strengthen |
| good ones out there. Go to your favorite bookstore | | | | because you aren't dwelling on the negative that |
| and immerse yourself in the self-help section. Spend | | | | brings it down. |
| hours there reading whatever books catch your eye. | | | | It is only when your self-esteem improves that you |
| If the books continue to appeal to you and your | | | | will start to see yourself in a new light. This light will |
| situation, buy the book and start reading a little | | | | shed you from the dark world of binge eating. |
| every day. | | | | |
