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It's interesting that many people, as you have described them, become depressed or suffer from some form of discouragement as their diet fails. I really think that most overweight people already suffer from some form of emotional turmoil, like most of us, but use food to deal with their emotional discomfort. I know this is controversial, but if you've ever studied any mood disorder you'll have a better understanding of how this is possible.

I think that many overweight people are insecure, depressed and holding on to memories of the past that they can't let go of. When these memories are triggered they eat. However, at moments in their lives they reach out for hope, and this is where you have the real underlying problem. The diet industry gives them a solution, but it isn't a true solution that deals with the individual emotional problems. Rather it's some new way of eating, or some new way of using 'control' to adhere to a rigid framework that will not work.

So, I don't think that people are failing on these diets...I think the diets are failing these people. Society as a whole, especially the weight loss industry, is doing a huge diservice to these people. It gives them hope, and then when their diets fail, it causes the people on them to react with greater emotional disturbance. It's truly a shame.

Greg Boileau
http://www.the-today-diets.com

11-07-2005, 12:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Greg Boileau DD Beginner Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1	Depressed Already! It's interesting that many people, as you have described them, become depressed or suffer from some form of discouragement as their diet fails. I really think that most overweight people already suffer from some form of emotional turmoil, like most of us, but use food to deal with their emotional discomfort. I know this is controversial, but if you've ever studied any mood disorder you'll have a better understanding of how this is possible. I think that many overweight people are insecure, depressed and holding on to memories of the past that they can't let go of. When these memories are triggered they eat. However, at moments in their lives they reach out for hope, and this is where you have the real underlying problem. The diet industry gives them a solution, but it isn't a true solution that deals with the individual emotional problems. Rather it's some new way of eating, or some new way of using 'control' to adhere to a rigid framework that will not work. So, I don't think that people are failing on these diets...I think the diets are failing these people. Society as a whole, especially the weight loss industry, is doing a huge diservice to these people. It gives them hope, and then when their diets fail, it causes the people on them to react with greater emotional disturbance. It's truly a shame. Greg Boileau http://www.the-today-diets.com Last edited by Greg Boileau : 11-07-2005 at 01:03 PM.