We all have secrets.
For some of us, it’s something minor like pretending to love action movies to appease your significant other. Or telling little white lies like “No, your outfit looks great” (when in reality you think it looks like it was made circa 1979).
For others, it may be more major secrets, like dealing with a dysfunctional family, overcoming an abusive relationship, or battling a stint with drugs in college.
And for many other women-their secret is binge eating.
You would never guess the secret of this woman.
She appears to have it all together: a stable job, a loving family, close friends, and a great life.
Yet, despite all outward appearances, what you see on the outside doesn’t match up with what she feels on the inside.
On the inside, she is hurting. She is miserable. She hates herself and her body.
She knows she has so many things going for her in her life. And she should be happy and grateful…
Yet there’s one thing she can’t seem to get a handle on.
Food.
She comes home from work, eats dinner, and promises herself she won’t have any dessert.
But then the leftover cake calls her name.
“I’ll just have a piece,” she tells herself.
One piece turns to two. And then another half.
She begins scraping the icing off the edges.
She then wonders how she will explain the half eaten leftover cake to her significant other when he gets home, so she decides to just finish it and pretend she took it to work for her coworkers.
And then….
…then she is left with the guilt, the shame, the remorse. The soul-crushing regret.
How could I have eaten the rest of the cake?? What have I just done??
I told myself I wasn’t going to eat any dessert.
Tearfully, she flings herself on her bed, sobbing at what she seemingly can’t control: her secret binges.
Her binges are destructive, soul-crushing, and devastating.
The physical urge to binge battles the mind’s incessant thoughts of “NO! Don’t do it!”
After, it’s always…
How did I let this happen again? Why can’t I control myself? What is wrong with me??
It’s a strange paradox.
On one hand, this woman would literally give an arm, a toe, a kidney-any part of her body to lose her extra weight.
And on the other hand, she finds herself rummaging through the cookie stash in the pantry, devouring gallons of ice cream, and feverishly eating leftover pastries-late at night, when she’s certain no one is watching.
This strange paradox is the daily or weekly existence for so many women.
Is this woman you?
You’re not alone.
Trust me, I’ve been there.
I used to be a closet eater. I’ve snitched snacks and taken them into my room, binged in my car in secret, waited until the house was clear and snuck into the pantry, and sworn up and down I didn’t eat the last 7 brownies, when in fact, I did.
And then, of course, I would feel guilty about it for days, wondering why I couldn’t control myself and promising myself I’d get back on track.
Do you promise yourself you won’t binge and then find yourself knee-deep in the cookie jar? Or swear you’ll “just eat the icing” and then devour 6 pieces of cake? Or do you vow you seriously won’t eat the leftover pizza and then find yourself thinking about it all night?
Then join me for this awesome, info-packed webinar:
Step Away from the Doritos! How to End those Guilt-Ridden, Secretive Binges for Good.
You will learn how to let go of your binges so that…
1. You can rest easy knowing you won’t devour those leftover brownies on your counter.
2. You won’t be racked with guilt and swear you’ll start over again tomorrow.
3. You can put the “I want the cake, I shouldn’t have the cake, but I want the cake” mind battle to rest.
Your secret doesn’t have to feel like a burden.
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I’d love to see you there!
