My Weight Loss Epiphany

"Nothing is more important than that you feelthen clearly understood that it's not the food. It's
good. When you feel good, you can create notwhat I THINK about the food.
only your ideal physical condition but everythingNow I eat what I want, when I want, and as
else you desire in life." - Abraham-Hicksmuch as I want and I ENJOY FOOD. So many
If you're anything like me, you've been dietingpeople have lost their ability to enjoy food - the
most of your life, i.e., trying to deprive yourself ofmost natural thing in the world. So many people
the foods you love and trying to ignore youreat what they think they're supposed to eat
body's hunger signals. I started dieting at age 15.whether they like it or not. And when they fall off
My boyfriend, Herbie, and I would go to a drive-inthe wagon and indulge in the chocolate cake, they
and he would order a cheeseburger, fries and acan't even enjoy it because they feel guilty and
chocolate malt - the Standard American Diet for aafraid of the repercussions. Ahhh! Stop the
teenager. I would order a diet soda. Now, Herbie,madness!
being a 16-year old boy had no concerns aboutMy husband's grandfather lived to 104 eating
getting fat and simply enjoyed his food. Can yougreasy pork chops, smoking cigars and drinking
imagine? He enjoyed his food - what a concept!whiskey. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a
He had not been taught to equate being thin withspring in his step. On his 100th birthday, his only
self-worth and love and beauty as I had. As I lookphysical complaint was a little arthritis in one
back now, I realize that I was gaining weightthumb. Jonah didn't know about the Law of
because I was so worried about gaining weight.Attraction, but he knew the importance of feeling
My weight loss journey was a long and windinggood and he did what felt right to him.
road through high protein / low carb diets toFEELING GOOD is the most important thing. With
vegan to fasting and finally to two years eatinghigh vibrational feelings such as love, joy and
only uncooked organic fruits, vegetables, nuts andappreciation, you manifest your dreams. With low
seeds. As a Raw Foodist, I did not eat anythingvibrational feelings such as fear, shame and
that had been heated above 115 degrees,unworthiness, you manifest your nightmares. I
believing that cooked food was poison. You canknow this can be a tough concept since we've
imagine what this belief did to my social life!been told all our lives that it's about calories and
Shortly after discovering the Law of Attraction, Iexercise. However, when we feel good and eat
GOT IT! With an understanding of LOA, I wasfrom a state of joy, we are in a high vibration
able to break out of the Cause & Effectand we are, therefore, a match to everything we
Prison - the prison of believing that "if I eat this,desire. I am so thrilled now to go out and eat
then this will happen." I realized that cause andpizza, beer, and ice cream in a state of joy and
effect happens in the mind. If I believe thatfind that I have actually lost a pound the next
certain foods will make me fat or cause healthmorning.
problems, then they will. With this realization, I feltThis is what I know for sure: If I eat in a high
fully empowered to make choices about foodvibration of feeling good, I am a match to my
based on what I like to eat, what makes meideal body and it will appear. If I eat in a low
FEEL GOOD, and what brings me joy. With thisvibration of feeling bad or eat to stuff down
epiphany, I was free. I then clearly understoodunpleasant emotions, I am a match to the body I
the quote from Hamlet that "there is nothingdon't want and I will gain weight.
either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." I