SESSION III

    List some of the Emotional Reasons that you eat
    1.        Anxiety
    2.        Anger
    3.        Aloneness
    4.        Alienation        
    5.        Attention

    List some of the Painful Experiences you associate with food
    1.        People showing disapproval of your eating
    2.        Physical pain after eating too much
    3.        Unhappy experiences while eating
    4.        Excessive hunger
    5.        Bad tasting food

    List some of the Benefits of Fatness
    1.        People are not threatened by you
    2.        You do not have to deal with competition from others
    3.        You do not have to deal with envy or jealousy from others
    4.        Men do not usually make passes at you
    5.        People don't expect you to be beautiful

    Sabotage  from Friends & Family
    1.        Your all-or-nothing style of dieting makes you an easy target, because it is not natural
               to consistently follow a rigid, depriving regimen.
    2.        If you begin making your own decisions, plans and programs, then you have the strength
                to live your own life without depending on others.
    3.        If you begin setting limits on yourself, you will eventually be able to set limits on others.
    4.        Some family members project their own "fat personality" on you.  As long as you act out
               the fat lifestyle, they don't get fat, because you are doing it for them.  But if you recover
               from fatness, they will have to deal with their own food and fatness issues.
    5.        If you continue on your program, you will win admiration and attention from some people.

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