Once that programming is in there, forget it.
Once that programming is in there, forget it.
That kind of programming can be reversed by the knowledge that the "feel good" reward is actually more complicated.
Food, like drugs, provides an immediate "feel good" followed by a later, longer period of "feel bad."
It is also apparent that those who eat food as a drug find quickly that more and more of the "this drug" is required to get the same "high."
Fitness and low body fat offer a high as well but it is not a "free high" as is food. By that I mean that food requires no investment of effort by a person and, accordingly, pays no long term return.
Exercise and fitness and low body fat require a huge personal investment of effort and self-discipline, but pay an enormous short and long-term return in terms good feelings (positive self-esteem), health, energy...even improved clarity of mind.
I belong to a gym in a small town that has historically been (like most Southern small towns) a haven for blubber-butts. Evidence of the shifting attitude toward health is that our membership is climbing quickly and steadily. Our club membership is burgeoning because people are beginning to realize the truth about overeating and sedentary living.
Overeating and physical inactivity kill!