The Role Of Anger In Weight Gain

Emotions

At Work...

At Home...

With The Kids...

On Holidays...

Road Rage...

Weight Gain...

• Depression
• Apathy
• Anger
• Instead of losing our temper...
• We might overeat/drink

Main Sources Of Anger

• Self-Sacrifice
• Pride
• Nice-Guy-Syndrome
• Not dealing with difficult emotions

Uncomfortable Emotions

• Apathy
• Guilt
• Shame
• Grief
• Fear
• Anger***

How Humans Cope...

• Suppression
• Repression
• Expression
• Projection
• Letting Go***

Stop Here...

• Once we've identified that your carrying a lot of anger, no need to go digging
• Solution-focused rather than problem-focused

No Need To Dig...

• Anything you find will be TBU
• True, But Useless
• Move on with a solutions-based approach

Anger

Rocket Fuel

• As we come up through the emotions, we notice that there's a lot of energy in anger
• It has magnitude and direction
• It can motivate us to take action

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Action Steps

• Do you have anger?
• Is it influencing your behaviour/choices?
• Is it getting in the way?
• Have you been tryijng to pretend like it wasn't there?
• How well has that worked?
• If there's another way to make a positive from this, are you open to learning?

Big Problem - Small Solution

• Don't fall into the trap of thinking that a big problem warrants one big complicated solution
• It's more likely going to be a series of small, painless changes over a couple of months
• Crash diets and quick fixes don't alter human behaviour

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