8.24.21 Lighten Up_HG_8PM + IU UPSELL

Here's the truth: I cannot trust my instincts when it comes to food and alcohol. That’s the first thing my HG coach woke me up to when we met.My sneaky patterns around eating and drinking were outed in my first homework assignment. Honestly, I didn’t think it was that bad.I mean, my weight had always fluctuated and I found it hard to say no to glass 3, 4, and 5, but didn’t everyone? Especially after the first 2 cocktails…What my coach allowed me to see- with a spotlight held over it -was that food and booze had control over me. I had been lying about eating and drinking and how far I would go to protect my bad habits since third grade (when my favorite after-school snack was tablespoons of Nutella straight from the jar eaten while hiding under the kitchen table). There were also times I spent the money meant for the math tutor on McDonalds, because I needed that double cheeseburger…a meal to lift my spirits. And let’s not forget frequently ordering enough takeout for two (“to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow”) but stuffing my face, slurping up every last noodle, before the delivery guy had even left the building. For me, once the bottle was open, or I was one step inside the bakery, it was all over.My sugar-addict brat took over.Learn more about the voices in your head: The Chicken, The Brat & The Weather Reporter in Module 2 of Inner.U LIFE, our online coaching course. But I thought that since I felt sooooo bad after my bread binges and blackouts, wallowed in my guilt for 24-72 hours (easily done with a hangover, some edibles and new episodes of Great British Bake Off), I was paying the right price. I mean, I was already following The Handel Method via my husband.He had been working with a coach (to great effect) for a year.We only ate carbs and drank alcohol on the weekends if we were at our goal weight. We were in the best shape of our lives after each losing 50+ pounds and were successfully keeping it off. The problem was that, because I wasn’t in The Method myself, I didn’t truly understand promises and consequences, so I was out of Personal Integrity.Anyway, when I (finally) met with her, I was a mess. Here's how I got out...

You got this!Love,Lou ReadVP of Partnerships

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