Silencing the Trigger Voices in our Heads Going for the 3 Increases: Increase in Health, Increase in Happiness & Increase in Energy Strategies for Success in Weight Management By: James J. Messina, Ph.D.

Three Trigger Voices Concerning Food which need to be silenced 1. Food Police - scrutinizes every eating action-keeping food & your body at war with one another 2. Diet Rebel – in response to people who invade your space with “diet police talk” you become rebellious because you are too afraid to confront them to “bug off”- eventually carrying off the rebellious behavior which you really do not want to do 3. Nutrition Informant – operates under the guise of health – but promotes unconscious dieting - provides nutrition evidence to keep you in line with dieting

Convert the Diet Rebel to Assertive Ally Ask family members to stay out of your food choices or amounts Tell your family & friends & people on the street that they may not comment on your body size or weight Set boundaries concerning food related issues with all people in your life