Get Happy to Lose Weight

Eating while watching a movie is a bad idea. You won’t be paying attention and could easily scarf an entire bucket of buttery popcorn, creating a new layer of fat around your waist before the final credits roll.

If it’s a sad movie, you’ll eat even more—30% more. Holey muffin tops!

The same principle certainly applies to daily life: If you’re sad, there’s a good chance you’re going to overeat. If you’re happy, you won’t look to fo,od for comfort or entertainment.

During the many years that my eating was out of control, I was not a happy person. I stressed about every little thing, I struggled with perfectionism, and I put up with a job I didn’t like. Plus, I had not yet discovered the joys of sex and orgasm. I was having sex about once every two weeks, but didn’t let myself enjoy it.

I ate to alleviate my sadness, but later, I felt worse about myself for binging yet again, which made me even sadder, which made me overeat again…it was a vicious cycle.

Things started to look up when I sought happiness outside of food. I gave my imperfect self a break and stopped taking myself so seriously. I changed jobs and pursued what I wanted in life—NOT what I thought OTHERS wanted me to pursue. Instead of seeking approval all the time, I looked outside myself and began to appreciate the simple things in life, such as good friends, random acts of kindness, and the smile on the deli guy’s face as he made me a turkey sandwich.

Instead of torturing myself at the gym, I found a workout I enjoyed (many of these moves are included in my ForTra workout) and also happened to be the most efficient workout ever. My body finally started to look toned, which meant more body confidence for me! I found a new sex partner (or partners…I’m not telling) and started having orgasms on a daily basis.

With these changes, I dropped 35 pounds pretty easily, after at least 12 years of completely struggling with my weight.

After all the diets I tried, the key was simply to make myself happy!