#003 - It's important to know the cause of overeating...desire.

Basically, when we love food too much, it becomes very difficult to stop overeating.

Instead of trying to use our willpower (which will run out anyway) it is possible to create a natural desire for food.

Every time we eat, the "feel good" neurotransmitter, dopamine, is released.

Our natural desire comes from the subtle reward healthy food provides and the satisfaction of hunger.

When we eat foods that release dopamine at unnatural levels, we get much more desire than we need from food.

When we cut back on food to lose weight without addressing the over-desire, we increase our desire for food by withholding it.  This is why our willpower is so low when we start new weight-loss programs.

The ultimate goal is weight-loss is to reduce the desire for overeating.

When that is gone, you will have no need for willpower or extra effort to resist overeating.

This can be very overwhelming at first.  Especially when we have loved food most of our lives.  

Be sure to listen as we discuss willpower, now appeal and delay to get back to our natural desire for food.

Remember in Galatians 6:9 where God promises us that in due time we will reap what we sow if we do not lose heart or relax our courage.

Keep going, your time is coming!

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