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Every single minute of the day, we are engaged in conversation – in fact, it’s impossible not to communicate. However, the majority of conversations we have are inside our own mind. We talk to ourselves about how we feel, and we talk to ourselves about other people and the things around us. Naturally, we also do this whenever we see or smell food. Often it’s thoughts like, ‘Oh, that smells good’, or ‘I could just eat that’. The academic terminology for this is ‘cognition’ and our cognitive process is activated as soon as we see food. One of the techniques I have found to benefit my clients is where they hold mental conversations with the food itself. Sounds completely mental? Yes, it probably does, however what you will be doing is taking control of the conversation with the food so you get the upper hand.

Take Joy, who for years had given in to unhealthy food until she finally decided to hold mind conversations with it. In the old days Joy’s mind conversation with the food was, ‘Hi, you look nice and smell delicious, come into my mouth.’ Joy was someone who agreed with the food constantly, and at 114 kilos (18 stone), this was making her pretty miserable. Having coached Joy on mind control with food, she then decided to utilise this particular technique to her advantage. No longer was she in complete agreement with the food when she came into contact with it. Instead, she would mentally inform the food that she was the boss and that she had decided it was not for her. In fact, one of her preferred phrases was, ‘Not today, thank you’. Try this technique by following the steps below:

 Look at the food in front of you and then monitor the conversation you are having inside your head.

 If you know the food will make you fat, mentally explain to it that you are in control and it’s no longer welcome.

 Make it as specific as possible. For example, if you are looking at a tub of ice cream you could mentally say, ‘Ice cream, for the last ten years you have had complete control. However, you need to know that the purpose you served in the past is no longer required. Ice cream, I am waving you goodbye because the fat you used to put on my body is no longer a part of who I am. See you around!’ Of course, say this to yourself because if you say it out loud you may well receive some very strange looks!

Use this technique to build your control over certain foods that you have felt addicted to. Over time, it will help you to eat less of them or even say goodbye to them for good.