A calorie deficit is the energy shortfall that results from using more energy than you absorb from food. Compassion is the level up from empathy where you treat yourself (and others) with kindness and forgiveness questioning that same negative self-beliefs that say I'm a failure, I'm this I'm that etc. and replaces them with the more positive beliefs, for example, I am loved, I am fearfully and wonderfully made, I am perfect just as I am etc. Which then defuses the anger of perceived rejection, fear, hurt and pain, bringing a new sense of relief, nurturing, peace and love instead of self-medicating" with compensatory behaviours like drugs, food, alcohol etc. Taking the time to compassionately connect with your needs that may have not been getting met in the way you most need. Self-compassion is about treating yourself with kindness.
However, rarely do I see information in the mainstream about the complex nature of our thought lives and our inner relationship with ourselves and various parts of ourselves. Most if not all of these thought patterns are established in our formative years, which then informs our subconscious belief systems (what we 'believe to be true about ourselves'). In turn, affecting how we interact with people and how we show up in our worlds. These subconscious beliefs then cause our outer actions (our daily, weekly, monthly, behaviours) which either support our long-term goals or create negative behaviours that completely derail our progress, in the form of our eating habits, alcohol, drugs or other compensatory behaviours.
By 2004, the world had changed. Most people were now eating almost six times per day. It is almost considered child abuse to deprive your child of a mid-morning snack or after-school snack. If they play soccer, it somehow became necessary to give them juice and cookies between the halves. We run around chasing our kids to eat cookies and drink juice, and then wonder why we have a childhood obesity crisis. Good job, everybody, good job.
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