Sooner or later, people who join the Code Red Lifestyle™ realize that being able to unlearn all the baggage and lifestyle choices that contributed to their weight gain is critical to getting and keeping their weight off.

They also realize that’s easier said than done.

Eating real food, drinking water, and sleeping, along with cutting out the crap food that’s causing your moods to go haywire can make a massive difference in and of itself.

But for a lot of people, more is needed.

So what can you do to “get out of your own head?” and stay on track with your weight loss?

Here’s the truth, and it’s probably gonna shock you.

Getting out of your own head works…but only temporarily.

You can distract yourself with activities you enjoy.

You can also counter all the baggage in your own head by writing down affirmations, or calling a supportive friend, making and leaning on new friends on the Code Red Lifestyle™. If you’re in a challenge or coaching group, reach out for help there. Come to a live Code Red event, meet your fellow Rebels and my Coaches and Leaders, and give me a hug.

Distraction and outside support are proven to work, and by all means, use them.

But sooner or later, you’re gonna have to face down those things in your own head…with journaling, with counseling, with personal development…whatever works for you.

Why?

Because refusing to face all that baggage is just gonna lead to you numbing it with food again.

Even if you overcome the urge to numb it with food, if you don’t face the baggage, you’ll find something else to numb it with.

Look, facing and working through what you’ve been through is hard. I guarantee you, nobody enjoys it.

But as the saying goes, you’ve gotta feel it to heal it.

I’m not talking about wallowing in it for the rest of your life. I mean letting yourself work through it (with help if needed), instead of hiding from it, and instead of stuffing it down via destructive habits like overeating (or drugs, alcohol, staying “busy,” sleeping around, binging Netflix, and so on).

Getting out of your own head with distraction or support works in a pinch, and if it’s all you can handle, absolutely do it. It’s a HUGE step in the right direction.

But your “head” is with you to stay, and the more you can work with it, so it becomes a place you actually enjoy being, the less need there will be for you to escape it.