The Obesity Paradox

We have wider girths, yet narrower viewpoints about beauty and health.

We have more low-fat, no fat, low sugar, no sugar products , but less control over our waistlines.

The food paradox is that we have vastly more food choices, but take less time to savour and enjoy our food.

We have rising levels of nutritional 'knowledge' yet smaller levels body wisdom. We have more food lies, more food phobias, more food obsessions and food cravings.

We have more fitness education but less common sense.

We have more quick fixes , yet less time to be joy-filled.

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The diet paradox is that we have more weight experts, yet more weight problems. We have more diet pills, powders and potions, but less wellness. We drink too many calories, yet not enough water.

We comfort eat and yet feel more agitated.

We laugh too little and please others too much.

The slimming paradox is that we have multiplied our dieting attempts, but reduced valueing our Sacred selves.


These are the days of one plan, one size fits all, but more plans and more sizes, especially those supposed ideal sizes than ever before.

The obesity paradox is that these are the days of huge weight loss, but even more weight regain.

We go through the frantic motions of rushing life, and spend less time acutally living. Basically we've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the bridge to find our kinder selves.

We strive to reach outer space but seldom take the time to get in touch with our inner space.

We’ve learnt to gloss over everything except our size prejudices. big-diet promises and yet fewer results, steep profits for diet companies and shallow relationships with our inner beauty.

These are the days overweight bodies, and eating that does everything from cheer, to soothe,to over-fill.

These are the days of before and after photo's but no after-after photos.

The obesity paradox is why I believe so firmly in

The Mind over Fatter Programme
and The Joy-Filled Body.

Living in a joy-filled body isn’t measured by the number on a scale or the size of our hips or thighs, but by the shape of our hearts and size of our spirit.

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