In The Belly (Part Five)

Do we believe that the overweight body reflects an inner failing? Again, this may be another belief that we do not want to confront. We are forced to deal with a million surface impressions every day. Food is a part of this. No one gets a Big Mac that looks like the one on a poster or in a TV commercial, but there is always the promise that maybe, just one day, you will get that perfect sandwich. This is like a child who expects a perfect gift on their birthday even though she has received nothing but hairbrushes and stationery. How can the psychological effect of all of this longing not have an effect on the body? Eating will not fulfill this particular visual desire, even if we are told the following:


“You deserve a break today.”

There is an unpleasant truth behind this. We do feel that we deserve a break. And if we do not get it now, it may not come later. Again, longing and a sense of fulfillment that is hard to satisfy. It has to be damaging.