[CyberTOPS] AN OPEN LETTER TO FOOD

[nowmrsdonnab at aol.com]

great article...I hope to read it at my TOPS group, and share it with my Optifast group too...

thank you,
Donna B


Dear Food:
This letter may come as a shock, but I have something I need to tell
yousomething Ive needed to do for a long time.
I am breaking up with you. I know that we have had a lot of history together
 and this is very hard on me, but I have come to understand what an
unhealthy relationship we truly have.
We have a dysfunctional relationship. I depend on you for far more than you
can givecomfort, entertainment, peace, relaxation, company, and joy. I
expect way too much from you, considering you dont have the power to give
me any of these things. I have been asking too much, and I am sorry. Im
also sorry for treating you like the enemy at times. I have acted like you
are the one to blame for all of my problems. I thought that if I didnt have
to deal with you, my life would be perfect.  This is not true. I realize
that my problems cant be fixed by your presence or absence. You are not the
one to blame or to run to.
Food, the hardest part of breaking up with you is thinking back on all the
fun weve sharedthe movies, the vacations, the holidays, the birthdays, the
trips to see the family and our times with mutual friends.  You stand out in
all those memories, but I am seeing how I elevate you above others during
those times. I often focused more on you than a friend or family member.
This is why we must break up. We can still be friends. In fact, we can still
go to the same parties and be together at holidays, but you just cant be my
best friend and secret love anymore.
FoodI have met some one else. His name is Health. Health has been my friend
for a long time, and he wanted to be more intimate with me, but Health said
we couldnt be, not as long as you were my main love.  Health wants to be
number one in my life.
The reason I have chosen Health over you is because Health can give, and
wants to give, me all the things you cantcomfort, joy, peace, rest,
company, and love! I need these things, and I can share all of them With
Health. I need to be with Health. Health must be my first love.
Food, I want 
to have a healthy relationship with you. Weve been together
for so long, and I know that breaking up is hard to do, but our relationship
will be so much better when were friends. Ill only depend on you for what
you are able to give menourishment. I wont blame you for the things you
have no control over anymore. My new love says it's okay for us to be
friends as long as that is all we are.
Well, Ill be seeing you around. I know it is so much better this way.




-----Original Message-----
From: Tina <ksmimi1995 at verizon.net>
To: 03 CYBERTOPS <cyberTOPS at cybertops.net>
Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 9:30 pm
Subject: [CyberTOPS] AN OPEN LETTER TO FOOD



Dear Food:
This letter may come as a shock, but I have something I need to tell
yousomething Ive needed to do for a long time.
I am breaking up with you. I know that we have had a lot of history together
 and this is very hard on me, but I have come to understand what an
unhealthy relationship we truly have.
We have a dysfunctional relationship. I depend on you for far more than you
can givecomfort, entertainment, peace, relaxation, company, and joy. I
expect way too much from you, considering you dont have the power to give
me any of these things. I have been asking too much, and I am sorry. Im
also sorry for treating you like the enemy at times. I have acted like you
are the one to blame for all of my problems. I thought that if I didnt have
to deal with you, my life would be perfect.  This is not true. I realize
that my problems cant be fixed by your presence or absence. You are not the
one to blame or to run to.
Food, the hardest part of breaking up with you is thinking back on all the
fun weve sharedthe movies, the vacations, the holidays, the birthdays, the
trips to see the family and our times with mutual friends.  You stand out in
all those memories, but I am seeing how I elevate you above others during
those times. I often focused more on you than a friend or family member.
This is why we must break up. We can still be friends. In fact, we can still
go to the same parties and be together at holidays, but you just cant be my
best friend and secret love anymore.
FoodI have met some one else. His name is Health. Health has been my friend
for a long time, and he wanted to be more intimate with me, but Health said
we couldnt be, not as long as you were my main love.  Health wants to be
number one in my life.
The reason I have chosen Health over you is because Health can give, and
wants to give, me all the things you cantcomfort, joy, peace, rest,
company, and love! I need these things, and I can share all of them With
Health. I need to be with Health. Health must be my first love.
Food, I want 
to have a healthy relationship with you. Weve been together
for so long, and I know that breaking up is hard to do, but our relationship
will be so much better when were friends. Ill only depend on you for what
you are able to give menourishment. I wont blame you for the things you
have no control over anymore. My new love says it's okay for us to be
friends as long as that is all we are.
Well, Ill be seeing you around. I know it is so much better this way.

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