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Should We Diet in Order to Keep Fit? How Does It Feel to Lose Weight? Here is a conversation between a heart specialist and a heart patient. Vic： Ive been feeling very lonely. I cant explain it, Im in a crowd but I feel lonely. And so today, .I tried to get in touch with it . The loneliness and sadness are there because several things are going on. One, I dont like my body. Two, I am very angry with my body for having heart disease. Dean： Do you want to do an imagery exercisel? Vic： Yes. Dean： Okay, Please close your eyes and put yourself in a meditative state. If at any time you feel like this is not something you want to do, I11 rely on you to tell me that. Begin by visualizing your body. What kind of image do you get? Vic： Just mounds of flesh. A wall of fat. Dean： Imagine that your body has a voice of its own. Tell it hello. Ask it to just say hello to you, just to identify itself. Does it? Vic： [pause] it says hello back. Im amazedl Its voice is different from mine. Dean： Ask it if it has a name. Vic： It says, Fat .Dean： Ask Fat what is its purpose in your life. Vic： [pause] It says, To give me support. To shield me. To protect me.Dean： Ask it what it is shielding you from. Vic： It says, From everyone. Im your best friend.Dean： In what way is it your friend? Vic： It says, Ive been protecting you.Dean： Ask it what it has been protecting you from. Vic： It says, You dont have to do a lot of things because youre fat. Dean： Ask it if its protecting you from anything else? | 
