Sometimes we will begin to think of food as more than what it really is, fuel. Food is fuel. But in our lives, food can come to symbolize many different things. Food is my friend. Food is a reward, etc.
Food is fuel, period.
If food carries more meaning than that for you and you are overweight, you need to look at these beliefs and begin to change them. Lack of Education About What You Should Be Eating Unfortunately, this is where most weight loss systems both begin and end. They think that you are overweight because you don't know what or how much to eat. This is why diets fail. There is so much more to the puzzle, as I am outlining here.