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The Middle Is Messy And That’s Why We Avoid It

The middle feels strange because your brain loves certainty. It loves familiar. Even when the familiar wasn’t serving you, it was predictable. So part of you craves the old identity simply because it’s known.

Meanwhile, your conscious mind is pulling you toward the new identity the one you’ve envisioned, the one you’re working for, the one you want.

That tug‑of‑war creates a psychological friction that feels like exhaustion, sadness, impatience, or even fear. Not fear of failure… but fear of success. Fear of what happens when the dream stops being a dream and becomes something real you’re responsible for.

I felt that. Hard.

For a couple of weeks, I hit a wall. Not because I wanted to quitbut because I realized how close I actually am. And that closeness is scary.

Why Me?

According to a National Geographic article in 2024 up to 90% of people occasionally experience Food Noise. So,  it’s not just you, or me as I used to believe.  However, the severity differs for everyone. Approximately 57% of obese or overweight people experience severe food noise that disrupts their daily life.

The simplified explanation of food noise is cognitive overload. When we become stressed, tired, bored, unhappy, if you are someone who has used food as a coping mechanism our brains begin to see this as a quick way to soothe us. Remember our brains’ most immediate function is to protect us. Stress puts a heavy strain on our nervous system, so the brain finds YOUR personal quickest coping strategies and sets them into motion. We must retrain our brains by implementing consistent improved coping strategies.

In my experience quieting the food noise allowed me to focus on accomplishing my goals and desires. I believe I had severe Food Noise.