Spring has begun, summer is upon us: nature awakens and with it our desire to feel good, to have fun, to like each other and to please others.

The "costume test" is already a goal for many of us, men and women, who start very strict diets with many expectations and, often, few results. Who has not happened to look in the mirror and say "Mamma mia, how will I get into last year's costume" or "So I don't go to the beach"? Not to mention also the aspect of physical well-being linked to maintaining a healthy weight, which is then the element that I would consider the most important.

Given that to lose weight, especially when you have to lose several pounds, you need to reduce the number of calories introduced or increase physical activity / sports, or better yet implement both, Bach Flowers can be considered a great help for those is about to start a diet or is finding it difficult to carry it out.

Excellent because, even if they do not intervene absolutely from a physical point of view (they do not burn calories or eliminate toxins), they certainly act on an emotional level in terms of emotions and psychological situations that create difficulties in maintaining a diet.

We think of how many people go on a diet without success, despite being very motivated and because of these poor results they then feel discouraged, dislike each other, accumulate tensions that are then released in other areas of their existence.

It is on these aspects that the remedies of Dr. E. Bach are a valid support.

For those who have weight problems and want to lose weight, the first Flowers I would recommend (but then you have to evaluate subject by subject, not necessarily all of them are useful) are:

Crab Apple : indicated for those who do not like and do not feel good about themselves, for those who hinder their instinct. Assuming this Flower, over time, you can accept yourself better and take more care of yourself.

Gentian : useful against discouragement linked to diet failure. Helps to see the glass half full and not the half empty.

Impatiens: useful to impatient people, who are always in a hurry. In this case it helps to wait patiently to see the first results of a diet, without abandoning it immediately because it seems that there are no immediate physical changes.

White Chestnut : is the remedy useful for people who have their mind occupied by recurring thoughts, obsessively. In this case it would be useful for those who concentrate all their attention on the body they do not like and on the weight loss diet, the efforts they must make, the probable success or failure, etc. It helps to be distracted with other thoughts and to be, therefore, more serene.

Agrimony : it is the Flower that is useful to those people who are always apparently serene and calm, endowed with a sense of humor, but who actually harbor unexpressed negative tensions and emotional states within themselves and are unable to communicate them. For people who suffer in silence. In some cases this emotional state leads to venting with food and it is on this aspect that Agrimony helps, easing tensions and helping to externalize more.

Cherry Plum : it is advisable for those who are afraid of losing control and carrying out actions they might regret, so we could say for those who are afraid of having a bulimic crisis, from those who are attracted by sweets and tasty foods and are afraid of getting bored losing control. The remedy helps to savor, without "exaggerating".

Mustard : when eating too much is an outlet for a sense of depression, anxiety and sadness due to a completely unknown cause and in any case without clear rational reasons.

In reality these are only some of the remedies that could be useful, it will be the analysis of the single case and of the situation that the person finds himself living that will help to understand what is really the adequate mix for everyone, able to emotionally support the person which follows the diet, especially if very rigid.