In order to succeed at weight loss we need to have vision and focus. Here is some great information that I received during a great class at MRC so I wanted to share it with you and hopefully this can help you too to develop a right vision so that you can be successful in your weight loss journey.
1. Think and speak your reality into existence
a. Positive thoughts and words are a precursor to positive results and the good news is, YOU CAN CONTROL THEM. The question is- will you choose to? Regardless of what you say to yourself or to others, your actions will speak louder than your words… try this: Create your vision in your head. Write it down if you’d like. Carry this vision with you and assume the role “as if” you were acting out a role. Practice doing what the ideal you would do rather than what the “now” you would do. Almost magically, the “as if” you have become the “now you” and you’re no longer acting….you just are!!!
2. Manage your feelings
a. We are all emotional beings. Emotions are both positive and negative. Emotions produce feelings that aren’t always true. For example, feeling “unloved” can produce “sadness”, but that sadness doesn’t prove that you are unloved. Or, you may have eaten a carbohydrate that you’re extremely sensitive to that produced bloating. That bloating can make you “feel” like you’ve gained 20 pounds and your fear of weight regain can really play into it. One trip to the scale will prove that feeling wasn’t true at all. So don’t let your emotions manage you. You must manage your emotions. Help manage your emotions by meeting your physical needs:
Balance in nutrition will alleviate quick drops in your blood sugar (which may otherwise affect you emotionally leaving you grumpy, sad or confused)
Herb & vitamin support will ensure your physical cravings are eliminated
3. Assume the Best
Nothing ruins a good day quicker then dwelling on negative thoughts. When you get a negative thought, refuse to indulge it. Change your own mind. Decide first thing in the morning how your day is going to be and simply ” walk it out”. However your day is going, good or bad, we must of course acknowledge its reality - BUT … we can still choose to see good in it; even in the worst situations. You’ve heard the saying: “When life gives you lemons make lemonade!” Here’s another example: You go out to dinner with friends. It’d an anniversary celebration, everyone’s toasting with a glass of wine (that you’ve chosen not to have) and then they pass the desert tray your way. In the blink of an eye, old habits resume, you order and eat half of your chocolate cheesecake before you even realize it and then stop yourself! Do this: Nix the self-sabotaging guilt trip you may normally put on yourself. Instead, acknowledge and be ready to accept the consequence of your decision (it may slow your progress). Next, acknowledge that you ate only 1/2 of the cake and that in the past you would have eaten the whole piece! Take time to notice that this is an amazing achievement for you. It’s no small step, so don’t minimize it. Congratulate yourself on a job better done! Have you ever heard someone say, “Make it a great day”? This person is saying, “You choose”. So, regardless of what life gives you, it’s up to you to make some lemonade!
4. Get the Small Things Right and You Will Feel Better
a. Even if you’re not going out of the house, take a minute to fix yourself up and get dressed.
b. Go ahead, put on those perfectly matching earrings. Tweeze those brows! Clip those nose-hairs, put on some perfume or cologne. Believe it or not, these small things will alter the way you think about yourself, the way you talk to yourself and the way that you treat yourself. It may even change the way that others treat you.
c. Treat yourself to the little things that make you feel special. When’s the last time that you shut your bedroom door and told everyone that you’re off the clock for an hour? Just imagine sinking into a hot relaxing bubble bath. Your bathroom is dimly lit and scented by a few of your favorite candles! Imagine taking something that you so deserve…a little bit of time for yourself! You would give it to others that you love wouldn’t you? Now, give that same nurturing gift to yourself!
5. Be part of Something Bigger Than Yourself
a. Choose to believe that this struggle (and others from your past) may be a source of strength to others. We know that a woman with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or more may reduce her life expectancy by 7 years! By choosing to lose weight, you are likely adding 5 or even 10 years to your life. That loved one, that Grandchild may need your life experience to succeed. There may be people in your life that are watching you succeed, or even watching you struggle. In either case, you may be the only glimmer of Hope that they have. At this very moment you may be imparting courage, saving a life or another person’s self esteem. Imagine that! How wonderful it can be!
RECAP:
•Think and speak your reality into existence
•Manage your feelings
•Assume the best
•Get the Small Things Right and You Will Feel Better
•Be Part of Somthing Bigger Than Yourself!
So why settle for being a firecracker …when you can be the BOMB!
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