Notice, if you would, that every diet out there only tends to
address your body, but what about your mind? Think about this. If
your head does not have the right image or direction, your diet
will tend to fail. So how does one get their head on square? I
have been helping people let go of their weight for over 12 years
with my live Personal Weight Workshop ™ and CD programs. I have 5
tips for letting go of your extra weight that are simple and easy
adjustments that take no physical effort whatsoever. What would
it feel like to ‘reprogram’ your mental computer and begin your
journey to the New Ideal You ™ while you are resting or sleeping?
The changes that I have seen over the years by just changing our
internal programs have been astounding. I’ve met many people who
felt hopeless and had resigned themselves to an attitude of,
"This is just how my life is going to be." Maybe you have met
these people as well or maybe you are one of them. Haven’t you
found that the air around them feels heavy and/or gray? The
energy seems to be hidden or non-existent. I have then witnessed
these same people change to having a bright feeling and
optimistic view of how their life can be with some minor
alterations in their thinking. Have you ever been around someone
who has that attitude? Have you noticed the energy that surrounds
them? Wouldn’t it be great to feel that way too? Wouldn’t it be
wonderful to have people feel that way just by being around you?
Below you will find my 5 tips that can help you achieve this. Are
you ready to come out of the shadows and open the curtains you
have been hiding behind? Then let’s get started…
1. You cannot lose weight unless you are a "loser" by nature.
Let’s change your internal dialogue right away. Most people
don’t understand that words have power and the word "loser" just
doesn’t work for your subconscious mind. When you "lose"
something, what is the first thing you focus on? Finding the item
you lost! Then you want to go find it! This begins the "yo-yo"
effect with your weight. You lose weight and then you eventually
gain it back just to prove subconsciously that you are not a
"loser" and to fill the void of having something "missing".
Mostly, this is done with food. Next time, tell yourself that
you are "letting go" of your extra weight and see the difference!
"Letting go" implies that you have made a decision that you are
done with this thing. You do not want it anymore. I’m sure that
you don’t want that extra weight so what do you do with something
you don’t want anymore? You "let go" of it, or "remove it". Or,
as my wife says, you "dump it". This was beneficial for her as it
reminded her of letting go of something that she wanted out of
her life, NOW. Like leftover fish from last week in the
refrigerator. DUMP IT!
2. How will you know when you have arrived?
Imagine boarding a plane for Hawaii only to find out that the
pilot doesn’t know how to get there. Would you stay on that
plane? Why then would you start to let go of your weight with no
idea how much or when you will arrive at your new self? You must
know how much you want to let go of and when you will arrive. I
bet there are many of you that have already imagined what you
used to look like in those "old jeans". Or if you have always
struggled with your weight, you may have imagined and felt those
feelings of, "I wish I could look like, ____". This is your
journey. Not that celebrity you keep seeing on E!TV or in an US
Magazine. Time is progressive, not regressive. Your imagination
of how you want to look needs to be in the future, not the past.
Forget how you looked at 18! Forget how Angelina Jolie looks! How
will you look when you reach your ideal weight? What will it feel
like when you fit into those new Seven jeans? How will your
spouse, friends, family and strangers respond to you when you
reach that goal? Soak up that feeling and then set your time line
and the result you desire. A good rule of thumb is 10 lbs. per
month.
3. Stop dieting and start living!
Have you ever noticed that the word "Diet" starts with "d-i-e?" I
think that all our subconscious minds will have a problem with
that program. Diets tend not to work so why continue to follow
them? Think of this word, ‘diet’ and how it makes you feel. Most
of you would feel a similar thought to having to do anything you
don’t "want" to do but think you "have" to do it. Diets generally
are also a temporary change. I don’t believe that anyone seeking
to change their bodies would want it just temporarily, but
permanently. So let’s not use the word "diet" when referring to
your new path. You are changing your thoughts to change your
life. Change your lifestyle and behavior so that you can let go
of your weight and enjoy your life!
4. Drink water to help flush out those extra pounds.
Coffee, soda and other drinks are not water and water is the only
liquid that can truly help your body flush out the extra weight!
Focus your attention on having a glass of water in the morning,
one for lunch and finally one in early evening before you go to
sleep and enjoy how much better you feel. You wouldn’t let your
car go without the proper fluids, would you? Or, if you have,
what happens when you do? It breaks down. The parts begin to wear
out. Keep all of your gears wet and fluid. Drink that water.
Don’t like water? There are many things out there to help you.
Not only can you use hypnotherapy to increase that desire, but
you can add little things to your water to make it easier to take
in. Some people have found adding little things to it can make it
enjoyable. Some suggestions are: slices of lemon, lime, orange,
cucumber or even sprigs of mint. For some, the temperature of
water makes a difference either ice cold or room temperature.
Others have a preference of either sipping it or gulping it down.
Find out what works best for you.
5. Dump the emotional baggage.
Many people don’t realize that a great deal of their weight is
from stuffing down emotions and keeping it like baggage. Emotions
like anger, hurt, shame, guilt, frustration and fear are just a
few that are keeping many people from Becoming their Ideal
Selves™. Everyone has their own history of hurts and pains. Are
these feelings ever easy to deal with? So what do you do next?
Typically, one will "protect" themselves from having "it" happen
again. To protect themselves, they will guard themselves
emotionally. The way your body responds to this is by building a
physical "wall" to aide in the emotional one they’ve built. This
physical wall acts as a pseudo buffer. What ends up happening is
a vicious cycle. Your increasing size or weight then creates more
emotional baggage. What do you do when your waste baskets start
to overflow? I think it’s time to empty your wastebaskets. Ready
to start a new life? Then let’s let go of the old one. What will
it take for you to let go and let your ideal self come out?
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