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Article #79: Give Yourself a Break Avoid Fad Diets

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If you struggle with weight gain it is a I enjoy my healthy new exercise program,
good bet that you have tried at least one or, I love the healthy foods I eat.
of the fad diets that crop up on a Write and rewrite until you are
regular basis. absolutely certain that you have written
The truth is that some of these diets may your goals in the here and now AND to
grant you temporary weight loss. In the represent precisely what you desire.
usual case, however, the weight returns Then, and only then, begin to speak it
as soon as you stray from the diet. aloud and do so several times a day.
The bottom line is that you gain weight Remember to use the present tense. I
because you consume more calories than acknowledge achievement in all my weight
your body is able to use and no diet is a loss goals. I have the skill and talent
substitute for good eating habits. to exercise every day. I am a winner. I
Your body requires a certain number of am grateful for all of my accomplishments
calories in order to function properly. no matter how small.
If you truly wish to lose weight, you At first you will feel awkward and
must burn off more calories than your uncomfortable and you may not feel or
body requires. believe what you are saying. You may
It is important that you fill your feel silly saying them out loud. It does
arsenal with every possible tool not matter. Continue to speak the
available to insure your success. The affirmations aloud with as much
most important tool in your weight loss conviction as you can muster. Try using
program does not include diet or driving time in your car for firm, strong
exercise. voiced self talk. It has taken a long
There is no special equipment you need to time to train your subconscious to use
purchase. You do not need to join a gym negative self talk. If you will
or health club. And, you already have persevere with speaking your affirmations
every component you need to put this tool aloud, firmly and confidently, you will
to work for you and begin a successful be amazed at how quickly you can turn
weight loss program. What is it? It is your thoughts around.
your mind. You did not hop on a bicycle the first
If you have tried every diet on the time and just take off down the street.
planet, every exercise program from the It took practice to train your body to
latest fitness guru and repeatedly failed balance on those two wheels. This will
to achieve your weight loss goals you take some practice as well. Continue to
probably need a check up from the neck repeat your affirmations aloud, several
up. times a day for the next 30 days and you
Successful weight loss does not just will be amazed at how much you change
happen. It took more than a few days to your thinking and attitude.
reach the point where you are at right Lets investigate how words affect you in
now. Give yourself a break and expect it your everyday life. Take a trip down
to take awhile before you see measurable memory lane and recall some real life
results. Take a leap of faith and follow experiences that made you happy, proud,
some basic principles. and successful or any combination of the
Begin with your self talk. This is the three.
conversation that runs through your brain Spend some time recalling how you felt.
continuously. What kind of conversation Maybe you won a spelling bee as a child,
do you have with your self talk? What or hit a home run. Who was there? This
type of negative self talk has kept you will help you remember. You had those
from reaching your goals in the past? feelings once and you can achieve them
If you had a chance to do it over again, again. What words did others use while
would you change the dialogue? That is a you were experiencing those feelings of
no brainer is it not? joy and happiness?
Well, the good news is that you can turn Recall those words, and write them down.
the tide of negative self talk beginning Then, put them to work in your daily
right now. It is never too late to begin conversations. They are words that are
and you start by reprogramming your self already proven to have a positive affect
talk. on your well being. Recalling and
A good starting point is to begin with including them in your day will trigger
positive affirmations. Positive those feelings again because your
affirmations spoken aloud with authority subconscious already has an association
and belief, positively affect your with those words and their results.
attitude, focus your thinking and lead to Above all, take action. If you have
a course of action that will help you become a slave of procrastination, decide
become the person you want to be and have to rid your life of it once and for all.
the things that you want to have. Yes, you can create affirmations to help
Begin by writing your affirmations on you there as well. I have the attitude
paper. You need to take some time for and skills to take action today. I am
this exercise. You can begin with winning in my life by turning my attitude
something like, I want to lose 25 pounds into action.
before Spring. That is a worthy goal and Do nothing and nothing gets done. Do
attainable, but we need to put some work something and many things are placed in
into structuring the afirmation. motion. Regardless of what you are doing
First of all, I want gives the impression in life, you need to take action. Do
that what you desire is always in the something every day to put your plan in
future. In order to re-program your self motion.
talk, you need to trick your mind into How is your attitude? What are your
believing that you have already achieved first thoughts when you awake in the
success. This is how your subconscious morning? You have got quite a lot to
mind functions. choose from.
Your subconscious mind has no capacity Do you begin the day by dragging out of
for understanding the concept of time. bed bemoaning the fact that you have to
Everything is in the moment here and now. get to work? Or, do you embrace the
When you tell your subconscious mind you morning as another great opportunity to
want that is exactly what you will get do great things?
want. You will get want, without ever Put the universal law of reciprocity to
achieving fulfillment. Unless you change work in your life every single day. Did
your mental tape recorder, you will you know as much as ninety nine percent
achieve exactly what you are telling your of our conversation is negative? There
subconscious, that you want to lose 25 are some folks who can hardly wait to get
pounds. You will want to lose 25 pounds their mouths open so they can one up
for the rest of your days unless you another person's current negative
change your self talk. situation.
If your weight is 150 pounds and you Hmmm, think back to that self talk. If
desire is to weight 125 pounds, then you what you hear every day is negative, it
need to be 125 pounds from the moment you is no wonder your self talk brings you
make the decision to change your self down and prevents you from being, doing
talk. and having everything you desire. Try
What if you write your affirmation to this exercise. Make a decision today,
read something like this: I am healthy right now, from this moment to spend the
and fit, weighing 125 pounds. rest of the day contributing to
What are you telling your subconscious conversation in a positive way.
now? It is extremely important that you Impossible, you say? Not so. Say that
phrase your affirmation as if you have somebody complains about another rainy
already accomplished what you desire. day. Your response might be, yes, is it
Work on writing it out until you have it not great? See that beautiful rainbow!
precisely as you wish to become. Try and create the habit of saying
It is particularly important that your something positive to everyone.
affirmation is crystal clear because what If you are learning to say something
you affirm is exactly what your positive to everybody about everything
subconscious mind will bring you. every time, you are disciplining your
You need not limit yourself to one subconscious for positive results in
affirmation either. Write another one everything that happens to you.
that reflects your new exercise program.






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