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