We all know that the mind is our most powerful muscle, but what do you do if your mind is working against your diet plan? Few of us realize just how much we beat ourselves up mentally, setting ourselves up for failure before we even try. If you’re ready to get healthy and lose weight, the first thing you need to kick into shape is your brain and the rest will follow.
So, how about some brain exercises?
These won’t require any physical effort, but they may be emotionally draining. If you stick with it however, you will feel liberated and chances are, you’ll finally be able to lose the weight and get back to being healthy. In fact, you may even end up happy as a result.
The first exercise:
You are capable of losing weight! Remove the word can’t from your vocabulary. It’s time to train your brain into thinking you can lose weight and that it will be easy. Every morning, do twelve repetitions of saying to yourself: “I CAN and WILL lose weight.”
The second exercise:
Your happiness does not revolve around a number! Stop saying to yourself that you’ll be happy when you reach X amount of pounds. If it takes too long to get there, your brain will step in and tell you that you’ll never make it, so why bother. Every afternoon, do twelve repetitions of saying to yourself: “I am happy RIGHT NOW and I am choosing to lose weight to improve my health.”
The third exercise:
You can put that piece of cake down! The time between dinner and bed is the hardest for many people. You get hungry, your blood sugar dips and that piece of cake starts to have a diabolical conversation with your brain. Short circuit that conversation and take your brain off of that track. Every night, do twelve repetitions of saying to yourself: “I do NOT need that piece of cake. I will live until I get to bed even if I do not have a snack.”
These three exercises will begin to help you whip your brain back into shape. You’ll be able to start thinking thin and as a result, you’ll be able to get there. Now, you can’t rely on this totally to lose weight, you will need to actually cut calories and start exercising, but it can have an enormous impact on your success rate.
If your brain is keeping you from losing weight, it is time to say enough is enough and take control. Once you do this, you’ll find that everything will start to improve, including your self confidence. Many of us, after years of being overweight, have developed a mindset that we are unattractive, unworthy people. If you stop that cycle, you will open up an entirely new world, virtually devoid of self recrimination. And when you can do that, you’ll be on the road to mentally healthy and physically healthy future.
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Originally posted 2008-10-01 05:09:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Very good post! Weight loss is mainly a mental thing, and the sooner folks get control of the muscle in between their ears, the better. I encourage folks to try and be as emotion-less about the process of losing weight as possible. Good post and good points . . .
I agree with Muata-
If you start your weight loss adventure with the idea of numbers in your head, that could lead you down the road of obsession–very dangerous to your happiness and mental health.
Losing weight is a mental battle as much as it is physical. That’s why personal trainers can make a positive impact on someone who is just starting out or trying to motivated.
I like this article very much. It is true, before putting our body to exercise we have to prepare our brain.
I Totally agree with this article. This can be used with anything you try to accomplish in life. Especially with working out to achieve goal. I believe that if you want to lose weight, gain muscle mass or get abs. You must be mentally prepared for the hard work and dedication needed to achieve your goals.
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