The mind can be a wonderful tool and, believe it or not, can be used to help you lose weight. Losing those extra pounds i one thing but keeping them off is something even more difficult. To successfully keep those unwanted pounds off you must recondition your mind to think of yourself as trim, taut and terrific and forever put out of your mind the fat person you used to be.
Here are 10 ways you can think yourself thin.
1/ Put previous diets and efforts to lose weight behind you. Don't look on them as failures but merely stepping stones. Always picture yourself as slim and trim.
2/ Don't be afraid of food. Take control of food, don't let food control you. Think of yourself as a thin person and eat like a thin person. Just because you have a full plate of food doesn't mean you have to eat it all. Eat healthier, better quality food and put junk food out of your mind. Think of the food you eat as another means of reaching your desired weight-loss goals.
3/ Pressure to lose weight can be detrimental to your progress so don't compare yourself with others who are also trying to shed some pounds. Move at your own pace, not somebody else's. Keep your goals in mind and think thin.
4/ If you stumble and over eat, don't beat yourself up about it. Feeling guilty can sometimes send you in the opposite direction and, instead of eating less, you may end up eating more. Accept that it happened and learn from it.
5/ When shopping for clothes, imagine yourself thin and wearing clothes a couple of sizes smaller. Pick out the size clothes you are aiming to be able to fit into and imagine yourself wearing them. Even though you can't wear them yet, your are conditioning your mind to think thin.
6/ When you get up in the morning and several times throughout the day, take some time to relax, even if it's only a few minutes here and there. Do some deep breathing exercises, close your eyes and visualise yourself being the thin person you want to be. Imagine yourself as a thin person and savour what that would be like and what you would be doing if you were a few pounds lighter. Day dream about it.
7/ Hide your scales. Weighing yourself every day only acts as a constant reminder that you are overweight and might cause anxiety, stress and fear of failure. Also, weighing every day is not a true indication as our weight can vary up or down depending on lots of different things so you may actually be stressing over nothing. Let your clothes be your guide.
8/ Learn to like yourself as you are. When you look in the mirror don't see yourself as overweight but as someone who is becoming thin. Always think of yourself in a positive light and don't let negative thoughts stand in your way. Having a positive attitude will make it easier for you to reach your weight loss goals.
9/ Be conscious of what you eat and don't let other people influence your eating habits. It's true that to lose weight you will probably have to eat less or eat more healthy foods. You be the boss of your own body and don't be afraid to say no to foods that won't help you reach your slimming goals. Let the people around you know you are trying to lose a few pounds and ask them to be mindful of that when around you.
10/ Exercise is important when you are watching your weight. Picture yourself as a thinner you walking around the block or up those stairs that have always eluded you and actually make a conscious decision to do some regular exercise and then actually start exercising. Start slowly and slowly build up and keep that picture of you as a thin person in your mind. Don't let negative thoughts get in your way.
The mind is an incredible thing and by constantly feeding it positive thoughts and self images it truly can help you to become the thinner person you always wanted to be.
Kerry Northey has been in the health industry for over 25 years and has been writing health related articles for the past 12 months. Why not visit his Orthopedic Knee Surgery website and find important and interesting information about common knee injuries and lots more. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kerry_Northey |
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