Natural Weight Management Methods - The Current Situation
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Both my wife Katie and I were desperate to reduce our weight, so we had a little heart to heart about why we wanted to be thinner, and what that would mean to us. Our little tete-a-tete revealed a rather basic wish-list. As far as my wife was concerned, she wanted more get-up-and-go when the kids wanted to do things. Also, she wanted to feel more confident revealing herself to me.
Most of all I hoped to dress well again. I had become completely fed up with 'fat boy' clothes! And I SO wished to be fit enough to get to the top of our three storey house and still be able to breathe properly!
Going through this process revealed that how we perceive ourselves is a key factor in how we actually look. Those of us who are obese tend to have a very low self-image. It's a popular assumption that reducing weight will make everything in life good again. I want you to know how much I understand this thought process. Here are some observations...
Psychologists understand that we have a subconscious mind, which doesn't recognise the difference between a real thing and an imaginary thing. And therefore our subconscious transfers its most vividly perceived information into our conscious - imaginary or otherwise! Repeat a concept often enough and that surfaces as the overriding idea.
Reflect on that for a little while - have you been sabotaging your hopes of a slimmer self by constantly telling yourself that you are fat? We should tell our sub conscious what we want, not what we don't want.
We must always be focused on the prizes of losing weight, not the price. So between us, we came up with a number of things that we knew would be better once we'd lost the weight - Things like having fun with the kids, cycling, more confidence, poise, going for long walks, dancing and playing tennis.
Next we conjured up visions of ourselves on vacation, looking fantastic in our new summer gear. We got the respect and esteem of people as we confidently mingled with others. Life became a breeze.
Accordingly, both of us are a lot lighter and fitter - though not as thin as rakes! We're feeling great and can honestly say the fun is back!
Most of all I hoped to dress well again. I had become completely fed up with 'fat boy' clothes! And I SO wished to be fit enough to get to the top of our three storey house and still be able to breathe properly!
Going through this process revealed that how we perceive ourselves is a key factor in how we actually look. Those of us who are obese tend to have a very low self-image. It's a popular assumption that reducing weight will make everything in life good again. I want you to know how much I understand this thought process. Here are some observations...
Psychologists understand that we have a subconscious mind, which doesn't recognise the difference between a real thing and an imaginary thing. And therefore our subconscious transfers its most vividly perceived information into our conscious - imaginary or otherwise! Repeat a concept often enough and that surfaces as the overriding idea.
Reflect on that for a little while - have you been sabotaging your hopes of a slimmer self by constantly telling yourself that you are fat? We should tell our sub conscious what we want, not what we don't want.
We must always be focused on the prizes of losing weight, not the price. So between us, we came up with a number of things that we knew would be better once we'd lost the weight - Things like having fun with the kids, cycling, more confidence, poise, going for long walks, dancing and playing tennis.
Next we conjured up visions of ourselves on vacation, looking fantastic in our new summer gear. We got the respect and esteem of people as we confidently mingled with others. Life became a breeze.
Accordingly, both of us are a lot lighter and fitter - though not as thin as rakes! We're feeling great and can honestly say the fun is back!
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