Monday, July 30, 2007

3 Weeks to Successful Weight Loss

There is an endless supply of diets and dietary supplements
available on the market today, and that market continues to
expand. The question is why are there so many products
available?

The answer is quite simple, there is a huge demand for
products that will enable people to lose weight and live
healthier lives. People that have problems with their
weight are desperate to lose weight and are driven to pay
millions of dollars of their money each year in the vain
hope of finding something that is going to help them do
that.

Unfortunately there are a number of unscrupulous companies
that are prepared to take advantage of the situation, by
making outrageous claims about what their products can do.

In fact some of these claims border on the ridiculous,
ranging from losing anything between 30-50 pounds a month.
It is possible to lose 30 pounds a month, just stop eating.
However this will only be a temporary answer and very soon
all the weight will return.

Even with all the products available, statistics show that
91% of the people that try to lose weight through
conventional methods fail to lose any significant weight
for any length of time. The facts speak for themselves,
dieting in its traditional form will simply not work for
the large majority of the population.

The dilemma lies in not so much with the people that use
dieting but with the information that is NOT provided to
them. I know there is a ton of information out there, but
that obviously isn't working.

There is one key element that is essential if you want to
lose weight, without this factor you will find it very
difficult if not impossible to lose weight in the long term.

This key element is the 'state of your MIND' or more to the
point the state of your 'sub-conscious MIND'. It's beyond
belief that this vital ingredient is often missed or
ignored by most weight loss programs.

You can compare your sub-conscious to a computer. It
receives data from you, and the world around you. Using
this information it creates a picture of who you are and
what your role is in your world. This picture is called
your self image, now your sub-conscious creates your self
image purely from information. It doesn't test to see if
this information is true, it doesn't judge this
information, and it doesn't care how this information
affects you. All that it is interested in is creating your
self image, protecting it, and make your behaviours fit it.

If you are overweight, your sub-conscious will have an
image of you as a person who is overweight. This image has
been created through the messages that have been sent to it
over the years.

These messages could have come from:

The food that you eat, How little you exercise, The size of
the clothes that you wear, What you see in the mirror What
you see when you step on the scales, What others say about
you, What you think and say about yourself.

All these messages have been reinforced over the years and
are strongly embedded into your self image and your
behaviour will be reflected by that.

When you go on a diet all goes well for a few weeks, but
then things get much harder. You find that thoughts and
excuses enter your mind, which begin to stop you from doing
what you know you should be doing and your motivation and
willpower begins to erode, and soon you are back to where
you started.

This happens because the changes that you are trying to
make do not fit in with your self image, and your
sub-conscious mind begins to move you away from what you
are trying to do. Many of your behaviours are based on what
is in your sub-conscious and it is very powerful. It
basically tells you that you shouldn't be doing these sorts
of things because you are an overweight person and that is
not the sort of behaviour that suits who you are. This is
why many people fail to lose weight.

The question is how can you change your self image? Well
the answer is that you must start feeding your
sub-conscious new and different information. Now this is
the important part. The information you feed your
sub-conscious does not have to be true, it just needs to be
supplied on a regular daily basis. Your sub-conscious
doesn't care if the information is true or not, if it
continues to receive it, it will then have to produce a
result based on the messages it gets, it's that simple.

One of the best ways to send new information is through
affirmations; these are short statements which are repeated
on a regular basis. What you need to do is to write down a
list of positive affirmations in the present tense and read
or speak them to yourself on a daily basis. Write your own
or use the ones below.

I am healthy, I easily lose weight, I am strong mentally
and physically, I enjoy exercise, I eat food which I know
is good for me, I am a very motivated person, I achieve
anything that I want to, I am a winner.

It's more powerful if you can say these out aloud, and say
them with determination, conviction, and really feel the
meaning behind the words. It's important that you say these
words first thing in the morning, last thing at night and a
few times during the day. You need to do this for 3 weeks,
as it takes roughly 21 days for a habit to form.

Don't forget that it doesn't matter if these statements are
not true, it's not important. What's important is that your
sub-conscious mind keeps getting these messages. You may
even feel a little silly at first, ignore these thoughts
and just do it.

You will begin to notice a difference in your thinking in
10-14 days. You may find that your motivation to lose
weight is really high. However do not change your diet or
begin an exercise program, just follow the steps for 21
days and then start your weight loss program. By this time
you should be itching to start.

Continue with the affirmations once you begin your weight
loss program, as this will continue to reinforce and
strengthen your motivation. Don't tell anyone what you are
doing unless you know that you will be supported 100% Just
make the decision to do it! I think you'll be in for a big
surprise.


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