Weight Loss Tips:VISUALIZATION AND WEIGHT LOSS: SEE THE POUNDS DROP AWAY!
The surprising fact is that many conditions can be improved by visualization and weight loss is one of them. It works like this: you keep a
vision in your mind of how you want your body to look, and subconsciously you will begin acting in a way that will go in that direction.
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The surprising fact is that many conditions can be improved
by visualization and weight loss is one of them. It works like this: you keep a
vision in your mind of how you want your body to look, and subconsciously you
will begin acting in a way that will go in that direction. You become much more
positive about your body, more accepting of your diet or fitness regime, and
you will reach your weight goals more quickly and easily.
Effecting change through visualizing desired outcomes has
become more and more acceptable in recent years. Psychologists do not
understand exactly how it works but clearly the mind and body are not as
separate as we often believe. It seems that if you truly want something it is
more likely to happen - provided of course that it is something that is
possible, and within your control. Visualization helps us to truly want to lose
weight by creating a clear and happy picture of our fitter bodies. Without this
we can often put psychological traps in our own path.
become more and more acceptable in recent years. Psychologists do not
understand exactly how it works but clearly the mind and body are not as
separate as we often believe. It seems that if you truly want something it is
more likely to happen - provided of course that it is something that is
possible, and within your control. Visualization helps us to truly want to lose
weight by creating a clear and happy picture of our fitter bodies. Without this
we can often put psychological traps in our own path.
Many people who are overweight believe they cannot lose
weight. Sometimes you may say it out loud, or hear friends say it about
themselves. For other people this belief stays in the subconscious. But it is
sure that it influences our behavior. Someone who believes it is impossible for
her to lose weight will be constantly battling her own negativity when she is
trying to diet. Her mind will be constantly telling her there is no point
dieting, she cannot lose weight so she should just go ahead and eat everything
she wants. Visualization is the strongest technique that we can use to overcome
these negative thoughts and impulses.
weight. Sometimes you may say it out loud, or hear friends say it about
themselves. For other people this belief stays in the subconscious. But it is
sure that it influences our behavior. Someone who believes it is impossible for
her to lose weight will be constantly battling her own negativity when she is
trying to diet. Her mind will be constantly telling her there is no point
dieting, she cannot lose weight so she should just go ahead and eat everything
she wants. Visualization is the strongest technique that we can use to overcome
these negative thoughts and impulses.
If you are plagued by negativity either from your own mind
or from the reactions of friends and family to your diet, go ahead and
visualize yourself at your desired weight as often as you can. It works on the
same level as all those negative voices and can annihilate their influence like
nothing else can.
or from the reactions of friends and family to your diet, go ahead and
visualize yourself at your desired weight as often as you can. It works on the
same level as all those negative voices and can annihilate their influence like
nothing else can.
It is important to practice every day - morning and evening
if you can. You just need to take a few minutes in a quiet place and keep an
image in your mind of your body at its ideal weight. Some people can do this
easily, others need some help. If you have a photograph of yourself at your
ideal weight in the past, you may find it easier to look at that. Or use a
photo from a magazine but cut off the person’s face. You need to visualize your
own body, but thinner.
if you can. You just need to take a few minutes in a quiet place and keep an
image in your mind of your body at its ideal weight. Some people can do this
easily, others need some help. If you have a photograph of yourself at your
ideal weight in the past, you may find it easier to look at that. Or use a
photo from a magazine but cut off the person’s face. You need to visualize your
own body, but thinner.
You can also visualize from the inside. Close your eyes and
let your awareness focus on a part of your body - for example, your right
thigh. Imagine it slowly becoming thinner in your mind’s eye. Then move to the
other thigh, and on through the body. It may help to start at the feet and move
up towards the head, or vice versa.
let your awareness focus on a part of your body - for example, your right
thigh. Imagine it slowly becoming thinner in your mind’s eye. Then move to the
other thigh, and on through the body. It may help to start at the feet and move
up towards the head, or vice versa.
As you go about your work or daily chores, think of yourself
as already at your ideal weight. Create your own affirmations and repeat them
often, always in the present tense (”I am glad to be flexible, fit and
slim”, not “I will …”). Enjoy the feeling of having a positive
self-image. Over time, this will help you to keep to your weight loss plan. You
will find that fatty foods are less attractive and exercise is more enjoyable.
as already at your ideal weight. Create your own affirmations and repeat them
often, always in the present tense (”I am glad to be flexible, fit and
slim”, not “I will …”). Enjoy the feeling of having a positive
self-image. Over time, this will help you to keep to your weight loss plan. You
will find that fatty foods are less attractive and exercise is more enjoyable.
While your weight loss will of course be gradual, the
wonderful thing about visualization is that it gives you a new body image right
away. Use visualization and weight loss to make you happier right now, today!
wonderful thing about visualization is that it gives you a new body image right
away. Use visualization and weight loss to make you happier right now, today!