Are you a FAT or a THIN person ?

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This is the basic concept of Guided Imagery, to help improve our

self-perception. Guided Imagery was a huge part of my success with

weight loss, and now with maintenance.

If we adopt a much more postive attitude about ourselves and our

success, we do much better with band loss - and with all other things

in life too.

More info on my website, for those interested. www.BandsterMe.com

Sandy

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Are You A Fat Person Trying To Get Thin Or A Thin Person With Some

Fat To Lose?

by Alana on

This seems like a silly questions but it is actually very telling

because it gives you a glimpse into how you see yourself. How you

describe yourself or perceive your body image is a part of your

Weight Mindset and it plays a role in predicting your weight loss

success or failure.

Your Weight Mindset is a collection of all the thoughts and beliefs

you have about food, dieting and your weight and it is important to

understand because you will always act in a way that supports it.

To help uncover your current Weight Mindset I want you to take a

short quiz, in fact this quiz is so short it only has one question

and your answer should be only one word.

Are you ready? Here it is:

Using only one word, describe your body.

STOP, don't over think your answer, take the first word that came to

mind. Was it fit or healthy? Or did your answer have a more negative

feel - maybe fat or lazy?

This one word description is your subconscious belief about your

body. And since your beliefs strongly impact your habits and

behaviors, it plays an important role in your weight loss success or

failure.

If, for instance, you used the word FAT to describe your body, you

can go on a diet and join a gym and you might even succeed at burning

off some pounds but if you do nothing to change that belief you will

put the weight back on - guaranteed.

I had lost weight many times in my life before finally losing it for

good. Every time I would lose weight I would gain it back. I couldn't

for the life of me understand why after putting so much effort into

reaching my goal that I would put it back on. Logic told me it was

crazy to return to my habits but it seemed at the time to be out of

my control. Then I realized that my subconscious belief was, " I am

fat " . At that point I was able to change that belief to " I am fit "

and I was finally able to keep the weight off. Now I find it much

easier to maintain a comfortable and healthy weight because my

beliefs naturally support my actions.

You can change your description of yourself and it is as easy as

telling yourself a new story. Instead of telling yourself you are fat

and have to lose weight, tell yourself you are a thin person with

some extra weight to drop. You might not believe your new story at

first but with repetition and with a good diet and regular exercise

you will start to see evidence that supports this new belief and the

results you want will follow.