How To Lose Weight And Enjoy Life

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How To Lose Weight And Enjoy Life

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It's for slimmers who are fed up with the cycle of dieting and

then feeling bad about not making lasting changes. This article

helps them understand how they can make small changes that will

make a big difference to their dieting.

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How To Lose Weight And Enjoy Life

Copyright © 2007 Liz Labrum

Think - RightNow

http://www.Think-rightnow.com

Are you stuck in the mental and physical loop of being overweight

whilst wanting to be slim? Do you find you're going round in

circles and getting more upset, frustrated and helpless?

You're not alone

More people than ever are overweight. It is estimated that nearly

two-thirds of the population are overweight or obese. There are

more overweight children than ever before stacking up health and

self esteem problems for themselves later on in their lives. In

the UK it is the National Health System's (NHS), priority target

to tackle the growing prevalence of obesity in the population and

millions of pounds are being pumped into the effort.

If the NHS succeeded with its goal then we would all be slimmer

and much more active. We wouldn't be putting life on hold whilst

we want, wish and try to be slimmer and more active. We'd all be

enjoying our lives feeling confident and happy and achieving much

more.

Wishing and hoping doesn't make it come true

In short we need to learn the skill of turning wishing and

wanting something to happen in to actively making it happen. Now

that may seem an over-simplistic and obvious statement and yet as

a principle it makes such a profound difference to whether you

succeed or fail at the losing weight game.

When I work with my clients it is one of the first things we

tackle. Together we find out what they truly want; what they've

done so far to get that and what they can do from now on to get

what they want. Once this is mapped out and some simple

strategies put in place to achieve their desires my clients find

it much easier to lose weight and live the life they want.

Want to know how you can do the same? Follow this Five step plan,

developed from working with many clients to help them get unstuck

and living the life they love.

1. Get clear about what you do want.

So often we get stuck thinking about what it is we don't want.

For example 'I don't want to feel fat and frumpy: or: 'I

don't want people to stare at me . etc, etc,. . .' Instead take

a moment and use your imagination to dream what it would be like

to be that slimmer you, doing what you'd be doing. Use all your

senses to record what that would be like. That is, what you'd

see, hear, smell and feel. Do this a few times until you get it

just how you want it. If you start getting negative thoughts

discipline yourself to let them go and get back on track to what

you do want. This is important work. Now use a pen a paper and

note down what it was like and what you enjoyed about it.

Particularly what was so special to you about being that you.

2. Then work out a cunning Plan.

Now use your mind again to imagine what it was that you did to

get yourself there. What sort of things would have had to happen

for you to be that way? For example a client of mine said that

she had felt particularly at ease with herself. So we looked at

what would have had to have happened for her to feel that way.

Her answer was that it meant she'd been taking care of herself

and needs in ways that she used to but had stopped doing.

3. Creating a mission statement

Now take a leaf out of the corporate world and create your

mission statement. Successful companies and people know what they

want and use a mission statement to keep them on track. Using the

work you've done above write a sentence or two to answer: Who am

I and what do I want? Now keep this handy in your purse or wallet

and refer to it regularly to remind you and help you stay on

course.

4. Do what you like to get where you want to be

It's easy to think that we have to take care of everyone else

and leave ourselves at the bottom of the list. However this is

unwise as it can lead to a sense of resentment, frustration and

burn out, which means everyone loses out. You need to look after

your needs so that you can feel positive and able to cope with

everyday demands.

With my clients a simple exercise I ask them to complete is to

spontaneously list 50 things that they like having or doing. It

has to be done quickly to avoid the temptation of editing or

giving reasons why they can't be done. Then we look at a

calendar or diary and commit them to real dates in the near

future. This means there are positive things to look forward to

as well as reinforcing all the things that make life worthwhile

and enjoyable.

5. Your support team

This follows neatly in the steps of the above exercise. If you

feel that it's you who does everything in your household or that

you're overwhelmed at work then you are more than likely to be

feeling resentful and frustrated. There's no reward in this

scenario and everyone's a loser especially you. Break this cycle

by asking for help. If it's your job that's the source of

stress get out your job description and identify and agree with

your boss what is essential to get done and what can be delegated

or relegated. Then at home work with your partner and family on a

similar basis and agree who can do what and based on each

person's unique strengths and qualities. Doing this breaks the

feelings of isolation and creates a healthier more real and

useful perspective.

Finally - Now let your mind do the losing weight for you

Having done all that work you are now in the right place to start

losing weight. To really accelerate the process it helps to learn

the art of self-hypnosis. The hypnotic state of mind is highly

focused and more open to suggestion.

Just by turning your attention to your breathing and deciding to

relax can bring you to this magical state or mind where you can

suggest to yourself how good healthy food is and how cloying and

unsatisfying sweet or sugary food is. Doing this several times a

day with different suggestions will make losing weight much

easier. You will also enjoy a big bonus in that people around you

will notice how much happier you are and that you're much more

fun to be with!

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Liz Labrum Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and

hypnosis helps people who want to lose weight or break habits such

as smoking. She also specialises in problems such as stress, fear

and anxiety. Visit http://www.Think-rightnow.com - use the free

assessments and reports to help you start to understand how to

solve your problems.