Monday, June 16, 2014

Why You Do NOT Want To Lose Weight!



Losing weight is one of the commonest resolutions that people make every year. Yet obesity and overweight are on the increase.

Makes you wonder what is wrong with that picture.

What makes it such a difficult goal to accomplish or stick to?

Well there are several things, but for now let's talk about the most important reason.

It's the way you state the goal. In other words, it's the command you're giving to your subconscious mind. Your mind  functions to attract and bring about the physical form of what you think about.

You say, 'I want to lose weight'. 

Your subconscious mind reads that statement as 'I have excess weight', or 'I don't have weight loss' because that's what you're implying when you state your goal that way. That's the thought behind that statement.

There are 3 main problems with stating your desire this way.

- Since the predominant thought behind the statement is 'abundant weight' or 'excess weight', that is what you get. Remember, you get what you think about most of the time. You become what you think about - it's the way your mind works, whether you're aware of it or not.

- Since there is also a thought on 'losing weight', there is the danger of your subconscious finding creative ways to help you lose weight, for example you could have an accident and lose a limb or something. Or you could have a horrendous bout of diarrhoea. You'd weigh less then, for sure. Not quite what you had in mind I'll bet.

- Your mind is designed to bring about what's best for you. So it doesn't want you to 'lose' anything. If you talk about losing weight, your mind will do everything to help you find it.

You can see how stating your goal the wrong way can set you up to lose the battle right from the start.
















Many 'weight loss' programs fail because they deal with external activities without paying attention to what's going on in your mind. Yet your mind is what decides the results you get, because it dictates the actions you take. The programs that teach you the right way to think are the ones that will help you maintain any weight level you seek.

A program that focuses on 'weight loss' is inadvertently focusing on attracting weight because that's the predominant thought throughout the program. You may find you lose weight in the short term, but eventually your actions (based on your current mindset) lead you to gain it right back. I see this very often in practice.

How should you state your goal then?


First of all you need to understand that 'weight' in itself is not the issue. Health is the issue.

What the weighing scale reads, is not the threat you face. Your threat is excess fat.  A healthy body does not hold on to excess fat - it naturally releases it.

Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you've got a lot of lean muscle, you'd probably weigh more than someone who has the same amount of fat, yet they're are the ones in greater danger, healthwise.

This is one of the flaws of the BMI measurements that are so popular. Body Mass Index measurements measure your weight against your height. They *are* useful indicators of weight-related health risks, but because they do not take account of the source of the weight (fat or muscle), the readings can sometimes be misleading. Case in point. At one point, Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwartzenegger had the same BMI...

If you desire to 'lose weight', a better way is to speak in terms of 'releasing fat'. The best way to state a goal is  in the present tense with a deadline.

So you could say 'I am releasing at least 500grams of excess fat every week' or you could say 'I weigh....(state your desired weight) of lean muscle and 10% body fat (if that's your desired body fat percentage level) by the 30th of March 2014'.

Those are examples - try them on for size. Better yet, come up with ones of your own.

Notice how you feel when you rephrase your weight goals that way. Notice the shift in energy behind those words.


Paradigm Shift...

Now here's a paradigm shift for you: what if your goal statement had *nothing* to do with weight or fat. What if your goal statement focused on 'health'.

Do you think you could achieve your ideal weight with that sort of goal statement?

Absolutely! This is, in my opinion, the very best way to state a 'weight' goal.

Here's the thing: a perfectly healthy body is not over-weight. It's not under-weight either.

When you are in perfect, true health, your body *naturally* releases excess fat and holds onto just what it needs to function perfectly.

So here's my challenge to you.

Don't join the masses who obsess about their body weight. A wise man once said that if you see the majority doing something, you'd better go the other way.

Be one of the few people who are truly 'health conscious'. What you are conscious of is what you attract. So state your goal as 'I am perfectly healthy now', and focus on that thought, for that is what you'll attract.

When you look in the mirror and what you see doesn't reflect your goal, remind yourself that your statement refers to the  'real' you, not the 'case' you move around in. The good thing about this is that your subconscious will latch onto your predominant thought which is 'I am perfectly healthy now', and guide you to do things that make it your physical reality.

It's amazing the way your mind works. Learn to make it work for you, not against you.

Upgrade your 'weight' goal today. Focus on perfect health, for the 'ideal weight' is part of the 'perfect health' package.


Setting Your Health Goal: Think Health!

Let me leave you with an excellent way to state your new and improved 'weight' goal. I learnt this (the 'I am so happy and thankful' bit) from Bob Proctor. Go ahead and say it out loud with me now:

"I am so happy and thankful that I am perfectly healthy now".

Then you go ahead and set daily or weekly goals such as how many days a week you will work out, what you will eat each day, etc. while remembering the overall, ultimate destination goal.
Eg I clock up 10000 steps every day. I drink 1 cup of freshly made vegetable juice each day. I drink 2.5L of water each day. and so forth.

Think Health! And the weight will take care of itself, I promise you.

Surround yourself with images and thoughts that reflect your stated desired outcome. Surround yourself also with likeminded people so that your mind is bombarded with all things health.

Make that your predominant thought and it will become your physical reality in good time, as your actions steer you towards it.

Sunday, April 06, 2014

DARE TO DREAM, DARE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!


Dreams, Visions and Goals are on my mind. Thoughts at the moment - I'll use the word 'dream' to represent Dreams, Visions and Goals:

a) YOU have been given YOUR dream for a reason. It's YOURS. Not someone else's.


b) You came into this world FULLY EQUIPPED with all you could possibly need, to make this vision come to pass. You won't begin to access this until you recognise this truth. You're all that and a bag of something healthy. You've got what it takes to make that dream become real, regardless of your current circumstances.


c) Your dream has been given to YOU by your Creator, for the purpose of serving many. It ain't about you, folks, though you do get to reap the benefits of living your dream, big time.


d) Don't be afraid to have a BHAD (Big, Hairy, Audacious Dream) - the One who's put it in your heart is Bigger than you or it or anyone else. Plus you've got what it takes to make it come to pass. If it's not big enough or audacious enough you ain't seeing the vision clearly yet.


e) This world is run by people who held on tenaciously to **and** took consistent action based on their BHAD.


f) No matter the size of your dream, you WILL have nay sayers. It's ok. Somebody's gotta be them. So let them be, and refuse to let them shift your focus off your dream/vision/goal.


g) Your dream is a seed. Just as a farmer does not agitate about **how** the seed he plants turns into a tree, your job is not to agitate about **how** your dream will become reality. Your job is to plant the seed (get clear on what exactly you desire out of life), then start wherever you are to do the best you can at what you are currently doing, in an attitude of gratitude that no matter what, your dream is coming true. Tis a law of nature - harvest time *MUST* come for you as long as you keep nurturing that dream seed by your thoughts, words and actions.


h) You've gotta SHOW UP for your dream to come true. It is impossible to make excuses and show up at the same time.
SHOW UP on time, wherever you should be, and do the best you can at whatever you should be doing. **Whether or not you feel like it.**

Show up at work on time, do the best you can.

Show up for your workout (wherever you are - home/gym/work ) and put in the time.

Show up in your kitchen and invest time in preparing healthy dishes.

Show up at your desk and study your course material.

Show up in your room or wherever, and rehearse that speech/play/recital etc.

Show up at your choir practice and train that voice best you can.

Show up in your life and study personal development material to better yourself.

Show up in your child's life and be a hands on parent. Take responsibility and don't blame the school or the government for how your child turns out. You were there first in their life.

Show up in your partner's life and give 100% expecting nothing back.

Whatever you desire to be, do or have, you've first gotta SHOW UP!

Your dream and the millions who would benefit from it coming true, depends on you SHOWING UP.