Dream and Picture Your Weight-Loss Goal for Weight-Loss Success

December 15, 2011

Having a dream and picturing your weight-loss goal is a very important part having success at shedding the pounds. When you set weight-loss objectives; the key to obtaining them is to picture yourself getting them.

Picturing your success with getting thinner is important because the mind actually thinks in pictures. Furthermore, the subconscious mind helps drive a lot of your behavior. This is because the subconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between something that is real and something that is not. Therefore, whatever you picture consistently, like being leaner and fitter; your mind will drive you to create that reality. In other words, it will drive you to action. One step further is that it will drive you to consistent action. In addition, when your weight-loss actions are consistent, you will lose weight over time.

However, it all starts with a dream to get thinner. It starts with a desire to be thinner, leaner, fitter, or skinnier. It starts in your head and your heart.

I hear a lot of people talking about losing weight, but they don’t do anything about it. They say they are trying to lose weight two minutes before they super size their fast food lunch. They complain that they can’t lose weight but refuse to change a few things that are keeping them overweight. These people don’t have the weight-loss dream.

A person that does not have a dream will say things like:

I can’t lose weight.
I am trying to trim down but….
Losing weight is so hard.
I can’t shed the weight because of my genetics.
I can’t drop pounds because I am too busy.
I can’t get thinner because I am too old.

When you hear these things among others, you know that these people just don’t have the dream to lose weight.

How do you get the dream you may be asking?

One way to do it is to spend time every night while in bed with your eyes closed, picturing in detail how you want your body to look and feel. Picture your thinner and fitter body from top to bottom, your legs, midsection, neck and face. If you do this consistently your mind will help you to make it happen. It will help to give you the action you need to make it happen.

Remember that a dream of losing weight without action will only bring you frustration and poor health. Dream of being thinner, follow it with action and make it happen. You can do it!

Can Cute Quotes Help You To Lose 5 Pounds?

December 8, 2011

If you are trying to lose 5 pounds, one thing that may help you to stay on track and stick with it is having little quotes stuck all over the house. You could have one on the fridge, one on the bathroom mirror, one in your closet. I have personally used this technique and it was quite successful for me. Those little quotes can catch you by surprise at a special moment when you are at a crossroads and can go either way. And it gives you that extra little boost to stick with it right at that perfect moment when you needed one. Here are some affirmations or quotes that helped me: Bigger Snacks – Bigger Britches (one on my refrigerator door) A year from now you will be glad you did it or sorry you didn’t! Which will it be? (on bathroom mirror) You don’t have to run from full length mirrors anymore. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels! Focus on changing habits and you will lose fat for life. Embrace change. Get rid of the sugar and in touch with your emotions. When you want to lose weight, watch the glass as well as the plate. There is nothing at the bakery that will mend your broken heart. Living life in the fat lane? Want to pass? Yes, remember what and why you are doing what you are doing. Keep the goal in mind. I get so upset & mad sometimes, I can’t think straight…but I can always eat! Then I feel lousy. Not doing that anymore. Find a better way. Sweat does a poor job of melting the grease. Changing your diet does it better. I can walk by the candy without drooling. Yeah! What a good feeling. If you want change in your life, stop doing what you have always done or you will keep getting what you’ve always got. Your body is keeping an accurate journal of what you eat regardless of what you write down. And it remembers everything. Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. Picture yourself getting ready to go to your in-laws party, the one you dislike having to go to every year, and getting all frazzled because of it. Just read an affirmation or two, say it over and over to yourself on the way to the party. By the time you get there, you have now given yourself a nice booster shot to stick with your healthier ways and not turn to food to settle your emotions. You are going to feel so good about yourself and how well you are handling the family snobs, that you actually even enjoy being there. And wouldn’t that be a win? Feeling empowered, you know you can use that same system over and over again. You know it will help you get through any crisis situation and help you lose 5 pounds.