Sometimes it seems that however hard we try, we cannot lose weight. Or we lost a lot, but now we are stuck and there is no getting past this point.
When this kind of thing happens, it is often because we have unconsciously programmed our mind to believe that we cannot be slim.
Recent research has shown that thought is much more powerful than we think. Our thoughts actually influence our reality. Anything we think about a lot, or believe strongly, is likely to prove true, if it is in our control.
So if we believe that we will always have money troubles, then we probably always will. And if we believe that we will never be slim, then we will find it almost impossible to lose weight beyond a certain point.
When this happens, we need to reprogram our minds to reflect a new reality. This means constantly focusing on being slim: not as a dream or a fantasy, but right now. Think, 'I am slim'. Start to do the things you would do if you were slim. Pretty soon, you will start to lose more weight.
It is very easy for us to set ourselves up to fail. For example, we might buy a large candy bar telling ourselves that we will eat half today and half tomorrow, but at the back of our minds we know that we will eat the whole thing within 5 minutes of arriving home.
The way to change this habit is to understand that what actually controls our behavior is the underlying belief (the belief that we will eat the whole thing).
In the beginning, the solution to this is to accept that the belief will be the reality and buy a smaller candy bar that it's OK to finish right away. That way, we don't keep setting ourselves up to fail.
Then, as we develop better eating habits with a good diet food plan, we can slowly change the belief. We can start by buying a large pack of something that we actually can save half of. Making realistic choices that inch us toward success gradually, is the way to reprogram the mind for successful weight loss.
