Shape Up!
4-Alternative Weight Loss Solutions
I am embarrassed to admit how many
different commercial weight loss programs
I’ve tried. I don’t know about you, but
after a while I grow tired of talking heads
touting empty promises. None of them helped me
look the way I think I should and most of them
left me agonizing over eating the same foods over
and over.
What’s a body to do?
In this article I’ve outline a
few different ideas that I’ve found to
really work. Ideas I continue to come back to
again and again. Whether you need to lose a few
pounds or are looking for a healthy lifestyle
change, these 4 solutions will help get you
started.
Solution #1: Use Creative
Visualization
Creative visualization a great way
to bring about lifestyle change.
“Seeing” yourself thinner is one of the
most successful ways to decrease your body size
and improve body image. Guided imagery works by
training your mind to stimulate changes within
your body.
This can be accomplished using a few
of my favorite tools:
Affirmations: Using affirmations
will train your mind by stating or affirming your
intentions. It will retrain your thinking toward
positive thoughts.
When I use affirmations, I like to
use positive statements such as these:
MY BODY IS BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE
MY BODY!
To increase their effectiveness, I
write these messages to myself on an index card
or piece of paper and carry them with me. I
review them several times throughout the day.
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