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Anytime you commit to improve your weight and lifestyle, there will be challenges that come your way.  Even circumstances that didn’t seem challenging before your commitment (like birthday parties and movie night) suddenly seem overwhelming and a tremendous obstacle to navigate.

But take heart, these challenges don’t have to stop you and it is easy to get back on course.  All you have to do is get back to the BASICS.

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In our world, “diet” has become a four-letter word, a dirty word connected to deprivation and starvation.  But did you know that the word “diet” comes from the Greek word, diaita, which means “way of living?”

Hhhmmmm….something to think about!

What if you believed, “healthy body healthy mind” and diet didn’t just refer to losing weight?  What if, it wasn’t a go-to plan that was implemented only when pants fits too snugly or the scale began its upward creep?  What if, instead of deprivation, you began to embrace diet from its true meaning…a way of living…a way of life….a way to live?  What if, you could use your mind to support your goals?

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Now it is time to address the third tip to achieving successful weight loss. And this tip is:

It’s not enough to have a goal to lose some weight. You only need to think about the number of New Year Resolutions created each January to realize that setting a goal does not necessary create the type of commitment needed to follow thru and attain that goal.

That’s why it is important to truly consider what it is that you want and the reasons behind it. As Mark Twain said, “I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.”

So true….So let me ask you, do you truly know what you want? And why? Or is your goal a wish, a dream, a thought that you “should” have?
Creating specific outcome goals and writing them down is a system that almost every successful person has. So for us to use this same system, we need to write our outcome goal in a specific way.

I bet you’ve already guessed that you can’t get away with statements like “I want to lose weight” or “I’d like to be skinny”. Those are wishes.  Instead pick a specific goal like   “I am happy and grateful that I weigh 135 pounds at 6pm on December 31st”.  And your goal doesn’t have to be a one-liner. You can write down what you desire to achieve with your weight-loss? Write down the pant size you want to fit in to, the things you’ll be able to accomplish (like walking up six flights of steps with ease) at that weight. The more benefits you can envision coming to you as a result of reaching this goal, the more likely you are to reach it.

Notice that I wrote the goal as if it was already a reality? That’s important. Now visualize it, see it, hear it, smell it, feel it and believe it.
The second step to making a goal a reality is to create process goals in which to make the outcome goal come true. Process goals walk you through the journey, step-by-step toward your outcome goal. A process goal might be the choice to workout three times a week or to drink 64oz. of water every day. You can think of process goals as the weekly check-list you follow until you reach your outcome goal.

And remember what Brian Tracy says….”The minute you set a goal that is worthy of you, obstacles arr thrown in your path to make you the person you must become to be worthy of the goal.”

This is unfortunate (ok, it really sucks!!), but true. How often do you set a goal and then have multiple things move into your path that hinders your success? According to Tracy, those are simply character builders, obstacles that are thrown into your path that make you worthy of reaching your goal. Go into your goal process realizing that these obstacles will come and that you are bigger than they are. Birthday cake can be seen as an obstacle to reach your goal or can be seen as a character builder in which you learn to say “no thanks” with grace and ease. Just realize that obstacles in the form of celebrations, moms who try to feed you, spouses who might not want you to change are going to be there and plan your strategy to address them.

Begin to create your own personal goals. And remember that you can use this system to create goals in other areas of your life too. When you create specific, well framed and positive goals, you are much more likely to reach them

This week I  began a series of posts to increase your weight loss motivation. Today, let’s look at the second:

Watch What you Say and Think

You’ve probably heard the saying….”what you think about expands.” Although this is true for all areas of our life, it is particularly crucial to watch what you say and think when it comes to your health and diet.

Let’s begin with something simple. Have you ever said “I am having a really bad day”?

And guess what…..your prediction comes true….your day goes from bad to worse. This isn’t a coincidence.  When we get into this frame of mind, our thoughts can easily turn small molehills into huge, insurmountable mountains.

Yes, the way we frame these thoughts and words can really make a fundamental difference in the way we live our lives. Our thoughts and what we say can affect our day to day existence.

Just today, how many negative thoughts have you had about your willpower, your body, the way your look or feel? Have you said “I’m fat”, I don’t have will power” or “I’ll never be thin”? Each time you are negative about yourself (and really pay attention to how often this happens) you are closing off your subconscious to new ideas – you are effectively telling your subconscious that this is the way things will always be. You create self-fulfilling prophesies.

It doesn’t have to be like that.

There are plenty of studies that show that if you start to frame your thoughts in a positive manner, it can have a massive effect on your desired outcome.  You can do this by visualizing yourself at the exact weight that you want to be. Focus on how your life would be different at that weight, the things you would be able to do, how you would feel. Write those things down – something like “I am 140 pounds and enjoy a wonderful vibrant life where I buy clothes off the rack and am not embarrassed to try them on. I am able to easily climb stairs and can roll around on the floor with my children. I am excited to fly on a plane and have no concern about fitting into my seat”.  Jot down anything and everything that you can think of that will support your vision. Write this vision statement on 3 x 5 cards and place them around your office, home (especially the refrigerator) and car –places where you can see them everyday.

Even if at first you find it hard to believe the statement, read it anyway. Especially, read it to yourself in the mirror. Reading it a number of times every day will ensure that your subconscious will take note and not only influence, but support, your choices to make the statement a reality.

Need more support? One of my favorite people in the world is Dr. Joe Vitale and I’ve learned so much from the work he has created. If limiting beliefs are holding you back, I highly recommend his Awakening Course. Check it out, do the work and begin to strategically plan your life without the baggage of limiting beliefs.

Deciding to make the commitment to changing your lifestyle, lose weight and get healthy can sometimes feel like an overwhelming challenge. Often that challenge is multiplied when dieting has been a constant struggle and a history of weight loss and gain is in your past.

The exciting thing is that you can say goodbye to the past and start powerfully in your in your new commitment to health. Begin by implementing the following motivation tips which will give you new skills and slates in which to work from.

This first tip is one in a series of ways in which to finally take control of your life and health. Ready for the first? It’s really the easiest so let’s start there….

(1)    Bullet Proofing your Kitchen

All twelve step programs have the same first step – do you know what it is?

It’s admitting that you are powerless to give up the things you are addicted to, to acknowledge that you can’t resist them. And there are many things that people can become addicted to….it’s not just alcohol or drugs, but food as well.

When you finally admit this lack or power to resist food and/or the sugary beverages that you may also crave, it actually makes you more powerful, because you know that something has to be done and you are ready to take the next step.

And, come on, you already know what foods you have trouble with, so just get rid of those foods! Don’t have them around you and don’t bring them into your house. After all, if it is not there, you can’t eat it!

Bullet proof your kitchen by creating a microenvironment of health right in your house. If you know that ice cream is your weakness and that even one spoonful of ice cream will lead to eating the entire tub, then don’t keep any in the freezer– why tempt fate, or your willpower. In the struggle between Ben and Jerry’s and your willpower, your willpower will always lose. That’s because of your primitive limbic brain.

The limbic brain controls many unconscious chores for your body. Breathing in and out, blinking your eyes and flinch at a flying object all come from the instruction of this portion of your brain. The limbic brain is also responsible for your fight or flight response, your need to mate and yes…..your need to eat.

The problem is that when we were being biologically designed, fast food wasn’t on every corner and bags of calorie dense chemical cocktails couldn’t be wheeled in a cart to our car. Back then, food wasn’t plentiful and didn’t contain a great many calories. Back then, we had to work hard for our food and expended calories in hunting, gathering and preparing it. Today, sticking a hand out of the car window provides a calorie feast of non-food that our body doesn’t know how to process. But, the limbic brain doesn’t care….it urges us to eat what it sees…..and NOW. That’s why it is important to purge these nasty non-foods from your home environment, so your limbic brain doesn’t have anything to focus on.

If you live with other people, ask for their co-operation, or create an area of the kitchen that is your place and keep the rest of the kitchen off limits. And remember, the rest of your household doesn’t need to eat junk either. Be a good role model and urge the people you live with not only to support you, but to choose health from themselves as well.

Now that you’ve used this concept to make your kitchen a healthy environment, begin extending it to other parts of your life.  Bullet proof other areas of your life too by identifying “toxic situations” or “toxic friends” – those events or people who are not supporting your best life.

Did you already think of one? Now begin considering how you can bullet proof yourself from that person, limit your exposure or have the crucial conversation with them that is long past due.

Yes, when you admit you are powerless to resist, you are able to take action to create an environment that supports your goals and the commitments your have made to yourself. Why weight? Begin bullet proofing your kitchen and other areas of your life too.

Last night, one of my most favorite people on the planet posted an amazing message to me on YouTube. Dr. Lisa Van Allen came into my life about 6 months ago and I’ll always remember our first conversation…. it was a conversation of resignation, where Lisa had been told by physicians that she needed to simply get used to the idea that she wouldn’t be able to lose weight, that she needed to simply get used to the idea that she would be tired, that she simply needed to get used to the idea that she would always be on medications. Although physicians had told her to get used to it, Dr. Lisa Van Allen is a rebel. And she decided to try a different way.

And she called me.

In that conversation we spoke about my meal replacement program, the anti-inflammatory benefits it brings the body. We spoke of how when our bodies are supported nutritionally, it feels safe enough to release weight. We spoke of how the meal replacements allow us to break our physical and psychological addiction to food.

And so it began.

Six months later, here is her testimonial. It made me cry. It’s not just about the weight, it’s about the hope and possibilities that having a healthy, energized and dynamic body brings to a person’s life. It’s the shift that is created in our minds when our bodies do as we request. A shift that then floats into other areas of our life.

It’s so amazingly cool to have been part of creating that shift for her. You’re welcome, Lisa. I’ve had as much fun on your health journey as you have. I’ve enjoyed getting you to dance, I’ve loved celebrating each and every milestone and I still laugh when I remember us jumping for joy when you realized your super cool boots fit again!  That was fun!!

Please watch her testimonial. Dr. Lisa Van Allen is a living testimony of how we don’t have to been boxed in by a diagnosis. You are an amazing woman, Lisa.

Want to get to know Lisa better? Visit her at www.vanallencoaching.com.

It’s hard to stand back and watch someone that you care about, a beautiful, amazing human being speak themselves out of being healthy. The “it’s too hard”, “I have no time”, “I don’t like the way it tastes”, “I’m too busy” excuses that rob them of their health and years of life on this planet.

So often, I find that people believe it is diet and exercise that will help them achieve their weight loss goals.

They’re wrong.

Well….not entirely, but as important as diet and exercise is to good health, it is just as important to have a attitude that will support you getting there.

A healthy body begins with a healthy mind and the six inches between your ears is the first thing to get into shape. As important as it is to remove junk food from your kitchen, it’s just as important to remove the junk from your mind. You can have all the support systems in place with all the right tools but if you have a negative attitude or your self-esteem is in the toilet, you won’t create long-term success.
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Creating the right attitude is so vitally important because thought IS behavior. The power of the mind is complete….the way in which you think about yourself, your body and your life manifests into your reality. It’s so easy for negative thoughts to turn into lack of confidence, hopelessness, despair and depression. And to comfort yourself with your favorite soul food, sit on the couch and stay stuck. It’s so easy for our views of ourselves to become self-fulfilling prophecies.

There are many things you can do to course correct. You can:
•Meditate/pray/journal each morning, focusing on your daily goals. This gives purpose to your day.
•Each night, before you sleep, envision the ultimate you, the strong, healthy, happy, successful person that you dream yourself being.
•Be in gratitude. Before more is available to you, you must first be in gratitude of what you have. Be grateful for your body NOW. Be grateful for your health NOW. Be grateful for your life NOW.
•Keep track of your thoughts. For a few days, keep a journal with you and write down the negative thoughts that come to you. You may be surprised at how often they show up. And with that awareness, you can then begin to monitor them more closely and eventually begin to automatically substitute them with positive, life affirming thoughts until your unconscious disposition is more positively focused.

Reclaim Your Life and Good Health

With SO much information available on the best ways to lose weight, it’s hard to know what’s true or effective and what isn’t! Meanwhile the multi-billion dollar weight-loss industry is lining THEIR bank accounts with YOUR hardearned money by causing you to jump from one magic weight-loss pill to another. All the while, the only thing that seems to be shrinking is your wallet…NOT your waistline. Sound familiar? Well, it’s time to get off that insane merry-go-round once and for all, and I can help you do that. I will cut through all the lutter and confusion of weight-loss trends and introduce you to a safe, medically proven plan that works!

You Are Not in This Alone!

It’s been shown time and again that losing fat and achieving a healthy body weight is something most people can’t do alone. So don’t feel ashamed that you’ve tried losing weight on your own and haven’t succeeded. The only shame is in giving up the fight…especially when there is a way to lose the weight without a struggle that is fast, easy and you don’t have to be hungry or crave carbs.

So Let’s Get Together

What’s worked for others—others who have successfully lost 20 lbs., 30 lbs., even 100 lbs.—can work for YOU. And with our program, the weight you lose is based on behavior and lifestyle changes…changes I coach you through during your journey. My effective and proven program:

• Will help you lose 2-5 pounds per week
• Is clinically proven
• Is perfect for busy lifestyles
• Is safe and effective
• Is simple and convenient
• Includes life modification support
• Is cost neutral for most people.
• Is recommended by over 15,000 medical providers

Together, we can create optimal health for you and reclaim your life once and for all!