Weight Loss Mindset
Your beliefs are about to change. For some time now you may have had a belief system that kept you
overweight and unfortunately your body always obeys the instructions of your mind.For instance, if you have thought that you find it hard to control yourself around food, or that you eat out of boredom, you will behave in a manner to make that belief true for you.
The most common belief about weight loss that prevents success is ‘Losing weight is too hard’ – the
reality is, we don’t have to give up on small pleasures in our life. The key is finding a balance between
eating for physical hunger and eating what you want and satisfying emotional hunger in better ways.
Your beliefs are your spoken word
Listen and pay attention to your spoken words and the self-talk inside your head. The words ‘I should’,
‘I ought’ or ‘I must’ bring with them feelings of desperation. Change these words to ‘choose’, for instance ‘I choose to be slim’, or ‘I choose to eat this instead of that’. Choosing allows you to take control, and you can now challenge your old beliefs with choice.
Start to fill your thoughts with positive self-talk in the morning just before you get out of bed and in the
evening before you go to bed. You are in a more subconscious state at these times, so doing these
exercises at these times will enable the new thoughts to sink deeper, having more impact on your actions.
Affirmations – think and write your new beliefs
Affirmations enhance visualisation and help re-programme your old beliefs. Start with worthy affirmations, such as ‘I deserve to be slim’. If you notice negative beliefs creeping into your thoughts, challenge them and replace them with positive affirmations.
Thoughts are very powerful and any image held in your mind will eventually produce some effect.
What are affirmations?
1. Affirmations are written statements which support your goals and the life you want to live. Repeated
daily, they will correct any negative thoughts and encourage your self-belief and your goals.
2. Affirmations are usually underused and incorrectly practised. Many people purchase books and attend courses searching for ways to lose weight and gain a successful lifestyle. They are unaware of what a free, dedicated 10 minute daily affirmation programme can do for them.
3. Understand the power of affirmations. Knowing this power will encourage you to want to use them
and keep using them.
4. The mind receives and responds to information sent to it from your thoughts, feelings and self-talk.
For example shut your eyes and imagine you have reached your goal weight, you instantly respond
with excitement.
5. If you have always found it hard to lose weight and are wondering why, chances are you haven’t
actually programmed yourself.
Use the list below to assist you in your affirmation programme.
• Focus on one affirmation at a time.
• Keep affirmations short, simple and punchy. No longer than one sentence.
• Be positive, focus on what you want, NOT on what you don’t want.
• Allocate 10 minutes each day (5 minutes in morning and evening is fine).
• Speak your affirmations out loud, so you read and hear what you are saying.
• Persistence is the key. Commit to at least 30 days to reap the effect of affirmations.