Monday, March 23, 2009

Yes I Can!!!! It's all about the 'tude.

Achieve weight-loss success, one positive thought at a time.
So you're wondering, what is the right attitude and how can it help you lose weight? Having the right attitude is so important because thought is behavior your mind is your strongest tool, and the way you think of yourself manifests as your reality. We all know how easily negative thoughts about ourselves can lead to poor self-image, lack of confidence, hopelessness, and depression. You've heard about self-fulfilling prophecy, right? Well, if you tell yourself that you'll always be fat or that you'll never find happiness, chances are you will always be fat and you won't ever be happy. But imagine what could be possible if you harnessed your mental power with positive thoughts.
A key element of changing your attitude is changing your self-talk your internal monologue, the chattering conversation you have with yourself constantly all day long, whether you are aware of it or not. It's the voice in your head that says, "I can't exercise because I'm fat and lazy" or, "I'm worthless because I have no self-control and will always be this way." It's this kind of useless negativity that is holding you back, keeping you from being the best you that you can be. Now is the time to turn it around once and for all.
Imagine what would happen if you changed the dialogue so that it sounded more like this: "I can lose weight and be healthy" or "I am going to eat well today, and I will feel good about myself as a result." Your self-talk can make the difference between self-assurance and self-doubt, happiness and despair, success and failure. If you start making your self-talk more positive and affirming, and less defeatist and self-deprecating, your whole life will change for the better.

NOW...you can wake up tomorrow morning pat yourself on the back, tell yourself that you CAN make real life changes and start with one simple yet incredibly important step. EAT BREAKFAST! When you wake up, whether you're hungry or not, and even if you are suffering from eater's remorse from the night before, have breakfast. Research shows that people who eat breakfast are up to half as likely to be obese or have heart disease as those who don't. A study in the journal Lancet tracked 2,900 men and women, ages 18 to 30, for a decade, and found that breakfast eaters wind up consuming fewer calories overall and less saturated fat and cholesterol throughout the day than breakfast skippers. "Breakfast helps regulate blood sugar and insulin—which reduces the likelihood of overeating," says study coauthor Linda Van Horn, Ph.D. Strategy for success For maximum energy, shoot for a high-fiber, calcium-rich meal of protein, fruit and whole grains. "Oatmeal with skim milk and berries hits high marks on the nutrient front, without adding saturated fat, cholesterol or salt," Van Horn says. Or try a peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole-grain bread with skim milk, or scrambled egg whites on whole-grain toast with an orange.

2 comments:

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