Losing Weight Starts With Your Attitude

Losing Weight Starts With Your Attitude

As another New Year approaches it always happens, I start
hearing the ‘R’ word more and more. In this case, the ‘R’ stands
for resolution, as in New Year’s resolution. You know the
routine, people everywhere will promise / swear / guarantee that
this year they will finally; lose weight, quit smoking, get a
better job, etc. They usually then add something to the effect
of “And this year I mean it too. No excuses this time. I’m going
to do it !!!” So can you guess what the top two New Year’s
resolutions usually are ? - Lose weight / get in shape - Quit
Smoking While I commend them on choosing better health, why do
so many of these sincere people fail ? It’s not due to a lack of
information, resources, or products. After all, how many ads for
diet / smoking cessation products do you see a day ? If any of
the products worked half as well as they claim they do it’s
amazing anyone is overweight or smokes anymore. Maybe the answer
doesn’t lie in some new diet or wonder drug. Maybe the answer is
your attitude towards losing weight. Unfortunately, marketing
gurus have figured out that if they can blame your problem on
someone / something else they can sell you something. They tell
you it’s not your fault you’re overweight: - It’s your diet
 so try this NEW diet - It’s your metabolism  so
try this NEW pill - It’s your DNA  so blame your
parents. AND try this new diet or pill. I guess their
justification is that at a minimum, if you’re going to be
unhappy about your weight, you could at least be happy it’s not
your fault. The fact that they’re making money on that isn’t so
bad. Is it ? But wait, I’ve got an idea. How about we take
responsibility for being overweight and actually do something
about it. Here’s a good starting point: CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE
INTO A POSITIVE ONE Instead of thinking negative thoughts like
I’ll never lose weight – or – I gain weight easily Try these
positive thoughts I can lose as much weight as I want – or – I
control my weight easily. Athletes have used this to improve
their performance for decades. Instead of thinking about missing
a foul shot or dropping a touchdown pass, they focus on ‘making’
the foul shot or ‘catching’ the touchdown pass. You don’t think
attitude makes that much of a difference ? Let’s try this
scenario: You are the coach of a basketball team that is losing
a game by 1 point. You have one chance left to win the game so
you call a timeout to talk to your 5 players. Of those 5
players: - 1 knows he can make the shot - 2 think they can - 2
aren’t so sure they can Who do you want taking the shot ?
Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all
time, always wanted to take the last shot. Did he make all of
them ? Of course not, but look at where his attitude took him.
The Hall of Fame. When it comes to losing weight, which type of
player are you ? Are you sure you can lose weight, thinking you
can, or not so sure ? Think about it. Losing weight is not easy,
but if your attitude isn’t right, how far will you get ? If you
want to improve your attitude, try this 3 step approach: Step 1
Starting tomorrow morning, I want you to notice every time you
say or think something negative about yourself and write it
down. At the end of the day, read your notes. If you have
nothing written down, congratulations ! If you do, look over
what you have written down. As you look over your notes, pretend
someone else wrote them. Now, ask yourself, do you think that
person will lose weight ? Step 2 Starting the following morning
I want you to notice every time you say or think something
negative about yourself and write it down. This time I want you
to try and write something POSITIVE underneath it. For example,
if you have written down: I have no will-power. Write I have
GREAT will-power. At the end of the day, review your notes. Now
look at your positive notes. That is what you should be
thinking, so start telling yourself that is what you WILL BE
thinking. Step 3 Starting the third morning you will start using
your POSITIVE language. Eliminate the negative. If you catch
yourself thinking negatively, stop it, and change it into a
positive thought. I want you to think of yourself as the Michael
Jordan of weight loss. You want to take the shot. You know you
can make it. Remember, that may not always be true, but in the
long run, if you continue to work towards your goal, think
positively, and always believe in yourself, you’ll be in the
Hall of fame. Good Luck !!! Comments / Questions can be sent to
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