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As a fitness and life coach, my first approach to addressing body-weight issues is to discuss your thoughts and emotions on the subject. Do you view yourself as overweight? When you look in a mirror, what are your thoughts about your body? Are they negative? How often do you think about it during your day? Do you compare your body to others and then wish you looked more like them? Can you visualize how you want to look physically?
How you think and what you feel are of the highest importance. This means taking an honest and authentic (real) look at your “State of Being.” Are you being “Impeccable with your word?”
That is to say, for example, are you using the following type of language in your self-talk?
“ I know I should be more disciplined in terms of what I eat.” I know I should be more active.” These are authentic thoughts, and they have integrity because you are being honest with yourself. You are being “impeccable with your word.” When you think these thoughts, however, how do you feel? Do they make you feel good?
Here is another fundamental axiom about you and everyone else on the planet. “You Don’t know what you don’t know.” Let me state that again. “You don’t know what you don’t know.”
Here is what I do know. “Positive thoughts and emotions, on the whole, generate positive actions and outcomes. This is a universal law. Another is that you can become more aware of your thoughts and change them. This is where the “Rubber meets the Road.” This is the time to take action. What we are talking about is your inner self. It’s your will.
It is taking that small step to change the direction of your thoughts.
When a negative thought or emotion arises about your weight issue, do you just let it go to only have that negative feeling come back later? At that moment, what if you changed your inner dialogue to the positive? For example, “I’m calling Gina (a friend I just created, and I know you have someone like her) right now and ask her if she would like to join me in my journey to a healthier weight. If she doesn’t answer, commit to calling her again and making contact. That is a positive thought coupled with a positive action that can lead to a positive result. Just that tiny step…. Be Bold.it is inside you…