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Visualization And Weight Loss
The surprising fact is that many conditions can be improved by
visualization and weight loss is one of them. It works like
this: you keep a vision in your mind of how you want your body
to look, and subconsciously you will begin acting in a way that
will go in that direction. You become much more positive about
your body, more accepting of your diet or fitness regime, and
you will reach your weight goals more quickly and easily.
Effecting change through visualizing desired outcomes has become
more and more acceptable in recent years. Psychologists do not
understand exactly how it works but clearly the mind and body
are not as separate as we often believe. It seems that if you
truly want something it is more likely to happen - provided of
course that it is something that is possible, and within your
control. Visualization helps us to truly want to lose weight by
creating a clear and happy picture of our fitter bodies. Without
this we can often put psychological traps in our own path.
Many people who are overweight believe they cannot lose weight.
Sometimes you may say it out loud, or hear friends say it about
themselves. For other people this belief stays in the
subconscious. But it is sure that it influences our behavior.
Someone who believes it is impossible for her to lose weight
will be constantly battling her own negativity when she is
trying to diet. Her mind will be constantly telling her there is
no point dieting, she cannot lose weight so she should just go
ahead and eat everything she wants. Visualization is the
strongest technique that we can use to overcome these negative
thoughts and impulses.
If you are plagued by negativity either from your own mind or
from the reactions of friends and family to your diet, go ahead
and visualize yourself at your desired weight as often as you
can. It works on the same level as all those negative voices and
can annihilate their influence like nothing else can.
It is important to practice every day - morning and evening if
you can. You just need to take a few minutes in a quiet place
and keep an image in your mind of your body at its ideal weight.
Some people can do this easily, others need some help. If you
have a photograph of yourself at your ideal weight in the past,
you may find it easier to look at that. Or use a photo from a
magazine but cut off the person's face. You need to visualize
your own body, but thinner.
You can also visualize from the inside. Close your eyes and let
your awareness focus on a part of your body - for example, your
right thigh. Imagine it slowly becoming thinner in your mind's
eye. Then move to the other thigh, and on through the body. It
may help to start at the feet and move up towards the head, or
vice versa.
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