The Best Way To Lose Weight
The only way to a Healthy Weight Loss is to consume less
calories and increase your physical activity.
So what is it that stops you from following these two simple
steps?
Time and state of
mind!
To lose weight, you have to first be in the right state of mind.
This is very often the biggest stumbling block. After all, when you are over weight, you usually lack energy, self
esteem and focus. This in turn will lead you to eat more for the feeling of comfort.
Physical activity, is the best way to lose weight,
but with ever increasing demands in work and lifestyle, this can often seem like a total impossibility.
Weight loss is something almost everyone struggles with sooner or
later. The search for the best diet or the most effective exercise regiment can last for years. On the surface, it
seems like the search is about looking fit in the eyes of others.
You've got to impress "them," right? In order to be successful, happy
and attract that life mate, you have to look good to them. Hmmmm.
This is partially true, however, looking fit (worthy) is really about
getting in touch with your own self-worth, accessing a deeper worth that is not derived from your appearance. "How
to lose weight" is not the only question you should be asking.
You don't have to let go of the quest to lose weight, but at least
try putting this question along side of it: "How can I find a sense of worth and fitness on the inside, no matter
how my body looks?"
You probably are already asking such a question,
unconsciously.
As you are trying to lose weight and looking for the best way to
lose weight, the above question usually lies beneath the quest you are on. Since it is there anyway, I am
suggesting you make it even more conscious. Make it more of a priority. Make self-acceptance just as equal in
importance to weight loss. Then see what happens.
When you make self-acceptance the goal, along with the weight loss,
you open a door towards feeling much better emotionally.
You begin to realize that there are other ways to solve this problem,
aside from just dieting and exercising. Going for true self-worth gets you to stare the problem right in its eyes.
You then start to uncover the core issues.
It is strongly advised you get help if many wounds are surfacing.
There are many great books and resources on weight loss self-esteem, body image, and true self-acceptance that will
take you in new directions.
But the problem and its solution start with you. What I am saying
here is that the real problem is not how to lose weight, or what to eat, etc. the real problem is self-judgment.
What else can it be?
You only feel bad in the eyes of others if you are looking at your
self through judgmental eyes. When you take of your "glasses" of self-judgment, no matter how thick they are, then
you will have gotten to the root of the problem.
You take them off, by seeing how unjoyuful they are. You remove
self-judgment about your body image or anything for that matter, by noticing how unhelpful it is, and
simultaneously finding ways to feel more self-esteem.
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