In the last couple of days, I have had several quotes come through my email and all of them have been talking about positive mindsets being the cause of positive experiences – not the other way around.
When we are feeling happy about the world around us, we notice the beauty of the trees or enjoy the warmth of the sun.
If we are feeling grouchy, we notice the jerk that cuts us off on the highway and that the kids (who have been home all day while you went to work!) have left toothpaste in the sink!
When a person tells me they can’t lose weight, they are right. But if they thought they could – they would be able to. If they see losing weight as a punishment -- why would they want to make the changes necessary to lose weight? But… if they saw losing weight as a way of nurturing themselves – as a way to be good to themselves – wouldn’t they feel good about what they were doing and want to keep it up.
How does a person get into the self-nurturing mindset?
Let go of self-judgment.
You don’t have to want to stay the weight you are to accept your body as it is but that where ever you are is an okay place to start.
Listening to what your body is telling you (and not rushing to label it as bad) will create a more positive experience in losing weight. If you can understand that the body is meant to be hungry sometimes and also meant to be full sometimes -- and that both have their place in a healthy body -- you will be able to make decisions based on your hunger and fullness without seeing the experience as just a series of judgments about the kind of person you are.
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