Just imagining that hot pizza coming out of the oven starts your
body's process of getting the most nutritional value from, and digesting
your food. That's right, you don't have to put the food in your mouth
for digestion to start; you don't even have to see it in front of you!
Eating what you enjoy gives you the most benefit of the food you eat!
That's
part of the problem with dieting. When you are dieting and choosing
food to make you lose weight, you are probably not imagining how great
that "low fat salad dressing" is going to taste. Sure, you may be
hungry, but you are missing the first component of getting nutrition
from your food: palatability! And if you are eating and not enjoying
your food, it sets up negative "feedback" (pardon the pun). It's like
negative "poor me" belief; "I have to eat this
crap because I can't stand my body the way it is".
Your
MINDSET
is the most important factor on your body when it comes to your health
and your weight. In fact, it's hard to have a thought or emotion without
a corresponding expression in your body language.
What goes on
outside your body is just the exterior that reflects a change in your
biochemistry inside your body as well. You heart rate and blood pressure
changes, breathing, skin electrical conductivity all respond to
thoughts and emotion. These are some of the readings that are used for
lie detector tests.
When
you "think" you are on a diet, the reason is generally because you are
unhappy with some aspect of your body. Maybe you think you weight too
much and don't look good, or perhaps you are having a health challenge.
That's stressful for your body. Whatever the reason, if your focus is on
the negative aspect of why you are eating a certain way, you are
unknowingly using the Law of Attraction to bring about your goals, but
in the negative! Brain science actually says the same thing, "the
habitual focus of your thoughts" become pathways in your brain that are
very hard to break.
When you are unhappy the stress makes your
body feel that it isn't safe and stress hormones are released. The
longer the stressful thoughts and emotional continue, the more intense
the reaction from your body. Cortisol, the stress hormone, has a strong
effect on your digestion and your weight. In fact, one of the obvious
symptoms of stress is belly fat.
What can you do it you want to lose weight?
Transform
your mindset. Don't think "diet." Learn how to eat the foods you enjoy,
but eat mindfully with the mindset of nurturing yourself, instead of
depriving yourself. Use meal times as a time to focus and enjoy your
food, taking a break from any stressful thoughts and problems. Soon
you'll notice that you are enjoying eating, and maybe eating less
because you notice a feeling of fullness and satiation.
Your body
wants to keep you healthy, and gives you messages all the time. But if
you're not paying attention, you won't notice. Eating mindfully is a
wonderful stress relief technique that can help you improve your health,
and lose weight without dieting.
Best selling author, and Coach-sultant, Lianda Ludwig, M.S. works
with overwhelmed, stressed out, frustrated dieters who have lost weight
and regained it time and again. Discover how to break the addiction to
dieting and fighting your body and nature! Losing weight is not just
about what you eat; it's about what's eating you.
Her Mentabolism
Mindset Transformation Program creates a successful mindset to eliminate
cravings, stop the deprived feeling of a dieter and vanquish the
stress, so you can lose weight, and keep it off without naturally,
without ever dieting again.
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