How To Lose Weight And Enjoy Life

Copyright (c) 2007 Liz LabrumThink - RightNowhttp://www.Think-rightnow.comAre you stuck in the mental and physical loop of being overweightwhilst wanting to be slim? Do you find you're going round incircles and getting more upset, frustrated and helpless?You're not aloneMore people than ever are overweight. It is estimated that nearlytwo-thirds of the population are overweight or obese. There aremore overweight children than ever before stacking up health andself esteem problems for themselves later on in their lives. Inthe UK it is the National Health System's (NHS), priority targetto tackle the growing prevalence of obesity in the population andmillions of pounds are being pumped into the effort.If the NHS succeeded with its goal then we would all be slimmerand much more active. We wouldn't be putting life on hold whilstwe want, wish and try to be slimmer and more active. We'd all beenjoying our lives feeling confident and happy and achieving muchmore.Wishing and hoping doesn't make it come trueIn short we need to learn the skill of turning wishing andwanting something to happen in to actively making it happen. Nowthat may seem an over-simplistic and obvious statement and yet asa principle it makes such a profound difference to whether yousucceed or fail at the losing weight game.When I work with my clients it is one of the first things wetackle. Together we find out what they truly want; what they'vedone so far to get that and what they can do from now on to getwhat they want. Once this is mapped out and some simplestrategies put in place to achieve their desires my clients findit much easier to lose weight and live the life they want.Want to know how you can do the same? Follow this Five step plan,developed from working with many clients to help them get unstuckand living the life they love.1. Get clear about what you do want.So often we get stuck thinking about what it is we don't want.For example 'I don't want to feel fat and frumpy: or: 'Idon't want people to stare at me . etc, etc,. . .' Instead takea moment and use your imagination to dream what it would be liketo be that slimmer you, doing what you'd be doing. Use all yoursenses to record what that would be like. That is, what you'dsee, hear, smell and feel. Do this a few times until you get itjust how you want it. If you start getting negative thoughtsdiscipline yourself to let them go and get back on track to whatyou do want. This is important work. Now use a pen a paper andnote down what it was like and what you enjoyed about it.Particularly what was so special to you about being that you.2. Then work out a cunning Plan.Now use your mind again to imagine what it was that you did toget yourself there. What sort of things would have had to happenfor you to be that way? For example a client of mine said thatshe had felt particularly at ease with herself. So we looked atwhat would have had to have happened for her to feel that way.Her answer was that it meant she'd been taking care of herselfand needs in ways that she used to but had stopped doing. 3. Creating a mission statementNow take a leaf out of the corporate world and create yourmission statement. Successful companies and people know what theywant and use a mission statement to keep them on track. Using thework you've done above write a sentence or two to answer: Who amI and what do I want? Now keep this handy in your purse or walletand refer to it regularly to remind you and help you stay oncourse.4. Do what you like to get where you want to beIt's easy to think that we have to take care of everyone elseand leave ourselves at the bottom of the list. However this isunwise as it can lead to a sense of resentment, frustration andburn out, which means everyone loses out. You need to look afteryour needs so that you can feel positive and able to cope witheveryday demands.With my clients a simple exercise I ask them to complete is tospontaneously list 50 things that they like having or doing. Ithas to be done quickly to avoid the temptation of editing orgiving reasons why they can't be done. Then we look at acalendar or diary and commit them to real dates in the nearfuture. This means there are positive things to look forward toas well as reinforcing all the things that make life worthwhileand enjoyable.5. Your support teamThis follows neatly in the steps of the above exercise. If youfeel that it's you who does everything in your household or thatyou're overwhelmed at work then you are more than likely to befeeling resentful and frustrated. There's no reward in thisscenario and everyone's a loser especially you. Break this cycleby asking for help. If it's your job that's the source ofstress get out your job description and identify and agree withyour boss what is essential to get done and what can be delegatedor relegated. Then at home work with your partner and family on asimilar basis and agree who can do what and based on eachperson's unique strengths and qualities. Doing this breaks thefeelings of isolation and creates a healthier more real anduseful perspective.Finally - Now let your mind do the losing weight for youHaving done all that work you are now in the right place to startlosing weight. To really accelerate the process it helps to learnthe art of self-hypnosis. The hypnotic state of mind is highlyfocused and more open to suggestion.Just by turning your attention to your breathing and deciding torelax can bring you to this magical state or mind where you cansuggest to yourself how good healthy food is and how cloying andunsatisfying sweet or sugary food is. Doing this several times aday with different suggestions will make losing weight mucheasier. You will also enjoy a big bonus in that people around youwill notice how much happier you are and that you're much morefun to be with! ----------------------------------------------------------Liz Labrum Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and hypnosis helps people who want to lose weight or break habits such as smoking. She also specialises in problems such as stress, fear and anxiety. Visit http://www.Think-rightnow.com - use the free assessments and reports to help you start to understand how to solve your problems.