Huh? It seems that many of us are always in a process of losing 5 pounds or 50. Losing weight seems to be a worldwide phenomenon.

Some of us get to a point in our lives where being fat reaches a threshold of pain.

I don’t want to feel this way

I don’t want to look this way

I don’t have the energy that I want/need

I don’t feel sexy

I don’t want to be unhealthy

Exercise is hard

When you have these feelings, you feel unworthy or unloveable which then creates in many of us the desire to eat. We create a “story” that creates a spiral downward. I hope my simple words can inspire you to look at things a bit differently so you can begin the upward spiral!

 The very first step is to move your body in some energetic way each time you experience any of the negative emotions listed. This may be 2 jumping jacks or clapping your hands over your head with a smile on your face. This will immediately change how you feel.

 Then it is time to focus on what you do want. For example

I want to feel________with my new energy

I want to do more of________

 Next, we need to change the language that we typically use as it relates to our weight and body image.

Cease using negative words like over weight, fat, out of shape.

A new word that describes our varied body shapes and sizes that doesn’t evoke negative emotions is “physicality”.

How about our new language sounding something like this:

“ I am interested in changing my physicality in the following ways.”

“I get to show my body some love by nourishing it in the following ways each day”

“I am letting go of some weight”

“I feel energized by knowing that I am treating my body well”

“Being able to move my body freely is an amazing gift”

 What energetic ways could you use to interrupt the ongoing negative patterns of thinking?___________(like jumping jacks)

 What positive things could you focus on to inspire yourself to make new decisions as it relates to your physicality?___________

 What new language could you use to describe your physicality in positive ways that would reward you by feeling loved by your self?____________