Mindset

Thought patterns and steps to achieve healthy results

This may come as a surprise to you: If you are not happy with your body today, you won’t be any happier when you reach that goal weight. Your mind will still be constantly looking for what it wants to change. While you may weigh less, your mindset remains the same – unless you work on it.

The good news is you can begin a loving relationship with yourself at any time. It begins from the inside out. Practice these thought patterns and steps to achieve lasting healthy results. After all, you only get one physical body, and it will stick around for a lifetime!

Thought Patterns

What comes up for you when you look at your body, is it positive or negative thoughts?

How would you describe your relationship with your body in regards to how you have been treating it?

If you look at the scale and have negative thoughts about it, just know the weight on the scale is only a circumstance. The thought that comes after is just a story you’re telling yourself. That same number could lead to a completely different thought for someone else. So is that story serving you? If not, you have the power to change it.

If you think about it, all of your past actions led to the results you have today, planned or not. There is no need to blame or have shame about your past actions, it is about acknowledging it and deciding to change because you WANT to, not because you feel like you need to.

Unless you decide to stay the same version of yourself for the rest of your life, it is time to make that change now and it starts with YOU. If you’re here reading this, you’re looking for something better in your life. The point is, when you have a better relationship with your body, it will become so much easier to want to take the most care of it. Motivation only lasts so long, but mindset is what keeps you going!

How To Achieve Lasting Results

What are the results you want? Whether it is to lose weight, inches, or feel better in your clothes, measure it. Pick a day to jump on the scale, take body measurements, or simply notice the way your clothes feel.

Make sure to meet yourself where you’re at. Are you are someone who eats out 4-5 times a week? Reduce the frequency to 2-3 times a week instead.

Do you have a sweet tooth and typically like a sweet treat after dinner? Don’t completely diminish it, instead limit the amount of days you allow yourself to do it.

If you quit cold turkey, it is less likely to maintain those habits in the long term. Do yourself a favor and start where you are and ease into your new routine; There is no rush in losing weight. It takes time and consistency. Making small changes to your current habits create big results over time.

Instead of focusing on the things that you want to change about your body, pick out 3 things that you LOVE about your body.
Expect urges to come up, but allowing them instead of caving into it. Instead of caving, do something that you enjoy; whether it’s going for a walk or expressing your creative side. Allow the urge without actually following through with it. Each time you recognize and change this pattern, you will get better and begin a new habit that puts you in control.
Understanding your body signals: hunger and fullness queues. Are you actually hungry, bored or even stressed? Us humans tend to want to escape our negative feelings and comfort ourselves with food or something else, until we notice it and change these habits in their tracks.

Take the action today to build a better relationship with your body!

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