The weight loss diary

Weight loss is a major trend today more than it was back in the day because we live in a society where media scrutiny has made physical appearance more important. This article will build onto the earlier posted article “Are You Beautiful?”

While a few people are born perfect and continue to feel perfect for the larger part of their lives, most people especially women as we grow our bodies tend to hike fat storage and if food intakes and child births are not monitored we end up unhappy with who we have become and yet still pressured to look at our bodies in relation to what we think is beautiful. This can be quite disheartening if you are alone but mostly if you have to go about this the wrong way.

What is the wrong way of doing it?

The most popular and obvious solution is to eat less. While logically this should work, it will not be effective, because of two simple reasons. First because while eating a smaller pizza warrants taking in less calories, it still ensures that your body is still stuffed up with the same stuff that is making your body fat, so at best it won’t work.

 Treat your mind to believe you have abundance

Secondly, and am sure many of us have experienced this, deciding not to eat at all and maybe take water and a snack leads to weight gain after all. It doesn’t make sense right? And it can be completely frustrating. Which is what makes it all the more important that rather than just embarking on a mission to lose weight by cutting calories, we know exactly “how to cut the calories right”

As explained above, to calm the body down from triggering thoughts of deprivation, you have to assure it through the mind, that you in fact will have enough to eat, at all times. This is where the true power of weight loss lies. Do this and watch the kilos fade away effortlessly.

Our lives are filled with everything we need and if we see them and take them every day, there is no way we will be in lack or shortage of what we need. The universe has a way with things, we do not even have to ask for several things yet they are in our lives any way. The gift of life, love, the air that we breathe, the helping hand of a friend, the rain that pours at night, the truth is that every time we have needed something it has found a way of coming into our lives one way or another.

So letting go of the fear of when the next meal will be gives us power to focus on the goal of losing weight while trusting that we will find a meal and when we do, it will be the right one.

Keep calm, stay positive and fearless

While, embarking on this journey sadly not everyone will understand your mission. Many make you feel uncomfortable just to have something to talk about. But that is something that people always do when they see that other people have enough courage to take their lives in their own hands. It’s expected, so have no fear, keep calm and smile and know your goals and why you made this decision in the first place. Talk to those in line with your thoughts keep your grace and poise, and have more supportive people around. Eventually several people will come around and even be inspired by your resolution.

Keep a journal even on food

This is a very huge transition and life decision for you, to take it all the way, you have to be able to understand your emotions and a journal is one of the best ways to help you work through it all. It burns the feelings of loneliness and documentation of such gratifying moments. So you will have something to look back on, something you started and finished, and something you are proud of. Recording these every day’s leaps of faith will strengthen your commitment.

Set weight loss goals

Seeing the end is another important aspect of this process.  Do you want to drop a size or three? It doesn’t matter, the most important thing is you take a little time every day to visualize yourself in this place.

By Bridget Nyamushagi

continues next week…

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