So here we are. If this blog grabbed your attention, you’re probably thinking, “So what do I do?” I can tell you to go on a diet and exercise. But you’ve heard that your whole life and you’ve probably tried every diet (and they worked while you were on the diet). You’ve probably joined gyms, hired personal trainers, bought hundreds of books and videos and promised to exercise on a daily basis. You’ve probably lost the weight and periodically gotten into pretty good shape. AND, you’ve probably gained the weight back (plus) and stopped exercising and lost the momentum you had.
You’re sick and tired of trying to stay fit. It’s almost as if it’s okay to be overweight and out of shape. Trying to do all the things you have to do in your life, AND stay fit and trim is just too hard, too time consuming and too frustrating. I agree.
At 64, I just don’t want to do it the way I used to. I want it to be easy. So let’s create “easy”, remember, I’m on this journey with you. And I teach” this stuff. Now I’m going to do it with you.
Being overweight and out of shape means different things to different people. I work with people who have anywhere from 5 lbs. to 200 lbs. to lose. I have people who think being out of shape is having difficulty running the mile a day they’ve committed to, to not being able to do one sit up.
So ask yourself, where is your starting point. How overweight and out of shape are you?
Take a notebook and keep a chart of where you are now and your progress. How much time are you willing to commit to, to change the habits and patterns that got you overweight and out of shape? Let’s keep it easy.
The first thing you have to do is change your mind. As long as you’re focused on saying to yourself, “I’m overweight and out of shape,” you’re reaffirming your being overweight and out of shape.
So start there; change your focus. The focus has to become, “It’s now okay to get in shape.” If that feels too uncomfortable to say, and you’ll feel it as soon as you say it, then say: “I’m now willing for it to be okay to get in shape.” Give it a shot.
What you’re doing is giving yourself permission to stop being overweight and out of shape. You’re changing your focus and giving your mind a new assignment. Your mind will give you whatever you focus on. Your mind is the power behind everything you do. It creates everything you focus on.
If you focus on what you don’t want, you will get it. If you start to focus on what you do want, you’ll get it. Start with where you are, focus on where you want to be, breathe, and know that it’s a process and it will take time.
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life!
Suzy P
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