Effective Slimming Methods – Insights

It started when I sat down with my wife Katie and we began to search for answers to our weight problems. We first identified what each of us hoped to gain and why being slimmer would give us that. Our aspirations turned out to be quite straightforward. For Katie, it was all about the kids - being able to get in and play with them. Equally, she aspired to feeling good about being un-dressed when we're intimate together.

My main wish was to be able to purchase clothes that fit properly! Also, as our home is on 3 levels, I just longed to be able to reach the top floor and not feel my heart pounding violently!

Whilst going through this introspection, we discovered that it wasn't just about how we look, but also about how much we valued ourselves. We have much less respect for ourselves when we increase in weight. It's very common to see weight reduction as the solution to a happy life. We wholeheartedly acknowledge these feelings, and want to share some findings with you.

Psychologists understand that we have a subconscious mind, which doesn't recognise the difference between a real thing and an imaginary thing. And therefore our subconscious transfers its most vividly perceived information into our conscious - imaginary or otherwise! Repeat a concept often enough and that surfaces as the overriding idea.

Reflect on that for a little while - have you been sabotaging your hopes of a slimmer self by constantly telling yourself that you are fat? We should tell our sub conscious what we want, not what we don't want.

If we concentrate on the positive things we'll enjoy when we're slimmer, it's easier to get through the tough times. And so each of us thought of activities and things that would be enhanced by being slimmer. We realised we wanted to do things like going for long walks, going to dances, being flirtatious, having great sex, swimming, having more fun, playing with the kids, beach games, cycling, confidence and excitement.

Next we conjured up visions of ourselves on vacation, looking fantastic in our new summer gear. We got the respect and esteem of people as we confidently mingled with others. Life became a breeze.

Consequently, the weight came off (though not too much...) Has it been worth it? You bet...

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