I think it is important that we focus on how powerful our minds are in this whole process of getting fit. You're person will transform when you're willing to transform your mind. The body is the action component of the mind. What is experienced in the body is determined in the mind because the mind doesn't have the ability to act, it sends messages to the body demanding action. The body, in turn, plays out the thought.
"The mind is capable of anything-because everything is in it, all the past, as well as all the future." Joseph Conrad
Homework:
- Start noticing your self-talk. What are you saying to yourself. Start being aware. If your dialogue is negative, replace it with positive affirmations .
3 comments:
You are so right. I really need to watch my self-talk. I notice when I am kinder to myself, I am happier. You think it you be common sense that I would always talk kind to myself.....well...I'm trying!
so often i have to remind myself how incredible my body is. how thankful i am to have carried and given birth to two beautiful babies, and how the weight was worth it. i need to be happy right now, the way i am.
i tried really hard to lose the weight before i got pregnant with my last one (worked out 6 days a week and ate very healthy for 6 months) and while i felt better and my body shape change a bit, it was all about the number for me and i didn't lose a pound. i had my thyroid tested, etc... and finally my doctor said 'some people are just like that'. so i have been extremely frustrated, depressed about the whole thing, and terribly afraid to try again just to 'fail' to get the results i so desperately want.
so that's it for me. i'm afraid to try again only to fail again.
i know my self-talk is not good and i end up in a cycle where i try hard to really good, no results so say to heck with it, and go eat ice cream. self medicating - i know. Anyway, that's where i'm at.
got a gym pass, and am trying to get my MIND in the right place to make this happen for myself. trying hard to not be afraid.
thanks tommi for sharing. i like the homework. i think we can all use a good dose of positive thinking.
amb i can see how not getting the results you want is so frustrating. it makes it hard to work so hard when you're not seeing anything 'big'. i think that is great that you were feeling better though, your body was liking the food and exercise. i have noticed for myself as i have tried to cut out a lot of sugar and excess portions, that my body feels a lot better too.
all the best on the continuing quest for health. :) we can do it!
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