Weight Loss – Lose The Guilt To Lose Weight

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Here is something that you never hear anyone talk about when it comes

to weight loss. That is, how our emotions come into play when we attempt

to lose weight, or to achieve any goal for that matter.

For the longest period of time I thought that guilt way a nonproductive

emotion. Just recently I came to realize how wrong I was. Guilt is much

more than nonproductive, it is counter productive. So much so that it

prevents us from obtaining our goals, in this case, losing weight.

Naturally, you ask yourself how this works. It is quite simple really.

Guilt is the mechanism that allows us to bind together two contradictory

thoughts, beliefs, desires or actions.

Here is a simple example, one pertaining to your weight loss program.

Let us assume for a moment that you are overweight. It is on your

mind a great deal of the time. You are unhappy with this condition. As

a matter of fact, it plagues you. It is on your mind constantly and you

absolutely plan to do something about it. Maybe you are even in the

process of dieting and exercising right now. Okay. So you have had

a long, frustrating day. There is a pint of chocolate ice cream with your

name on it in the freezer. You know in your heart that eating it will

be counter productive. Jeez, it is worse than that. No only will it delay

your weight loss, it will actually put weight on your thighs. What do

you do? You guessed it. You eat the pint of ice cream.

What is the mechanism that allows this to happen? What is it that

allows you to know for certain that what you are doing is against your

own best interests and you do it anyway? Duh, it is guilt. Guilt is the

means that allows us to bind these absolutely, contradictory actions

together. We are dieting (or plan on dieting) and eating ice cream at

the same time. Not to beat a dead horse, but what makes this alright

in our minds and emotions. Guilt.

By this time you are saying to yourself, do not be silly. This is the

most ridiculous thing that I have ever heard. Well, stop and think

about this for a few minutes. Find other examples in your life where

this can apply. You will discover that it is no so silly after all.

When you come to the realization that this may in fact be true, you should

be asking yourself what can be done about it. The easy answer, on the face

of it, is to just stop feeling guilty. Easier said than done.

You see, guilt has a small army of allies. This army of allies only strengthen

the power of guilt. These allies include, but are not limited to, low self esteem,

self pity and a general negative outlook on life.

By now, the picture is beginning to look hopeless. Not so. The fact of the

matter is that there are a number of people who lose weight every single day.

What is it that they do to successfully lose weight? What is it that I can do

to duplicate their success?

The single, most important and powerful thing that you can do is to set your

goal. When you establish this goal it has to be set in stone. Gandhi use to

talk about taking a personal vow. I take this to mean to establish your goal

at the highest and deepest mental and emotional levels. When you do this

then every action that you take will contribute to arriving at your goal. That

includes the slips and missteps.

Anyway, there you have it, something to think about. If you have tried to

diet and lose weight in the past, and were unsuccessful, perhaps you have

gained some insight as to why. With some self reflection perhaps your next

attempt will be your last.

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Source by Kathryn Soloff