Skyler Meine

The mind is a powerful tool for achieving your IdealShape. There’s a reason we’ve called it the real magic weight loss pill! When your mind is working with you toward your goals, it’s a fail-proof path to success. But how do you get your mind on board?

Try a little positive reinforcement.

In order to do something consistently every day, and to do it well, you have to want to do it. That’s why to get to your IdealShape, a positive outlook is everything.

Be Nice to Yourself

On Day 9, I revealed that it’s more effective to focus on what you can add to your diet, rather than what you must take away. The same principle applies to the overall weight loss picture. It is FAR more constructive to focus on the positives of your fitness and nutrition plan, and reward yourself along the way.

The fact of the matter is, we like rewards! When we feel great about our decisions, we are motivated to keep going. We do not like punishment. Chastise yourself and you will rebel—often reinforcing the very behaviors you wanted to change.

Of course, it’s not easy to turn a weight loss “frown upside down.” We’re often mad at ourselves for making bad choices, and frustrated about the unfairness of having to work so hard to get in shape. Or we feel hopeless that the results we would like to achieve seem so far away.

But it’s worth the hard work to correct these thoughts, because the truth is, they are the only things keeping you from achieving your IdealShape.

The next time you start to get angry with yourself for making a poor decision, stop. Take a deep breath and be patient with yourself. No point in worrying about something you can’t undo, which would only start a snowball in the wrong direction. Instead, use that choice as a learning experience, and redouble your commitment to do it differently next time.

The Best Reward of All

Positive conditioning is the most effective, healthy  and sustainable way to change behavior. By listening to your Mastering the Mind^TM CD, you will soon be able to put this uplifting approach into practice. Sometimes it takes an outside voice of reason to help us realize that it’s OK to relax and approach our bodies positively. If you can learn to do this, you will be rewarded with lifelong health and fitness.

So here is your goal for the day: start paying attention to your thoughts. Keep listening to the Mastering the Mind series. It will make you more aware of your thought stream, bringing many unconscious saboteurs to the surface.

What happens when negative thoughts pop into your head? What happens when positive ones do? Has hypnotherapy influenced your mindset during the day?

In coming posts I am going to tell you more about the power of a positive, engaged mindset, and how you can get it!

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