A Positive State of mind is so important in so many areas of your life- family, work, school, friends, health. We can literally talk our self into happiness and/or talk our self right into depression. When you keep things positive and happy your life may not be perfect but it will be a lot better and a lot more positive than if you are living in a negative stare of mind. When it comes to weight loss I would have to say more than 90% of it is mental. We eat when we are not hungry, we feel pressured in social situations, we want the weight loss but we don’t want to put the work in that comes with it. We can step on the scale and when it doesn’t say what we want we throw in the towel and over -eat. We never even stop to think how much better we feel. A great weight loss day can be as easy as walking away – but when you tell your mind that – it’s not so easy.
CHOOSE TO BE POSITIVE
How do you get to a positive state of mind. There is no magic. You accept where you are and you move forward to where you want to be. When you are not in a great place it can be the hardest time to push yourself to get there- but it’s also when you need to push yourself the most. Let’s face it you have two directions…
- Do the right thing, fight through the hard and keep yourself in a positive place and feel good.
- Continue to make excuses, blame everyone around you and self sabotage and stay in the negative.
Sometimes it will take you being laser focused to do the right things – planning ahead, reminding yourself over and over what you want, walking away from the temptations, and pushing aside all the negative feelings – focusing only on where you want to go. Reminding yourself constantly that when you stay positive and on program – it is the only thing that will change the way you feel mentally and physically about yourself and about everything around you. Keep it simple – when you do the right things and you follow your menu you feel better. When you feel better you act better and you even speak nicer to everyone around you – you think happier thoughts throughout the day and you let go of any negativity. Every good decision leads to another one. Even when the scale doesn’t move as much as you wanted it to you wills till say how much better you feel mentally and physically by following your menu. Will it be hard- of course it will be. But just focus on one solid week at a time. You have to stay positive and know if you put the time in an you follow your menu and you stay true to 6 clean weight loss days with 1 Cheat Day. It will only take one week to get to a place the you realize and remember makes you so so happy.
We know staying on program and feeling good are two very good ways to live positive. Here are some more ways that will keep you living in a positive state of mind:
- You must plan your days. Know what you are doing and eating every day. When you plan in advance and you know what you are eating you are taking the struggle out of your day. When you take out the struggle you add in positivity.
- Know what you are wearing so you don’t have to sabotage yourself with negative thoughts first thing in the morning when things do’t quite fit yet.
- Stay away from the scale for one week. I know that will be the hardest challenge of all but I promise yo that by the end of the week not only will the number be in the right direction but you will feel mentally better all week.
- PROMISE yourself one solid 110% week on program. Follow your menu for 6 straight days. The consistency is the key and putting yourself in the mindset that no matter what I am sticking to my menu of meals and snacks for one week – after one complete week you will feel like you did it and you are back in it! It will be an empowering positive end to a successful week!
- Change every negative thought into a positive one. As soon as those little negative thoughts come creeping into your mind you must immediately replace them with positive thoughts. negative thinking will always win over positive if you let it. Really make an effort to change your mindset when those little negative thoughts find their way in.
- make the decisions that will keep your results positive. Stay away from sabotages. Remind yourself that you really can do whatever you want. Every decision you make is your own. Don’t base them off what others want. You know your feelings and how staying on or off program will affect you. It’s up to you to make the right decisions. It’s not what is going on in your life or in anyone else’s. You make each decision – because good or bad you are the one who has to live with the results.
There are soooo many Innovation positive Sharks! They are positive about what they are doing everyday. I you are not one o them – YOU SHOULD BE! There is no reason that you are not doing the right thing for your mind and body everyday. There is no reason that you shouldn’t look and feel like you BEST SELF every day! Don’t even begin to say “I can’t or it’s too hard.” Everyone can make the same excuses just like everyone can make the right choices. You can do and achieve whatever you want to. But you really need to want it and it has to be a priority to you. There is no difference between you and the person next to you who has done amazing and continues to do so. The only difference is THEY WANTED IT MORE. You can give yourself every excuse in the book but I’m telling you that if you really want it, and you make it a priority, and you stay positive and follow your program – you will do it.
It all starts with you. Your choices – Your decisions, and Your positive mindset.
OUR LIVES BEGIN TO CHANGE
THE DAY WE DECIE WE WANT IT TO
