Today you will learn simple, practical ways for dealing with the four most common disruptive thoughts that can de-motivate you, impair your results and encourage you to abandon your weight loss program. This is obviously not what you want to happen.

1. Let’s start with ‘I cannot lose weight’.

This is simply wrong. There is no reason that anyone who has excess fat cannot lose it. Anyone can, and you can too.

The solution is to learn the main weight loss skills. Discipline yourself to put them to practice and you will see results showing. It takes time but you will lose weight.

So, replace your disruptive thought ‘I cannot lose weight’ whenever it runs through your mind with a constructive thought with ‘I can lose weight and I will lose weight because I am learning and applying weight loss skills and this is all I need to lose weight successfully.’

2. Another popular disruptive thought ‘I did not lose weight this week, I knew this would not work. I think I'll give up.’

Your weight fluctuates due to the natural biological cycles of your body; it is normal to have different weight loss results each week.

Sometimes you may not lose weight for a week or two. That is okay. If you eat the right amount of the right foods, just as we ask you in our weight loss program, you will lose weight. No doubt about it.

So when you catch yourself thinking ‘I did not lose weight this week, I knew this would not work; I may give up’. Dismiss your disruptive thought and think instead ‘I am following the diet and exercise program, that is all I need to do. Any pause in weight loss is normal and temporary. I believe in myself. I will keep on going. I will see the results coming.’

3. Another common disruptive thought – ‘I cannot stop overeating. I love food too much’.

Well, you can and you will stop overeating. Say ‘Food is not everything for me. I eat to live and not the other way around. I know that eating less is the only way to lose weight. My weight loss is so important to me that I am prepared to eat less.’

4. On a tough day you think, ‘It’s OK to eat since I am so stressed out.’

It is not OK. Say ‘I do not turn to food for comfort. There are other ways to relax and feel happier.’ Think of what you need to do to relax and do it. But do not overeat. You know well that if you do then you will feel worse shortly after you do it. You will feel guilty and hopeless. You must pause and remind yourself of this when you are tempted to binge so that you will realise that the temporary pleasure will not be worth it. So take control of your emotions and do not overeat when you are stressed or tired.

Summary

These are some of the most common destructive thoughts that might be running through your mind. However I am sure you have other disruptive thoughts time from time.

It is very important for you become aware of your self talk and your disruptive thoughts. You need to learn to identify them and develop your constructive responses to those disruptive thoughts. Then practice your responses and you will find it progressively easier to deal with your disruptive thoughts and you will have them less often as well.

Good luck!

Source: www.mynewhotbod.com