Weight Loss – The Correct Mind Frame

Will power is always required, to some degree, to achieve any goal, and weight loss is no different. While it seems strange that your mind would fight you on something as important to your health as weight loss, it seems it does.

Why does this happen though? Why would your mind do this? Surely you should be supported by your own mind. I’ll try to explain.

The problem occurs because of our instinct for repetitive action. This is caused in nature due to an existing habit being considered as a survival tactic. If you always do something one way and are alive, then changing the plan involves risk.

It’s a natural animal self preservation technique but the problem is we don’t need it any more.

You may have noticed yourself how people tend to follow a pattern if there’s one present. Did you ever pay way too much attention to where you were placing your feet as a child? It’s the same thing, a repetitive routine action comforts us. And a change doesn’t.

It wasn’t long ago that the average age of a human was 40.
As far as your body is concerned it must be doing the right thing. This is where your higher functions need to kick in.

As an intelligent human being you know that being overweight is dangerous, but your body isn’t aware of it. You need to override basic instincts and fears and recognise them for what they are.

Obviously our current longevity owes nothing to obesity but how are our bodies supposed to know.

However, instinct is developed over hundreds of thousands of years, so you must be aware of the influence of outdated instinct at work within your own mind.

The point of all this is that now you know what’s going on inside your mind, you can fight back.

Anyone trying to lose weight is going to have physical challenges but once you realise what is going on you can take control.

Positive thinking and determination will be your friend. You will be surprised how effective they can be at altering the subconscious blocks that try to hold you back.

When you are trying to make a change as significant as weight loss, it often helps to make other changes as well. Make sure to try and change something significant in your life beside the weight loss, that you can mentally connect your efforts to.

It is actually easier to pick up a bad habit than to lose one, so try to pick up a habit that will cause you to lose weight. Go for a jog everyday and your mind will soon latch on to this repetitive habit. It’s just the way we work, so use it to your advantage.

This is probably a more important point than you realise. Your mind really does love repetitive tasks. It’s one of the reasons people have such trouble quitting smoking even though they can get nicotine replacement. The reason is habit dependency, so harness this power to your own advantage.

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