Weight Loss equals behavior change - The Acceptance
Factor
by Greg Ryan
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Dealing with your beleif system about a certain behavior is the key
to your success in weight loss.
Getting to the ROOT of the matter: If the plants in your garden
are not healthy looking, just trimming them back will not take care of the
problem. What do the roots look like? I am no psychologist, but there is a
very interesting twist you need to understand before you begin any weight
loss or fitness program. To change unwanted behaviors, it’s important to
acknowledge your thinking toward exercise and eating. A lot of people
believe they know what that thinking is, but haven’t come to grips with
their core beliefs. In other words, they have to get to the “root of the
matter.”
The truth is more Americans are overweight and out-of-shape today than
ever before. Why? In order to change your attitude toward exercise and
food, you have to understand the WHYs of the behavior. You are going
to have to dig deep, find the root of the problem, nurture and understand
it.
From my e book FACE TO FACE => http://www.resolutions.bz/
Your BELIEF system: The reason you have certain behaviors is
based on the core beliefs of your value system. It is here--inside--where
things need to be addressed. Beliefs form barriers that stop you
from starting or following through on a regular exercise and eating
program.
Most barriers fall into these categories of acceptance:
Accept:
Your Self-Limitations and Self-Expectations
Your Circumstances—Past and Present
Your True Reality of Life
Limitations: Some individuals have certain limitations. They may have
physical setbacks, such as heart, joint, muscular or mental problems, i.e.
depression.
Limitations also come from outside influences and responsibilities
brought on by lifestyles, such as kids, work, and money. Acknowledging
your limitations helps you develop strategies, thus empowering you instead
of hindering your capabilities.
Expectations: There is nothing wrong with setting goals; however,
setting expectations too high could frustrate you. Do not set of
expectations so high that your obligations in life will not allow you to
accomplish the goal!
Circumstances: We all know that life is not fair. Eating properly and
exercising comes easier for some than for others. We can accept our
circumstances without falling victim to them. There are plans that can be
created in order to work around events in life.
Truth and reality of your life: A lot of times it is much easier to
deny reality than to accept it. You can cloud the truth and say you
believe this or that, but sooner or later in order for you to get in
better shape you have to deal with the TRUTH, not the illusion!
Illusions can sink your dreams: Remember the story of the Titanic; the
ship advertised “unsinkable.” It was the largest ship ever built and
people rushed to take the maiden voyage. Much to everyone’s surprise, the
Titanic did sink, but why did it sink? The captain of the Titanic saw the
dangerous iceberg ahead and steered away thinking he could avoid it. What
he didn’t see was the enormous mass of ice under the
surface.
In order to change attitudes toward exercise you have to check under
the surface. It takes time, effort, and energy, and in some cases, outside
professional assistance to get to the TRUTH of the matter…to see what is
below, admit it is there and bring it up to the surface. If you have a
hard time following through on an eating plan, chances are barriers have
formed, and stop you from smooth sailing. You are resisting
exercise!
Changing your unwanted behaviors toward exercise and food is like
looking at an iceberg. What is really happening is below the surface not
above. I call this the iceberg effect.
Greg Ryan best selling author of the Changing from the "INSIDE OUT",
former employee of Kathy Smith and a high profile fitness expert. Discover
the five step common sense way to lose weight that the medical and fitness
industries DON’T want you
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