Fat Belly Wishes

"The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities."

David Copperfield
Magician

If I had a penny for every time I said I wish I could lose weight, I would be a millionaire. So would you I imagine. I can look back over 50 years and see all the times I called myself fat when I was not. I tried like everyone else to look like a model.

I was a chubby child. I was a size 10-12 teenager. It seemed to me that everyone was thinner than I was. My mantra was I am fat.

In truth I was out of shape. I did no exercise. I knew nothing about weight training or aerobics. As a child I did the normal ride a bike but only on weekends. My family went snow skiing once a year and that is when I tore up my knee doing stunts. At that time, no one knew you were supposed to work at staying in shape before doing strenuous activities.

When I did starve myself into a size 8 pair of pants, I still could not wear the top. I have very big bones and broad shoulders and those little shirts just will not stretch across my back. But I can remember that my hip bones and rib bones stuck out more than anything else. Healthy - not even.

How much of my life did I waste in feeling fat? How much of my weight gain can be attributed to the constant telling my mind I was fat?

Be sensible in your evaluation of yourself. Is the fat belly really fat or is it just a lack of muscle? Is the fat every where? Are you basing your self esteem on a lack of being able to wear a size 4?

Turn the wish into a reality. Eat a better healthy diet. Exercise every day. It took some time to get where you are today. It will take some time to turn it around and live a life style that ensures a flat belly and a healthy body.

Starting today, find something about your body that you like. Focus on that not the fat. Use I will not I wish to make yourself do the right things to give you more to like about your unique body.

until next time
Sharon
(c) Shrink Belly Fat

When Fat is a good thing

It struck me this morning that fat is not always a bad thing.

We use that word when we describe a good thing such as a wallet or bank account. Since money is a driving force in most lives, the brain is associating being fat with money. I have even seen a rather stupid commercial on TV with the fat wallet. Can anyone deny that having a fat wallet would make them extremely happy?

Word associations play a big role in the mind of the subconscious.

If a woman is pregnant, we might say she has a fat belly or big belly and that would be a good thing, a compliment. Sorry guys, but I can't think of a single instance when a man with a big belly is a good thing. Men get the beer belly label.

Of course prevention is the best answer. By the time we finally notice that we have a belly bulge, it is too late. Just the same as the fat wallet, when we have an emergency and need cash, a large amount of cash, the wallet is flat.

It requires sacrifice on our part to maintain the fat wallet and the flat belly. By indulging our immediate gratification syndrome we deflate the wallet and inflate the belly.

According to EFT practitioners, money and fat go together. If we stress over the lack of money, we tell our brains there is not enough - and that triggers the starvation mode action plan in the body. That tells our brain - save fat.

Try telling your brain this -- I am saving money for my retirement, my vacation trip, my children's college education, my peace of mind. If the thought comes in that you are saving for the possible emergency, you make this a desperate condition. Just look at the thought, realize that it is a negative thought and reaffirm the positive thoughts.

Release the need to store fat by telling your brain you have enough stored fat and that you would like to build muscle. Remove the word fat from your mental and verbal vocabulary. Lets not confuse the issue by using one word that means something both good and bad.

And did I say it is too late. I'm sorry. It is never to late to return your body to a natural state of health. As long as you have breath and the ability to move, you can improve your physical state.

Today, pick one thing that can help return your body to a natural state of health. Maybe it will be using your muscles to maintain a proper posture which includes holding in your stomach. Maybe it will be substituting an apple for a piece of cake. Maybe it will be giving up one cola for a bottle of water.

You may be tempted to say why bother - those are too small to make any difference. Do you save your change in a can or bottle or fancy piggy bank? It is just a couple of cents a day but at the end of the year, that change can be enough to buy Christmas presents or add an extra fancy meal during vacation.

Your health is a literal life long fact. Don't be lured by the immediate gratification syndrome. Everything you do today is returned to you tomorrow.

Fat wallet and flat belly - maybe they do go together.

Stay Strong
Sharon
(c) Answers For Your Health.com/Shrink Belly Fat