Keys to Unlock Your Weight Loss

Please listen to this audio below sharing some keys to unlock your weight loss.



It shares different ways which can have a huge impact of the way you could lose weight. If you would prefer to read the transcript, you can do so at the Mind Body Weight Loss website.

Take care.

from
Mindful Mark

Emotions and Weight Loss Technique

As we found out in our post Emotions and Weight Loss, Psychologists believe that emotion is the biggest block to losing weight. With this in mind Michael J Hadfield, in his book Lose Weight Without Diets, shares a great technique to start understand how your emotions are affecting you achieving your weight loss goals. You just need to get a notebook to record your feelings. This is how he suggests you do it:

Whenever you have the desire to eat when it is not mealtime…

• Make a note of what you are feeling on a scale
• 0…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10
• And how bad, or good, it is.
• Then eat whatever you want
• 10 minutes later check how you feel
• Bloated…uncomfortable…not nice full…nice full…comfortable…nothing…empty

First of all just begin to notice whatever feelings or emotions are present whenever you get the urge to eat – especially when you are planning to snack and going through that mental should I, shouldn’t I, which we all know is going to end with you giving in to the urge, so why not save yourself the hassle and just eat.

Please let us know how you get on with this technique as we believe it has great potential in you achieving your Mind Body Weight Loss.

Kind regards

Mindful Mark

Learn why dieting will not work, EVER!

You must know I feel very passionate about this!

WHY?

I thought you'd never ask!

Dieting makes your body think that you are starving, so the more you carry on dieting the more you end up binging. So even if you hit you target weight, your body feels that you have been starving for ages.

So what happens then? 

As you have hit your target weight you body relaxes and goes back onto over eating mode. This is yo yo dieting.

Let me ask you this, do you read stories about how a top celebrity lost 3 stone on a new fantastic diet?

Well I bet you did not know that they have a team going around with them checking what they eat and make sure they exercise, just to make sure they have lost the weight before the January slot photos. Oh yes! don’t forget the big pay check!.

Now! If this new fantastic diet works, why would they need to have this big team around them all the time. You would think it would work without the team! That is what they are selling!

I mean you will not have a team around you. Yes you might go to a class. But it is not the same. So knowing at this even they know that it will not work. You will lose weight but you will not keep it off. THEY KNOW THIS!

Out of a hundred people that will go on a diet, only 5% will keep the weight off.

YES! 5%

So when you think about losing weight stop and think again. Do I really need to do this more than once!  Remember what we say at Mind Body Weight Loss and that is you should lose weight only once and never put it back on.

Just one more point. If these diets work why is obesity going up and up, it should have gone down!

Work with your mind and your body will follow and stay at it weight. The mind is key to weight loss.

Believing in Weight Loss

Believing in weight loss can make a huge difference to the amount of weight you lose, don't just believe me, listen to the Weight Loss Belief Audio above to hear how scientists proved this.

I have also popped some quotes about belief and believing to demonstrate its power.

"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."
Muhammad Ali Click to Tweet Quote

"Belief creates the actual fact."
William James Click to Tweet Quote

"When you believe a thing, believe in it all the way."
Walt Disney Click to Tweet Quote

"We are what we believe we are"
Benjamin N. Cardozo Click to Tweet Quote

"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."
Henry Ford Click to Tweet Quote

"Man is what he believes"
Anton Chekov Click to Tweet Quote

"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs."
James Allen Click to Tweet Quote

"To believe in something and not to live it is dishonest"
Mahatma Gandhi Click to Tweet Quote

"One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests."
John Stuart Mill Click to Tweet Quote

"Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself."
Robert Collier Click to Tweet Quote

Take care and speak soon

Mindful Mark

Mind Body Power for Weight Loss

This story of Mind Body Power for Weight Loss is truly amazing. Kathleen Pryor turned her life round when she was a student at University, she was 23 years old and could see where her life was heading.

Her family has a history of type 2 diabetes which, along with her height (157cm) and weight(84 kilos) statistics, put her at increased risk of being the next person to be diagnosed.

The first thing Kathleen did was to stop eating processed food and started eating fruit and vegetables instead. This is a great thing to do and this fits in with the tip we keep repeating here at Mind Body Weight Loss which is to 'Eat Less CRAP, Eat More Food' which you can read more about on our website. Another think she did was to learn to jog and seeing as she had never tried this form of exercise before she used a interesting Smart Phone App called 'couch to 5 kilometres' which really helped her lose weight.

Having tried many diets but to no avail, Ms Pryor concluded that it was by addressing any mental health or anxiety issues which ultimately helped her lose weight.

"I had anxiety in my early 20s so it wasn't until I dealt with that that I could deal with these other issues,"

With the help of counselling she realised why she was 'comfort eating' and understood what was driving it.

"I really don't think there's enough focus on the mental health aspects of it . . . I feel like obesity is a symptom of poor mental health. Most of us know which foods are bad for us, so ask yourself, 'Why am I making these choices?' "
Source - smh.com.au

Like us, I hope you now see that by addressing the mind as your tool for weight loss you can help the body not only lose weight but also keep it off. Well done Kathleen, if you can do it so can others. It is just a case of coping you model. If any readers need extra support with this method please sign up to our eNewsletters or checkout Jon Gabriel who has had similar success using a similar method he calls The Gabriel Method.

Take care and speak soon.

Mindful Mark

You Choose!

OK! Do you really want to lose weight? Yes of course I bloody do! Why would I be reading this if I did not want to lose weight!

Well we all make choices through the day that will help us lose weight or put on weight. Here are some examples ….

You choose to THINK that you are not good enough

You choose to Eat and drink fatty foods

You choose not to exercise

You Choose to THINK fat thoughts

I think you get the general idea, YOU CHOOSE!

So how can I change?

Do not think about losing weight! Think about when you have lost weight!

Now this is how it works. You have to imagine that it is real in this moment. All changes are made in this moment!

Now imagine yourself on a beach with your fantastic body taking the rays of the sun and getting that deep golden tan. Feel it! I mean Really Feel it! feel good and feel gratitude for having this body.

You can do this! it might take practice but I believe you can do it. All you have to do is make that choice to change. YOU CHOOSE! No excuses!

Can Do Craig.

Mind Techniques for Weight Loss - Part 1

We love these mind techniques for weight loss below and they are a great way to help you lose weight and keep it off, why not check them out and give them a go?

1. Be patient. Losing weight in any kind of healthy way is going to take time. Give yourself a break and relax, and the weight will come off.

Be patient and kind to yourself you deserve it as much as anyone else.

2. Don’t stress. Stressing about weight loss will likely only make it harder to lose.

This is very true. We recently found an interesting article that demonstrates a way we can change our language to reduce stress. Have a look and let is know how it works for you.

3. Be realistic Setting unrealistic goals for your weight loss isn’t healthy for your body or mind. Get your mind set on more realistic accomplishments and you’ll be happier and healthier.

We hear that any goal set should be smart - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Time Based.

4. Create a routine. Success with any weight loss program requires creating a routine and sticking to it in what you eat, when you work out and how you think about your progress.

They say it take 28 days to get in a routine after that it starts to become a habit. 1 month of conscious effort is required.

5. Listen to your body. It will tell you when you aren’t eating enough, you’re eating too much, or you’re pushing yourself too hard.

As we say about mindful and conscious eating, listen to your body to tell you when you are full or are hungry as it already knows the answers, but if you are distracted or stress it can be hard to hear its messages.

6. Use your imagination. Our imaginations are powerful things and you can use yours to picture your body and your life the way you really want it to be.

There is evidence to show that our bodies do not know the difference between what is imagined and what is real, it reacts the same to the action as it does to imagining the action.

7. Take it slow. You cannot expect to change your mindset or your body overnight. Take the process slow and steady for the best results.

We have all heard of quick change, but does it last? We at Mind Body Weight Loss feel that weight loss should be done once and not over and over. If this means losing weight at a slower pace but keeping it off forever that must be worth it.

8. Be honest with yourself. Being honest might be more difficult or more painful, but you cannot move forward in changing your body or how you think about it without facing some hard truths about yourself.

I always say to myself that honesty sets you free, it also gives an acceptance of exactly where you are in your life from which you will then have a solid foundation to build. It is much easier to build from a solid platform than it is from a soft sandy one. Honesty and acceptance gives us that solidity.

9. Find out what you truly want. The reality is that you might not be ready to lose weight or commit yourself to the work that it takes. Find out what you truly want in your life. Knowing that you really, really want to lose weight can be a huge factor in motivating you. Source - totallyzen.com

Knowing ones purpose is the key to a happy fulling life. Why not try a visualization of your life 10 years from now, imagine what you would like it to be like. Everything exactly how you want it. This will help show you where you want to go. Also you could read the book "Man's search for meaning" by Viktor Frankl who was a in a concentration camp and found that developing a purpose is what allow us to be happy and move forward with our life.

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Read more in this series:
Mind Techniques for Weight Loss - Part 2
Mind Techniques for Weight Loss - Part 3
Mind Techniques for Weight Loss - Part 4

Hypnotic Gastric Band

The Hypnotic Gastric Band is a process where a person chooses to be hypnotized in to believing they have had an actual Gastric Band fitted. The people who created this have stated that this is upto 75% successful and are in the process of sourcing academic research to confirm, deny or even enhance their claims. This said hypnosis is known to be extremely successful:

Analysis of 18 studies comparing a cognitive behavioral therapy such as relaxation training, guided imagery, self monitoring, or goal setting with the same therapy supplemented by hypnosis.
Those who received the hypnosis lost more weight than 90 percent of those not receiving hypnosis and maintained the weight loss two years after the treatment ended.
Source weightlosshypnosispro.com

What is the Hypnotic Gastric Band

The Hypnotic Gastric Band is where you have hypnotherapy sessions which enable you to believe you have had a Gastric Band Fitted in an operation, like a virtual operation.

The operation itself is where a small piece of plastic is attached to the top of the stomach to make it small enabling the person to become fuller quickly.

Paul Mckenna explains it like this:

"Your body also communicates with your brain through the nervous system. When your stomach fills, its wall is stretched and nerves react and send signals to the brain.

These systems get thrown out of balance by overeating. The body starts to believe there must be an important reason why its signals are being ignored, and assumes the overeating is a deliberate preparation for a famine. So all the extra food is converted to fat, which is basically stored energy.

When your hypnotic gastric band is fitted, it stops that overeating, and as you move towards a healthy weight your normal responses to your hormonal and nervous signals are restored"
Source -  thesun.co.uk

Success Stories with the Hypno Gastric Band

Daughter lose 6 stone in weight when her Hypnotherapist Mum fits a Hypnotic Gastric Band

Louise turn to Hypnosis as a last hope after attempting many diets. The Hypnotic Gastric Band helped her lose nearly 2 and half stone.

Lauren, a busy full time mum lost 2 stone 10lb using the Hypnotic Gastric Band, even though she had a passion for fast food dinners and snacks. She stated "I used to get really peckish between meals and snack on crisps and chocolate and drink lots of sugary, fizzy drinks – but I just don’t get those same urges any more. My portions have got a lot smaller and I’ve stopped craving fatty meals"

How you can get a Hypnotic Gastric Band

There are a variety of ways you can do this:

• Find a hypnotherapist in your area to see if they have this service. 
• Visit Hypnoband.com,
• Google Hypno gastric band
• Get the book - Hypnotic Gastric Band by Paul McKenna

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Love and Accepting Yourself

A good place to start with this is the lyrics from "Man in the Mirror"

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could've Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make That . . .
Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make That . . . Change!
Source - azlyrics.com

It was Louise L Hay in her book "You Can Heal Your Life" who discussed using a mirror to help accept yourself exactly as you are, she called it mirror work and it is a fantastic way to help you move towards your weight loss goal.

What she suggests you do is stand in front of a mirror, look yourself in the eyes and say to yourself over and over:

"I Love and Accept You Exactly As You Are"

This affirmation is extremely powerful, both Mindful Mark and myself Can Do Craig have used this in the past to help us overcome emotional obstacles. It enabled us and will enable you too to take stock of where you are in life and what you feel about yourself. If at first it feels odd keep doing it as the results are amazing and will help create a solid foundation for you to move forward to shape the life and indeed the body you want in the future.

If you would like to discuss this further please comment below, email us or even get a copy of "You Can Heal Your Life" we highly recommend it.

Speak soon.

Can do Craig

Be You Only Better

A few years ago I found a really good advertising strap line for a Gym, "Be Yourself, Only Better" This profoundly affected me at the time. It gave me the realization that from wherever you are in your life, at this point right now and right here you can make a choice to move in any direction you wish to create a better you.

Yesterday I found this visualization technique which spells out the 'Best Me" Which at this moment, right now you can start to create that better you.

• (B) Picture yourself in the future, at the very moment you reach your desired weight. Make it as real as you can, so that it feels as if you were really there.
• (E) Feel the admiring looks of your friends and family upon you, and enjoy to the fullest your sense of pride and accomplishment as you dwell on the glow of your success.
• (S) See it happen, hear it happen, and feel it happening, as you allow yourself to experience this thrill of achievement throughout every part of your body, from head to toe.
• (T) Visualize this goal so clearly that it feels as if you were actually willing it into existence.
• (M) Let yourself believe that you are headed toward a certain and inevitable success.
• (E) And as a result, allow yourself to act, think, and feel as if it were impossible to fail.

Source - wikihow.com

The feeling this exercise can give you helps create your motivation to keep going, because you will know how you will feel upon achieving your weight loss goal.

If you feel it is for you please give it a try and comment below on your individual experience.

Wishing you a fantastic day

From Mindful Mark

Hypnosis and Weight Loss

Hypnosis is a fantastic way to lose weight by focusing your mind on your weight loss goal.

For some it is helps people learn news habit to ensure they not only lose weight but keep it off. Georgia is one such person who had tried a variety of diets before having hypnotherapy. In her own words she explains what her hypnotherapist stated to her:

"four simple agreements to which I would need to adhere: Eat when you're hungry, listen to your body and eat what you crave, stop when you're full, eat slowly and enjoy every mouthful. As such, no foods were off limits and I was encouraged to eat everything in moderation—music to my ears!"
Source - Shape.com

It sounds as if Georgia had a great Hypnotherapist as her advice is good. Georgia explains that she saw her hypnotherapist 8 time in the space of year and says that "The weight dropped off slowly and surely, without huge changes to my lifestyle". This goes to show the power of the mind in helping to lose weight.

The topic of hypnosis and how it may feel was then raised and Georgia explains herself in hypnosis as being "very lucid and in control". She stated how some of the visualization techniques she followed during hypnosis made her realize how creative and precise she was as person.

Can Do Craig and me Mindful mark did a video a while back to explain hypnosis and to put peoples mind a rest to how it may feel. (Apologies for the video. It was one of our early ones. ;-) )



We stated earlier in this post that some like to use hypnotherapy to break a habit which as you can see above can be very successful, others now use hypnotherapy to have a virtual gastric band fitted.

Why Diets Don't Work and What Will Work Video

I have posted a video for you about why diets do not work and what will work!



Let me know what you think!

The Five Contemplations While Eating

As my name would suggest I enjoy Mindfulness and can see the benefits of how mindfully eating can help weight loss. We have discussed in the past how to eat consciously exploring how to fully experience food and not being distracted by a book or TV. Thus enabling you to hear when you body is full and to stop eating.

With mindfulness being such an important part of buddhism I thought it would nice to see what it had to say about it. I came across this gem called:

The Five Contemplations While Eating

1. This food is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky, numerous living beings, and much hard, loving work.
2. May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive it.
3. May we recognize and transform our unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed, and learn to eat with moderation.
4. May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that we reduce the suffering of living beings, preserve our planet, and reverse the process of global warming.
5. We accept this food so that we may nurture our sister- hood and brotherhood, strengthen our community, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings.

Source - Savor

I think you will agree with me by fully appreciating the journey our food has taken to our plates enables us to become aware that we can consciously select the best food for our body to become as healthy as possible.

Here is a Buddhist "Grace" which can help with The Five Contemplations before preparing or eating food.

Where does the food come from?
It is shameful to accept it with low virtue.
After discarding all greed,
And considering it as a remedy to support the body,
I accept the food to achieve the Way.

If you would like to read more about 'The Five Contemplations' you can at our website

Welcome to Mind Body Weight Loss

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Mind Body Weight Loss.

Mindful Mark and Myself - Can Do Craig are here to do all we can to help you not only lose weight but to keep it off.



As you will see as you read our future blog posts, Mindful Mark is the person who will research and look in to technique and examples of just how you can keep the weight off once you have lost it.

I will help motivate you to follow the techniques from my own experiences. As I alwaya say it is all well and good knowing the information, but it is worthless if you are not going to do anything with it.

So between us you now have the best support team to help you achieve your weight loss goals. To get the full benefit from all our FREE information why not sign up to our eNewsletter in the top right hand corner of this page.

Speak soon

Can Do Craig