Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 1

Below are the first 4 suggestions for thoughts, self talk and affirmations you can use to help you lose weight.

1. I don’t have to eat it just because its on my plate.

This is a really powerful new thought and changes the mentality that many of us learnt as children that we have to eat every thing on our plate to get a reward of pudding. So be kind to yourself and develop this new thought.

2. BIG PORTIONS – BIG PEOPLE       Small portions – small people.

Now I am not totally sold on this, but I guess there is an element of truth in it. A big portion of healthy food which provides your daily requirements of nutrients could be right but a big portions of fast food on the other hand would create a bigger person.

3. What have I learned about my eating style today?

This is a very powerful question to ask yourself to begin to know what works and what does not for. You can also learn your eating strength and weakness. The best way to understand your eating style is to prepare and eat your food consciously, another post we have done that can help you learn about your eating style called 'The Five Contemplations While Eating'

4. I can DO this just ONE more day.

The theory on this thought goes something along the lines of, if I can do this for 1 day then I can do it for 1 more day. If I have done this for 2 days I can therefore do this for 2 more days.

Please let us know how you get on with this 4 initial thought concepts and we will share some more in part 2 with you soon.

Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 1
Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 3
Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 4

Take care and speak soon.

Mindful Mark

The source of these thoughts for weight loss come from our friends at conquersugarcravings.com.