I think this little cartoon is hysterical.
And yes, it's true, we are what we eat. This doesn't just apply to food. We eat our own thoughts: about life, about the world, about others, and most importantly, about ourselves.
We are the sum of our thoughts. In other words, what we think we are is what we become in reality.
The most crucial component to successful weight loss is changing your way of thinking.
STOP THINKING OF YOURSELF AS FAT!!
Are you overweight? Can you stand to take off a few pounds? It really doesn't matter how much you need to lose: ten, twenty, fifty, a hundred pounds!
We all gain weight for different reasons: stress, illness, medication, hormones, boredom, depression, a broken heart.
So what can we do about it?
Step #1:
Forgive yourself. You've gained weight. So what? You can lose it. You can take off those excess pounds by reducing fat and calories, adding more fruits and veggies to your diet, and by squeezing some kind of exercise into your day. Every day! You don't have to live in the gym. Walk. Take a bike ride. Play sports. Go swimming. Work in the garden. Go out dancing. Have sex. Anything that gets you up off the couch or away from your desk and gets your body moving and the blood flowing counts as exercise! DO IT!!
When you continously punish yourself for gaining weight, you get caught in a trap; an endless cycle of constant failure. You become more consumed with the fact that you've put on the weight rather than focusing on actually losing it. Forgive yourself and move on!
Step #2:
Lose the fat mentality. Stop talking about it. Stop thinking of yourself as fat. Stop telling yourself you are fat. Stop referring to yourself as fat. Stop telling others you are fat. Stop joking about being fat. Stop looking in the mirror and seeing yourself as fat. Avoid mirrors for awhile if you must. Yes, it's true, you are overweight. You already know it's unhealthy and you look and feel much better without those extra pounds. Fat is only a symptom but it is not who you are. Got it? FAT IS NOT WHO YOU ARE!!
THIS IS WHO YOU ARE:
a beautiful, lovely, magnetic, amazing, evolving, sexy, healthy, happy, gorgeous creation.
Start telling yourself that. Over and over until you believe it. Then watch what happens.
Change your thoughts. Change your body. It really is that simple...............
