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Quote Of The Week 
 
You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'
- George Bernard Shaw
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Three Men And A Mountain
Issue: # 3 August 9th 2008
Greetings!

This is the 3rd of my "No Willpower Required" Newsletters. Again, thank you very much for all the feedback from last weeks newsletter. I had a request from someone to talk about the language of dieting so that is my article for this week!
 
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As a final thought before I go, I had an E-Mail from a guy after last weeks newsletter asking about the towards and away from principle (for those who missed it Click Here). He said that he agreed with the principles but had nothing to look forward to. We had a quick chat and he had loads of things to look forward to but because he was living by the minute, struggling to get back on the diet "horse" and doing a diet in the now he lost sight of what he was going to achieve. Therefore make sure that you focus on the finish line, by all means have loads of mini goals and fun along the way but never take your eyes off of the prize, and let nothing and nobody stand in your way (including yourself!)
 
Have a great week
 
Mike :-) 
The Language Of Dieting
 
Do you really want to "lose" weight?
 
If you "lose" something then you tend to go looking for it. For example, I lost my mobile phone last Christmas and spent days pulling up the sofa cushions until eventually I found it in the car! Therefore, never say you are "losing" weight as this says to your unconcious mind that you need to find it again.

When I talk to people about their weight I talk about reducing it as opposed to losing it, as that is much more sustainable and if you reduce something it stays reduced!

The point of this article is basically the language people use when it comes to their weight does tend to dictate the result. If someone says that reducing weight is "hard" then guess what they find it? If you think of anything in life you do really well then I am certain that at the heart of it you will enjoy doing it! Therefore if you want to do really well with your weight maintenance then enjoy it! and always talk about it in positive terms.

If you are negative you can't help but take on the physiology and mindset of the words that you speak.

As an example keep repeating these words below for 20 seconds and see how you feel.

HARD, TIRED, BORED, SAD, HUNGRY, ANGRY

Now check your body, are your shoulders down? are you slouched over? do you feel anything but those words?

Ok....now keep repeating these words for 20 seconds and see how you change ?

EXCITED, HAPPY, INQUISITIVE, LAUGHING, GIGGLING, FUNNY

You can't help but start to feel the feelings, and your mind must process what you say and will then go and search out what that is like.

This is absolutely why how you talk about yourself and how your weight management is going is key to success! Keep saying "I am a failure" and you will be! In NLP there is a saying of "Perception is projection" which basically means if you think something you will act something and that is so true when it comes to the mindset of weight.

If I say don't think of a red car, absolutely don't, do not picture that red car, don't in anyway think of a red car that is a 7 seater red car with a big yellow aerial on the top, you can't help but start to think about it. Therefore when you say something is "impossible" or "tough" then that is exactly what you will find.

So for this week ahead, what if you decided to change your language to positive language, why not laugh about what you are doing, enjoy it. Ultimately if you are in control of yourself and your weight then that is such a positive step in your life, hence why wouldn't you be pleased and over the moon?
 
So it is now officially talk positive week. If for the next week you only talk about your weight in positive terms then I guarantee you will find the week so much easier than talking about it in negative terms.

 
Have an exciting, happy, inquisitive, laughable, giggly, funny week !!
 
Mike
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