Comments on: Are You Shoulding All Over Yourself to Lose Weight? http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/ Weight Loss and Fitness for a Conscious, Healthy Lifestyle - Fitness for Body, Mind, and Spirit Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JoLynn Braley http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-2218 JoLynn Braley Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:57:48 +0000 http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/#comment-2218 Hi Cherry, thank you! :) Right, when you replace should with could, it's like you now have the power back in your hands, at least that's how it feels to me. Even if you're the only one who has been telling yourself that you <em>should</em> do something, it can feel like someone else is telling you to do it because of the should. But, when you change that to <em>could</em>, now the choice is your's. ;) Hi Cherry, thank you! :)

Right, when you replace should with could, it’s like you now have the power back in your hands, at least that’s how it feels to me. Even if you’re the only one who has been telling yourself that you should do something, it can feel like someone else is telling you to do it because of the should. But, when you change that to could, now the choice is your’s. ;)

]]> By: Cherry http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-2191 Cherry Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:12:18 +0000 http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/#comment-2191 Love your principle. Willpower is also an important factor not only in weight loss but in everything that we do. Writing the should and could is a neat way to get the morale boost that we need in achieving our goals :). Love your principle. Willpower is also an important factor not only in weight loss but in everything that we do. Writing the should and could is a neat way to get the morale boost that we need in achieving our goals :) .

]]> By: JoLynn Braley http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 JoLynn Braley Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:20:05 +0000 http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/#comment-2187 Hi, thanks for both of your comments! :) @weight loss diva, thanks for sharing your experience. You're right that you can apply this to other areas of your life.....remove all "shoulds" and replace them with "could", it will really make a difference for you. @Zach, that is a really good point, to focus on what you "can" have instead of focusing on what you should or should not be having (or doing). Hi, thanks for both of your comments! :)

@weight loss diva, thanks for sharing your experience. You’re right that you can apply this to other areas of your life…..remove all “shoulds” and replace them with “could”, it will really make a difference for you.

@Zach, that is a really good point, to focus on what you “can” have instead of focusing on what you should or should not be having (or doing).

]]> By: Zach http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 Zach Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:44:58 +0000 http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/#comment-2184 I very much agree with this. For instance with diet, don't focus on I can't have twinkies, I can't have donuts, I can't have whatever. Start including the good foods in your diet and soon you won't have room for all that junk. Which you probably won't like anyway. Focus on addition rather than subtraction. I very much agree with this. For instance with diet, don’t focus on I can’t have twinkies, I can’t have donuts, I can’t have whatever. Start including the good foods in your diet and soon you won’t have room for all that junk. Which you probably won’t like anyway. Focus on addition rather than subtraction.

]]> By: weight loss diva http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 weight loss diva Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:31:35 +0000 http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/10/15/are-you-shoulding-all-over-yourself-to-lose-weight/#comment-2183 I really enjoyed reading this post. I tried the exercise out loud and it really does "feel" differently saying "could" instead of "should". This is something I can apply not only to losing weight but to strengthening my self confidence in other areas of my life as well. Thanks! I really enjoyed reading this post. I tried the exercise out loud and it really does “feel” differently saying “could” instead of “should”. This is something I can apply not only to losing weight but to strengthening my self confidence in other areas of my life as well. Thanks!

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