Do the ads for diet supplements that promise to help you “lose weight fast and look fabulous!” lure you in every time? They use pictures of shiny, happy people (models or athletes), having fun and loving life; they can really hook you in and make you want to believe oh so much that their [...]
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Are you familiar with the teachings of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale?
I first read The Power of Positive Thinking when I was a kid, somewhere between the ages of 10 - 12. I picked it back up again and have been reading it over the past couple of months. Even better is a cassette tape [...]
The secret of creating anything desired: Get happy! - Abraham-Hicks
How motivated would you be to change if you were happy right now? I’ve found that how I am feeling makes all the difference in the world to how motivated I am. But how do you get happy and motivated to make those changes, get healthy, [...]
Yesterday I wrote about the importance of believing in yourself, believing in your ability to accomplish your weight loss goals.
After all, if you do not believe that you can lose weight and keep it off for the rest of your life, how could you expect to be motivated to begin the process of change? Why [...]
If you doubt that you can successfully lose weight (and keep it off), just how motivated will you be to begin?
I’ve needed to put in a new kitchen sink with a new faucet and garbage disposal for almost a year now.
I finally tackled this project yesterday (with some help, it’s a cast iron sink! [...]
Here’s something to think about today if you are struggling to get motivated to take action and get the weight off: you can actually end up making more money by losing weight! “What are you talking about?” you’re asking now, right? Well, it’s really quite simple: weight loss = higher self-esteem = higher self-confidence = [...]
One of the most helpful things that you can do for yourself immediately is to stop feeling bad about yourself because you overeat and/or are overweight.
While I firmly believe in taking personal responsibility for your own actions and the circumstances of your life, it does you absolutely no good at all to put yourself down [...]
On the surface, I imagine that anyone would think that they deserve to lose weight and be thin. If you really ponder it though, do you believe deep down that you deserve it? If you don’t, this could seriously sabotage your weight loss goals.
In our current world, being thin is equated with many other meanings [...]



