Monday, April 26, 2021

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Weight, Weight Loss That Works : I began by paying attention to what I was choosing to eat

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Weight, Weight Loss That Works : I began by paying attention to what I was choosing to eat
I began by paying attention to what I was choosing to eat :

Since we attract more of what we put our attention on, focusing on making better and healthier food choices led me to doing more of the same.

I took control of my food instead of the other way around. I stopped eating things out of habit.

I vividly remember one day standing in front of an ice cream freezer in my local organic food store, Kimberton Whole Foods, where by the way, you can buy my book, "52 Ways to a Happier Life."

My "typical" habit was to pick out a pint of ice cream and toss it into my shopping cart. On this particular occasion, since I was paying attention to my choices, instead of blindly tossing in the ice cream I stopped and asked myself what I really wanted.


In this case, what I wanted was a specific flavor, Mocha Java. Since they didn't have it at the time, I chose to take control of the situation and opted not to buy any ice cream. For me, this was a huge change - going from buying ice cream just because it was there to choosing only to buy what I really wanted.

This simple act has resulted in my cutting ice cream down from once or twice a week to once every two or three weeks. The net result is the loss of a few pounds, easily and effortlessly.

An added benefit is the sense of empowerment from taking charge of my decisions instead of blindly responding to habits. Feeling good about this simple action has enabled me to start focusing even more on healthy choices.
 


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