The Magic

Sometimes there appear to be themes to my weeks. I’ll find myself saying the same thing over and over again to four or five clients in one week, a statement I haven’t said in weeks or months yet it seems applicable to many that one week. This happened to be one of those weeks, and I’ll put this out there because maybe there’s something to be said for universal consciousness: many of us becoming aware of something all together.

“The difference between people who lose weight and keep it off, versus those who struggle with their weight all their life has nothing to do with the types of foods they eat, the diet program they join, the amount or type of exercise they do… the difference is all mental. How they think about themselves, their body, their worth, how they think about food and exercise, how they value health – that is where the difference lies.”

I must have said that spiel to six clients and in three or four groups this week. I hear a similar sentiment being reflected by Oprah, in her Best Life Ever confession, and on the Biggest Loser, as Bob and Jillian begin to focus on emotional ties to weight nearly as much as they do food and exercise. It makes me hopeful to believe that we as a whole are becoming more aware of this new way of approaching weigh tloss: from the inside out.

There’s no magic formula for eating right and exercising. There’s a huge body of science that tells us how to do it in the manner that’s best for our body and our health. But the magic formula for weight loss lies not in research articles, in diet books or in gym.

I’ve talked about it here, here and here. This is approaching weight loss from the inside out. This is tackling the emotions the cue you to stand in front of the pantry or make a spontaneous left hand turn into the drive through.

The magic is within you, and the only thing that stands in the way of you creating the life you want is the beliefs you hold about whether or not you deserve or are capable of that life.

Tags: emotions, inside out, motivation