Goal setting, positive thinking and laws of attraction have long been used in a wide variety of medical settings and situations to heal chronic conditions and change the lives of countless believers. Certified fitness trainer Tom Venuto likens the brain and its powers to that of a super computer just waiting to be programmed with instructions. You can learn how to think yourself thin, which typically leads to healthier lifestyle choices.
Step 1
Overwrite the old negative thoughts that drive your body image and weight-loss thoughts. Thinking that includes statements such as “I can’t,” “I’ll never do it,” and “I am doomed to be fat,” are negative positions from which to begin a weight loss program that is doomed from the start. Replace with positive statements such as “I can,” “I will,” and “I am going to be thin.”
Step 2
Talk to yourself constantly about how good you feel, how much energy you have and how happy you are that you are getting thinner all the time. Keep up the internal chatter until it becomes second nature. Venuto points to research that says it takes 21 to 30 days for a new habit to be formed. Consciously talk to yourself with new positive statements until it’s a habit.
Step 3
Write down your goals and post them somewhere you will see them on a daily basis. Use the bathroom mirror or the front of the refrigerator. See yourself fulfilling those goals. Called visualization, the practice of seeing something as fact before it is true has long been used effectively by Buddhists. Check out sites such as the Zen Center of Cleveland (see link in References) for detailed instructions on visualization.
Step 4
Watch your thinking and check yourself throughout the day to make sure you stay on track with your new positive mantras. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say that moods and negativity can be changed with little effort. They have found that positive thinking tends to help people develop better coping skills and reduce the negative health effects of stress on the body, which includes overeating.
Tips and Warnings
- Hang out with positive people as much as possible. It is very easy to fall into old habits when those around you continue to harbor negative thoughts that they feel they must impose on everyone around them.
- Don’t get discouraged when you fall back on old negative thinking patterns. It is difficult to retrain the mind after a lifetime of habitual thinking patterns. Be gentle with yourself and when you catch yourself being negative, change your mind and get back on track.
Things You'll Need
- Written goals
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