So let’s talk about Weight Loss Homework.
First off, never think of Weight Loss as Homework.
Because then you think in a mechanical way. You think ...
- Just eat less
- Just count calories
- Just exercise more
I see the myth of more exercise very frequently. This is basically the homework approach.
Do your weight loss homework ... go to the gym ...
I’ve been helping people lose naturally for years and it’s amazing to me how many people try to lose weight by exercising more.
They are in weight loss homework mode!
But be prepared for real weight loss homework.
Because here’s the dirty math. Put on your thinking cap and bear with me for a few simple weight loss math equations.
Question 1:
Do you want to spend 30 hours of intense exercise to lose 1lb?
Think about. 30 hours in the gym running. 1 lb lost.
That’s 1.5 hours per day 5 days a week for a month.
Every single week day evening for a month you just exercise.
At the end you lose 1 lb.
You want that? If so, go ahead and exercise to lose weight.
It’ll take you 300 hours to lose 10 lbs.
Good luck. You can read more in this Vox article backed up by 60 studies here (https://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518804/weight-loss-exercise-myth-burn-calories)
I give this example because many a time people have an overly simply way of thinking about weight loss.
They are in weight loss homework mode and need to rethink!
So how do you start to rethink how to lose weight fast?
Here’s what people are missing:
Hunger.
Let’s start by having a conversation about hunger.
Because so many people are concentrating on nutrition and exercise they miss the fundamental point.
This fundamental point is what Weight Loss Enlightenment is about.
WLE is about realizing you have the answers WITHIN you.
And it all starts with your hunger.
Because in America, we love to overeat.
In fact, I am working with a guy right now who loves to be full!
He loves going out, loves having fun and loves getting delicious food at restaurants.
And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
You might be in the same boat.
You like food.
Heck, you might even get a little defensive when I start talking about food.
But rest assured ...
Weight Loss Enlightenment is about feeling good.
Because overeating actually isn’t pleasurable.
Think about it.
The first sushi bite is delicious. The 2nd is pretty good. And so is the 3rd.
But by the 3rd roll you aren’t even tasting the sushi any more.
You are mechanically eating. You have zoned out.
You’ve been conditioned in America to associate fullness with pleasure.
That’s what the diet industry wants you to do, btw.
If you want to learn more about my thoughts about the evil diet industry then take a look at this video here (https://weightlossenlightenment.com/2018/10/06/the-best-over-the-counter-appetite-suppressant/)
Basically this video is about how the food industry is brainwashing you to think being super full is good.
This way you’ll buy more food and give them more money.
Anyways, I digress.
Because overeating is programmed into us!
See for thousands of years ...
And for most of the world ...
HUNGER IS BAD.
Hunger means you gunna die.
So now in America and other 1st world countries don’t have this problem...
Anytime we are hungry we associate hunger with fear.
Plus, the diet industry has conditioned us to think we need to be mindlessly full and keep stuffing ourselves with their products ...
So long story short, you start thinking overeating makes you happy.
You associate overfullness with joy and pleasure.
But really ...
You are only happy about satisfying your hunger.
The extra is food is just extra.
Over eating is just extra food on top of satisfying your hunger.
And when you have extra food ...
Bad things happen.
Overeating makes you fat, tired and poisoned!
Imagine you are brushing your teeth like normal.
Then imagine you put a FINGER of toothpaste on your toothbrush.
Then imagine 5 more toothbrushes each with tons of toothpaste being stuff into your mouth.
You force yourself to brush your teeth but inevitably some toothpaste goes down your throat and makes your tummy upset.
See, normally toothpaste is kinda pleasant. It tingles, it’s nice.
But when we have too much it’s miserable.
And the same thing is true with food.
When you eat too much the food becomes toxic.
This is why every month or so I go on a day-long fast.
Because I want to clean out the toxins from my body.
And when you over eat, your body never has a change to clean out.
These toxins build up in your body and make your gut stick out over your waistline!
So let’s change the way we approach hunger. Let’s rethink.
First of all mentally use this hunger scale developed by Geneen Roth here (https://geneenroth.com/2015/08/28/satisfying-mind-hunger/#)
1: I am absolutely starving
2-4: I am hungry and need to re-energize.
5-7: I still have energy and I feel satisfied. I don't need food right now.
8-9: I am over-full. I can feel that I'm uncomfortable and beginning to get sleepy. It's time to loosen that belt, and definitely time to stop eating. I probably didn't need that last helping.
10: I way over-ate, roll me out of here and into my bed, please.
Every few minutes into your meal just yourself where you are at on the scale.
Remember, you want to eat to the point where food is giving you pleasure and energy.
But at a certain point, food will start to lose it’s taste, feel bad, and just be EXTRA WASTE.
So here’s what to think next:
Think to yourself:
- I will taste this again
- I can have more if I want
- I can leave food on my plate, its ok
- Gorging actually isn’t good
Remember, it’s okay to leave food on your plate. You don’t have to fall for the diet industry delusion.
You need to see through the mental paradigm you are in.
If you grew up poor and food was scarce, realize that now you can have more if you want. It’s okay to leave food on your plate.
Realize the gorging not only isn’t healthy ...
IT DOESN’T FEEL GOOD.
So pay attention.
Get out of your normal paradigm.
Get enlightened.
If you want to become enlightened and lose weight naturally then check out this free training video (https://weightlossenlightenment.com/freestrategycall) and let me know your thoughts after.
No comments:
Post a Comment