MORBIDLY OBESE PEOPLE

What has happened to today's society? Why are people everywhere in the world today struggling with becoming morbidly obese people?

To my mind it's so simple - the answer is right there in front of everybody. People are being told everyday in one hundred different ways what the problem is.

But do they listen? NO! Why not? They've all become complacent. These morbidly obese people are actually, dare I say "content" with how they appear.

Now calm down and think about it! The people getting most upset about being in this predicament of being morbidly obese are the people who are "obviously" doing little or not enough to reverse the situation they find themselves in.

Think about it! Did it take you just twelve weeks or three months to load on all that weight? Did you one day just wake up and realize "Oh, my God, I'm morbidly obese"!

I think not! So why does everybody think that the only "cure" for them to remove all this weight is some quick fix pill they can swallow and they will wake up the next day, look in the mirror and see what they wish for.

The answer is moderation, exercise, getting your mind right and a support system.

Let's look at moderation. This means if you eat four burgers, two lots of fries and 3 cokes to wash it all down - why not try one burger, one small fries and water BUT once a month as a treat!

Exercise seems to be dirty work in people's minds. Let's look at some really simple daily things you can do. It doesn't have to be hard. Look back twenty or thirty years when morbidly obese people were not an issue. What you do you see as the difference?

I see heaps of things like, getting out of your chair to change the television channel. Walking to the corner shop instead of getting in the car. Washing the dishes by hand at the sink instead of just loading them into a dishwasher. Walking through the supermarket buying fresh ingredients to prepare a freshly home cooked meal.

Do you realize how many calories these simple activities can burn? Just do the simple comparison to how much movement your body gets in a day compared to what the same body would do twenty or thirty years ago.

Now the biggest and most crucial part of turning your life around for the better is getting your mind right.

It's not that hard either. Go to your local library, grab yourself a copy of "Think and Grow Rich". Gosh if you look hard enough you can even find a free copy on the internet!

Help is out there, it's coming, it's going to be a complete package.

The surprising fact is that many conditions can be improved by visualization and weight loss is one of them. It works like this: you keep a vision in your mind of how you want your body to look, and subconsciously you will begin acting in a way that will go in that direction. You become much more positive about your body, more accepting of your diet or fitness regime, and you will reach your weight goals more quickly and easily.

Effecting change through visualizing desired outcomes has become more and more acceptable in recent years. Psychologists do not understand exactly how it works but clearly the mind and body are not as separate as we often believe. It seems that if you truly want something it is more likely to happen - provided of course that it is something that is possible, and within your control. Visualization helps us to truly want to lose weight by creating a clear and happy picture of our fitter bodies. Without this we can often put psychological traps in our own path.

Many people who are overweight believe they cannot lose weight. Sometimes you may say it out loud, or hear friends say it about themselves. For other people this belief stays in the subconscious. But it is sure that it influences our behavior. Someone who believes it is impossible for her to lose weight will be constantly battling her own negativity when she is trying to diet. Her mind will be constantly telling her there is no point dieting, she cannot lose weight so she should just go ahead and eat everything she wants. Visualization is the strongest technique that we can use to overcome these negative thoughts and impulses.

If you are plagued by negativity either from your own mind or from the reactions of friends and family to your diet, go ahead and visualize yourself at your desired weight as often as you can. It works on the same level as all those negative voices and can annihilate their influence like nothing else can.

It is important to practice every day - morning and evening if you can. You just need to take a few minutes in a quiet place and keep an image in your mind of your body at its ideal weight. Some people can do this easily, others need some help. If you have a photograph of yourself at your ideal weight in the past, you may find it easier to look at that. Or use a photo from a magazine but cut off the person's face. You need to visualize your own body, but thinner.

You can also visualize from the inside. Close your eyes and let your awareness focus on a part of your body - for example, your right thigh. Imagine it slowly becoming thinner in your mind's eye. Then move to the other thigh, and on through the body. It may help to start at the feet and move up towards the head, or vice versa.

As you go about your work or daily chores, think of yourself as already at your ideal weight. Create your own affirmations and repeat them often, always in the present tense ("I am glad to be flexible, fit and slim", not "I will ..."). Enjoy the feeling of having a positive self-image. Over time, this will help you to keep to your weight loss plan. You will find that fatty foods are less attractive and exercise is more enjoyable.

While your weight loss will of course be gradual, the wonderful thing about visualization is that it gives you a new body image right away. Use visualization and weight loss to make you happier right now, today!