Shift Weekly: How Our Founding Father’s Made the Shift

Hi Shifters!

All great revolutions start with the courage and decision to SHIFT.

Sometimes in the journey to long term permanent weight release we may get discouraged or feel like getting healthy is too tough.  We lose our vision and may want to give up.  Don’t give up!  Create a vision that is bigger than you!  That’s what our founding fathers did. They created a vision of a free and independent nation and Shifted the colonies out of oppression and into freedom.

There were probably many times Thomas Jefferson thought, “but this revolution thing is sooo hard, I just want to sit back and relax instead of drafting another declaration!”.Or Patrick Henry said, “you know maybe we should just stop this whole thing, I mean the British they aren’t that bad, we could just let them run things, it would be less stressful for me.”  But they didn’t.  they kept right on Shifting because their vision was bigger than their own personal complaints.  If they didn't keep going with courage and dedication we would all be paying for Kate Middleton's pricey wardrobe too!

Imagine our nation being free from the oppression of the obesity and unhealthy eating habits?  Wouldn’t that be amazing?  Wouldn’t that be a wonderful legacy to pass on to our future generations?  Well that vision begins with you and your making your own powerful Shift—starting this week.  Let’s declare ourselves free from the bondage of fat thinking. Let's begin the revolution within our own hearts and minds by deciding to have a healthy week this 4th of July.

Now chances are you may already be in the midst of a social eating frenzy this week—that’s okay you can still make it all work.  Remember weight release success is about strategy and showing up for yourself consistently—so let’s do that this July 4^th.

Social Strategies

1-Create a vision: know what you want to feel like at the end of the event— what you want to feel like in your body, in your clothes, and in your mind.  Create a specific picture—make it so real you can feel it and get excited about it.  This engages your brain in going to work with you to achieve your vision.

2-Be clear that it’s not about being good but being consistent.  Figure out what foods you want to taste and try at these events—life is too short to eat just chicken and salad—but also shoot for eating 80 healthfully and leaving that 20 room for the GAK: the booze, the cakes and pies and fries and ribs that add to the summer—but not in amounts that add to your waistline as well.  Use the 3 bite rule—try 3 bites of the caloric stuff—and not whole servings and never allow yourself to indulge in the “I’ll start again on Monday!” nonsense—c’mon shifters that is so old school—so 1990s!  Focus on leaving these events feeling light and connected to yourself, having eaten what you wanted but not going over your caloric budget for weight release.

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3-Show up for yourself—kids, bosses, mates, friends—they all do better when you take care of yourself first—so why do you put yourself down near the bottom.  Make yourself and your health a top priority—that may mean you friends or kids may have to eat at a healthy restaurant instead of their favorite—that’s fine—they’ll live and probably be healthier for it.  That may mean you will put exercise before some other things that seem important like laundry or doing that take home work from your job—but hey—who thinks better and feels better and gets more done—you when you are feeling healthy and good about yourself.  Stop putting it off—go for the walk—you will be glad you did.

Social Gathering Tips

Social events are fun but can be a challenge for calorie budgets.. You have to have a life—but preferably a long and healthy one so  here are some strategies to support your mastering these gak-filled scenarios during  today’s 4^th of July Holiday.

-Bank (save up) calories ahead of time for the event.

-Think though goals ahead of time.  Have a plan for the event before go walk in.

-Plan on leaving victorious—have a vision before you get to the gathering of leaving feeling light and connected to yourself.

-Bring a salad or vegetable—even if no one else wants it or eats it –you can!

Practice responses to food pushers ahead of time. 

“No thank you.”

I am already full, but thanks.  You did a great job with this party…(change the subject fast).”

“No more please, but hey let me help you clean up a bit”

“I have a metabolic condition and that keeps me from eating that.  Sorry, but it looks delicious!”

“I have noticed that sugar and flour causes blood sugar issues for me so I am going to pass.”

“I am allergic but sorry that looks great!”

“Wow that looks tasty but I am sugar sensitive and if I overindulge I feel awful the next day (you don’t have to tell them awful means guilty or regretful).

“That looks amazing—did you make that?  Wow.  I am going to pass but thanks for offering!”
Do not buckle to social pressure—gak pushers just want to be loved.  Appreciate their food efforts and acknowledge what a generous person they are then kindly decline—ultimately it’s not about the food—it’s about connecting.
Have a great 4^th of July I will be thinking about you and working my own plan of action out there in the GAK filled universe.  May you all have a healthy holiday where you connect to yourself and declare your own independence from fat thinking!

Happy July 4th

Oxox Rita
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