I am so
grateful for your participation in the Shift Community! Over the years that I have been a clinical
hypnotherapist, helping people SHIFT out of Fat Thinking into Thin Thinking, I
have had the honor to work with such amazing, intelligent, insightful, warm and
open people—thank you for allowing me to serve you.
Now on to
Thanksgiving Mind Strategies!!
Thanksgiving for many is not actually the hardest day to remain true to
your Shift for many. Here is a 7 minute
coaching session on TG that I made a few years back (if you need some good
pointers and inspiration) –it follows me over a whole Thanksgiving Day where my
challenge was to consume 1550 calories or below—we called it Thanksgiving
15-50! Check it out here:
Weight Mastery Thanksgiving Coaching Video
Weight Mastery Thanksgiving Coaching Video
GAK FRIDAY and “It’s the HOLIDAYS!”
THINKING
Now let’s
talk about the real holiday challenge.
Not Thanksgiving Day but the day AFTER Thanksgiving, what some call
Black Friday—I call GAK FRIDAY! (for those of you unfamiliar with the term Gak
it means the super refined food that contain waaaaay more sugar, salt, and fats
than natural foods).
Gak Friday
is a challenge for many because we now have all of that TGT food hanging
around. On top of that we begin holiday
shopping and giving. There is food
everywhere! AND on top of THAT this very
strange and mysterious thing happens on the midnight of Thanksgiving. The internal holiday bell chimes and all of
our minds gets sucked into this weird VORTEX called “why not…it’s the
holidays!”
Yes, all of
a sudden this mental phenomina called “it’s the holidays” descends upon us en
masse and we find ourselves in a much more vulnerable and open state to eating
more calories, exercising less and believing we have no choice but to surrender
as a victim to this overwhelming force while it is surging and then wait again
until January 1st when the bell chimes again and the spell of “it’s
the Holiday’s” recedes as quickly as it began and we are left in the wake of
the aftermath of devastation and destruction, weight gain, struggle, and
disappointment of “how did I let it all go?”.
So I am here
to tell you now---DO NOT LET IT ALL GO.
Prepare for
the “It’s the Holidays” surge like you would prepare for a Level 5 hurricane.
-Plan ahead
for success: have a vision of what you will look like on January 1st
because you have kept releasing weight through the holidays—make it a fun and
enticing image.
-Think
through what you will and won’t allow in your house this season. 80 percent of success is based on stimulus
control. If it’s going to be a problem
(and you know if it’s going to be a problem) don’t let it in your house—or
OFFICE. There is a place called a FOOD
BANK and they will happily receive your food gift items.
-Know what
your calorie budget is for release and MAINTENANCE. That’s right—if you know what you can consume
and not gain weight but just maintain at least you will be that much further
ahead come January first. Those of you
who have gone through the Shift Weight Mastery Process—your maintenance number
is in your Shift Book on page 23 or 24 (depending on when you Shifted). If you have not made the Shift yet email me
and I can let you know how to find this out.
-Make a plan
to move—think through a way to walk every day for 10 minutes at least. Walking is something you can do anytime,
anywhere. If you walk 10-20 minutes a
day you will be setting yourself up to burn away the little “extras” over the
holidays.
-Listen TO
YOUR SHIFT CDS!!! They will keep your
mind focused.
-Have some
fun but lower calorie treats on hand so you don’t feel deprived. Here is a link to Hungry Girls 2012 holiday
list—check it out!
Okay that’s
a starting point—more to come as we head through the holidays. I believe in you and know you want more than
anything to stay present and healthy through the season. So take this time out and prepare to be
successful now. Give yourself the
present of being present!!
Take a Shift
Breath and here’s to YOUR Successful, “Shifted” Holiday Season 2012!!
Oxox Rita
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