Shift Weight Mastery: For You… and Your Butt

 Shift Weekly Weight Mastery: For You… and Your Butt

Dear Shifters,

The month of February is dedicated to loving yourself down the scale.

When we struggle with our weight we spend so much time hating our bodies and wanting to swap out certain parts of our body for someone else’s.  “”Give me J Lo’s Butt!”, “I wish I had her legs” etc…

Love Yourself Down The Scale

Long term weight mastery involves loving yourself down the scale.  So often when we diet we just want to get the weight off so that we can then and only then love ourselves.  But unfortunately what usually happens is we lose the weight and still do not feel good about ourselves..we get disappointed and then gain back weight.

When I struggled with my weight I used to believe that if I could only get thin-- my legs would magically grow and become slender and graceful—like a supermodel’s legs.  Ha!  Little did I know that when I got smaller my body parts stayed pretty much the same shape—they just got smaller too.  I had to learn to love my legs, my thighs and calves for what they were and were always going to be.  Once I embraced them in all their strong and shapeliness I began to love them more than I could have if they magically zapped into Heidi Klum’s gams.

Who Care About Heidi Klum’s Legs?

We need to learn to accept and take ownership of our shape, our body and ourselves and any weight.  Then we can take back our power from the internal limiting beliefs we developed and the absurd external messages that we get from the outside world.

I hope you will come and join me  for our upcoming Shift Body Appreciation Class this February 10th where we will make this Shift happen-- my guest expert will be coach Juliana Chang who helps women accept and love their bodies as they are as well as teaches them to look fabulous in clothes at any weight.

Come Join Us on February 10^th at 11am in Marina Del Rey—Free for Newcomers!

http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/Sundays.html

Shift Hypnotic Weight Mastery BODY APPRECIATION CLASS

Start by loving the body you have now. True inner power comes from loving yourself fully and completely. Do you ever wish you could disown your butt or wish you had someone else's legs? This powerful workshop with hypnosis will explore ways to take ownership of the parts of your body that you don't like and begin to truly appreciate them. We will also create a powerful "ideal" image of ourselves at our ideal weight that is based on reality so that we can truly accept and love ourselves—every divine inch!

-Discover a method to start loving specific body parts as well as loving all of you now.

-Expert advise on how to dress yourself today to look great at any weight.

-Hypnosis to make deep changes in self-awareness and appreciation.

Event location: Creative Chakra Spa-- 3401 Pacific Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 823-9378

Event time: 11am-12:30 Shift Live Event

You MUST SIGN UP—space is very limited—sign up here

http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/Sundays.html

Location: Creative Chakra Spa, Marina del Rey,

·        Class Cost $20

·        Monthly Mastery Members – free What are Monthly Mastery Members?

·        Cost for those new to Shift—first class free
 
Bring someone new to Shift and you get in for half price.

·        Bring 2 people new to Shift and you get in for free!
SEATS ARE LIMITED!!—sign up now to reserve your space

·        Newcomers are free! Sign up now!

http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/Sundays.html

Have a loving week with yourself—and more will be coming this month on loving yourself down the scale.

oxoxRita

Oxox Rita

 

Weight Mastery: The "C" Word

“I lost 12 pounds during the 30 day “Shift” and am
wearing a skirt that I could not wear a month ago.
the hypnosis gave me back control!” Mary L.

Last call for sign-ups for the Shift Weight Mastery Process.  The upcoming hypnosis based 30-day Weight Mastery Process begins this Saturday January 26^th.  Call now to enroll 323 988 4574

Last call for the RE-Shift too. Click here to enroll and enter “Reshift” in the coupon code for a $50 dollar discount. http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/reshift.html

The “C” Word

When it comes to losing weight there is often something that gets avoided but we really need to have more of in order to have long term-success.Yes that’s right we have to be more of a particular “C” word that I am thinking of. Can you guess what that word is?

“Commitment” (if you were thinking the other “C” word—you might be on to something there too but that is another blog all together!)

 Think of all the times you have made a decision to go on a diet.  Why did you decide to join WW at New Years, or buy the Slim Fast after vacation,or do a cleanse after a bread binge for a week.

Chances are that your decision to lose weight came from
 a number of pre-programmed impulses
driven more from reaction, feeling and emotion:

-I feel fat!

-OMG I can’t fit into my fat jeans, I have to lose weight.

-I weight what! That doctor’s scale can’t be right.

-OMG my reunion is 2 months from now and look at me—they can’t see me like this!

Why did I eat all those desserts, that’s it no sugar for a week!

Do you see the running theme?  The reaction to the feeling fat prompts an impulsive need to fix the problem asap and so we embark upon a restrictive diet that allows us to lose weight in the short term but isn’t a realistic long term plan for success.
True long –term success comes from making a commitment to yourself, a commitment to release the weight over time in a way that honors you, you body’s energy needs, and your lifestyle.

 THERE IS NO MID-WINTER PARKA DIET

During the dark winter months we are challenged by a number of both
external and internal factors that make staying committed more challenging.
after all you have heard of the bikini diet but I bet you haven’t heard of the winter parka diet!

 That is why I want to share with you the mp3 tele-seminar recording of “Avoiding Winter Weight Gain” that I did with Hungry Girl food expert Lynn Bettencourt.

This inspiring tele-seminar is full of great strategies and food ideas to keepyour commitment to your healthy long term weight release high during these deep, dark months of winter. 

You will get the low down on:

       1)   How your mind acts differently in the winter and how to stay committed.

2)   How to feed yourself comfort foods and still release weight.(Lynn gives inspired ideas)

3)   How to set your environment up to serve you and not pack on the pounds under the layers of clothes that will eventually come off in the spring.

Enjoy!   www.shiftweightmastery.com/Avoidmidwinterweightgainteleseminar.mp3

Have a great week!

oxoxRita
“I lost 12 pounds during the 30 day “Shift” and am

wearing a skirt that I could not wear a month ago.

the hypnosis gave me back control!” Mary L.

Last call for sign-ups for the Shift Weight Mastery Process.  The upcoming hypnosis based 30-day Weight Mastery Process begins this Saturday January 26^th.  Call now to enroll 323 988 4574

Last call for the RE-Shift too. Click here to enroll and enter “Reshift” in the coupon code for a $50 dollar discount. http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/reshift.html

 

Weight Mastery: Melt Mid-Winter Weight Gain Teleseminar

The Shift Weight Mastery Process EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is ending this week!

The all day Kick off Boot camp is January 26^th at the LAX Radisson

But you need to have your metabolism tested first!

Call 323 988 4574 to find out more

Watch the video here:  http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/ShiftSeminar.html
Forward to friends and family and get a group discount

Pull your SHIFT together at the RE-Shift January 26^th

RE-Shift discount is still good for a few days only—

click here and enter “Reshift” (case sensitive) to save $50
http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/reshift.html

 Melt  Mid-Winter Weight Gain Tele-seminar  

with HG expert Lynn Bettencourt

Join Hungry Girl Food Expert Lynn Bettencourt and Shift Weight

Mastery Director Rita Black on

Wednesday January 16^th, 2013 from 5:30-6:30 pm PST

For a f.ree teleseminar

As we walk you through the

3 Fatal Weight Gain Fumbles
that we make in winter

AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

As well as fabulous food and motivational strategies

TO LET WINTER BE YOUR BEST WEIGHT RELEASE SEASON YET!

Get on the call!

To be on this awesome food idea and strategy-filled call please

Hit reply and say “I’m in!” and you will be sent call in details.

Hope you will be joining us!

 Have a great, shifted week!

Ox Rita Black

Don’t miss out!!

The Shift Weight Mastery Process EARLY BIRD SPECIAL is ending this week!

The all day Kick off Boot camp is January 26^th at the LAX Radisson

But you need to have your metabolism tested first--

Call 323 988 4574 to find out more

Watch the video here:  http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/ShiftSeminar.html

Forward to friends and family and get a group discount

 Pull your SHIFT together at the RE-Shift January 26^th

RE-Shift discount is still good for a few days only—
click here and enter “Reshift” (case sensitive) to save $50
http://www.shiftweightmastery.com/reshift.html

Weight Mastery:5 Powerful Success Tips

January 26^th is the next 30 Day Shift Hypnotic Weight Mastery Process—click here to see a video and read more about how this powerful hypnosis-based process can help you out of the weight struggle and into weight success! Early bird discount ends January 12^th.
 

Shift Process Video and Info

RE-Shift on January 26^th—if you want to re-boot the powerful effects of the Shift Weight Mastery Process consider joining us for the RE-Shift January 26^th. Details here:

  Re-Shift Info

 

5 Powerful Tips for True Success

What do you define as weight success?  Is it a number on the scale?  Is it a size you aspire to be?  Since January is the month we focus on your 2013 success story-- I wanted to briefly focus on the idea that while most of the weight loss industry’s ideas of success is based on achieving outer results in the area of weight loss (ripped abs, small sizes, pounds lost) true success for most people who have kept their weight off long term has been the SHIFT in who they have become from within (stronger, more confident, way better relationship with themselves) during their quest of weight mastery.

January is probably the busiest season in the weight loss industry. I probably don’t need to tell you why as you have probably experienced the “starting over” syndrome yourself in January many times. My friend lamented that it is hard to get in her gym classes in January because of all the “resolutioners” in their new spiffy matching work-out outfits. She also noted that these “resolutioners” all disappear by March!

 When we Shift there is no starting over because everything that happens to us on our journey to weight mastery is a lesson that will help us becomes more masterful in the long run. This is how we achieve inner success—which is far more lasting than just focusing on a number on the scale. We lose valuable lessons when we keep starting over—what a shame! 

 My coaching for this week is—never “start over”—commit to yourself, your inner success and your weight release for life and steer clear of the “resolutioner” syndrome. This week I am sharing with you long-term success clues from a Shifter who has now been maintaining her  weight  release for five years. I hope her strategies for long-term success serve you.

Erin E. has been maintaining her weight release since 2008. Her are her clues--

Hi Rita-

 I got to my goal weight in May 2008 (I lost 26 pounds), and I have been working on maintenance since then.

 The 5 most important things that have helped me on my path to weight loss/maintenance are:

 1. I gave up on the idea that I will be perfect all the time. I have stopped making myself believe that everyone else in my life expects me to be perfect....because they don't.

I am, by nature, a perfectionist, and in other areas of my life it has been very helpful (my career is a good example of where this has served me well). Naturally, I figured that if this behavior worked so well in other areas, it would work for weight management. I was wrong - I just kept hitting that wall. The irony is that allowing myself to be LESS of a perfectionist is probably the best thing I have done along the way. Allowing for the inevitable "mistakes", instead of seeing every little slip-up as a complete and utter failure has been the most helpful thing for me. I view the "mistakes" as opportunities to learn and I keep going. I try not to dwell on past "bad" behavior. In fact, I try not to view any given behavior as "bad".

 2. I have learned what my "red flags" are.

In the past, I have lost weight and gotten to goal weight and then I seemingly wake up one day and I am 20 pounds heavier. I have battled those same pounds my whole life. My problem was that I didn't observe my behavior well enough to understand that I was off the right path until I was really headed in the wrong direction. Now, I pay attention to 3 things and if I am not doing them consistently, then I know something is going on. For me, the three things I pay attention to are: Am I writing down what I eat every day? Did I go to my favorite class at the gym on Saturday? Did I go to Church on Sunday? Of course, these will be different for everyone, but if I answer "yes" to these questions, I am doing well. If I can't answer "yes", then I spend some time thinking about why I missed doing one of these things and I commit to doing them the next week. Conversely (and this is an example of how things can come full circle), for me, what I look like on the outside is directly related to how I feel on the inside (i.e. how happy/content I am). My weight is a "red flag" for me of how I am doing emotionally and spiritually.

 3. I have a "weigh-in" day and I record it.

I need to weigh myself at least once a week. Some people say they "go by their clothes". That doesn't work for me. I can be up 10 pounds, and I would still be saying that my jeans fit great. It is not that I don't trust myself, but as they say, "numbers don't lie".

 4. Track what my daily food intake and calories.

This is a big one for me. I get out of control really fast with food if I don't record it. I exercise and I believe it is really important to a healthy lifestyle, but the fact is that you can do A LOT more damage on the food side in A LOT less time. It takes me about 5 minutes to eat 500 calories (takes about an hour of intense exercise to burn that off). I have made peace with the fact that I will have to track my food and count calories in some way for the rest of my life. For me, it is a small price to pay.

 

5. Getting to goal weight is the BEGINNING of the journey. Not the end.

This is my most recently learned lesson. All those "thin" people that I see all the time, it turns out that most of them are working just as hard (if not harder) than I am to maintain their figure. It doesn't come easy to very many people - for some reason, I take a great deal of comfort in that fact.

 Thanks Erin and for your inspiration and insights!!! Have a shifted week everyone! No starting over!!!)

To your weight mastery success!

Oxox Rita

January 26^th is the next 30 Day Shift Hypnotic Weight Mastery Process—click here to see a video and read more about how this powerful hypnosis-based process can help you out of the weight struggle and into weight success! Early bird discount ends January 12^th.

 

RE-Shift on January 26^th—if you want to re-boot the powerful effects of the Shift Weight Mastery Process consider joining us for the RE-Shift January 26^th. Details here: