Are you ready to claim your freedom and have a fantastic 4th of July weekend that leaves you feeling free from and not chained to the bondage of overeating?
Sometimes in
the journey to long term permanent weight release we may get discouraged or
feel like getting healthy is too tough--especially when the holiday weekend roll around.
We lose our vision and may want to give up. Don’t give up this July 4th! 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.
This year
for me has been about finishing and editing my upcoming book “From Fat to Thin
Thinking: Make the Shift in 30 days”
and I will tell you that there are days when only my vision is getting me to
sit down and write and then re-write when the going gets super tough.
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.
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?
That is
the vision that keeps me writing and I invite you to see that your 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.
So happy 4th
of July!! If you are 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 4th.
Here are
some ideas to declare your freedom from the bondage of overeating this coming
weekend.
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 4th
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
4th 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!
Oxox Rita
