How to Destress and Weight Less

It is very common for people to worry about their weight. We worry about our weight because of health but I think we worry about our weight, mostly, because how we look. We live in a "wanna look good society." It is all over the media about how good it feels to look slim and sexy. It is in the movies, on the commercials, bill boards, magazines, and on television.

Therefore, if we don't look good because we are over weight, it can be very stressful. For example, maybe we have a wedding to attend, and we want to look good. Maybe we have a vacation to go on with the family, and we have to wear swim suit, and we want to look good. Maybe we have a holiday party, or just a party in general, and we want to look good. For some this can be very stressful.

For this reason I focus on Destress and Weight Less. What does it mean to destress? It means to explore stressful habits that we may have, like worrying about our weight, and creating successful practices, like having faith in ourselves.

So, how do we Destress and Weight Less? Let's begin with exploring our stressful habits at the level of behavior. Maybe we have habits of eating fast food, which we all know is a no no, maybe we have habits of eating more and moving less, or maybe we have a habit of binging on food.

If these are our behaviors then we must research and search for solutions to these particular problems. First, let me say, habits are addictions. When we have a habit that we cannot stop or have not stopped, then we are addicted to that particular behavior. Please be advised, this is only my opinion. You may agree or disagree.

Now, if we, have an addiction to eating fast food, then we must explore for a solution. I hear quiting cold turkey is best. Easier said than done, huh?

If we, have an addiction to eating more and moving less, then we must search for a solution. Same thing with binging. I know, I know, this is all easier said than done because if we could we would, right? Well, we can!

Now that we have explored our, possible, stressful habits through behavior, let us explore our, possible, stressful habits through feelings towards these habits. When we eat fast food, eat more and move less, or binge on food, we may feel like a failure, or disgusted with ourselves, after we eat what and how we eat. We, may, feel fat and over weight, hopeless and helpless, or depressed.

When we, possibly, feel all these negative stressful feelings we, may, think the worst. The worst meaning, "I am so fat, why did I eat that? I can never loose weight! I am ugly and worthless. I can't do it, I can't control my eating." Sound familiar? When we think the worst, we create a very stressful habit.

These are just examples of what happens when we are stressed out over our weight but I am sure that you understand what I am saying, especially if you have difficulty with your eating or weight.

1. Recognize your stressful habits. We can begin with our behavior, our feelings, or our thoughts, preferably all three. Our behaviors, that we display day in and day out may be causing us stress.

2. Write the stressful habits down. This is very powerful. We know, off the top of our heads, what our stressful habits are but, if we write them down, we will notice them more, and they will be extra clear to us. This will definately help the process.

3. Create successful practices according to your stressful habits. For example, if we eat more and move less then a successful practice would be to move more and eat less. If we feel depressed over our eating habits, we could see our Private Medical Doctor for testing and advice. If we have doubt in ourselves or low self-confidence then we could google on how to create faith or self-confidence. Simple, but not easy. Thes are just solutions for now, we will get to how.

4. Write your successful practices down. This is very powerful because it will remind us where our focus lies.

5. Research (google or hubpage search) on how you can put these solutions into action and write them down. Make a list of all the things that you can do to accomplish these soluitons and prioritize these actions. Organize this information into a plan.

6. Learn to Destress Yourself. Practice noticing your stressful habits of thoughts, feelings, and actions, by quieting your mind. When we learn to quiet our mind, through meditation or deep relaxation, we become more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. When we have an organized plan of what we want, and we notice our stressful habits, we can step on the brakes of our old habits, make a u-turn and move towards our new successful practices.

This is no loose weight quick or magic weight loss plan, but it is your life and with this plan you can destress and weight less. One

Pof the goals in life is to get better and better not to get more frustrated and more frustrated. Take responsibility of your thoughts, feelings, and actions and you will learn to destress and weight less.

As my son always says, "You are the only thinker of your thoughts." And, "It is done unto you as you believe." I am sure these are quotes from famous people but my son repeats them often and he is a very successful individual, he may know what he is talking about.

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