| You know the feeling - you are clear you want to | | | | the pub on Fridays. |
| lose weight. It is obvious that this means eating | | | | 3. Break the Chains - be in Action - go on a |
| less and eating healthier. Every time you try, you | | | | mission to accomplish something new. That could |
| start out strongly and do well for the first few | | | | be reading an exciting book that you put off for |
| days. But then at some point an exception comes | | | | years, or write one yourself. It could be cleaning |
| along. Could be a birthday, a party or perhaps a | | | | up the home where you never wanted to clean it, |
| nasty argument with a loved one. Or perhaps you | | | | joining a club, learning a new skill, whatever. The |
| are simply being alone in the evening. You know | | | | idea is that to break the pattern(s) holding you in |
| what I'm talking about. At such moments most | | | | place. You don't want to fight what has become a |
| people's resolve gets undone and all the good | | | | habit. You want to replace it with something new. |
| effort of previous days is destroyed by massive | | | | 4. Visualize Your Success - Have written goals. |
| eating. | | | | Always phrase them in the positive (e.g. "I make |
| Here are some ways to counter/prevent these | | | | $20,000 per month" or "I love eating what is right |
| moments of weakness with our special brand of | | | | for me"). Read them every morning and every |
| Kung Fu sharpness: | | | | night. Keep visualizing already having achieved |
| 1. Clear Your Mind (and pantry) - don't let food | | | | them. Over time it's incredible how much this little |
| items that you know are bad and/or will tempt | | | | ritual propels you to exactly those goals. |
| you lie around in the house. | | | | 5. Maintain Balance. Yep, extremes are extremely |
| 2. Strategic Planning - when is your weakest | | | | bad for you. You don't have to completely abstain |
| moment in the day? Identify when you usually | | | | from sugared products and neither should you |
| surrender to temptation and create a strategy to | | | | overdose of them. Balance and feel the life-force |
| avoid those moments altogether. For example, if | | | | in you. |
| it is when everyone has gone to sleep, go to | | | | There you have it - the five highly effective |
| sleep before or at the same time as everyone | | | | mental Kung Fu moves that will blow your sugar |
| else. If it's on a Friday in a pub, well, don't go to | | | | cravings out of the water. |