The Thinker’s Thoughts on Thinking
One of the most important things I have discovered in my life is that I am the creator of my own thoughts. These thoughts can help me or hinder me as I navigate my way towards my weight loss goal. Take the event of getting on a scale after you have not weighted in for one month. Consider a reading of zero loss and zero gain since your last weigh in and that you are wearing the some clothes (or lack of clothes) as your last weigh in and it is the same time of day as your last weigh in.
Now the thoughts start. What are your thoughts, or your “self talk”? Are you angry that you did not lose any weight? Do you blame yourself? What emotions do your thoughts bring to you? How do you feel if you have tried hard and have followed your diet? How do you feel if you have not followed your diet? These are your feelings as a result of your thoughts. What are the consequences of these thoughts? Do these thoughts cause you to be more likely or less likely to reach your goals? Some of us will think that we can do better on our diets and resolve to do so. Some of us will think about reaching a plateau as a natural part of weight loss. Some will get discouraged and may lose sight of their goals.
Everyday I try to read the blogs of others on Buddy Slim and I see these and other thoughts while reading. I love taking the positive thoughts and the positive outcomes I see and adopting them to help me reach my goals. I love reading of the success of my buddy slim buddies and others. I love your comments and support as I too struggle with this journey.
Just for today I hope that if anyone feels any negative thoughts that will not help them reach their goals, that they realize that they are the creator of those thoughts, that those thoughts effect their emotions, and that those emotions and thoughts effect their behaviors and their goal attainments. Stop your negative thoughts and create positive ones. Everyone has that power. They are your thoughts and you are their creator. Use this wonderful community of buddies to help as needed. And always know that I am here to help as well as be helped as we continue on to our successful conclusions.
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Thanks for the blog! We all need that reminder sometimes
I realized a long time ago, that I am my own worst enemy. Every time I start a diet, Im telling myself its not going to work. It is amazing what you are telling yourself over and over. I first realized this after I read one of Dr. Phils weightloss books. I know to try to redirect and change what I am telling myself. I will lose weight!
Nice. I love your positive action and your positive attitude. Thanks for the comment. Dr. Phil is interesting.
Automatically i think negative thoughts on a maintain or gain. I try and quickly turn that around though and make it fuel me to try harder or not let myself slip that day!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE that blog….Thanks for sharing hun!!
Great blog as usual! I always look forward to reading yours
This is an area I have struggles in but have made great progress in turning it to determination and not quitting.
Thank you by the way for your comment on my blog last week…it really meant a lot! HUGS!!!
Wonderful blog as always! So true!
Oh, I still owe you a few recipes *wink*
Yup, stay positive…thanks!
UHH, yes we have all been there! The thing I think of is, where would you have been before you started this journey? Even if you did have some slip up’s…I’m sure you called them slip up’s, when in the past that would have just been normal. So celebrate how far you have come! I heard this on tv on an alli commercial, and I really like this quote so I will leave you with this….”I may not be exactly where I want to be, but I’m a heck of a lot further then where I started.” Keep positive! Your awesome!
Gosh, did I need to read this. I have been in a slump since my last weigh in. I needed this reminder….thank you. This is one of the areas I need work in…self talk.
Thanks for a great blog. I hope you are doing well. You weight loss ticker sure looks impresive!!! YAY!!!!!
Have a super Wednesday!!!!
micheal, thankyou so much for the advises….is true buddyslim has become my new addiction lol…H5 my friend keep it up
You folks are all making me so happy as I read these responses. Now I know I am helping some of you for sure and it makes me smile from ear to ear. I love BS and my buddies who help me every day.
Wow! great thought . That i will have to work on . I do good most day to keep my self thinking straight but have trouble on other .
Here to reaching your goal , may God smle on you every day
Thank you Friend
Linda C
oh this last week the scale hasn’t been my friend it shows I’ve gained and I know theres a reason behind it and once that reason is gone it will go back to where it should be, but yes I think negatively when I see that and have to quickly turn it around and tell myself how far I’ve come so far.
Today I thought about how far I’ve come and how much I want to stop and be done with it so I had to think of myself and how happy I would be at my goal weight. So yes we can sabatoge ourselves with our negative thinking we do need to turn it around and think Happy thoughts as Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and Peter Pan say.
I love your blogs keep up the great work your doing for yourself for your body :o)
I know the feeling Briahnna! I had followed my diet PERFECTLY and worked out and was greeted with a 4 pound gain on the scale which the Dr. said was water retention and/or added muscle. Well this week I lost 7 pounds, another strange results over two weeks.
SIGH I can’t control what the scale says, I can only control what I put in my mouth. Sometimes slogans do make sense.
I know exactly what you mean. If I weigh and have no loss, I usually tell myself….”well I did eat while ago”…..or “I havent went to the bathroom in a while” lol.
But I never let it get the best of me. I just keep on keeping on. I have done really good keeping my motivation and not losing confidence in myself. And its hard to say what I attribute this to because in years past I let it force me to quit.
Ive just had a total change to mind since I started this specific lifestyle change. I guess it proves true that in order to lose weight you must change your thinking first.
What an inspirational blog!
Have a good one!
Yes Adrian thinking is the key as near as I can tell so far. Believe in yourself and it makes a big difference. I know it does for me.
You sound like a gifted practitioner of CBT! That’s a compliament!
