How do you stop the negative self-talk?

jojoworks

Sooooo many AWESOME responses!!! They are all incredibly relevant. Thank you for asking this question. I think its really an often overlooked aspect to the weightloss/fitness "journey".

It seems to me that the "head game" is an important one to address in trying to lose weight. I was just talking to a friend about how the sheer desire to lose isn't necessarily enough to make it happen.

I use self-hypnosis deep-relaxation weight-loss CD's to fall asleep to at night. The messages are incredibly positive and uplifting and even if I fall straight asleep, on a subconscious level I am listening. I find times during the day when I know I'm thinking a thought that had been introduced or reinforced to me via the CD's. The one I listen to most often is about the "mindfulness" of eating. I regard my recording of my food on myfitnesspal to be a daily act of "mindfulness". And really, the opposite is what I used to do and that is "mindless" eating!

It was mentioned earlier that negative thinking has a place in this process as well and I agree. When I was trying to quit smoking I regularly visualized the diseases I may suffer from if I kept smoking. I had a friend who's a lung doctor talk to me about all the very sick people he was treating who suffered from smoking related illness. I do that with weight loss too....kind of like the old drug program: Scared Straight. I don't want to be incapacitated by obesity or its related diseases!

This website and this forum also serve to help us with our psychological needs during this effort. Everyone here, for the most part, is incredibly supportive and understanding.

I wish you great success as you continue to get healthy!
JoJo