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The Northern Virginia newspaper “The Zebra” published this article of mine in their November 2012 issue.

By taking control of the foods she ate, she would achieve the proper blood sugar levels suggested by her doctor. In her words, by taking control of this behavior, “by accident” she would lose weight. She quickly achieved her goal.

You can also make use the Law of Concentrated Attention. You may have also encountered this as the Law of Attraction. We easily find ourselves gravitating to those things we wish to attain when you focus your mind on what you want rather than what you don’t want. A way do this is to live as if you’ve already achieved your goal. For example, if your goal would be to fit into a smaller clothing size, go buy something in that size, and hang it somewhere at home where you will see it every day. You could use an item you already own, though the action step of buying something new and meaningful helps to solidify the goal as something real.

Eating for many has become a subconscious mind activity. They “zone out” while watching TV, reading a book, or playing on their smartphones. Consider instituting a new rule of eating slowly and consciously. Enjoy every mouthful of food, putting down your knife and fork between mouthfuls, and chewing slowly. Turn off the electronics, and focus fully on your food. This increased awareness of the foods you consume may surprise you as you discover yourself feeling satisfied with the proper sized portion.

Many of my clients also report that by turning their eating into a conscious mind activity their choice of foods improve.  Perhaps you may find yourself choosing healthier whole foods as you put more thought in the foods you eat. 

Research also supports the use of profound relaxation to assist the metabolic processes of the body when releasing unwanted fat. Consider the animal in the wild eating grass. A predatory creature approaches, and the possible prey goes into its natural fight-or-flight response and flees the scene. In this moment of escape, the internal digestive systems actually slow down to direct more energy to the extremities. When the animal is safe, it does something rather profound: it goes back to eating grass. A human in a similar experience has the tendency to remain in a stressed or anxious state.  Learning better stress relief strategies has been linked to a properly functioning metabolism.

When we relax, daydream, meditate, or practice hypnosis, our brainwave frequencies ease down from Beta waking state into Alpha and Theta frequencies. Dr. Bruce Lipton, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and Stanford Schools of Medicine was one of the first to write about the power of positive suggestion toward behavior change while the mind and body are relaxed. 

You really can think yourself thin!