Self Image

I had this thought yesterday, and I feel perhaps it would be worth while sharing with you my friends, and it is this. I was in a conversation yesterday and we were talking about why some people will do so well (losing weight), then all of sudden they they stop. They start to gain the weight back, or just don't move beyond their current spot/weight.

According to Dr. Sandy (She is another Freelife/TAIslim rep) she said some people just don't know how to react, or live in this, their new body. They maybe getting more attention than they thought, people are questioning what they are doing, is it healthy?, are you eating enough?, well don't lose it too fast, and a host of other things are said, that they make us feel uncomfortable, and questioning what we are doing.

This kind talk and thinking could be making us uncomfortable in our new skin. So what do we do? We let ourselves go, and go back to the body size we are the most comfortable, or should I say the most familiar with. I believe that this, is probably happening with all of us, even if we don't recognize it is going on inside of us. I think if we can be aware of these processes going on inside of us, then maybe we can stop it, and give ourselves a chance to enjoy the weight loss we have earned. Maybe that is one of the reason why people tell us to take it off slowly, so we allow ourselves a chance to grow use to this new change.

Here is what I would propose we try, everyday just spend about 5-10 mins in our minds-eye and just imagine what our ideal body would look like, What clothes would you wear, what perfume would you wear, what activities would you be doing, what new things you would now do that you wouldn't do before, you could imagine yourself in front of a mirror, and in the reflection of the mirror you see the new you adding as much detail as possible, and everyday just use to seeing that new image of you, and invite the new you to become/transform your shape, and let go of the old image, your currently have of yourself.

I think you could agree that if you have a glass of water (a glass of you), and if you pour something new into this glass of you, there is only so much room in the glass, so once the new image of you, is poured into the glass of the old you... part of the old you will be displaced and spilled out. You have to be OK with that, and accept the new you is inside that glass and not what was spilled out of the glass.

If you want you can make God a part of this too, God has given us the tools to do this, and he can guide us, he wants us to be healthy so we can do his work, and be there for our families, and to be an example of his grace. We have his permission to be healthy again, invite the new you to into your life, welcome the new you into your life, and make your world comfortable for the new you to live again.

I am doing this myself, and I am using TAIslim to take off my weight check it for yourself at http://www.keithlayton.taislim.com/