Most people who have tried to lose weight know the "how." Burn more calories than you take in -- simple! Just do it!
And how many times have you heard people say, "I know, I know! I try so hard! I've tried every diet in the world, I go to the gym every day, I've been working SO HARD to lose this weight!"?
Maybe your response is, "Well, you're doing it wrong, or you're not doing it for long enough, or you think you're doing it but you're really not."
And to the stressed out would-be weight-loser, it occurs as more and better evidence that what she believes about herself is true -- she really is worthless, stupid, wrong, incapable, hopeless. And that evidence helps keep the weight on, which helps support the negative emotion, which helps....etc. etc. Downward Spiral City.
Look at our dear friend Erin Pavlina. (please excuse me for talking about you in front of your back, Erin.) She KNOWS that eating fewer and burning more calories will take the weight off. She's a smart, committed, aware person. And she has been trying and trying for some time, and not getting the results she wants. Same is true for Michelle -- she's smart, committed, aware. She's heard and read and taken advice and evaluated; she knows HOW to lose weight. So I think it would be fair to say that it's simple, but not necessarily easy, to lose the weight.
The knowing HOW -- the knowing of "objective truth" -- about anything doesn't really stand a chance when they're up against your unconscious commitments.
That's why I joyfully advocate examining your unconscious commitments, letting go of what you don't need anymore, getting the learnings from those old negative emotions, and moving forward with inspiring possibility. Live your heart's desire, and notice how easy it is, and how much fun, to create the results you want -- and, incidentally, how effortless it feels to eat fewer and burn more calories, without all the trying and stress.
I'm with our girl here. Start with the insides. Feel good on purpose. (hey, wait -- that's a good motto!
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