Since I have started to read the NLP book, I have used some of the techniques in my weightloss experiment, especially the visualization techniques.
As I explained earlier, I made a mental picture of myself as healthy, and smaller clothes really helped me, because I thought: what would I look like when I get into these clothes?
But the novelty for me it to use visualization before I start to exercize (and also while I exercize). For example, before going on the rowing machine, I think: how would a thinner me exercize on that machine? What would be his body posture? How would he place his shoulders, his back, etc? Same with running. How would a healthy person run? He would probably put a lot of energy into it. And I imagine myself doing it.
Then I start exercizing, and I try to focus as much as possible on that image. I imagine that there is a camera looking at me, and the weird thing is that I naturally start behaving like in my mental film, and the exercizing is more effective (I could tell by the sweating) and more enjoyable (I didn't say easy
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I caught myself thinking: "That thin person is not you." And my criticizing self is absolutely right. This is not me... yet. I have started to see my thin self as a character I am playing. I am just an actor who learns how to act the part... and the more I do it, the more I am becoming that part... My motivation is that I will see the day when I am totally this person I am imagining.
By the way, good job C33 for keeping it up!