Ep 114 How to Make This the Last Time You Lose Weight

In this episode I share with you another client story. I share a letter she wrote to me, and I share a tool I use with all my clients called Why this is the last time I will ever have to lose weight.

Here is what my client wrote:

This is the Last Time I’m Going to Have to Lose Weight

This is the last time I’m going to have to lose weight because I now know that I am in control about how I want to think and feel about food. In the past, I used phrases like, “I’m addicted to sugar”; “I deserve a treat” (meaning something sweet–and lots of it–everyday after coming home from school;) or other thought errors like “I need to eat at least six times a day to keep my metabolism going.” In other words, food was constantly on my mind; it was my fix-all, yet it was my enemy. Food was a paradox, and I never before believed that I was ultimately in control. I felt as if I were a victim.

This is the last time I’m going to have to lose weight because I now know that circumstances are neutral and that I can make conscientious choices about my thoughts, and when I struggle to control my thoughts, I can be in tune with my feelings and work backwards to correct my thought errors. I now have tools to help me be mindful and in control rather than a victim to circumstance.

This is the last time that I’m going to have to lose weight because I know that when I have moments of weakness–and I will–that it doesn’t mean that I am a flawed person; it simply means that I am human–one who stumbles but one who always gets back up again. I can write it down, learn, and then move on. I can keep moving forward without beating myself up for not being perfect.

This is the last time that I’m going to have to lose weight because I now see that eating to fuel my body is a great gift to myself–one that I deserve. I have less aches and pains, more energy, and a healthy tummy–something that I’ve battled for years and years. Pain had become a norm. Now I see that sugar and flour were never really my “friends” ; rather, these were the causes of these pains. Looking at my mind and body transformation chart is evidence of this discovery.

This is the last time that I’m going to have to lose weight because I view my relationship with food completely different. Food is not my fix-all, but food is a beautiful gift to nourish my body and mind, keeping both healthy and strong.

This is the last time that I’m going to have to lose weight because it really isn’t about the weight at all. It’s about realizing that I have the capacity to learn from each new experience, applaud myself for being mindful, and then just move forward. I no longer have to remain stuck in a vicious cycle of trying to eat myself into happiness, only to be left disappointed, and then eat more. I have the power of choice–choice to recognize thought errors, choice to allow myself to be imperfect, choice to say no to things that ultimately hurt me, and choice to love myself so that I can love others more fully.

Yes, this is the last time that I’m going to have to lose weight! What a blessed, incredible gift to myself! And, I deserve it! I tell people all the time that your life/weight coaching is the best money I have ever spent on myself.

Listen in as I share some stories with you about her journey.

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