I was really nervous about weighing myself this morning. I wondered how it would feel if I’d put in all of the efforts and, by virtue of this blog, made myself vulnerable to the judgment of others, and the scale hadn’t budged. Well, I still wonder about that and will likely have a chance to find out some week. This time, though, I can celebrate the shedding of two pounds. Yay! Only 38 to go!
I’ve felt really excited today about this in a way that I don’t remember feeling the other times I’ve intentionally worked on weight loss. It’s a really amazing feeling.
As I was walking today, I kept holding my vision about being healthy, fit, and having a lighter, smaller body. I imagined myself feeling really sexy again. And, I could really feel myself being that vision. That made me even more excited because the gurus I study (mostly James Ray and Wayne Dyer) emphasize the importance of thoughts, feelings, and actions when they’re talking about achieving goals and dreams. As James Rays says, I was “going 3 for 3″ today.
I also heard something helpful today from Louise Hay of Hay House Radio. During the commercial breaks from the on-line streaming of their shows, Louise offers affirmations. Today she suggested holding a thought that was something like “I release my need for carrying this excess weight.” I felt as though she was speaking directly to me. While I feel that I’ve begun a very successful endeavor, I know that I am not aware of all of the reasons that my body is holding excess weight at this time. Weight loss is not always as simple as calories in versus calories out. Hormone function has a role and emotions have a role in hormone function and unconcious thoughts and beliefs have a role in emotions. Consciously affecting that complex system is much harder to do than conscously affecting my weight through choices about food and exercise. I also know that I feel some fear when I think about shedding pounds. I can literally feel it in my gut. Those excess pounds are serving as protection in a way that I am not yet consciously aware of.
Still, I release my need for carrying this excess weight. Breathe and release the fear. And think again, I release my need for carrying this excess weight. And so it is. (Or for my pagan friends, so mote it be.)
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