FALLING OFF THE WAGON ~ EMOTIONS

~ FALLING OFF THE WAGON ~

THE POWER OF EMOTIONS

  

We all fall of the wagon of health and fitness now and again, it's a part of life.  When emotions become overwhelming it is very typical to reach for foods that will literally make us feel better by increasing our serotonin, such as sugar does, but yet, in the end leaves us feeling worse when we come crashing down from the sugar high. 


Emotions are a gift to bless us to want to expand our awareness and enlightenment.  Without When you are upset know that it's just your higher-self letting you know that you are off track and that you need to redirect your thoughts or let go of limiting thoughts that have been keeping you stuck.





Emotions are very powerful.  Everything you do is based on emotions.  What you crave to eat is based on how you feel.  When you are reaching for a sugary treat, what you are actually doing is reaching for a “feel good” food which will increase serotonin in the brain which will indeed help you feel happier for a moment, only to come crashing down soon after and craving more sugar to give you that “sugar high”. 



You can train for hours a day but if you don't fuel your body with the proper healthy, whole foods for needed energy and nutrition to fuel and rebuild your body then you might as well just do aerobics and forget dreaming of having a hard-body.  Proper nutrition and weight lifting are the keys to transforming your physique!



If you fall off the “eating clean” wagon often and find it difficult to follow your diet or workout routine on a daily basis then you need to regroup and focus on releasing negative emotions that are holding you back and stuck from achieving your fitness goals.  Craving high fat, sugary foods often is a result of having emotional hunger.  By releasing, forgiving and allowing your higher truth to shine brightly you will begin to only crave healthy foods because you won’t have emotional hunger overpowering your mind.  Manage your thoughts and emotions to have more self-control and power over your mind. 

THE POWER OF RELEASING

If you’re struggling with habitual poor eating habits, do this simple exercise to assist in releasing negative emotions.  Sit quietly by yourself where you will be undisturbed and write down what’s bothering you.  Then read each issue and think about what you learned from each experience.  Think about how each experience improved your life, resulting in helping you to become stronger & more powerful.  If you haven’t contemplated the lesson to be learned, now is the time to do so, this way you will not have to relive the experience again in order to learn life’s lesson. Then give thanks for the lessons learned and rip it up and throw it away.  Then just let it go… Give it to Christ and know that you are divinely guided and protected at all times and that all is well.


On a new sheet of paper write down all of your incredible attributes as you think loving thoughts about your body, family & life experiences.  Write down the reasons why you are worthy of achieving your weight loss goals.  By doing this you will balance your heart, mind & soul which will enable you to have powerful positive thoughts of creation which will create new beliefs in your subconscious to enable your dreams to come true.


Reiterate your desires by writing your positive affirmations and goals with great intention in your heart.  Pour your heart & soul into your goals!  Be excited! Feel how awesome it will be once achieved as though you are living your dreams now!  You can achieve your goals!  Anyone can!  It doesn't matter if you're 150 plus lbs over weight or 5 lbs – you can have your dream body!  But you must love yourself unconditionallyfirst for your body to transform with less effort and with ease.  Stay laser-focused on reaching your goals & dreams every day!  Remember, what the mind can conceive the mind can achieve.

BE TRUE TO YOU!

Being true to you will increase self love, inner peace, confidence and willpower. Its okay if you’re struggling to stay focused on your goals daily ~ don’t give up!  As you know it typically takes 21 days to create a habit or otherwise to create a new way of life.  Begin each day on purpose.  Start your day off with love & thankfulness in your heart to God for your magnificent body and for the mighty miracles in your life. 


 Start fresh each new day by resolving to eat clean, to move more and being optimistic about the joy of life and all the good that you receive each day.  Focus each new day as a New Beginning!  Make you a high priority in your life!  And rejoice in the tender mercies from above… and believe that life truly is remarkable each step of the way!


With love,

Carol Whitaker

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Is Emotional Hunger Making You Fat?

Are You Really Hungry?

It’s that time of year again to try to lose the unwanted fat gained over the holidays. Millions of people have scribbled down their New Year’s Resolutions, most of which have “weight loss” as one of the top three goals.

Millions of people wake up extra early to exercise, they sweat & grown as they push their body’s limits in the gym,  they workout hard day after day yet within a few short weeks they become discouraged because they’re not seeing the results they were hoping for and quit within a month.

The desire to be keep ones New Year's Resolutions lasts on average for two to four weeks at most, many of us find ourselves lacking the inter-strength  to have the motivation and willpower needed to continue to accomplish our goals & dreams.

Have you ever wondered why this happens year after year? You may be in this same boat, or perhaps you do stick with your resolutions and achieve your goals only to gain back all the weight back within time.

Emotional Hunger

We’ve all heard about emotional eating, when we’re stressed, board, lonely or in pain we tend to reach for “comfort foods” which aren’t in truth comforting at all.  This is emotional hunger.  Ultimately after ingesting sweets we become frustrated from lack of willpower and have low energy. So why do we workout so hard in only to go home and sabotage all the hard work?

It’s because most people don’t understand the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger. Emotions are very powerful; everything you do throughout the day is based on your emotional state of mind. When you’re feeling down it’s natural to reach for something sweet. When you eat sugary foods your brain releases serotonin which makes you feel better, but that lasts for only a few minutes and then you come crashing down, hard! Our brain’s so called reward is from the releasing of serotonin & beta-endorphins when we eat sugary foods or other refined carbohydrates that instantly converted to glucose, the simplest form of sugar; which is not what your body wanted at all, your emotions did.

Sugar is Toxic

Refined sugar is very toxic to the body because takes a huge amount of chemicals to refine it down and it has empty calories. Because there isn’t any nutritional value in sugar the body continues crave what it needs, vitamins and minerals, so it desires more food even after you eat a high calorie dessert.

In addition sugar suppresses the immune system, spikes insulin and drains the body of valuable minerals and vitamins that are needed for proper digestion. Ultimately eating too much sugar over the years may cause illness, fatigue and depression.

Take Control of Your Emotions

By releasing emotional issues that are causing feelings of fear, stress and anxiety, you will have more willpower, inner-peace and self confidence which will have a profound effect in the brain. You will naturally begin to crave healthier foods and the desire to exercise more. Your body is very smart, when it becomes balanced spiritually, physically & mentally it will function optimally.

You can take control of your emotional hunger by taking control of your emotions. You have the power within. A few methods to release negative feelings are by praying, meditating, saying affirmations, doing EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and visualization along with having forgiveness and positive thoughts about you.

Next time you find yourself wandering mindlessly into your pantry, take a moment and ask yourself, “Am I really hungry or am I feeling emotional hungry?”

Taking responsibility of your emotions will improve your life a countless ways. Make 2011 your greatest & happiest year ever!



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