You Already Own The Greatest Weightloss Tool

I was thinking about this the other day as I was watching an infomercial. We are constantly bombarded with sales pitches for the latest and greatest weight loss plans, pills, equipment and food. Most of them are crap in my opinion.

All of us already own the greatest weight loss tool imaginable. It’s portable, weighs less than 4 pounds and best of all it costs absolutely zero dollars. It’s your BRAIN.

Too often we let other people, our emotions and our circumstances make the decisions in our lives. More often than not that leads to weight gain. I’m sure you have experienced this yourself many times. You’re bored so you turn to the fridge or cupboard and eat. Or you let someone talk you into buying an Ab Lounge. Or even worse you let your hunger get the better of you and you upsize your meal. I could go on and on.

If you would just get in the habit of stepping back and thinking before you act, you could save yourself so much trouble, guilt and stress.

How to use your Brain

So how do you use this powerful tool for weight loss? What I do is I ask myself 3-4 questions before I make a decision. Once the decision is made it is final and I move on.

These are the typical questions I ask when it comes to:

Food

Am I really hungry?
How will I feel after I eat this? (Guilty, upset, sick etc…)
Is there some way to make this healthier?

Exercising

How will I feel once I’m done? (Energized, good about myself, etc..)
How will I feel if I don’t do it? (More tired, lazy, guilty)
What is stopping me from doing it?

Buying equipment, plans or other weight loss/ health related items

Will I actually use this on a daily / weekly basis for more than 6 months?
Will this actually help me lose weight or hurt my weight loss efforts?
Is it worth the money or would I rather have new clothes when I reach my goal?
And finally what is the refund policy?

Overall the main idea is to stop and think before you make a decision that will hinder your weight loss efforts. Constantly acting on impulse, emotion and allowing yourself to be persuaded will in most cases leave you worse off. Leading to more stress, more guilt and ultimately making you more over weight.

Use your Brain, your Gut and Butt with thank you.