Shape Up! 4-Alternative Weight Loss Solutions by Laura M. Turner

I am embarrassed to admit how many different commercial weight

loss programs I’ve tried. I don’t know about you, but after

a while I grow tired of talking heads touting empty promises.

None of them helped me look the way I think I should and most

of them left me agonizing over eating the same foods over and

over.

What’s a body to do?

In this article I’ve outline a few different ideas that I’ve

found to really work. Ideas I continue to come back to again

and again. Whether you need to lose a few pounds or are looking

for a healthy lifestyle change, these 4 solutions will help

get you started.

Solution #1: Use Creative Visualization

Creative visualization a great way to bring about lifestyle

change. “Seeing” yourself thinner is one of the most successful

ways to decrease your body size and improve body image. Guided

imagery works by training your mind to stimulate changes within

your body.

This can be accomplished using a few of my favorite tools:

Affirmations: Using affirmations will train your mind by stating

or affirming your intentions. It will retrain your thinking

toward positive thoughts.

When I use affirmations, I like to use positive statements

such as these:

MY BODY IS BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE MY BODY!

To increase their effectiveness, I write these messages to myself

on an index card or piece of paper and carry them with me. I

review them several times throughout the day.

Tapes: If you are an auditory person, you will love the guided

imagery and weight loss tapes available from Health Journeys

( http://www.healthjourneys.com ). Their positive learning tapes

will walk you through the thought process of building a stronger,

leaner body.

Books: One of my favorite positive affirmation books is Love Your

Body! By Louise L. Hay. Inside this book, Louise has created

affirmations for you. If you read through them each day you are

sure to reap the rewards of loving your body.

Solution #2 Try An Herbal Wrap

If you need to lose a few extra pounds, you may want to try

an herbal wrap. Herbal wraps help the body lose water and

inches. You can get a wrap from your favorite salon however,

they tend to be expensive. It’s just as easy to give yourself

a spa treatment at home. Herbal wrap products are everywhere.

If you’d like to get a wrap but prefer the privacy of your own

home, check out: http://www.slenderwrap.com

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BIO:

Laura M. Turner is a Certified Personal Trainer and Sr. Editor
of the The New Body News and Wellness Letter. Increase
your healthy I.Q. Sign up for free: www.new-body-news.com

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