Weight Loss Motivation Through the Morning 'Fix'

I have just been going through a period of stress with publishing deadlines to meet and too much to do! I'm sure you know what it's like. All the good intentions, the motivation for healthy eating and exercise begin to slip, during these times, if we are not vigilant. One of the things I have learnt is that this is the time when I so easily lose my connection with my inner self. Life becomes so focussed on work, responsibilities and problems that I 'unplug' my connection between my mind and body.

Once this connection is fully broken, and my focus placed elsewhere, it is all too easy to reach out for food as a comforter or to overeat. I begin to stop using the skills of 'Conscious Eating'. These are the skills required to keep a healthy and alert connection between our mind and body. Using them we are able to easily assess the types and amounts of food our body requires for energy and happiness.

Way before my conscious eating skills begin to wane I start to think that I do not have time to do my yoga and meditation in the mornings. Gradually I allow my priorities to change and my time to be taken up by work and problems. What I forget is how important it is to begin each day by connecting to my inner self and feeling the joy and energy in every cell of my body.

It is this early morning 'fix' that sets me up for the day. I have turned on the switch between my head and my body as my first priority of the day. In this way I am beginning each new day with a loving act that prepares my mind and body for the day to come. This one act of loving-kindness sets a positive pattern for the day, which allows an easy flow of...

Positive thoughts and feelings;

Energy that dispels the stresses of the day;

Decisions and actions about eating the foods that fuel my body the best;

Energy that makes me want to be more active and take exercise;

Work that does not stress me in the usual way;

Connections with everything around me that brings me joy and happiness.

All this from just one act of loving-kindness first thing in the day. What way do you start your day to give yourself a lasting happiness and motivation fix?

Chrissie Webber is a published author, business coach and leadership trainer. As Managing Director of Life-Shapers Ltd she is developing her online weight-loss motivation company http://www.lifeshapers.co.uk into a franchise of Life Shapers Weight Management Coaches.

Her track record in the area of weight management is firstly a personal one. Following a lifetime of weight issues - at her heaviest, over 21 stone and a massive size 30 - she has personal experience of diets and their devastating effect on size and psyche.

With a background in nursing, psychology and business coaching, coupled with a lifetime of dieting, she developed and successfully used a series of models and tools that enhance weight loss motivation. Now over 5 dress sizes smaller and having sustained her weight loss for several years she has written a book about her motivational journey. Weight Loss, Life Gain - A Motivational Journey to Permanent Weight Loss was published in January 2008 by Accent Press.

Her Blog http://www.chrissiewebber.co.uk and free monthly eZine now offer support to others.