Post by teej on Feb 19, 2010 17:12:34 GMT -5
I was looking around online and put this together from several different sites...I was so busy copying and pasting I forgot to save links...but this is what I have put together to keep in my notebook...feel free to add to this =)
AFFIRMATIONS
Six Tips for Using Power Affirmations
You may have used affirmations before only to be disappointed that they didn’t work. You have even decided that all this affirmations-stuff doesn’t work.
But you have to understand this: in order to work, affirmations must:
1. be short, clear, specific and action-oriented
2. be in the positive and in the present tense
3. stretch you some, but still be believable
4. be repeated 7-10 times first thing in the morning and last thing at night, when you are more relaxed
5. be said for about 3 weeks, until new neurological pathways develop in your brain
6. be said with the feeling of having started to lose massive weight (or having already reached your ideal weight)
This is the key! This is so important, that it requires additional explanation. Power affirmations should be said while FEELING fully your internal reality created by the words’ meaning.
Step into the particular situation your words are describing and create a full-body experience containing all your five senses; embed pictures, sounds, smell, taste and touch into this experience, make it as rich and REAL as you can!
And remember this.
It is best to create your own list of affirmations for weight loss adapted to your unique, specific situation. You can slightly change the sample affirmations so that they are believable to you and come from your heart.
How to Create Weight Loss Affirmations
Losing weight is one of the toughest things that a person can set out to do. It's akin to breaking a severe addiction. That's why there are step programs set up for overeating that follow the exact pattern used for alcoholics. Anything you can do to help stick to your plan is a good thing. Lifting your spirits in this time of struggle can be crucial. One way to accomplish this is through creating affirmations that help you stay on track toward your weight loss ambitions.
Step 1
Understand what a true affirmation is. An affirmation is a positive statement that is declared as truth. For example, "I am beautiful." That is an example of a personal affirmation that can help you stay on course. For weight-loss affirmations, you want to stick to possible truths that you can make happen.
Step 2
Write out what you truly want to do with your weight loss. If you are trying to get into a dress for a reunion or trying to shed baby pounds, your goals will be specific and individual to your own needs. Perhaps you have been overweight all your life and hope this new program will give you a new start. Anything is possible. You just need to start by evaluating where you are and making a list of where you want to be. Affirm that you can get to where you want to be.
Step 3
Think about what you would say to someone in your position if you were looking at it objectively, as someone far removed from such a situation. An honest assessment can often be given by a complete outsider. Realize that all problems seem solvable from a distance. Consider how easily solvable yours are by giving yourself objective affirmations. Some examples of what this sort of weight loss affirmation could be are as follows: "All my weight can be melted away within a matter of six to 10 months." "My weight is in my own control." "I have the power within me to change anything I don't like about my life." "I am on the track of change."
Step 4
Turn your goals into affirmations in order to make them true. If you want to lose 50 pounds this year, state an affirmation every day that says, "I will lose 50 pounds this year because I am strong, committed and healthy." Pumping yourself up is all a part of the affirmation process. Never be afraid of sounding egotistical within an affirmation. These blessings should be written for you and for you only.
Step 5
Look at how far you've come. State daily affirmations on your own accomplishments to keep you ready and willing to achieve more. Some examples of this sort of affirmation: "I am more than half-way there now." "I've already survived far worse things than a bit of exercise. I'll get up and get on the treadmill every other day without a complaint." "I've come this far for an important reason."
Step 6
Write down all your affirmations that truly help as the days go on. You should keep this list on your door or by your bed. Put it in a place where you are face to face with it several times on a daily basis. You'll be tempted to state your affirmations. Stating your affirmations on a daily basis is a very important thing to do in order to keep you focused and on track. It will also boost your motivation and lift your spirit.
Sample Affirmations
I release all excess fat from my body with ease!
I am active and full of energy, I am healthy and I look great!
I give myself recognition beyond food, fat just melts away!
Exercising makes me feel good about myself.
Each time I work out I enjoy it more and more!
I am becoming fit and toned.
I am an inspiration to others.
I have fun and enjoy life!
I'm on the road to fitness.
I am feeling thinner today.
I'm losing weight now.
I look and feel lighter today.
I'm enjoying how I'm feeling now.
I love the feeling of making progress.
I love the food that makes me thin.
Losing weight is effortless.
I am going to fit into the next size smaller any minute.
I enjoy being healthy.
I'm making things easy for myself now.
My body is getting stronger, slimmer, and healthier every day.
I feel so thin inside, my outside is just about to catch up.
I let go of other people’s emotional pain.
I release all energy that I am carrying for others.
I release my need to carry stress for other people.
I have left bad habits in the past and I am free.
I am in total control.
I am confident in my ability to choose the best foods and mealtimes for me.
I let go of past patterns easily.
I embrace and enjoy my new choices.
I am strong and powerful.
I am lighter and happier.
I am on my way.
Affirmations for Lightness
Weight loss affirmations can shift your energies from a sense of heaviness and emotional gravity to a vibration of lightness. These weight loss affirmations will help you to feel less bogged down and limited by your body.
I move through space lightly and effortlessly.
I feel light and joyful.
Affirmations to Release Fear of Exposure
These weight loss affirmations address the very common problem that overweight people have about not wanting to expose themselves. Extra weight is often a buffer against letting yourself feel vulnerable. By covering yourself with the extra weight, you create a shield or a wall that acts as a barrier between you and other people. Try these weight loss affirmations to help you feel more comfortable with revealing your true self to others:
I am happy about sharing my essential self with others.
I am comfortable, confident and at ease in all social situations.
I am beautiful, and that beauty is reflected back to me.
Affirmations to Release Heavy Energy
If it’s hard to for you to feel light just now, you might want to take a different approach. Do some affirmations that are about releasing and expelling heavy energy. Many times extra weight is really about carrying around intense emotions like sorrow, depression, unexpressed anger, and fear. Over time these emotions can quite literally weigh you down!
I release heavy emotions.
I expel heaviness and depression.
I release all fear, depression, and anger.
I am a creature of peace, courage, and joy. (The opposite of the above emotions)
Affirmations to Let Go of Other People’s Burdens
Another problem that contributes to weight gain is the habit of carrying around emotional burdens for other people. Without realizing it, you can be carrying other people’s stress for them. This is especially common with mothers, who take on a lot of worry and stress regarding their children. It’s also common with anybody who has assumed a caretaking role.
I let go of other people’s emotional pain.
I release all energy that I am carrying for others.
I release my need to carry stress for other people.
I release all gravity that belongs to others.
I am a creature of lightness and peace.
Affirmations to Increase Metabolism
I am filled with energy and vitality.
Every cell in my body is filled with energy.
I am fully nourished by the foods I eat.
I am receiving energy at all times, in all ways.
AFFIRMATIONS
Six Tips for Using Power Affirmations
You may have used affirmations before only to be disappointed that they didn’t work. You have even decided that all this affirmations-stuff doesn’t work.
But you have to understand this: in order to work, affirmations must:
1. be short, clear, specific and action-oriented
2. be in the positive and in the present tense
3. stretch you some, but still be believable
4. be repeated 7-10 times first thing in the morning and last thing at night, when you are more relaxed
5. be said for about 3 weeks, until new neurological pathways develop in your brain
6. be said with the feeling of having started to lose massive weight (or having already reached your ideal weight)
This is the key! This is so important, that it requires additional explanation. Power affirmations should be said while FEELING fully your internal reality created by the words’ meaning.
Step into the particular situation your words are describing and create a full-body experience containing all your five senses; embed pictures, sounds, smell, taste and touch into this experience, make it as rich and REAL as you can!
And remember this.
It is best to create your own list of affirmations for weight loss adapted to your unique, specific situation. You can slightly change the sample affirmations so that they are believable to you and come from your heart.
How to Create Weight Loss Affirmations
Losing weight is one of the toughest things that a person can set out to do. It's akin to breaking a severe addiction. That's why there are step programs set up for overeating that follow the exact pattern used for alcoholics. Anything you can do to help stick to your plan is a good thing. Lifting your spirits in this time of struggle can be crucial. One way to accomplish this is through creating affirmations that help you stay on track toward your weight loss ambitions.
Step 1
Understand what a true affirmation is. An affirmation is a positive statement that is declared as truth. For example, "I am beautiful." That is an example of a personal affirmation that can help you stay on course. For weight-loss affirmations, you want to stick to possible truths that you can make happen.
Step 2
Write out what you truly want to do with your weight loss. If you are trying to get into a dress for a reunion or trying to shed baby pounds, your goals will be specific and individual to your own needs. Perhaps you have been overweight all your life and hope this new program will give you a new start. Anything is possible. You just need to start by evaluating where you are and making a list of where you want to be. Affirm that you can get to where you want to be.
Step 3
Think about what you would say to someone in your position if you were looking at it objectively, as someone far removed from such a situation. An honest assessment can often be given by a complete outsider. Realize that all problems seem solvable from a distance. Consider how easily solvable yours are by giving yourself objective affirmations. Some examples of what this sort of weight loss affirmation could be are as follows: "All my weight can be melted away within a matter of six to 10 months." "My weight is in my own control." "I have the power within me to change anything I don't like about my life." "I am on the track of change."
Step 4
Turn your goals into affirmations in order to make them true. If you want to lose 50 pounds this year, state an affirmation every day that says, "I will lose 50 pounds this year because I am strong, committed and healthy." Pumping yourself up is all a part of the affirmation process. Never be afraid of sounding egotistical within an affirmation. These blessings should be written for you and for you only.
Step 5
Look at how far you've come. State daily affirmations on your own accomplishments to keep you ready and willing to achieve more. Some examples of this sort of affirmation: "I am more than half-way there now." "I've already survived far worse things than a bit of exercise. I'll get up and get on the treadmill every other day without a complaint." "I've come this far for an important reason."
Step 6
Write down all your affirmations that truly help as the days go on. You should keep this list on your door or by your bed. Put it in a place where you are face to face with it several times on a daily basis. You'll be tempted to state your affirmations. Stating your affirmations on a daily basis is a very important thing to do in order to keep you focused and on track. It will also boost your motivation and lift your spirit.
Sample Affirmations
I release all excess fat from my body with ease!
I am active and full of energy, I am healthy and I look great!
I give myself recognition beyond food, fat just melts away!
Exercising makes me feel good about myself.
Each time I work out I enjoy it more and more!
I am becoming fit and toned.
I am an inspiration to others.
I have fun and enjoy life!
I'm on the road to fitness.
I am feeling thinner today.
I'm losing weight now.
I look and feel lighter today.
I'm enjoying how I'm feeling now.
I love the feeling of making progress.
I love the food that makes me thin.
Losing weight is effortless.
I am going to fit into the next size smaller any minute.
I enjoy being healthy.
I'm making things easy for myself now.
My body is getting stronger, slimmer, and healthier every day.
I feel so thin inside, my outside is just about to catch up.
I let go of other people’s emotional pain.
I release all energy that I am carrying for others.
I release my need to carry stress for other people.
I have left bad habits in the past and I am free.
I am in total control.
I am confident in my ability to choose the best foods and mealtimes for me.
I let go of past patterns easily.
I embrace and enjoy my new choices.
I am strong and powerful.
I am lighter and happier.
I am on my way.
Affirmations for Lightness
Weight loss affirmations can shift your energies from a sense of heaviness and emotional gravity to a vibration of lightness. These weight loss affirmations will help you to feel less bogged down and limited by your body.
I move through space lightly and effortlessly.
I feel light and joyful.
Affirmations to Release Fear of Exposure
These weight loss affirmations address the very common problem that overweight people have about not wanting to expose themselves. Extra weight is often a buffer against letting yourself feel vulnerable. By covering yourself with the extra weight, you create a shield or a wall that acts as a barrier between you and other people. Try these weight loss affirmations to help you feel more comfortable with revealing your true self to others:
I am happy about sharing my essential self with others.
I am comfortable, confident and at ease in all social situations.
I am beautiful, and that beauty is reflected back to me.
Affirmations to Release Heavy Energy
If it’s hard to for you to feel light just now, you might want to take a different approach. Do some affirmations that are about releasing and expelling heavy energy. Many times extra weight is really about carrying around intense emotions like sorrow, depression, unexpressed anger, and fear. Over time these emotions can quite literally weigh you down!
I release heavy emotions.
I expel heaviness and depression.
I release all fear, depression, and anger.
I am a creature of peace, courage, and joy. (The opposite of the above emotions)
Affirmations to Let Go of Other People’s Burdens
Another problem that contributes to weight gain is the habit of carrying around emotional burdens for other people. Without realizing it, you can be carrying other people’s stress for them. This is especially common with mothers, who take on a lot of worry and stress regarding their children. It’s also common with anybody who has assumed a caretaking role.
I let go of other people’s emotional pain.
I release all energy that I am carrying for others.
I release my need to carry stress for other people.
I release all gravity that belongs to others.
I am a creature of lightness and peace.
Affirmations to Increase Metabolism
I am filled with energy and vitality.
Every cell in my body is filled with energy.
I am fully nourished by the foods I eat.
I am receiving energy at all times, in all ways.