Our words can become self-fulfilling prophecies.  If you allow your thoughts to defeat you, negative words will come out of your mouth and you will have negative consequences.  Your mind has two components: the conscious and the subconscious.  The conscious mind takes in information and analyzes it and draws conclusions from the information.  The subconscious mind can be analogous to a computer, it takes in information and accepts it as truth. It will act on what you are saying; good or bad.  Re-programming your words may take some effort, it is like learning a different language.  For example:

Speaking Success:
o  I love waking up every morning and counting my blessings.
o  I enjoy my workouts and feel great when I’m done.
o  My metabolism is speeding up daily.
o  My boss may be a challenge to work for, but I love challenges.
o  I feel energized.
o  Eating healthy foods make me feel great.

Speaking Failure:
o  I hate waking up in the morning and have nothing to be thankful for today.
o  I hate working out and feel exhausted when I’m done.
o  This workout regime isn’t working, I’m never going to lose this weight.
o  It’s always a pain to find a parking spot in the gym.
o  I am always tired.
o  I have to eat this horrible healthy food, I can’t have my super - sized portions and greasy donuts designed to make my cholesterol and waistline go up.

If you want to have success in your fitness program, start speaking encouraging words that will allow you to prosper.  This may take some practice because it is so much easier for us to murmur and complain about our problems than it is to speak victory.

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