Both my wife Katie and I were desperate to reduce our weight, so we had a small heart to heart about why we wanted to be thinner, and what that would mean to us. It was incredible, but we really didn’t aspire to anything that remarkable. Having more oomph to play with the kids was Katie’s number one goal. She wanted to become more self-assured when undressing in our bedroom too.

My main wish was to be able to buy clothes that fit properly! We have a 3 storey townhouse, and I wanted to run up the stairs without panting by the top floor!

We did our research, and found that as well as considering how we look, we also have to consider how we feel about ourselves. Those of us who are obese tend to have a very low self-image. It’s a well loved assumption that reducing weight will make everything in life excellent again. Katie and I can really relate to this, and thought you might appreciate our take on things.

Medical research tells us that our sub conscious mind has no scope to differentiate between actual reality, and perceived reality. This means it ‘tells’ our conscious mind anything that pre-dominates. Repeat a concept often enough and that surfaces as the overriding thought.

Take a small time to ponder on that one… For years we’ve probably been programming our mind about how over weight we are. So instead of telling our subconscious what we don’t want, we should tell it what we DO want.

It’s also vital to reckon about all the fantastic things being slimmer will mean. First off we wrote down the things we could start to delight in when the excess weight had gone. We came up with - Going for walks in the country, flirting, fantastic sex, going for a swim without embarrassment, playing with the kids, fun on the beach, dancing, cycling and greater happiness.

Then we envisioned ourselves in cool summer clothes, looking fantastic as we loved trips to the beach. Others smiled and welcomed us where-ever we went. We truly started to live…

Accordingly, both of us are a lot lighter and fitter - though not as thin as rakes! By the same token, we’re feeling terrific and life really has become fun!

(C) Scott Edwards. Navigate to WeightLossDietWar.com for quality diet advice on slimming products and weight management program.

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