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Affirmations Build Your Body, Improve Your Mind and Free Your Soul

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What you believe about yourself, is what you become. The thoughts you believe in your mind and the feelings you carry in your heart have a great impact on your ability to lose weight and become fit. The words you say to yourself will shape the way you believe. Your word has the power to change your life.

Taking control over your life can begin with daily affirmations. Affirmations super charge the brain and make the connection between body, mind and soul. When you focus on positive thoughts and actions, your brain picks up on these thoughts and sets about a path to make them happen. That’s why it is important to focus on positive thoughts and shut out the negative ones.

Affirmations allow you to take control over your eating habits and keep you motivated to not only stick to an exercise program, but to excel in your fitness goals. Your mind will actually listen to and feed off these daily commands and you will soon see the results of your efforts.

If you believe it, you can achieve it. And that’s the hardest part of the challenge. Affirmations aren’t just empty words that you say in front of a mirror. You must believe in the affirmations that you are repeating in order for them to work. Your mind must be able to make a connection with what you are saying and what it encounters daily. If it is filled with self-doubt, you must quiet these doubts and convince your brain that what you are telling it— is happening.

It’s happening in the here and now, not far off in the future. Keep control over your thoughts by not letting your mind stray into planning for a future event. Stay focused on what is happening right now and the changes taking place every day. Your body is stronger than it was yesterday. You are more confident than you were last week. You are living with less stress than you were a month ago. You are living a healthy lifestyle and loving every minute.

Daily affirmations are one of the easiest and most economical ways to lose weight and keep that weight off. Keeping a firm focus on your goals and making those goals a reality are the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.

Living a life of gratitude and focusing on the positive will bring about monumental changes in your own life. Allow this way of living to transcend from the spiritual to the physical. Love, honor and respect your body. If you truly love your body then you can expect it to love you back.

Adopt An I Can Attitude

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Positive people have an “I Can” attitude. They don’t fear challenges and they don’t allow defeat, at least not before they have a chance to compete. Positive people believe they can and they are right. They set goals because they are committed to working towards those goals. They make plans to succeed and they focus on executing those plans. They remain positive no matter how hard they struggle. They believe in themselves and their abilities.

Having an “I Can” attitude doesn’t mean a person has to be pompous or overly proud. When you have a positive attitude you want to get things done. You truly believe that your goals are attainable and that with enough practice and focus, you can overcome even the most difficult challenges.

Power-up each day with positive energy. If you have ever been chained down by the ill-effects of negativity you know how it can suck the life out of you. If you think you can’t win, then it is almost impossible to succeed. On the contrary, adopting a positive attitude will keep you always believing that success is possible and you can make it happen.

Keeping a fitness journal will help to instill a positive attitude and make it easier for you to succeed in your weight loss and fitness goals. Writing down everything you eat and drink and all of the exercise you do will help you to see what is working for you and what is not. Journaling keeps you accountable and gives you written proof that you can accomplish what you set out to do.

Replacing a negative attitude of “I Can’t” with a positive attitude of “I Can” will improve your chances of success. Maintaining a positive attitude lowers blood pressure, and improves overall health. It also makes those around you much happier, too. Studies indicate that positive people encourage others and keep them motivated even when hope is in short supply.

Start each day with positive affirmations. These powerful words and phrases will guide your mind and your body. Embrace the words and their meanings as you repeat them to yourself each day. Affirmations are evidence of an “I Can” attitude.

Adopt an “I Can” attitude and believe in yourself. This powerful outlook will help you to succeed all throughout life. There will always be challenges and disappointments but your positive attitude will always see you through.