Secret of Law of Attraction

My friend can’t be classified as grossly obese, but definitely overweight and can easily tip the scale to be considered as obese. He complains about feeling tired easily, not having enough energy to spend time with his kids and lovely wife after work, which seems to zap all his energy. Sounds too familiar ?

I have read countless newspaper articles, reports and even heard horror stories relating to health issues such as that of silent killers like heart attacks, strokes or even amputation of extremities. I firmly believe that if the spirit is willing, you can accomplish just about anything. It doesn’t have to be drastic and painly. Just think baby steps for the following -

1) Physical Activity
Exercise seems to have a negative or less than positive connotation like pain, drag or monotonous. We should replace the word Exercise with that of fun, physical activities like dancing, walk in the parks or national park. Get friends and family involved in the physical activities by going for cycling, hiking, skating or even using the hula loop.

If you have been totally sendentary, start with walking two extra flight of steps to your office, park an extra block away from the office or supermarket and walk to your destination. Just think baby steps…

2) Food choices
Increasing physicaly activities may be a good thing, but if no changes are done to what you consume, the positive impact may not be obvious. If you are a coffee drinker, drinking at least 5 cups a day, just cutting out sugar from your coffee, you can easily lose about 12 pounds in a year. Assuming you consume 2 teaspoons of sugar in your coffee. Each teaspoon provides about 16 calories. That will give you 160 calories daily just from 2 teaspoons of sugar for that 5 cups. In a month, that’s about 4800 calories, slightly more than a pound of weightloss. In a year, that’ll translate to about loss of 12 pounds. See, just a small change will reap you benefits without feeling deprived.

3) Other lifestyle changes
A major lifestyle change that will help improve your health dramatically is to rid off cigarette smoking. By eliminating cigarette smoking, you definitely reduce one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The other 3 risk factors are cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and diabetes.

To quit smoking is a tough decision, not quitting is even tougher, especially when you’re challenged in terms of health. Nobody can ever do or say to convince you to stop smoking, unless you really want to. However, if you choose to quit smoking, there are numerous tools and doctors who can help you in both overcoming the addiction and dealing with breaking the habit.

Remember, baby steps here and there can help you in the long run to obtaining better health and an improved life for you and your family.

Share your journey on taking baby steps towards your goals, be it health, wealth, personal development etc. Would love to hear from you.

Carpe Diem !

Here are some quick tips for using visualization to help you quit smoking:
Visualization often begins with affirmations–positive statements you make to yourself. State your affirmations positively and as if you already have what you are affirming.If possible, state your affirmations aloud, five to ten times.

Some examples of positive affirmations include: “I enjoy breathing easily and deeply,” “I am free from any desire to smoke,” “My hands and teeth are clean and smoke free,” “I enjoy being around non-smokers,” and “I am relaxed and calm.”
Write down some goals for yourself, relating to smoking. For example, “I will quit smoking by the last day of December,” or “My body no longer desires nicotine,” or “I will take a vacation to Europe next year with the money I save by not smoking.”

To create deep visualizations that can profoundly affect you, relaxation is very important. To relax you should sit in a comfortable chair and close your eyes. Begin breathing long, deep breaths. Imagine yourself at the top of a staircase. Count down from ten to one, breathing once per number. As you count down, imagine yourself walking or even floating down the stairs. In between breaths repeat statements like “I’m getting very relaxed,” and “going deeper.”

Once you reach the count of “one, let your mind wander for a minute or two. Then begin focusing on the affirmations and goals you have created for yourself. Don’t be concerned if you don’t immediately see anything. You may only see cloudy or fleeting images. That’s okay. With practice your visualizations will become more vivid.

Focus on controlling the images, however faint they may be. If you have set a goal to quit smoking by the end of December, see yourself throwing all your cigarettes and ashtrays away on December 31. Try visualizing a package of cigarettes, then make it “explode.” Visualize your lungs as very clean and healthy. Visualize socializing with non-smokers. Visualize yourself effortlessly running a marathon. Visualize your friends and loved ones honoring you at a quit-smoking banquet. Create your visualizations from the goals and affirmations you have written down.