Are you Ready?.... to
Release?
We are in the middle of our 21 Day Cleanse and my friend
Gretchen Hogg reminded me of something this morning which is that as we are
releasing toxins and lowering inflammation, we are also releasing the weight
and with that comes emotion and sometimes fear.
Yes, we are giving our bodies
loving messages that it is safe to let go, we are learning that we have to get
out of our “fight or flight” stress mode and activate our parasympathetic
nervous system in order to both digest our food as well as rest and repair.
What often arises during this time, is a release of
emotions. After all, we hold our issues
in our tissues and often we put on our weight as a protective mechanism. If we take time to journal, we might uncover
what was going on in our lives the last time we were at this weight, or the
target weight that we are hoping to accomplish.
Did something happen that evoked strong emotion? Often our subconscious self is “ruling the
roost” and is based on a fear that we embodied sometime in the past and often
as a child or during a time when we were less empowered. To overcome this, we need to look at the
fear and then reassure our subconscious self that we are now safe to let go of
the fear as well as the weight. Having
a safe and confidential sounding board can help you process some of these
thoughts as well as make the choice to reprogram them into thoughts and beliefs
that will better serve you now and your goals moving forward. This is where a health coach can be
invaluable.
In the same vein, are you allowing the ANTs to creep
in? The Automatic Negative Thoughts that
come from our most primitive part of our brain, the amygdala? The ones that say, “Who am I to want to be
thin? Or I can never look like that? Or this is too hard….” We all have self-limiting thoughts that lead
to self-limiting behaviors, what are your thoughts that are starting to creep
up? Anytime, we are trying to change or
move out of our comfort zone, we are prone to self-sabotage. Our ego brain likes us to stay the same. Often our friends and family want a status
quo too, after all if you change too much, must they change too? The only thing constant in life is change, so
why are we so afraid of it and what can we do to embrace it? Again, this is where health coaching can help
to keep you on the road and help you get out of your own way when these human
thoughts and tendencies arise.
The biggest way we self sabotage ourselves is to tell
ourselves that we are too busy, that we don’t have enough time. Deepak Chopra says the fastest way to a heart
attack is to say, there isn’t enough time which has been my mantra for years (and
why I suffered high blood pressure for years too!) How do we stop, take a deep breath and say, There
is enough time, I am worth the time to make my green juice and/ or smoothie and/
or healthy meal to nourish my mind, body and soul. How do we learn to put ourselves back on our
to do list and how do we celebrate our successes no matter how small? Download my app so you can have daily self-care
reminders and a place to prioritize YOU. Please comment or contact me if you would like
to discuss further.
Have a glorious day, Carpe Diem, because we only have this
day and this moment to live life to its fullest! What are you going to do today that is yummy
and nourishing?
With Love, Lisa
