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Katie, my wife, and I badly wanted to lose weight. So we thought carefully about what it was we wanted and why. Our little tete-a-tete revealed a rather basic wish-list. My wife’s dearest wish was to have more energy when playing with the kids. Also, she wanted to feel more confident revealing herself to me.

My main wish was to be able to purchase clothes that fit properly! Also, as our home is on 3 levels, I just longed to be able to reach the top floor and not feel my heart pounding violently!

We did our research, and found that as well as considering how we look, we also have to consider how we feel about ourselves. It seems that evidence suggests we have less regard for ourselves the more weight we put on. It’s very common to see weight reduction as the solution to a happy life. Here are some thoughts and reflections that might help.

Medical research tells us that our sub conscious mind has no scope to differentiate between actual reality, and perceived reality. And so our conscious mind receives its most predominant thoughts – real or not real. Repeat a concept often enough and that surfaces as the overriding idea.

If you think about that for a while, you’ve probably been dominating your mind with thoughts about how fat you are! So instead of telling our subconscious what we don’t want, we should tell it what we DO want.

We also need to focus on all the benefits of being a healthier weight. This takes the emphasis away from the effort of weight reduction. We started off with all the things we’d like to do or have more of: Things like having fun with the kids, cycling, more confidence, poise, going for long walks, dancing and playing tennis.

And then we visualised trips away, wearing lovely summer outfits. We got the respect and esteem of people as we confidently mingled with others. Everything was fantastic!

Hence, we followed the process and reaped the rewards. Has it been worth it? You bet…