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I ____________, agree to follow the principles and requirements of WEIGHT MASTERY as defined by thirty-two (32) Weight Axioms in order to provide "myself" with (1) improved self-image (2) better emotional health and (3) more attractive appearance. By signing this agreement and posting it in a daily accessible place, I recognize that I have taken the first major step in permanent WEIGHT MASTERY. POST all 32 Weight Axioms in a daily accessible place. APPLY one Weight Axiom daily until you master all 32. ATTITUDE 1. Eat and drink only when your body is hungry. Advertising can easily fool your senses at McDonalds or Pizza Pizza! 2. Eat and drink only the foods your body loves. Try smaller portions of Omaha Steaks or Betty's Apple Pies! 3. Eat and drink to a point of moderate fullness. Try eating and drinking slower until you feel good not stuffed! 4. Eat and drink in a quiet environment. When eating at McDonalds just listen to all the background noise. GAIN 5. I gain weight because of depression. It always happens after my belt or dress starts getting too tight! 6. I gain weight because of stress. Weight gain as measured by shortness of breath causes me real stress! 7. I gain weight because of fast foods. I just can't drive by a McDonalds or Wendys without a little snack! 8. I gain weight because of poor self-image. You can't love other people until you love yourself! OBESITY 9. Sugar highs are a function of too much insulin. I know 10 o'oclock pastries are not good for me but I do it anyway! 10. Unwanted pounds are a function of lifestyle. Beer bellies result from too much Monday Night Football ! 11. Snack foods are a function of instant gratification. Snack foods, lottery tickets, and cigarettes yield lots of grats! 12. Larger clothing sizes are a function of food quantity. How come at Las Vegas Buffets we tend to pig out? PHYSICIAN 13. A physician assisted weight program is critical to my success. The best medicine is knowledge! 14. A physician assisted weight program is medically sound. You might consider a nurse practitioner! 15. A physician assisted weight program is preventive medicine. Fight the disease before your get it, makes sense to Dr. Koop! 16. A physician assisted weight program reinforces my psyche. Freud and Dr. Laura would support his assumption! NUTRITION 17. Daily vegetables, fruits and Vitamin E benefit my heart. Make a deal with your pharmacist, buy Vitamin E in bulk! 18. Daily vegetables, fruits, and Vitamin C keep me from depression. As you drink your morning orange juice, visualize the warm Florida sun! 19. Daily vegetables, fruits, and a multivitamin slow down my aging process. Of course we are all interested in this, especially when we turn 50! 20. Daily vegetables, fruits, and folic acid replenish my cardavascular system. If the blood doesn't flow smoothly, you got big trouble! EXERCISE 21. Exercise like morning stretching is essential for my skeletal system. Try this new routine, you will be amazed at your new daily energy! 22. Exercise like daily using 3 lb. weights is critical for my strength building. When you are ready, increase to 5 lb. weights! 23. Exercise like walking is important for my cardivascular circulation. A little walk goes a long way! 24. Exercise like gardening is positive to both my body and mind. A wonderful feeling occurs when the fall tulips you planted come up in the spring. MAINTENANCE 25. Weight maintenance is a function of affirmations. We are what we believe, day in and day out! 26. Weight maintenance is a function of visualizations. Visualize yourself in a new spring outfit and 30 lbs. lighter. !
27. Weight maintenance is a function of a positive attitude. To be positive in life is to affirm Norman Vincent Peale's writings! 28. Weight maintenance is a function of motivation. Only the motivated arise early, workout, and enjoy an enriched breakfast! LIFESTYLE 29. A healthy lifestyle produces good triglyceride levels. What chloresterol count can you live with before fear sets in? 30. A healthy lifestyle yields normal blood pressure rates. Too many middle age people fall victim to the silent killer! 31. A healthy lifestyle enhances a positive self-image. Loose a dress size and buy yourself a new garmet!
32. A healthy lifestyle creates a real zest for life. It's like going on a winter vacation every day! |
Weight Mastery maintenance needs to be practiced daily. This allows you to build on success and to reinforce your self-image! If you want permanent success in weight loss and health maintenance, you must abstain from sugar and white flour based foods. When a health crisis emerges such as a heart attack or diabetis, you will abstain.
1. SUGAR ABSTINENCE Your body will begin very beneficial adjustments as you cut down on sugar; energy levels rapidly return. Remember: Just 1 cola = 12 teaspoonsfuls of sugar. Your mind will fight you until the addiction and craving for sugar leaves you, usually in 7 days or less. Only abstinence successfully conquers the sugar devil.
2. FOOD PORTIONS According to Judy Wardell, "it's not what you eat, it's how much you eat!" Devote at least 30 days in changing your lifestyle habit. Use smaller plates; cut your portions in half; no TV tray eating; experiment with tasty food combinations. If you must have more food get up from the table and drink a full glass of ice water!
3. ANGER-GUILT Use affirmations to overcome guilt. I, Nancy, now weigh 205 pounds and I have just added new clothes to my wardrobe. Say this affirmation to yourself five times each morning upon starting your day. Post this in your bathroom for additional reinforcement. We are what we believe ... just ask any former fat woman!
4. GROCERY BUYING Make a vitamin and nutrient "rich" grocery list and buy quality over quantity. Items could be Navel Oranges from California, Washinton Yellow Delicious Apples, prewashed ice lettuce in a bag, red/yellow peppers, almonds, pecans, low cal Honey Dijon salad dressing, a pint of orange sherbert, organic eggs, and lean bacon.
5. MORNING EXERCISES
After a nights sleep, your skeletal system needs stretching and strengthening. You can accomplish this with 3 pound weights used in front of a mirror. As you gain strength, choose a set of weights that build more endurance. Vary your lifting routine, over the head, straight out, and arm curls with heavier weights.
6. BODY CHANGES After just 7 days your pants will get looser; your dress will start to swoosh as you walk ... you are definitely making progress. Use the feel of your belt or dress as your scale not the metered weigh scale. If you must weight, once a month! Your blood pressure and pulse will start to level off to an acceptable norm as you increase endurance. 120/80 is acceptable regardless of age!
7. IMAGE IMPROVEMENT As you make progress, you should buy some small things in life for your own pleasure ... it's about time. "You can't love other human beings until you love yourself". Start spoiling yourself a little, not many others will? Believe me, you deserve it! Start with $10.00 every Thursday and gradually increase to $100.00 per month.
8. REINFORCEMENT PRACTICES
Effective learning of Weight Mastery ideas is a constant repetitive process. Once you have learned what works for you, repeat over and over again. Practice 1 through 8 every day of the week. Find ways to refine and improve the Weight Mastery Choices. Your future waistline is tied to your repetition!
CAUTION - YOU should get a complete physical including blood workup before engaging in any "diet".