102. Your Weight Loss Success Hinges on This 1 Thing

If you are stuck at your current weight, you are struggling with 1 of 3 types of weight loss resistance. Find out what is holding you back now by booking your free weight loss consultation with Hayley at https://www.basicallyitmeals.com/weightlossresistancediagnosis What we are talking about today is absolutely crucial to your weight loss success. You must have it before you can successfully lose weight and it will influence all the actions you take in your weight loss journey. I’m going to open with a story about my cat…stay with me because this is a weird opening story. A few weeks ago, our much loved family pet, Twinkie, went missing. He just didn’t come home one day. And I started thinking about all the ways I could find him. I made fliers with a reward, I posted in every "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right". - Henry Ford Your belief in your ability to lose weight is the #1 predictor of your weight loss success I believe i can do this, even if I am not 100% confident in myself to do it If you are sitting there right now wishing that you could lose weight but also thinking that it’s just not possible for you, taht you don’t believe you can, you will not see success I have had clients tell me repeatedly they doubt themselves, they aren’t sure they can do it…but at the same time they say but I want to believe it, i am believing it, i am working towards believing it… And that is the difference What to do if you feel like you don’t believe Ask yourself why you don’t believe Is it based on past experiences? What do you need to shift in your thoughts to believe even just a little bit? How to use your belief to get started Bridge thoughts I want to believe it’s possible for me It could be possible I am going to take steps towards my goal until I believe its possible Make one clear choice about how you are going to move forward: often what i see is decision overwhelm or indecision. Too many things to try or not a clear path forward I am going to do this for the next 30 days I am going to hire a coach or join a program for this amount of time