“You are what you think and with your thoughts, you make the world.”
Buddha
Do you know that the most powerful weapon in the world is the one that everyone has?
Do you know what it is?
The Mind: it’s the singular most powerful source, that when used in the right manner, can bring transformation like no other.
On average, a person’s brain weighs around 3 pounds, and it has 100 billion neurons – the information-carrying cells. Its functionality depends upon several things like a good lifestyle and a balanced diet and vice versa.
Loss & Gain
Several people over-time have come up with different techniques and diets for weight loss. Many of them have worked too. However, the twist is that most people go back to their previous weight once they stop the diet. It is like a vicious cycle of loss-gain-loss. If you take away all the reasons for gaining or losing weight, there is only one root cause left in the end – the mind.
Not so surprisingly, but the main reason for both success and failure in every single endeavor that a human make lies in one thing – their mind.
Know Your Subconscious Mind
Our human mind is often compared to an iceberg. The habits that we have on the surface are formed with our deeply rooted beliefs and subconscious mind. To tackle the issues on the above, we need to dig deep and identify the main root of the problem. One way to do that is through being more aware of ourselves – meditation. You would be surprised to know that what you eat has a small role in your weight loss-gain journey. There is a lot more that goes undiscovered because people fixate on only calories and short cuts.
Training our mind – Meditation
Meditation helps you with many things. In terms of weight loss, it will be a guiding light towards details that previously got missed. By meditating and simultaneously getting more aware of your mind and habits, you will be in a better position to manage your weight loss.
According to Forbes, one reason that people start gaining weight after a weight-loss program is because these programs are often not sustainable in the long run. However, with meditation, you have something sustainable and an important tool to coach your mind towards food.
This way, you will be able to identify the difference between an emotional craving at might night and a nutritional requirement.
Now that you know that the most under-looked but the most powerful tool you already have in your procession for weight loss is your mind. So, use it wisely and generously; it does not diminish after all!