Conscious Weight Loss

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by Angela Levesque

How might we lose weight consciously? In order to change our bodies, we first need to know our minds. Everything begins with a thought. We are dynamic beings; through our thoughts, we maintain the illusion of permanence. This is a truth almost always overlooked by people trying to lose weight. We put so much emphasis on diet and exercise, which are undoubtedly important components, but they are not the roots of the problem. They are the how of the equation, not the why. The why matters. In order to understand conscious weight loss, we need to understand our thoughts, choices and underlying motivations. This is the essence of conscious weight loss.

Conscious Weight Loss: Weight gain is a symptom of imbalance.

How many times have you heard that weight loss is simply a matter of calories in versus calories out? Or just eat less and move more? On a very simplistic level, this is true, but what they don’t take into account is the habits, thought patterns, and energetic attachments that affect those raw numbers. When engaging in conscious weight loss, we need to see the weight as a symptom of imbalance rather than the end game. When we only focus on the outcome, we miss out on what it takes to get there. There is important information on the way to the weight loss that is intertwined with all of our choices and ideas about ourselves and the way the world works. There is something deeper going on than just eating too much and not moving enough. Unless that is uncovered, the weight will always come back. We are feeding something more than just the needs of our bodies. There is soul-level work to be done. By just focusing on the number on the scale, we miss out on the opportunity to live inspired lives. Conscious weight loss helps us uncover this.

Mind-Made Biology and Conscious Weight Loss

Think of our mind as a tool that can direct our bodies toward something. If our minds are able to direct our bodies, what are we directing our bodies to do? Every thought or emotion that we have has a biochemical component. Our thoughts, our emotions, and even immune function, are inextricably linked. We have receptor sites throughout our bodies that receive these biochemical components and shift our physiology accordingly. This intelligence and information permeates all levels – mind, body, and spirit. All are components of conscious weight loss.