Tuesday, July 19, 2011

how you think affects how you behave.......

....and how you think is completly within your control.

Once you've learned to view yourself compassionately as a priority, it's time to evaluate those things that you truly believe about yourself. It has been said that if you want to know the state of your belief system, just look around you and you'll see that which you believe in. Or, at least it's a start.

*Do I believe I can be successful with losing and then maintaining my ideal healthy weight?
What beliefs do I have about myself when it comes to food, dieting, and my self-care?
*Do I believe that I have the ability and conviction to do what I know in my heart to be true to transform the quality of my life and become the person of my dreams?

Unless you decide to take a look and truly examine your beliefs, you are most likely going to recreate the same old patterns and behaviors in your life. For example, you may believe that sugar has some power over you. You're always giving in to your craving for it, yet you want to change that behavior. How do you think that inner belief about sugar is going to affect your efforts? Doesn't it leave you feeling fairly powerless? Doesn't that belief translate into a long-term relationship with sugar that is less than inspiring? When we believe something, we behave in a way that plays out that belief, even if the belief is something we do not want to experience. You behave based on your beliefs whether you like it or not. So if you want to change a behavior - to transform a relationship with food, exercise, or life - you need to change your belief about it first.

Your beliefs are a window to your world and shape your experience either positively or negatively. They act as a filter for the world around you. Everything is affected either positively or negatively through your beliefs.When it comes to diet programs, you may believe that all weight loss diets are destined to eventually fail you, or that you will eventually fail on the program.

Instead, be open to new beliefs about yourself and your ability to succeed. Your mind and your beliefs about yourself are going to be the difference in your truly experiencing long-term success and life fulfillment.

Think about the fact that if you are doing just a diet and you're not dealing with your belief system, then when you reach your goal of X amount of pounds lost, you still will not have changed your lifestyle and you will not see yourself as someone who has truly created change. Will you experience long-term success, peace, and happiness with this approach? Not a chance. But through weight loss plans, you have the opportunity to transform your body, your mind, and your life - together at once.With a little faith in yourself, together with the a great plan backing you up, you can reshape your mind so that it can take you and your body anywhere you want to go.


Points Plus+ 8 Per Serving
3 Meat Barbecued Burgers

2 tbsp soft bread crumbs
2 tsp refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
1/4 tsp barbecue seasoning or barbecue spice
8 oz raw ground chicken
1 lb uncooked ground turkey breast
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
6 slices turkey bacon
1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese,
(optional)
6 whole wheat English muffins, split and toasted
2 tbsp bias-sliced green onion

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Directions
1. In a medium size bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg product and barbecue seasoning.
Add chicken; mix well. Shape chicken mixture into six 1/4 inch thick patties.
2. In another medium size bowl, combine turkey, garlic powder and pepper. Shape mixture
into six 1/2 inch thick patties. Place chicken patties on top of turkey patties. Shape the edges of the turkey patties up the sides of the chicken patties, pinching the patties together to seal.
Wrap a bacon slice around each patty and secure with a wooden toothpick.
3. For a charcoal grill; grill patties on lightly greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium hot coals for 14 to 18 minutes or until an instant read thermometer inserted into the side of each patty registers 165° F. turning once halfway through grilling.

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