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Your Summer Body

Winter is such a time for 'hibernating' that it almost feels acceptable to 'bulk up' over winter. But with summer creeping around, it only becomes harder to hide the truth away.

Once spring starts to pop its head around the universal corner and the light and warmth start to shine through it illuminates the fact that we can't ignore anymore what is truly happening to our bodies.

Once summer springs into life then there is no chance for hiding away at all. Summer is a time for all defences and protection to be dropped. Now let me explain what I mean, for I am in no way encouraging reckless and irresponsible action. Summer is a time to be out in the light; time to celebrate life. Time to reveal in the enrichment of this amazing world we live in. A time to be out there loving yourself, those around you and life overall. Summer is a time for you to emerge out of your Winter 'hide-away' and be the magnificent reflection of who you truly are.

So how do you do this? For you don't want to take with you the winter shell. You want to leave it behind for once and for all.

You want to burst out of your cocoon with style and grace to look and feel in a way that you have only dreamt possible. To achieve this it requires a new course of action. Whatever you have been doing is only causing you to gain weight or stay stuck where you are then it's time to 'do' something different.

But there are so many diets, supplements and exercise programs out there, all promising to assist you to lose weight, and keep it off for life that it can feel overwhelming, and difficult to decide what action to take. So if you would like to take some action that will make a huge difference to how you look and feel then you can take one simple and easy step.

That simple and easy step is to start eating.

Yes you heard me, start to eat. Yes I'll say it again. Eat! You might say though 'But I do eat. That's the problem. I eat too much of what is not good and not enough of what I am meant to. But I just can't seem to make the shift. I dread the thought of cutting back on my food because I only end up feeling ravenous and starved. Then I break out of my diet and gain the weight back'.

The problem for most people who are constantly trying to lose weight and keep it off is the thought of having to 'cut back' on food is so unappealing. Because of how one feels when one does not eat enough food. To the point where they would rather be overweight than feel starved. Therefore they remain stuck.

So how do you bypass this issue for once and for all? How can you 'cut back' and not shift into that starvation zone so that you actually feel sensational while you are losing weight and therefore can keep going on your new eating plan for the rest of your life to look and feel great forever?

What you need to do is add food first to your eating until you feel nourished enough to then start to cut out the foods that are causing your weight gain. But in this case you add first and then cut out, as opposed to what most diets ask you to do. They ask you to 'cut out' and just try to keep going. Eventually you can't for the need to eat, the need for nourishment takes over and you are forced to eat outside of your diet. Thus 'breaking' the diet, making you feel like a failure and more often than not causing you to stop the diet with no progress ultimately made.

The foods you add are not your everyday standard items, nor do you get them in the drive-through! The foods  are called 'Super Foods'. Super Foods are foods very high in nutrients. Super Foods are those foods like Wheatgrass, Barley Grass and Chia Seeds to name a few. They contain nutrients the body needs to feel and be fully nourished and satisfied. They are also so low in calories that no matter how much you add them to your eating, you never overdo the calories. So you never have to worry about gaining weight on the Super Foods. The Super Foods work with the intrinsic intelligence of your body to ignite and build a look and feel from the inside out that is magnificent.

The more you have the Super Food, the more the body can you can lose its dependence on normal everyday food and depend on the Super Foods for its nourishment. Then you can, step-by-step, let go of those foods that are causing you to look and feel terrible without having to worry about feeling starved!

So how do you get started introducing the right blend and combination of the Super Foods into your eating to get the best results for you?

Firstly, get some help from an expert in the nutrition field. A good nutritionist, naturopath or health food store can assist you in deciding what the right blend, combination and amounts are best for you.

Secondly, make sure you commit to having your 'Super Foods' three times a day before meals. This gives your body the best chance possible of having all the nutrients it needs to feel and look the best. Your body feels more and more nourished and more and more relaxed. A relaxed and happy body does not crave rubbish food nor does it drive you to overeat. Therefore it makes it much easier for you to eat only the amount of food at that is 'right' for you at your meals. The 'Super Foods' keep you so nourished that between meals you don't feel like eating. So the mid-afternoon munchies disappear! Perfect! Thank you!

Finally, make sure you stick with your new plan of eating for a good 3 months. Give your body a chance to catch up to the influx of Super Nutrition as it creates its new masterpiece. Just as Rome wasn't built in a day neither will your new 'Super' body. But 'Super' meal by 'Super' meal and you are well on your way to living your ultimate weight loss success for once and for all.

The more you nourish and sustain, without adding excess calories, before you 'cut out' then the more easily you will be able to not just lose weight successfully but you will be on the path to building a look and feel never before experienced. You are what you eat so eat in a 'Super' way and you will never need to hide away behind those winter layers again.

About the Author

Joanne M Prior is Director of 'Think Yourself… Successful'. Joanne's mission is to help women and men who are successful in life but can't quite seem to get their minds and emotions around 'how to' lose weight successfully. Through a step-by-step process of looking at mindset and how to apply new learning around self, eating and weight Joanne's clients are provided with the confidence, skills and abilities to never battle with food and weight again. Joanne's background is B.Sc. (Nutrition), followed by Post Graduate Studies in Counselling followed by her Reiki Master accreditation. Joanne is a published author and sought-after speaker in the area of weight loss whilst running a successful private practice in Sydney. For further information about Joanne's work, please contact her on +61 (0) 412 499 758, web http://www.joanneprior.com or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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