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October 16, 2007

To lose your belly fat you need to understand where you are at. What is your BMI? Do you eat too many calories? Do you eat the wrong foods? Are you ready to make changes?

Emotions can play a big part in both weight gain and in weight loss. They can in tell us that we’re worthy or that we are unworthy. They can reward us and they can deny us reward. They can motivate us to change or they can keep us locked into undesirable outcomes. What emotions drive you to eat too much? How long do those few minutes of relief and joy last compared to feeling healthy and strong? How does it make you feel compared to the way you feel when people treat you as though you are invisible?What emotion tells you not to work out? How much more did you get out of that extra 20 minutes of TV or even sleep that you would from feeling like a vibrant high functioning human?How do you feel when you get dressed and your clothes don’t fit? Or when you shop and none of the stores carry only one of each item above a size 8 and you got their too late?

Put aside a few minutes for yourself. In your favorite spot, spend a few minutes getting in touch with how you are feeling and how you would like to be feeling. Take a few notes. Do this at least once, but it you can do it a dozen times, then you’ll really see the patterns that you are living.Its complicated. And because of that overcoming Central Obesity is more that a diet or a lifestyle change, its about transformation.Please share your challenges in this area with us. We’ll use yourfeedback to help us build a site that is valuable to you. Thanks!

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