{"id":5768,"date":"2014-07-09T08:55:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T12:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2014-07-16T17:49:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T21:49:06","slug":"the-iceberg-metaphor-how-deep-does-your-fat-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/07\/the-iceberg-metaphor-how-deep-does-your-fat-go.html","title":{"rendered":"The Iceberg Metaphor:  How Deep Does Your Fat Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5769\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5769\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2014\/07\/iceberg-model-copy-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"How Deep Does Your Fat Go?  ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Weight Loss Success Expert, Positarian, Author, Artist\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Deep Does Your Fat Go? ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Weight Loss Success Expert, Positarian, Author, Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Iceberg Metaphor<\/em> is a model that is used by behavioral scientists, therapist and hypno-therapists alike. \u00a0It explains how our <em>&#8216;way of being and doing&#8217;<\/em> is driven by our\u00a0thinking and feeling states, as well as our unconscious mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider this:\u00a0<\/strong> Only 10 percent of the iceberg&#8217;s total mass is above the water, while 90 percent of it remains submerged. Nevertheless, the submerged 90 percent is what the ocean currents act upon.\u00a0 The submerged 90 percent is what creates the iceberg&#8217;s behavior at its very tip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW &#8230; consider this:<\/strong>\u00a0 When we attempt to change a behavior or create a new habit, we focus on the part of our iceberg that is showing.\u00a0 In terms of permanent weight removal, we focus on how we eat, what we eat, when we eat, when we move our bodies, when we don&#8217;t move our bodies.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/services\/coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">create new habits<\/a>, if you want to permanently remove your excess weight, then consider looking deep, below the surface.\u00a0 Start from the bottom of your submerged iceberg and move up and out into the &#8216;lite.&#8217; <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For (almost) daily motivational musings <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/> from our country\u2019s premiere Anti-Gravity Coach, Janice Taylor (that\u2019s me), join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For the full skinny as well as Anti-Gravity Specials, sign up for Janice Taylor\u2019s (monthly)<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/p>\n<p>Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach\u2122, Positarian, Author, Artist<br \/>\nbuoyant * magnetic * luminous<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\nSign up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iceberg Metaphor is a model that is used by behavioral scientists, therapist and hypno-therapists alike. \u00a0It explains how our &#8216;way of being and doing&#8217; is driven by our\u00a0thinking and feeling states, as well as our unconscious mind. 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