{"id":5804,"date":"2014-07-22T12:54:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2014-07-22T12:56:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T16:56:35","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-are-alien-forces-force-feeding-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/07\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-are-alien-forces-force-feeding-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Are Alien Forces Force Feeding You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5233\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/10\/kick-in-the-tush-club-12-logo-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Your gain is my pain. Call me.&quot;  ~  Janice Taylor,  Anti-Gravity Coach, Helping You to Rise Above and Go Beyond (self-Imposed) Limitations \" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Your gain is my pain. Call me.&#8221; ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Helping You to Rise Above and Go Beyond (self-Imposed) Limitations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cDo not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cBut after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.&#8221; ~ Buddha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exploring Your Belief Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A belief system is a series of ideas that your mind has organized in order to project an image of what is &#8216;real.&#8217;\u00a0 It encompasses everything you think about yourself, others and the world-at-large. It is filled with should have&#8217;s and ought to&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>These groups of thoughts (ideas) that we believe to be true come from and are formed through our interactions with others, such as our parents, friends, teachers, institutions, newspapers, television, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Our beliefs are formed throughout our childhood, and generally acted out in adulthood without much thought or examination. These \u201csystems\u201d are mighty powerful, and they have a profound impact on the way in which we lead our lives. Our beliefs tell us how to feel, behave, and they are the foundation from which we approach our life, our world.<\/p>\n<p>To change how we feel and how we act and react to situations, we must first understand what our core belief systems are and where they come from.<\/p>\n<p>If we do not challenge our belief systems, they will remain unchanged. You may find that some of your beliefs are empowering. Good! Fabulous!!! Keep those beliefs and build on them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the outdated and limiting beliefs that are in need of an overhaul! Your belief about your ability to lose weight and keep it off strongly influences your internal dialogue, which in turn, strongly influences your choices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">With regard to permanent weight removal, slimming down, letting go of the excess weight, I have a few questions for you to chew on, ingest and answer! They may shed \u201clite\u201d on your weight loss belief systems that you may want to rethink, revise, and reword.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that you are in control of your weight loss?<br \/>\n-or &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that some alien force has taken control and force fed you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that you can set realistic goals, measurable goals and achieve them, no matter what?<br \/>\n-or-<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that when things aren&#8217;t going your way, when you&#8217;re having a bad day, you&#8217;re just gonna&#8217; have to eat?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that you can lose weight and keep it off?<br \/>\n-or &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe all those photos of heavy relatives of yesterday determines your weight and size?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that your past attempts at weight loss were learning experiences and those who are successful are often not successful the first time out?<br \/>\n-or-<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that your inability to lose and keep off those extra pounds is a sign of your being a loser (the &#8216;bad&#8217; kind of loser) and that you are doomed?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Do you believe that you are really buying those cookies for the kids? (Oh, come on!)<br \/>\n-or-<br \/>\nNothing!!!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to share your thoughts\/belief systems with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kick in the Tush members<\/a> from across the land!\u00a0 Sharing burns calories and creates good weight loss karma!<\/p>\n<p>Hungry 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>\u201cDo not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. 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