Being overweight always starts as a thought.

I have been doing some visualization techniques of late. I want to lose some weight so I visualized myself at much lower and healthier weight. There you go. Now all I have to do is wait for the results. A few days later I caught a cold. I've been hacking and coughing all over the place. I don't feel like eating or doing anything. Then it hit me. Maybe this is the Universes answer to my request. The Universe fills your request in the least restrictive way. Water always finds the path of least resistance to its goal. Same thing here. I always say to be careful of what you wish for because you when you get it, it might not be in the way you hoped. Is it coincidence that I got a cold right after I visualized losing weight? There are no coincidences. When I think about it, this is probably a great way for me to lose weight. Since I don't feel like eating, I won't. After a day or so of restricted caloric intake, my stomach will shrink. That will cause me to feel full with less. Thereby promoting weight loss. The Universe always gives you what you ask for and if you aren't specific it will find the quickest way. The more specific you become the slower your requests are filled, so there is a trade-off. I often wondered why I have always been battling a weight problem. One day I was going through some old photos of my childhood and I uncovered one when I was oh, 13 or so. I was shocked at how thin I was. My mother always told me I was fat. Back in the mid-sixties we didn't know anything about anorexia and how some people no matter how thin they are see themselves as overweight. When my mom told me I was fat, I believed her. Those beliefs have been giving me a fit for years. I've been on the weight loss rollercoaster with no end in sight. Until now. Is it mom's fault? No. We are responsible for our own actions. It was my fault for accepting erroneous information no matter the source. I didn't question her statement. Now I know in order to maintain a healthy weight, I must first correct my attitude toward my physical body and only then can real change be allowed to work it's magic. Now of course there are some who eat to avoid certain uncomfortable areas in their lives and they say, I never thought of myself as fat. That is my dharma on weight gain. Your thoughts on why you gained weight are different, but no matter what it always started as a thought.

Nameste'

Barry Brown, Author
"A Journey to Balance - Making Sense of It All"