Fitness and Health

Pretend you or someone you know has a bad habit. A big bad monkey on your back. How did it get there? How did it start? Probably a combination of three things; emotions, authority figures, and repetition.

An example will help explain this.

Let’s just use a younger you for the example, 10-14 years old. And for this example, let’s use the habit of smoking. If you don’t smoke…. replace the word “smoking” with any craving you get, or just pretend you smoke? It is an article about smoking after all.

While in that age range, we’ll assume you were learning about life and how you fit in it. You may not have felt as sure about yourself as you would later in life.

Maybe you felt self-conscious, dependent on others, powerless, not good enough, or something like these. We’ll refer to this as feeling “bad”. Now, this does not necessarily mean you felt miserable, but did you feel as “good” as you wanted to feel? Did you feel as “good” as you believed other people felt?

Maybe, maybe not. If you sometimes felt “bad” you probably wanted to feel better, you wanted to feel “good”. What your mind would see as an answer to this problem would depend upon your experiences and life lessons up to that point. Right?

How does a person learn things like that? Emotions, authority figures and repetition. You probably saw authority figures smoking - parents, family, friends, role models, and of course, advertisements. Smoking is perceived as tough, strong, independent, self-assured, and unique. All the “good” feelings you were feeling a lack of.

This would start a feeling in your mind, the beginning of a craving. A part of you that believes smoking is what your life needs to fix the bad feeling. Not just in a “knowing” way, but a “feeling” way. This concept will make the most sense to someone whom has tried to quit any strong habit, you know your “feelings” are stronger than your “knowing” any day.

Then you tried your first cigarette, and chances are that you weren’t so good at smoking. That would come with practice.

As life continues you come across situations that make you feel “bad” again and do what you’ve been taught makes you feel “good”. That is repeated emotions and practice and you have a strong habit.

People that have tried to quit smoking have spent a lot of time analyzing their habit, fighting themselves for control of cravings. But, you didn’t learn the smoking habit with the thinking and analyzing part of your mind, so why try to use that part of your mind to change the habit?

It is common sense to quit smoking using the same elements that created the habit. A “hypnotized” mind, along with emotions, authority figures and repetition. These are the elements of modern hypnosis.

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Are you struggling with your belly fat and trying to figure out the best way on how to lose belly fat fast? There are several reasons which are responsible for accumulation of fat in your belly therefore the trick on how to lose belly fat fast lies in controlling the intake of products which add to your belly fat at the same time taking other precautionary measures in order to lose all belly fat fast and get slim and slender. Read on to discover some of the best ways to lose belly fat and appear healthy.

Do sit up’s- Sit up’s are the easiest and the most effective way to lose belly fat fast and achieve the desired results within no time. Belly fat is basically stored energy therefore in order to lose belly fat you need to burn more calories than you actually consume. Therefore in order to get the best results and lose that belly fat fast you need to do sit up’s as this is the single most effective exercise which works on almost all body types.

A key thing to remember is to limit your intake of refined carbohydrates and unhealthy fats in order to maximize the effect your diet can have. When exercising, a lot of people have a tendency to focus on either cardio or strength training. But, once again, to really help shrink fat, you need the cardio to help boost your weight loss and the strength training to boost your metabolism by building muscle mass. The combination is much more effective than either type of exercise alone.

To really help shrink stubborn areas of fat, many people feel the need to look further. One option is liposuction. In this surgical procedure, fat is literally sucked out of the body. It is surgery, however, and in addition to the possible complication, results are far from instant. A non-invasive alternative to liposuction is the use of body wraps. These wraps work with the lymphatic system to get rid of toxins and fat through the body’s natural waste removal. The best thing about these body wraps is that they start working almost instantly. Additionally, they are easy to use: ensure the area of application is clean, apply the wrap making sure the lotion has good contact with the skin, secure it and leave it on for at least 45 minutes. These wraps not only help to shrink belly fat, they also help to firm up skin that could be sagging due to significant weight loss or after pregnancy.

Diet and exercise are obviously important, but if they aren’t enough and you are left with frustrating areas of fat on your belly or elsewhere, there are aids out there to help you. Combine the methods that work best for you to shrink your stubborn belly fat and keep it off for good.

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