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SparklePlenty
04-20-2006, 02:36 PM
I'm changing things up a bit. Food is raw, exercise is a given :-), what's changing is NO SCALE. I've been thinking about this for awhile, and here is how it's gonna go. No scale for 30 days....the only time I will get on the scale is when I have first put a little piece of paper with my goal weight, 120.0 lbs written on it, over the window on the scale, and I plan to do that often, very often. Otherwise, I do not want any other weight number entering my consciousness. Now this is gonna be a trust walk because...well, I know you understand. But I do have a pair of shorts that I will use as a pantsometer that I'll be using once a week, and I will take measurements weekly too. And maybe after the 30 days I'll let someone else read the scale reading....we'll see about that.....

I am going to be focusing on doing my manifestation work, clearing old energy patterns and beliefs, and removing fear, resentment, and other negativity from my diet. I am going by Albert Einstein's remark that you cannot solve a problem on the same level of consciousness that created it....so focusing on food and exercise are not the way. I know what to do with food, I know how to be active, I know how to find joy. But honestly, keeping my focus so honed in on weight loss is not seeming to be working. In fact in some perverse way, it has created resistance in me. My bodyself is saying 'stop trying to strong arm me, will ya, or I'm not budging'. So I will hold the food and the exercise loosely, and I will find and focus on all the other reasons I want to eat raw and be physically active....already that feels so much better. This morning I planned a shorter bike ride, but once I got going I went longer just for the fun and joy of it. The good news for now is that clearly I know how to maintain my weight! LOL

What I know for certain, is that to manifest what I want, I have to focus my mental and emotional energies and attention on what I want, not on trying to remove what I don't want, so even the phrase 'lose weight' is counterproductive. So I'll be working with languaging and thinking and envisioning things differently. I'm very excited about this, about doing what I know how to do and applying it to what feels like this "last frontier" issue of weight. This feels important and powerful....and I'm proud of myself for being willing to lose the damn scale..... No more bowing to THAT little god on the floor! LOL

So here's to raw, active, lean, strong, radiant, joyful, successful, and beautiful! I plan to make this easy for myself by finding the path of least resistance and allowing the Universe to do the work. I have always known that this is how it would work for me once I found the right way to eat, and now I'm ready to take this path and release the old paradigm weight loss ideas.

Anyone want to join me in this adventure?

Jan

misslinda
04-20-2006, 03:55 PM
But I do have a pair of shorts that I will use as a pantsometer..........




Sparkle, that is INGENIOUS! I like your style.....I won't be adventuring into that challenge but sending you lots of love and passion :)

"YOU CAN DO IT." ;)

shakti17
04-20-2006, 04:06 PM
yes, lose the scale. i am thin, and do not own one. only once in my life did i struggle with weight (during college - so over about 4 years), and during that time i weighed myself constantly! actually, the way i lost it was by doing nothing! my point is, if you do not have a scale you will naturally lose weight.

i definately think that will help you to achieve your goals! good luck!

Rawkinlocs
04-20-2006, 04:25 PM
GO SparklePlenty!! :) Glad you're ditching the scale and using the pants-o-meter instead! :D

rawpriestess
04-20-2006, 08:33 PM
Oh I LOVE IT, no scale, yep, I tried this once, and I felt so much better about things, I think I'll follow your lead.


thanks so much for posting this. I really needed this today.

Raw Jewelrylady
04-20-2006, 10:18 PM
Sparkle & I are friends & we already discussed this but I will be joining in as well. This chained to the scale mentality-just gets us obsessed. I cannot function right when I'm obsessed-so it's time to work the positives.

I am envisioning myself at my healthy fit weight & I will stay off the scale & use the pantsometer. I love this plan Thanks "sparkle." ;)

Lana

Denise Nicole
04-20-2006, 10:29 PM
No scale is a VERY good idea! I have gone 2 sizes down and the "scale weight" remained the same!!! Right now I am retaining water and feel sooooo big. But weighed this morning...yep you guessed it, the scale weight is still the same! No scale is a good thing. Clothing fit, how you feel, and the mirror are a better judge. :)

rawfigure
04-21-2006, 06:47 AM
No scale is a VERY good idea! I have gone 2 sizes down and the "scale weight" remained the same!!! Right now I am retaining water and feel sooooo big. But weighed this morning...yep you guessed it, the scale weight is still the same! No scale is a good thing. Clothing fit, how you feel, and the mirror are a better judge. :)


I hear ya on this one. I was sure I lost weight my "tight jeans" went on easily the other day so I thought HA ! I lost..step on scale NOPE still three pounds heavier than when I went raw. Also I have been trying to reduce my muscularity abit, and I have NOT lost muscle Raw like friends in the BB said I would. I have gone fro 5 days of weights o or 2 !! and cardio 5 days, running more. Normally this would cause some reduction in muscularity, not Raw though. I am amazed.

SparklePlenty
04-21-2006, 12:20 PM
I'm so glad to hear that some of you don't use the scale and some are jumping off it! LOL Honestly, I already feel lighter, and this morning I got on only to see my little paper sign that reads 120.0!! I'm already there in my mind!

rawpriestess
04-22-2006, 12:04 AM
such a wonderful visualization

SparklePlenty
04-22-2006, 12:43 PM
I am having such a good time getting on the scale now...to read the 120.0 that is stuck on the window! And something deep in me is relaxed and more peaceful just knowing taht the cycle of getting on the scale and instantly feeling bad is not in the script any more. In fact today, I looked at the 120.0 and clapped my hands and yelled YAY!!

The subconsious mind doesn't know the difference between the "real" scale read out and my little 120.0 paper sign. And the more it sees the 120.0 it will put the pressure on for that to be created/manifested. I am so looking forward to using the power of my mind to attain this goal, as I have for many other big goals.This one just had such a history and charge on it, and now it's just something I am 'putting my mind to' rather that something I am struggling with. My mom always told me I could do anything I put my mind to! :D Thanks Mom! xxxooo