Who hasn't been there? The "bikini body" is calling, but that "love handle" just won't budge. You've tried everything, diligently stuck to all sorts of diets, and yet you just can't seem to lose the weight easily or permanently.
As a holistic personality coach, I would like to Miriam from BEST YOU, Let's take a holistic look at the topics of "weight loss" and "metabolism" together. Some of my coaching clients complain about weight fluctuations or that they simply can't lose weight. Often, we find the key to optimal metabolism and fat burning in the subconscious. Once a subconscious issue, fear, or blockage has been resolved, the stubborn fat deposits can also be shed. Then you allow your body to "let go."
In my article I would like to address several aspects:
- What does weight loss have to do with balance?
- What does it mean to let go of deep-seated issues, beliefs, or fears?
- What questions can I ask myself about this?
Imagine a scale. If there's more on one side than the other, it's out of balance. It's the same for us personally. If we consume more food than we metabolize, we gain weight. This also applies to our mental state.
Therefore, to lose weight permanently, you should ask yourself the following questions: When do you actually eat more than you expend in your daily life? Where do you take in more information than you can mentally process? What responsibilities do you take on that perhaps don't belong to you at all, or where you have no say? When do you try to serve "God and the world" and lose yourself and your own well-being in the process?
We must learn to let go. What has accumulated within us over the years through past experiences and events? What extra weight are we carrying around? Often it's guilt, resentment towards someone, painful past experiences that trigger a constant cycle of thoughts, negativity, or even deep-seated fears. What has been bottled up? Some of it we're not even aware of – we're simply used to it.
What is clear, however, is that it triggers stress in us, which subconsciously affects our bodies. What happens in our bodies when we experience stress? Simply put, our system switches to "fight-or-flight" mode to quickly escape a dangerous situation. For this, our body activates the so-called sympathetic nervous system, which u.a. Intestinal motility is reduced. The body only focuses on its personal metabolism in a state of relaxation (active parasympathetic nervous system).
Therefore, if our system is constantly under "subconscious stress", the body stores the energy provided for coping with the stress (actually fight or flight) in our fat depots, since we do not use it up through excessive exercise.
Now the question naturally arises: "How do I find my subconscious stressors?"
The first step is always perception.Start reflecting and ask yourself the following questions:
Where do I fit into the resistance?
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When am I against life as it is?
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What situation can I not accept?
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Whom can I not forgive? Do I also sometimes fail to forgive myself?
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We carry this resistance with us constantly, and it weighs us down. So start engaging in self-reflection. The rule here is: notice it, slow down, improve.