Day 33: We become what we think we are

The biggest loser at my weight-loss club was an elderly woman. "How'd you do it?" we asked. "Easy," she said. "Every night I take my teeth out at six o'clock." ~Unattributed

I read today that we become what we think we are. So if we think we are fat, then we become that=FAT.

I don't know how else to think of myself because when I look in the mirror, I see what I see. Employing this thinking in weight loss, then what I need to do is think of myself as thin—in spite of what is reflected in the mirror—and I will become that=thin.

I don't know if it will work or not, but why not take the chance. I mean, I will try a lot of things to lose weight. This one, although it seems the easiest to do, might actually be the hardest to do. It's changing a mindset. That is a hard thing to do. It is hard to change your thinking about things that are so deeply a part of you and your thinking.

I'm still going to try this, it certainly won't hurt me. For most of us, having good, positive thoughts about ourselves is probably the hardest thing we ever do, anyway.

Be good to yourselves. Think good thoughts and let's lose weight!

Karin