...I have a reflection that talks to me all the time. My Twin Sister Gina. Now get this...we are not identical, but we could be...or so we are told...with one exception...Gina is a certified personal trainer and sports nutritionist..and..well...lol...I’m not...I am as you might say, the more reubenesque (sp) twin 
So anyway, Gina is always after me to get this weight off, and always trying to motivate me…
So tonight, on my commute home, our cell phone conversation begins with her asking me “how’s the diet going?” (always the first words...)
“Not good” I tell her...food remains a challenge..."but the good thing is I am moving every day!”
I got her attention.
She says “Tell me more!”
So I quickly introduce her to Scott and Carlyn, MTM Forums, my homework strategy, etc.
“Sounds like something finally Clicked Tina!” my fitter, healthier mirror image says. I laugh...Scott has said that would happen...lol...the “click”
The excitment continues to grow in our conversation as we begin to talk about “The Secret” - and she tells me what her experience was 6 years ago when she had committed to a life of health and activity. Here is what she said:
“Tina, before I lifted my first weight, before I worried about what my meals would look like, I was already sold in my mind that I was at my fitness goal. I began to “act” like the person I wanted to be...moving, eating healthy, etc...soon, I was actually this health conscious person. In fact, my mind was so convinced I was already at my goal weight that when I would catch my reflection in the bathroom mirror as I dressed, it took a moment for me to process this reflection - because I did not recognize the body reflected back to me. You see, MY body was firm and muscular, atheletic and healthy...certainly not this soft fat and tired one that stood before me. Little by little, that soft body began to look more familiar to me until the day came when my mind did not conflice with my reflection…
...so Tina, start to believing you are who you want to be...and quit “wanting” to be that person.
Good Food for Thought - and it made alot of sense, because Scott has even said that when we tell the universe we “want” to lose weight - well, we get what we say - more “wanting”...we have to grab what we want in our minds, feel the emotion of being what we want to be - and then release it...step into it...become it...and LIVE a positive life.
That’s all for now -
Blessings!
T
