RON ESLINGER, RN, CRNA, MA, APN, BCH, CMI, FNCH

 

When I lecture I like to ask the class if they have ever been hypnotized.  Usually one or two will hold their hand up to indicate that they have.  I then say let me ask the question in a different way. “How many of you have ever been married?” If you held up your hand  then you have been hypnotized.  Next question, “How many have ever been divorced?” We call that self-hypnosis.” In the same way your thoughts get you married or divorced you can Think Yourself Thin.

 

Eighty Percent of the population is moderately too highly open to suggestions from others and from themselves. Suggestions we give ourselves are the most powerful. However, as they pass through the conscious mind, they are evaluated and influenced by our past experiences before being sent to the subconscious mind.  Which means if you have tried to lose weight before and didn’t your thought is that you can’t lose weight and the subconscious mind believes you and keeps you doing the things you been doing which keeps you over weight.

 

The subconscious mind does not reason, it takes every thought literally as a child would.  For example, when he was three I decided to teach my grandson how to hit a golf ball.  I got him the little plastic club and placed the ball on the ground in front of him and said, “keep your eye on the ball” with out hesitation he bent over picked up the ball and pressed it against his eye.”  An adult would evaluate the request and do through past experience what was expected.

 

The subconscious mind takes every thought as a truth whether real or not.  An example is when you think of eating a lemon your body responds as if you are eating the lemon – not thinking of eating a lemon.

 

So, if you tell your subconscious mind you are fat the subconscious mind works to keep you fat. Simply stated, we are what we think we are.  We become that which we see ourselves to be. Whatever the mind possesses the body expresses.  Therefore, change your mind and change your body.

 

To think yourself thin you must imagine yourself at your optimal weight eating the right foods in the right amounts and being physical active.

 

The simple fact is that our weight is determined by the amount of energy in calories that we take in compared to the amount of energy in calories that we burn.  When you burn more calories than you take in you lose weight.  To lose one pound you have to burn 3,500 more calories than you eat.

 

Think yourself thin:

1. Continuously imagining yourself at your optimal weight.
2. Eat Breakfast – People who do not eat breakfast will gain about 10 pounds a year.
3. Eat something about every three hours in order to maintain metabolic rate.
4. Drink 16 ounces of cool water when you get up and lose approximately 1 pound a month.
5. Drink half your body weight in ounces of water each and every day.  Coffee and Colas are notwater.
6. Take off 12 pounds a year by Not eating the equivalent of one cookie a day.
7. Walk a brisk 20 minutes each day to lose 12 pounds per year.
8. Do not diet! Do not weigh! You tried that already.  It does not work.
9. Imagine yourself enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables at your optimal weight.
10. Increase physical activity.  When shopping park at a distance from the store.  That short walk will make a great difference.

It is simple and it works so do it! Don’t try to do it

I have done Hypnosis for Weight loss on a number of Clients for joint pain and to prepare them for their join replacement surgery.  Ron Eslinger

THURSDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who were overweight or obese earlier in life are at increased risk for physical disabilities, even if they’ve shed the excess weight they had when they were younger, says a new U.S. study.

“In both men and women, being overweight or obese put them at greater risk of developing mobility limitations in old age, and the longer they had been overweight or obese, the greater the risk,” lead investigator Denise Houston, an expert on aging and nutrition and an assistant professor of gerontology at the School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said in a center news release.

“We also found that, if you were of normal weight in old age but had previously been overweight or obese, you were at greater risk for mobility limitations,” she added.

Houston noted that weight loss later in life is usually caused by an underlying chronic condition.

The study included 2,845 participants who were an average of 74 years old when they were enrolled. They had no mobility problems at the start of the study. During seven years of follow-up, women who were overweight or obese (body mass index of 25 or greater) from their mid-20s to their 70s were nearly three times more likely to develop mobility problems than women who were normal weight throughout their lives. Overweight or obese men were 1.6 times more likely to develop mobility problems.

The researchers also found that women who were obese (BMI of 30 or greater) at age 50, but not in their 70s, were 2.7 times more likely to develop mobility limitations than women who weren’t obese throughout their lives. Men with a similar weight history were 1.8 times more likely to develop mobility problems.

The study is in the April 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Excess weight can put stress on joints, make exercise difficult, and lead to chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease — all of which are directly related to the development of mobility problems, Houston said.

Ron Eslinger, RN

Overweight/Obesity is a national public health crisis, and the problem is getting worse. Tennessee ranks number three in the fifty states for being overweight.   Unhealthy weight leads to a greater risk for several chronic diseases including heart disease and diabetes. Regular physical activity and good nutrition can help promote healthy weight and prevent chronic disease. Below are ten simple steps reduce your weight and add value to your life. You can look better, feel better, sleep better and be healthy.  How simple is it to lose weight?

Lose Weight in 10 Steps

1. When you take in Less Calories than you eat YOU LOSE WEIGHT.  You can eat less and exercise the same and lose weight.  You can exercise more while eating the same as before and lose weight.  Best is to both exercise more and eat less to lose weight more quickly. If you burn more calories than you eat you WILL lose weight.
2. Eat a light breakfast soon after waking.  Those who do not eat breakfast gain an average of 1 pound a year. If you had known that 10 years ago you would be 10 pounds lighter today.
3. Eat 6 small meals daily or 3 meals and 3 healthy snacks.  This keeps your metabolism up and helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels. This will help you take off about 1 pound a month or 12 pounds a year and feel much more energetic.
4. Start the day with 16 ounces of cool water.  This is a great boost to the metabolism and will take off a pound a month. That’s another 12 pounds a year.
5. Water intake on normal days should be one half your body weight in ounces of wanter.  If you weigh 200 pounds drink 100 ounces of water a day.  Good for about one pound of weight loss a month or another 12 pounds a year.
6. If you eat as you normally do, but do not eat the equivalent of one cookie a day you will take off another pound a month. That decreases your calories by 150 a day and you will lose another 1 pound a month; another 12 pounds a year.
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7. You know that walking is good for the heart – good for the soul, and very good for the waist line.  A brisk 20 – 30 minutes walk each day is another pound per month or 12 pounds a year.
8. Be careful of foods that are labeled light or fat free.  They have increased sugar to maintain taste. Look for sugar free or no sugar added products.  Good for
   another on half to a pound a month.
9. Read labels – Know what you are eating. You may be surprised at how easy it is to put something back on the shelf when you know how much sugar, carbs and fats are in it.  Look for low sugar, low carb and high fiber foods.  Read the labels
   on food you currently have on your shelf and then look for options with
   half the sugar and carbs.  You will be surprised at how better you feel and how fast the pounds melt away.
10. Stress reduction is so important for all around good health but in weight
    management it is essential.  When stressed we crave sugar and salt, therefore beginning a stress management program for yourself is a major health savings benefit.  Meditation, walking and listening to relaxing music are all great ways to relieve stress.

For more information on weight and stress management ideas visit our web site at www.healthyvisions.net or call Healthy Visions Wellness Center at 865-269-4616.