Be a Highly Successful Loser! (Loser of Weight, of course!)

Hey, do you want to be a loser all your life? I do! I know it sounds crass and rude of me to start off my newsletter like that but, I think you will cut me some slack when I explain that "a loser" is someone who has achieved weight loss success. Actually, I hate to use the word "lose" or "loser" because it is so negative. The truth is that the only reason that I embrace the term at all is that the phrase "weight loss" gets people's attention. So, I figured if I HAD to use the word loser, I would make it a real attention getter. We both know that losing weight is tough. It takes self-honesty, courage and sacrifice. Clearly, the attributes of a winner and NOT a loser. Simply opening this email makes you a winner to me.

Secret of the Week!  10 Secrets of Highly Successful Losers Using information from the largest study on record for successful weight loss, my own experience and my work helping people lose weight for good, I have compiled a list of the ten most valuable secrets or habits of successful weight losers. Each one of these secrets represents a specific kind of thinking. Now you don't have to be born thinking this way. In fact, you weren't born thinking anything. All of the thoughts and habits that are keeping you from losing weight are things you learned young and have been practicing ever since. It is an absolute fact that you can retrain your brain to think AND act like a person who never has to diet again. Now I want you to take a minute and repeat that to yourself, "I am a person who NEVER, NEVER, NEVER has to diet again!" How does that feel? From now on, I will highlight a lesson from one of the 10 secrets in each issue of this newsletter. Since this is the very first Lose Weight for Good! issue, I thought I would just list the 10 secrets and let YOU think about them. Have a Compelling Vision & Solid Purpose for losing weight and keeping it off. Be Aware of Your Thoughts, Actions, Influences and Surroundings Don't Take it Too Lightly or Yourself Too Seriously Be Accountable Under Promise and Over Deliver - With Absolute Consistency Eat Well and Often Move Well and Often Explore Life Outside Your Comfort Zone Make it Bigger than YOU & Don't go it Alone! Constantly re-define yourself!  And . . . I do a FREE "10 Secrets" intro teleclass every 3 months. Be sure not to miss this golden opportunity - look for the announcement email in December! Secret Mission! Focus on WINNING! In this section I will always ask you to do something. I want you to actually DO IT and when you do, email me the results. Even if you are not a client, I want to hear how these missions help (or don't help) you. When you think about it, the term "lose weight" is kinda silly. When you lose your keys, you go looking for them - right? When you lose your glasses, your kitty, your car in a large parking lot, the only thing you really want is to get it back. Besides, making a real effort to LOSE anything seems kinda weird. Could you imagine putting this much effort into losing a basketball game or even a game of cards? No matter how you look at it, losing is defeating and most of the time we avoid it like the plague. Maybe that is one small reason that losing weight is so darned difficult! Our mind is trying to avoid losing! While that may sound silly, it's not. Experts in the field of psychology are now finding that the way we think about difficult tasks has an effect on the outcome. It might just be likely that thinking about losing all the time may not be helping you. Try this. When you think about losing weight, try focusing on what you GAIN. HERE IS THE MISSION: Write down as many things as you can that you will GAIN by losing weight. Post the list where you can see it every day.  Use pictures to illustrate your gains if you want! Read the list everyday for a week, AND Try to remember at least one thing from the list when you are faced with a difficult eating situation. Email me with any insights that you gain from this exercise. Remember, your excess weight is not at all like your keys, glasses, kitty or car. When you finally do exile (not lose) it, you NEVER want it back! I am sure you want to Lose Weight for Good! (shameless plug) and I am here to help you do just that.

Sincerely, Dr. Russ L'HommeDieu Lose Weight for Good!