How to learn to enjoy eating healthy!

A client ( we will call him John) and I were speaking to today, which inspired this post. He told me that I was very strict on my diet. To me, I don't see it as strict. In fact, I know I could be more strict to achieve even better results. The point is that he and I have different perspectives on FOOD.

John told me that his lack of will power was the reason he wasn't able to lose the thirty pounds he's been trying to diligently to achieve. But my thoughts are this: Does he really think he has lack of will power, or is that just what he is telling himself? And in telling himself, isn't he already doomed to fail? 

To which he responded he did not have lack of will power, he just likes to enjoy what he eats. Aha! So another lie he is telling himself. John does not only BELIEVE he has lack of will power, or at least telling others that (an excuse), he is now realizing he WANTS to enjoy food. So the WANT to eat unhealthy but tasty foods OUTWEIGHS his want to lose the thirty pounds! 

Do you see how he has not reached his goal?

The mind shift is here.  Instead of believing he doesn't have the will power, what he will need to do is simply tell himself that he BELIEVES he can eat healthy and clean. Sounds easy enough, right? Not for everyone, but it CAN be done. And EVERYONE has the power to switch their mindset. EVERYONE including you! What he will need to focus on is the RESULT. He has to be able to SEE himself thin. If his goal of losing thirty pounds is truly what he WANTS, then he must put forth the effort to reach that WANT. 

Just like everyone, John has at least three opportunities every single day to achieve his goal. He must re-train his brain to SEE food in a different light, so to speak. Just as I have re-trained my brain. Food for me is meant to nourish my body, mind and soul. It FEEDS me the essential nutrients to keep my body at peak fitness level, to keep  my body fat down and feed my muscles. He may not have these same goals, but the RESULT will be the same. Because I have seen the rewards of eating healthy, I can no longer go back to that old way of thinking. (Other than cheat meal days of course!)

You have the power to shift your way of thinking! I know you can do it! And so can John :)