We often have difficulty thinking in abstract ideas. We dream in full-color movie clips!  Visualization is a process that we use, even if we don’t know we’re doing it; it’s just how we naturally think. If you think about losing weight, you don’t think in terms of fat cells shriveling up or healthy foods being digested better by your body. You imagine how it would look and fee to be at your ideal weight—what new clothes you might wear or what kind of compliments you might receive. 

It’s important to understand how visualization and the law of attraction work in harmony, because they function whether you know it or not, or even want them to. The law of attraction states that you will attract more of whatever you are thinking about repeatedly, whether you are mulling around or grumbling to yourself; that’s visualizing—which invokes the law of attraction. 

This phenomenon starts in the thinking mind (conscious mind), is amplified by the emotional mind (subconscious mind), and manifests in the body as our results. The body, like all matter, is made up entirely of energy, so we all send out energetic vibrations that attract more of the same. That means whatever you’ve been visualizing, good or bad, is reflected back to you. You have the ability to choose what you want to focus on or visualize, and therefore control the vibrations you send out. Even if the goal or result you desire seems outrageous, your subconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between the real circumstance and the visualized circumstance. 

Many people report that significant achievements can be reached after just 30 days of visualizing a goal, circumstance or material object. This is not to say that any goal can be completely accomplished in a single month, only that you will be well on the path to achieving it, just by consciously monitoring your mental images and visualizing where you want to be. 

Visualization with respect to weight loss is most effective when you’re very clear on what your goal or target weight will be. Here is an exercise to do around achieving permanent weight loss:                       

1. Get into a comfortable position, relax and close your eyes, breathe in deeply and breathe out completely.
2. Visualize your body as it is right this moment, as you see it when looking in a mirror.
3. Now breathe in and as you breathe out and visualize yourself releasing the extra weight you have around your tummy, your upper thighs and all over your body.
4. Visualize your body as the extra weight simply melts down to the ground; see it melting and being absorbed into the ground, gone forever.
5. See what you are wearing now that you are at a weight that is perfect for you.
6. Visualize all of the things you will be doing now that you are at your ideal weight. How does it feel? What kind of compliments are you receiving.
7. Now look into the mirror of your mind and see your body slimmer and at its ideal weight.  And believe this is possible, because it is!

Visualize this over and over and over again with all your senses, to mentally train your memory of how you look and feel at your ideal weight. We go over this visualization process in complete detail in The Complete MindBody FX Lifestyle Program at: http://www.mindbodyfxprogram.com

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Many of the foods we pass in the produce and grocery aisles not only taste good, but have important health-promoting benefits as well. What if increasing your health, energy, and outlook was as simple as incorporating these everyday foods into your weekly eating regime? Believe it or not… it is that simple! Here is a list of 10 of the top everyday superfoods and the benefits you receive from eating them. No need to search high and low for these; any grocery store will have them all for you to include in your daily meals.
1. Garlic

• This highly flavorful vegetable is high in the mineral sulfur, which is important for good liver health.
• It’s anti-fungal, anti-parasitic and anti-bacteria, which keeps all the bad microscopic organisms away.
• Eating it helps decrease blood lipid levels (like cholesterol), prevents clot formations, and decreases blood pressure.
• It protects and fights against cancer cells.
• These properties are lost with cooking; add garlic at the end of the cooking time instead of the beginning to keep it raw.

2. Broccoli

• Broccoli helps detoxify and eliminate harmful chemicals from the body.
• It removes excess hormones via the liver and slows cellular aging.
• It has a great anti-cancer effect in the body.
• Other cruciferous vegetables display these properties as well; eat cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collards, mustard greens, turnips, and cabbage more often.  

3. Blueberries

• This berry helps fight age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and decreased vision.
• They help decrease inflammation, important for preventing atherosclerosis and cancer.
• They help the liver detoxify chemicals and wastes from the body.
• Blueberries are one of the foods highest in antioxidants.

4. Leafy Greens

• Greens are high in antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, minerals and water.
• Being high in chlorophyll (the blood of plants), they have many nutrients great for your blood.
• They are excellent for cleansing the blood and body.
• When eaten raw, they are high in enzymes required for optimal digestion.
• Choose a variety of greens, like spinach, arugula, endive, leaf lettuce, oak lettuce, romaine, mesclun, mizuna, bibb, mustard greens, endive, kale, chard, dandelion, watercress, and parsley.

5. Flax Seeds

• High in omega 3 fatty acids, flax seeds are beneficial for controlling inflammation, allergic response, emotional balance and good brain health.
• They are also high in lignans, a fiber that helps regulate estrogen and therefore helps with menopause, PMS, breast cancer, and depression.
• This seed also has anti-cancer, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.
• To access these great properties, grind whole seeds in a coffee grinder and sprinkle on oatmeal or salads, or add to smoothies.

6. Onions

• Like garlic, onions help decrease blood lipid levels (like cholesterol), prevent clot formations, and decrease blood pressure.
• They aid in controlling blood sugar levels.
• Onions relax the bronchial muscles in the lungs during asthma attacks.
• They kill tumors – malignant and benign.
• Onions can be raw or cooked to receive these great health-promoting properties.

7. Coldwater Fish

• These fish are high in omega 3 fatty acids, including EPA and DHA.
• These fats help with poor memory, ADD/ADHD, poor vision, irritability and depression.
• They help decrease inflammation – important for preventing atherosclerosis and cancer.
• Fish protect the cardiovascular system and decrease the risk of stroke.
• Choose small fish like anchovies, sardines, mackerel, and salmon; the smaller fish accumulate fewer toxins.
• Choose wild over farmed salmon. (All commercial Atlantic salmon is farmed.)

8. Green Tea

• Green tea is very high in antioxidants.
• It also contains polyphenol, a compound that prevents and stops the growth of cancerous tumors.
• EGCG is a compound found in green tea that is proven to reduce body fat.
• The process of fermenting green tea to black tea loses all these properties, so choose green tea more often.

9. Tomatoes

• Tomatoes are high in lycopene – a compound that helps lower the risk of breast, colon, lung, skin, and prostate cancers.
• The carotenoids found in tomatoes decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and eye degeneration, while also improving mental function and supporting the immune system.
• These compounds are not damaged during cooking, so tomato sauces, pastes and salsas are also of great benefit.

10. Mushrooms

• These are nature’s immune stimulants – they help fight infection and disease.
• These fungi destroy cancer cells while protecting healthy cells.
• Mushrooms help lower cholesterol levels.
• The mushrooms most studied are shiitake, maitake, and reishi, but button and other common mushrooms are known to be of benefit as well.

These foods are all very common; how easy do you think it would be to incorporate them more often? How about starting your day with oats with blueberries and ground flax seeds and having a big leafy green salad with cherry tomatoes and black beans for lunch and a dinner of salmon, steamed broccoli, and stir-fried mushrooms, onions, and garlic… with few green tea breaks throughout the day? That would get every one of these 10 Superfoods included in one day’s menu. Switch it up during the week… the possibilities are endless! 

Our 28-Day Fat Blast system comes with a daily nutrition and fitness plan that includes these super foods. Grab our 28-Day Fat Blast system that’s filled with fast weight loss tips, action steps, nutritional menu plans and daily fitness plans that you can complete in less than 20 minutes a day at http://28DayFatBlast.com

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Have you set weight loss goals before only to give up on them after a few weeks? To help you stay motivated to lose weight and reach your goal, here are five things you can do that will make all the difference this time!



1. Create an image of yourself at your ideal weight 


I believe that writing down goals is important, but it’s not always enough to stay focused. If you combine writing down your goals with visualizing an image in your mind, you will have added the fuel necessary to increase your motivation. Writing goals down, having a visual image of your ideal weight and creating emotions around your goal and image is incredibly powerful and will ensure your motivation stays high.

2. Create a list of 10 reasons why you want to lose weight



When I’m coaching clients to lose weight, I always tell them setting a goal to look great in your clothes, isn’t enough. You need to have several really powerful reasons why you want to lose weight and how your life will improve once you’ve reached your ideal weight. To create the commitment you need, you need to have some really important reasons to keep you on track, motivated and from wanting to give up.

3. Get support from people around you

Getting support from family and friends is very important but also consider what other support is available to you. Books, work colleagues, a mentor or coach, personal trainers – these are all things that can support you as you work towards achieving your goal. It’s also a great idea to find someone to be your accountability partner. Someone you can team up with that can support you, and keep you accountable.



4. Change your thoughts



You are the only person who determines whether you stay motivated and achieve your goal. Your thoughts determine your actions, which will determine your results. Staying positive and thinking the thoughts that are in alignment with your goal is so important. One of the best ways to create empowering thoughts is to read and listen to audios that inspire and motivate you. Choosing good thoughts is an essential part of being able to stay motivated. Remember, you become what you think about!

5. Learn how to make healthier lifestyle choices



To achieve your ideal weight goal you need to know what your body needs. There is nothing worse than getting halfway towards your weight loss goal only to find that you still don’t know what your body needs to be healthy and shed the remaining pounds. Knowledge is power. Understanding what to eat is important, but the how’s, when’s and why’s of eating are also important. The same applies to exercise. Your body was meant to move. Find out what exercise works best for you and how you will best achieve your goals. Knowledge can create motivation, for example once you know what high fructose corn syrup does to your body, it will be easier to avoid it.

If you are serious about achieving your ideal weight I recommend getting yourself a Mentor or a Coach, to ensure you stay on track. You can check out my own coaching program at: http://mindbodyfx.com/weightlosscoaching.html


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Do you ever lose track of time and think, where has the day gone? By the time you realize it, the day is over and you never got your workout done – even though the exercises in our 28-Day Fat Blast system and the MindBody FX Lifestyle Program will only take up to 20 minutes max!

Here are strategies you can use throughout any busy day to help you get fit and lose that unwanted weight!



1. Walk and take the stairs.
 One reason why we gain so much body fat is due to our sedentary lifestyles. To avoid that, drive to work and park where it will take you 10 minutes to walk. If you catch a train or public transportation, get off a couple of stops before your destination and walk the rest of the way.

If you’re in a building with an elevator, take the stairs. You’ll become fitter and stronger. You’ll be amazed when the pounds start to shed away. Obviously, do it gradually until you can do it consistently and daily.



2. Breathe from the diaphragm (suck it in). This can be an amazing tool to tighten your mid-section. People forget that they have a natural weight belt (transversus abdominis). This muscle determines whether your belly sticks out or is nice and firm, creating a tight waistline. Why “waist” time, use it or lose it.

 Not only will it allow you to have a tighter mid-section, but it can assist in alleviating lower back pain. Concentrate on doing this breathing so you see your belly moving in on the out breath, and out on the in breath. Set a timer so you can remember to do this every 10-15 minutes. This can help you lose a number of dress sizes.



3. Start randomly moving (fidgeting). Believe it or not, fidgeting actually increases your metabolism and burn calories. Particularly if you’re someone who always sits still. When I was a kid I was a chronic fidgeter (if that’s a word, lol) and then as I got older I stopped and that’s when I started to gain weight. An example would be things that are less obvious like tapping your feet under the desk or moving your legs.



4. Do housework and garden. Moving around the house, doing housework, or gardening are great ways to increase metabolism. While doing any of these, make sure the intention is to increase heart rate. So really work at it. Spend about a half hour or whatever you have available.



5. Use the imaginative mind. If you normally go to lunch and sit for an hour chatting, just spend half the time sitting while finishing your lunch, and spend the rest going for a walk or some other physical activity – it’s a great time to daydream while taking a peaceful walk.



6. Move around the office. If your office space allows you, don’t just sit down and do work. Get up and move about, especially while on the phone and thinking out loud.



7. Company fitness center. These days many large companies have a gym facility. It’s been found that having fit employees generally means an increase in productivity and less sick days. If your company has one hit it up before or after work or during your lunch hour.

For even more strategies, tools, recipes and action plans to help you live a healthy and happy life at your ideal weight, check out our Complete MindBody FX Lifestyle Program at: http://MindBodyFXProgram.com


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Kelowna, BC – February 17, 2011 – Melonie Dodaro, Weight Loss Expert, Master Coach and bestselling Author, will share the key reasons why most people have trouble losing weight and keeping it off, and how they can overcome that problem on February 21st at 5pm Pacific Time.  This no-cost teleseminar will be open anyone who is frustrated by their struggles with excess weight and wants to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, lose their excess pounds and keep them off permanently. To register for the free teleseminar: http://www.mindbodyfx.com/teleseminar.html

Melonie Dodaro, the founder and CEO of MindBody FX Weight Management Company, has helped countless clients all over the country (and the world) overcome their weight issues and shed those unwanted pounds permanently.

She knows what her clients are going through since she herself used to deal with that same struggle, which was what inspired to get involved in the weight loss field.  Coming from an obese family, she carried around more than 30 extra pounds she couldn’t shed no matter how strictly she followed the various diets she attempted. After buying into two different weight loss center franchises, she discovered that the traditional weight loss approach did not work.  This is because they only take into consideration the “outer game” tools like diet and exercise, and are missing the very important “inner game” tools, which are needed for successful long-term results.

After selling her weight loss centers, Dodaro investigated what really helped people lose weight, dropped her own extra pounds, and developed her revolutionary weight management system, founded MindBody FX Weight Management Company. 

Dodaro also wrote two bestselling books, The MindBody FX Lifestyle, and 28-Day Fat Blast and has been featured on numerous radio and TV programs, including the TV show 180 Life & Style Makeovers. 

“Most traditional programs focus exclusively on diet and exercise,” Dodaro says.  “And that’s not effective.  It just deals with the symptoms and not the cause of most people’s weight loss issues.”

And what’s worse, she adds, “the focus on the physical aspects of weight loss has left so many people frustrated because for most of them, there are underlying mental and emotional issues that have to be addressed if they are ever going to lose the weight and keep it off permanently.”

“Yet the weight loss industry is failing their paying clients by the millions, leaving them wracked with guilt and self-hate because they feel as if it’s all their fault that they just can’t lose the weight.  It’s not their fault,” according to Dodaro.

The well-documented 95% failure rate among the clientele of those traditional weight loss programs provides ample evidence that those systems are not working as advertised.

In her teleseminar, Dodaro will share the reason why most people can’t lose weight and what they can do about it.  She will reveal how and why the weight loss industry has been lying to their desperate clientele.

“If you ever want to be successful at losing the weight and keeping it off,” continues Dodaro, “you absolutely must stop doing the one thing that keeps you trapped in an endless vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting.”

She recommends that anyone who faces weight challenges sign up for her Free Teleseminar even if they have a scheduling conflict.  After the event, everyone who has registered for the teleseminar will be emailed a link where they can listen to the audio at their convenience. To register for the free teleseminar: http://www.mindbodyfx.com/teleseminar.html

For more information about Melonie Dodaro, MindBody FX, and the free teleseminar, or to arrange an interview, please call 866-982-9686 or visit http://www.MindBodyFX.com.

About MindBody FX Weight Management Company:
MindBody FX Weight Management Company is the developer of The Complete MindBody FX Lifestyle Program: A Total Transformation System for Permanent Weight Loss. The company was founded in 2009 by weight loss expert Melonie Dodaro. Dodaro spent three years developing The Complete MindBody FX Lifestyle Program after running weight loss centers for more than a decade. MindBody FX Weight Management Company is based in Kelowna, BC, Canada. For more information about MindBody FX, visit http://www.MindBodyFX.com.

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