Weight Loss Success and The Bimodal Mind

Weight loss success is apparently very elusive. The dieting industry touts a 97 percent failure rate and yet somehow their business is booming! No other business could ever fail this big and keep bringing in customers. I am going to share with you the secret to weight loss success. It requires an understanding of our bimodal mind. Our cerebral cortex is divided into two large halves. The interhemispheric fissure is the space between them and they are only connected by a thin band of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. The two sides of our brain do communicate, but only somewhat and sometimes, and they don't even speak the same language.
So it is your left cerebral cortex that wants you to lose weight, because logically then, you will look your best and be your healthiest. It's so simple! To the left brain that is. To your right brain, which is the center of all your emotions and no verbal language skills, the idea of dieting looks terrifying. Your right brain thinks you will starve, or get some kind of deficiency disease, or you will feel the pain of hunger every day. Your "unconscious" right brain says no to dieting.
So how do we overcome this challenge of the battle within? It takes a specific form of self-talk that you can train yourself to do. First understand that the right brain does not comprehend negatives. It functions only on positive intent and only understands positive words coming in from the left brain. So if you say to yourself, "I don't want to be a Fat Pig!", your right brain just received the message, "I _want to be a Fat Pig!" It doesn't understand the word don't. See the difficulties this can bring? When ever you speak to yourself then, only use positive words and instructions. Good Examples are "This salad tastes great" "I feel wonderful eating right" "My body feels perfect being so slim" It takes some practice, but you can do it. In my book I describe how the entire success of our diets depends on our emotions. Once you learn the techniques, you will become a master of fitness!
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Dr. Doug Ikeler