What Does Pleasure Have to Do With Weight Loss?

 

At first glance, it’s counter-intuitive.

Pleasure and releasing weight seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum.  On one end, we have delicious food and rapturous feelings.  And on the other end, we have celery sticks and starvation.  How can the two co-exist and even enhance each other? 

Releasing weight through pleasure means allowing yourself to experience the sensory delight that your body can give you.  Your body can give you pleasure in ways other than food if you let it.

Releasing weight through pleasure means allowing yourself to contemplate what the term “pleasure” really means, and then going for it.  Pleasure can be found in a croissant and coffee, or really feeling your legs in a great stretch, or enjoying a cool breeze wafting through your home.  

Releasing weight through pleasure means bringing joy to experiences that might be unpleasant.  For years, I had a desire to lose weight, and for years, I resisted  exercise. I hated exercise.  However, I knew that if I wanted to release weight, I had to find a way to make moving my body fun.  And celebrating each step I took on the treadmill led me into a passionate affair with running.

Releasing weight through pleasure means consciously and intentionally shifting your view of your body, and replacing negative messages with kind, compassionate, loving words.  The negative messages are lies.  The loving words are truth. 

Releasing weight through pleasure means to continually chose to view your body with love rather than loathing.  And as we align our thoughts with a loving reality, our behavior aligns itself with that loving reality as well.

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