Are you aware that your physical health is connected with your mental health and vice versus? Your mental and physical health go hand in hand.
When we stop and ask ourselves why we want to lose weight, we will typically uncover deeper meanings and reasons for this external goal.
Understanding why you want to lose weight and be healthy is very important to our success. Do you want to ward off chronic illness and pain? How about having the energy to enjoy family and other important things in life? Maybe you need to have mental clarity at work or at home with children.
Losing weight or looking a certain way is an external goal. External goals don’t usually drive us to keep going when things get tough.
The deeper reasons we pursue a goal (our WHY) are what ignites our fire and keep motivating us.
There is a mind-body connection that we need to recognize and respect.
When we don’t feel well physically (injury, illness, muscle recovery), we won’t feel sharp and present mentally.
Physical distress takes away from mental awareness and emotional wellness. Especially when you are experiencing pain.
If you don’t feel well mentally (stress, depression, grief, mental exhaustion), you won’t feel motivated to maintain your physical wellness.
When it comes to the correlation between pain and depression – we often see a vicious cycle. Pain can cause depression and depression can cause pain. Each worsening the symptoms of the other.
If your goal is to simply lose weight or look better, think about all the other positive things that go along with that. Recognize that your mental and physical health go hand in hand. Make both your mental and physical health a priority so that you can enjoy all the beauties of life for years to come.
Mind-Body Small Groups
My Mind-Body small-group program helps you feel better mentally and physically. The small group will help you to have more self-confidence, and to manage stress. When you go through this program, you will stop measuring success based on the scale or a number. You will learn to focus more on the way you feel and your quality of life.
