Did you ever consider the idea that sometimes, the only voice you need to silence is the little voice inside your head?
How often do we sabotage from within without even giving something a try?
When someone asks, “How’s it going?” …. Do you respond “great” without even thinking?
I’m not suggesting you become the character from Saturday Night Live, DEBBIE DOWNER…. but I am suggesting you spend time reflecting on “How exactly are you doing these days “.
FACT: NOT CARING WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU IS NOT THE SAME AS LOVING YOURSELF
Are you creating your own SOFI SYNDROME (Successful Outwardly – Failing Inwardly)?
Cheer up, most people are, so you’re not alone. We do it in two simple ways:
- We give credibility to our inner fears, anxieties, and doubts. Face it, no one knows you better than you. Your inner saboteur has mastered the art of masking possibilities with everything that makes you apprehensive. We allow that voice to have a constant, nagging, continual input into our efforts, or better yet, our reasons to put off our efforts, toward those goals that, when attempted, could elevate us to a higher ground – JUST FROM THE ATTEMPT TO REACH THOSE GOALS.
- We marry ourselves so much to the DESIRED OUTCOME, that we accidentally suffocate the exact things we are trying to manifest in our lives. Have you ever “networked” to try to find a new job, only to realize that the “network” you value so much, is feeling pressured to find you a job. When you let go of the OUTCOME as you have it defined “new job” and embrace that you want to manifest a “fresh, challenging, rewarding, and exciting” new beginning, it is amazing how the dynamic, and ultimately the reality you manifest changes.
If you struggle with weight or metabolic health issues, just imagine how your own SOFI SYNDROME can be contagious. Your energy transfers. You might even find the people you are surrounded by support the SOFI SYNDROME vibe you give off, and never support the potential of what you can become…(more on the topic of boundaries with loved ones HERE.)
The majority of the time, when working with people who have “tried everything” and still struggle with obesity, and illness, they have a SURRENDER mentality…..they literally have accepted a fate that has been socialized to them that the world is obese and medicated, and that’s the way it is….they have a mindset of frustration, built on experiences that their SOFI SYNDROME has created & nurtured for a lifetime, and they spend time convincing me “they have tried just about everything”.
I did this exercise recently with a group of people who, in spite of a very strong SOFI SYNDROME, and believing they had tried everything…. still wanted to see if they could actually recapture some control with their weight and illness.
They were skeptical to say the least, but at the same time, were all looking for “the magic wand because they felt they had tried just about everything”.
Here is a fun way to “see” what you do VS. “say” what you do.
QUESTION: When it comes to weight loss, obesity, and metabolic health….
ACTIVITY: Place the following actions on the side of the line they belong:
ACTIONS:
- Start a new diet.
- Begin working out or join a gym.
- Tracking calories
- Give up before trying anything new because you “have tried it all”
- Consult a doctor to learn more about medications to lose weight or curb appetite.
- Schedule time with a nutrition coach to evaluate nutrition options to lose weight & improve metabolic health
- Consult a doctor for medical procedures to curb appetite or lose weight.
- Look back to the 1970’s and wonder why type 2 diabetes and obesity wasn’t “at thing” like it is today
The list can be customized of course, but the real magic comes when you see what you have tried, and what you believe you have tried.
The great news, OBESITY and OVERWEIGHT can be eliminated beginning as early as 5 days from starting a proper nutrition program.
The scary part is that OBESITY and OVERWEIGHT have been socialized as THE NEW NORMAL…and are absolute gateways to some of the worst metabolic health issues we have seen to date. This socialized view is seen in some in the majority of advertisements we are flooded with and become the fuel for the SOFI SYNDROME many struggle with.
There is hope.
We get results quickly, and we welcome that opportunity to be the outside voice you may need. What a breath of fresh air it will be when, together, we change your SOFI SYNDROME to a FOFI lifestyle (FULFILLED OUTWARDLY, FULFILLED INWARDLY).
Check in with us HERE to get your questions answered and see what is possible in the next few amazing weeks for you.