Reframing

This is a secret tactic that actually reduces your need for willpower. It actually makes things easier.

Reframing means changing how you look at what's happening. If you do it right, you feel empowered.

It's not wishful thinking or talking yourself into something. It actually changes how you look at the world in a way that actually changes your emotional state.

Finding a really solid "Why" is one reframing strategy.

Many of the Attitude and Mindset tips in this section are reframing, such as...

• Treat it like a job
• Love your body
• Push the reset button

Here are some other "reframing phrases" to use when you get hungry or tempted:

• "Hunger is fatness leaving the body" (Tom Venuto). This is literally true; hunger is a sign that your body is burning off fat stores because calories have stopped coming in from digestion.
• "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"
• "What's more important to me: eating this food, or losing weight?"