The All-Day Fat-Burning Diet: The 5-Day Food-Cycling Formula That Resets Your Metabolism To Lose Up to 5 Pounds a Week by Yuri Elkaim Page A
Authors: Yuri Elkaim
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it’s worth asking: How do you feel right now? You might find this line of questioning puzzling, but it’s really important. Although it’s easy to overlook, your
state
(your physiology, how you feel, etc.) will predict the action you take and thus the results you achieve. Conversely, it can also predict which action you won’t take and the results you’ll fail to achieve.
I learned this firsthand in the oddest of places—after walking on burning hot coals at a Tony Robbins event several years ago. It sounds crazy, but firewalking is a centuries-old practice that forces you to harness the “power state.” If the walker is strong of mind and in the right state, walking the coals—as terrifying as it may be—becomes an easy task. After spending half the day going from a state of panic to priming my mind and body to believe that I could walk on fire, I did it without flinching and without getting burned.
If we can walk on fire, what else can we achieve when we’re in the right state? Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to walk on fire. However, you can think of your continued struggle with weight as the proverbial fire if you’d like. Are you ready to walk all over it? Getting in peak state is simply a matter of getting your body a little more juiced up. It’s about revving up your engine. The easiest way to do this is to stand instead of sit—or try smiling instead of frowning, raising your rib cage instead of slouching, taking a deep breath into your belly instead of breathing shallowly.
All of these simple physical shifts improve your emotional state, which puts you into high gear for taking action. Remember, it’s very tough to take massive action if you feel depressed. You can’t take on the world if you don’t feel capable of it. No matter how doubtful you may feel right now, I’m sure you’ve had moments of sheer joy and confidence when you felt unstoppable. That’s what I’m talking about here. As Tony Robbins says, “Emotion comes from motion.” To improve your state, simply change the way you use your body. Within seconds, you will feel better and more ready to take on the world—or at least eat better and work out. That’s just another reason for being more active throughout your day.
Here’s another way of looking at it.
STATE ➞ FEELINGS ➞ ACTIONS ➞ RESULTS
In her famous TED Talk, social psychologist Amy Cuddy showed that body language doesn’t just affect how others see us, but how we see ourselves. She demonstrated how “power posing”—standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident—can increase testosterone, lower cortisol levels, and even improve our chances for success in various social settings. You can adopt any of these power poses to improve your state and feel more confident, charismatic, and unstoppable in a matter of seconds.
For instance, instead of standing in a slouched position with your arms crossed, which is a very weak and defensive posture, stand tall with your head high and your arms outstretched like you just won the 100-meter sprint in the Olympics. Go one step further, and get ready to save the world by standing tall with your hands on your hips like Superman or Wonder Woman. As you do this, put a big smile on your face, and you’ll supercharge your state even further.
Exercise is a great way to improve your state because it gets your blood flowing and endorphins rushing. You can also get a similar high by simply bouncing around for a few seconds like a boxer before a fight. You can even celebrate your victory in advance by making a celebratory fist pump—nothing can stop you unless you let it! If this all feels a little funny, consider the fact that animals use this same practice to assert themselves and establish dominance. Apes will stand tall and pound on their chests. Bears will rise right up onto their hind legs. Even the smallest wiener dogs will jump at your legs to make themselves more imposing.
So don’t
state
(your physiology, how you feel, etc.) will predict the action you take and thus the results you achieve. Conversely, it can also predict which action you won’t take and the results you’ll fail to achieve.
I learned this firsthand in the oddest of places—after walking on burning hot coals at a Tony Robbins event several years ago. It sounds crazy, but firewalking is a centuries-old practice that forces you to harness the “power state.” If the walker is strong of mind and in the right state, walking the coals—as terrifying as it may be—becomes an easy task. After spending half the day going from a state of panic to priming my mind and body to believe that I could walk on fire, I did it without flinching and without getting burned.
If we can walk on fire, what else can we achieve when we’re in the right state? Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to walk on fire. However, you can think of your continued struggle with weight as the proverbial fire if you’d like. Are you ready to walk all over it? Getting in peak state is simply a matter of getting your body a little more juiced up. It’s about revving up your engine. The easiest way to do this is to stand instead of sit—or try smiling instead of frowning, raising your rib cage instead of slouching, taking a deep breath into your belly instead of breathing shallowly.
All of these simple physical shifts improve your emotional state, which puts you into high gear for taking action. Remember, it’s very tough to take massive action if you feel depressed. You can’t take on the world if you don’t feel capable of it. No matter how doubtful you may feel right now, I’m sure you’ve had moments of sheer joy and confidence when you felt unstoppable. That’s what I’m talking about here. As Tony Robbins says, “Emotion comes from motion.” To improve your state, simply change the way you use your body. Within seconds, you will feel better and more ready to take on the world—or at least eat better and work out. That’s just another reason for being more active throughout your day.
Here’s another way of looking at it.
STATE ➞ FEELINGS ➞ ACTIONS ➞ RESULTS
In her famous TED Talk, social psychologist Amy Cuddy showed that body language doesn’t just affect how others see us, but how we see ourselves. She demonstrated how “power posing”—standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident—can increase testosterone, lower cortisol levels, and even improve our chances for success in various social settings. You can adopt any of these power poses to improve your state and feel more confident, charismatic, and unstoppable in a matter of seconds.
For instance, instead of standing in a slouched position with your arms crossed, which is a very weak and defensive posture, stand tall with your head high and your arms outstretched like you just won the 100-meter sprint in the Olympics. Go one step further, and get ready to save the world by standing tall with your hands on your hips like Superman or Wonder Woman. As you do this, put a big smile on your face, and you’ll supercharge your state even further.
Exercise is a great way to improve your state because it gets your blood flowing and endorphins rushing. You can also get a similar high by simply bouncing around for a few seconds like a boxer before a fight. You can even celebrate your victory in advance by making a celebratory fist pump—nothing can stop you unless you let it! If this all feels a little funny, consider the fact that animals use this same practice to assert themselves and establish dominance. Apes will stand tall and pound on their chests. Bears will rise right up onto their hind legs. Even the smallest wiener dogs will jump at your legs to make themselves more imposing.
So don’t
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