Want to lose weight this year? That's one good resolution to have. Just be careful when having that resolve to do that -- that it's coming from an empowered choice to make a lasting change and not just from a place of anxiety and fear. If your wanting to lose weight is equated with confidence, inner peace, and finding better relationships, then you're in for something temporary. Never think of losing weight to change your emotional state. That's not to say it won't work; it often does, but for how long?  In the beginning, you have all the discipline you can have to stay focused on the goal, but you will likely fall off track after some time. What happens, then? Will it not make you hate yourself for that, get desperate and forget about it, and go back to the same cycle again? There is always a long-term solution for that. It takes action from you and a bit of pain[that's how things are when you want life-changing transformations]. But that will equip you with emotional mastery tools so that whatever happens, you know how to handle those emotions and not send things spiraling out of control. That's how Hypnosis for permanent weight loss works. "Whatever New Year's resolution that you make for yourself is fantastic. And you should go after it. When you want to set yourself up for the most success and achieve, we got to make sure that we are being mindful and creating conscientious New Year's resolutions for ourselves."  - Leslie Thornton   What you'll learn from this episode: 01:06 - Be mindful of creating conscientious new year's resolution  06:12 - What you can do to set yourself up for success [New Year's Resolution] 15:00 - What your relationship with food and your diet shows you 16:53 - Focusing on your inner work and YOU [ learning about self-love] 19:30 - Weight loss is never a critical goal [...it's about being the best version of yourself and living up to your best potential]   Connect With Leslie Thornton: weightlossalbany.com E: Leslie@LeslieMThornton.com Facebook Twitter LinkedIn