by Ellen Bergstrom

Created on: July 30, 2009   Last Updated: July 31, 2009

How do I lose weight and maintain it using the holistic method? How do I become happy and fulfilled using the holistic method? How do I become prosperous, meet the person of my dreams, find my life's purpose, etc.? The holistic lifestyle is not an instant cure, a magic pill or even a magic spell. And even within the magickal, mystical community, though there are few 'spells' which promise instant success and they say one can learn some of them with practice and wisdom, most 'spells' are thought to take at least 'a moon' to begin to manifest. And many will not happen for a period we consider very long, such as years. That is because a person must attain a certain amount of knowledge and wisdom in order to manifest the particular thing.

The holistic lifestyle takes practice as well, but promises so much in return. It would be nice to be able to just take some kind of instant weight loss cure either a pill or a food, but so far no one has been able to show evidence of such a thing. Many programs do claim this instant kind of success, yet if you look at the actual scientific evidence, none of them returns it. All programs of weight lose and weight management have some down falls, the worse of which may be a regaining of the weight lost with a little extra. This often brings extreme disappointment in oneself with a sense of failure often resulting in a return to the former habits of overeating, not getting sufficient exercise, rest, etc.

Adapting a holistic lifestyle is different. When you do the whole life approach as I present it in my books and on my blog[1], you will not find yourself rebounding without cause. I say without cause because there are a few circumstances which may cause you to slightly gain back a little; however though, since you have adopted this program as your new life, you will not continue to gain more. Instead, you will notice that you have gained back some of the weight, you will know the reason for the weight gain and not blame yourself, and you will then begin to lose it and continue with the program. And often times, you will know ahead of time that under certain, difficult to avoid occasions, a weight gain will occur. It will not make you feel defeated. Instead, you will have begun to learn those important lessons that create a happy, fulfilled holistic lifestyle.

This program as I refer to it is your life, your holistic lifestyle, that is. And a holistic lifestyle means uniquely different ways of being for each individual.

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