How to identify your limiting beliefs, the importance of having a food scale for effective nutrition and why most people are doing abdominal training wrong!NUTRITIONDid you do the poll? Look on the right aide bar on the fitgirlguide.blogspot.com page and give your opinion! The Food Scale  do you have one? Do you use one? I have for along time! Here's a link to the one similar to the one I use now and love! FYI-Mine is older, this version is much better and less expensive! Why use a Food Scale?   Well, not so much to limit what  you eat, but to make sure you are getting enough nutrients! Don't know what a Food Scaleis? It's an easy way to get an accurate measurement of your food and thus your nutrients [Proteins, Fats, and Carbs]. Most basic scales will give you your food in grams and ounces, use this info with nutritional information and you can be more exact on your calories as well as your Protein, Fat, and Carb intake to make faster progress. Part 1: Choosing a  Food Scale Here's a few hints at choosing a scaleselect a scale that has numbers you can easily readis within your budget has a bowl or cup for holding food or a platform that will hold one is easy to maintain Part 2: How to Use a Food ScaleHelpful hints when using your scale. These may seem obvious to you, but I have had clients skip a few steps and get completely messed up meals!Read the manual ...seriously! Do it! Zero out your scale. Weigh the bowl or container you will use to measure or store the food you're weighing. Depending on the type of food scale you have, you may You need to know the weight of the container in order to subtract it from the number the scale registers when you add food to it. The answer will give you the actual weight of your food. Some scales that come with a “tare” button to zero out when bowl is on platform bf placing food in bowl to measure (My scale has this feature and I love it! Makes life much easier!) Place the food portion in the center of the bowl or scale A  Food Scale is a great way to keep yourself honest and your intake accurate. I always find that I overestimate the chicken and under estimate the veggies! A food scale also helps you learn portion control and portion size and keeps you from eating more (or less) than you planned!MOTIVATIONFrom the last episode, did you do your homework?  Have you been listening to your thoughts and taking note of negative or non supportive thoughts or self talk? Have you been able to discover any of your limiting beliefs?There are several other techniques to help you identify your limiting beliefs. I'll teach you one of them. It's a simple series of questions.Method 1 to discover one of your limiting beliefs right now ask yourself:What is a goal I have? Why haven’t I reached it yet? Example 1-I need money to start a business but don’t have extra to risk. Now ask yourself the following series of questions.Question 1. Is this belief true?Most of the time, your initial thought will be ‘yes – of course it’s true.’Answer: Yes, I need money to start a business but don’t have extra to riskQuestion 2. Is this belief beyond a shadow of a doubt true? Is it possible there is at least one person on the planet that could prove this wrong?Answer: Yes, there are loads of stories of people who have built businesses entirely from scratch… starting with no money.Question 3. How does this belief make you feel?Answer: When I think about this belief, I feel trapped, helpless and sad. I feel like I can’t get anything started because I don’t have any money to risk. And if I risk it and fail, I’ll be in a worse position than before.Question 4. What is the opposite of this belief?Answer: I don’t need money to start a business if I am resourceful enough. And actually… not having money forces me to only focus on the high value revenue generating activities. So it forces me to be a better business person when I’m starting.Question 5.  How does that opposite belief make you feel?Answer: I feel excited, li