ok I’m not saying the mones help me lose weight. I AM saying that the positive feedback loop keeps me positive and energetic and there has been a marked difference in my lbs per week average.
This is not entirely scientific mind you, I did also tweak the amount I was eating (more, not less) still I’ve gone from losing 0.1-0.5 a week to losing 1.1-1.6 a week. Definitely an improvement. I’ve also been consistently more upbeat and don’t feel the obsessive need to weigh every day (sometimes twice.)
People have started using the word THIN in regards to me (what they mean is average, or normal, but that is ok) other hit keywords have been: younger, fabulous, amazing (one of my former students saw me at the grocery store on Saturday and said I looked amazing!)
Weight loss can be such a difficult emotional battle, it is really easy to get “down on oneself” but I feel like I’ve sort of found a “secret weapon” to help me maintain my positivity (which is a HUGE part of successful loss.)
Anyone else feel this way or have thoughts on the topic?
Oh I was wondering the sane thing if mones can aid in fat and weight loss. Looking to drop my body fat down low enough to get that 12 pack abs. 8 pack plus all obliques and abs that extend to your back. Hardest possible thing for a man to do
Yeah, I gotta agree. I already have a good work ethic in the gym, but after an ovarian cyst went mutant (think 25lb and 4-6L) and made my body think it was preggers for 3 years before doctors found anything and removed it, I have some getting my shape back to do. I’d wondered if my mones had anything to do with the increased drive in the gym. I don’t WEAR my mones to the gym - I’m there to work out and sweat, not socialize, so it would be a waste, IMHO. But I’m still wondering if there’s some sort of feedback going on, there.
I used to be a pretty hardcore, if noncompetitive, bodybuilder. Got a pic of me standing beside Cory Everson (may be dating myself here), and we’re ~ the same size.
And Jabez, it’s even harder for women, with our hormones, to get even a six-pack, let alone the kind of ripped cuts you’re talking about. I never tried to get that ripped; it isn’t healthy for a woman to maintain such low body fat. Guys can maintain it indefinitely; gals can’t. Tends to hose the hormones and induce osteoporosis, for starters. I just wanted to look good, feel good, and be strong enough to do the things I wanted to do.
I’ve found A314 helps with motivation - this could easily translate into improving your focus w.r.t. diet and exercise.
There is also the self-perception effect - when you feel better you are more likely to want to feel better. Mones have improved your self-confidence, in part due to improved social reactions. Better self-confidence = less self-doubt about your ability to improve yourself = higher motivation and stricter adherence to diet and exercise regimens.
I know I sound like a recruiter for the “cult of Instant Shine” sometimes but I can’t help it. I feel upbeat and positive so I’m not prone to overeating and I move more, naturally, so I feel more upbeat and positive . . . lather rinse repeat.
The other day I was walking the dog mid afternoon and he increased his stride and trotted a few steps so I was like “oh is it like THAT then?” and we ran the rest of his walk. Now we’ve done this every afternoon since.
SillyKitty has done some testing with A314. Search her posts.
A judicious amount of A314 balanced with social/softer pheromones to buffer the masculine/aggressive vibe can work for some women for empowering self effects and leveling interactions in the boardroom. It’s subjective, of course. Depending on how you feel/react to it yourself and how your subjects respond to/deal with your more masculine aura.
That said, it ain’t fo me. I’m already way there, lol. Aggressive molecules and me are like two wild animals circling a nice juicy piece o’ beefcake. Careful careful or we’ll be calling EMT’s…fire trucks…and priests.
Our Wrlly friend is quite right though. Positive mind/mood = positive just about everything else. It’s always easier to achieve anything when you’re feeling O so good about yourself.
Instant Shine is wonderfully uplifting/positive but with continued use the feeling will probably level out as you became accustomed to wearing it. Make sure to take a break once in awhile to savor it.
Biologically pheromones dont cause weight lose but emotion has a lot to do with weight lose so I agree certain mones evoke certain emotional responses that make losing weight, getting in shape or changing any behavior easier.
There are also mones that can evoke emotions that hamper that progress as well so its really depends on what your using.
You know, I don’t know. . . .I guess the positivity could help you persevere despite the difficulty?
Positive mind/mood = positive just about everything else. It’s always easier to achieve anything when you’re feeling O so good about yourself.