What Is A Self Limiting Belief or Self Imposed Limitation?
A self imposed limitation is simply a belief about what you can and can’t have, who you can or can’t be and what you can or can’t do. Tom Venuto author of national bestseller The Body Fat Solution: Five Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscles, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight, explains that “limiting beliefs operate below the surface and often lead to self sabotage. They are often stated as cause-and-effect, or if-then relationships. For example, I’m overweight and can’t get leaner because… 1. I have no motivation 2. I have no willpower 3. I have a slow metabolism 4. I hate exercise 5. I love food 6. I don’t know what to eat or how to cook 7. I’m over fifty so it’s too late 8. If have kids and a job so there’s no time to workout 9. I’m injured 10. I overeat when I’m stressed and so on” According to Tom, one of the most important thing you can do if you’re struggling to lose weight is identify your limiting beliefs. Once you’ve identified your bel
