I think using positive thinking and affirmations are great health tip. What you think about and focus on is often what happens.

I say this with a caveat. It’s not so easy just to keep repeating, “I am healthy” or “I am thin.” In both cases, we often find ourselves denying the affirmation as quickly as we think it. It can help to listen to the denials and perhaps give your subconscious a way to take steps to overcome the problems associated with creating the desired outcome.

Still stuck? Then maybe the affirmation is too far off for you. Try thinking, “I am thinner today than I was yesterday.” If you have been staying on your diet and exercising, this could be an affirmation you can embrace. You might find the pounds melting off.

Similarly, if you are suffering from a chronic and long term health problem, focus on what you can do that day and congratulate yourself. Be grateful it was day when you could brush your teeth if that doesn’t happen every day. If it does but nothing else does, then focus on the fact that you can always brush your teeth and then focus on the next step you may want to take, like spending a half an hour standing up or sitting up (depending upon your level of disability). See if that works a bit better than a general overall, I am healthy affirmation.

Affirmations work by reprogramming our minds to think more positively.Sometimes our subconscious programming is so strong that it will take time for the good outcomes to manifest. As we see challenges to our affirmations, it’s good to look inside and see if maybe there is more work to be done.

So in using affirmations, remind yourself that you are a wonderful and successful person, no matter what the outcome of your affirmations. Â They are tool to help, but not a magic wand.