How do you get rid of Verbal Fat?

How do we get rid of “verbal fat?”

By Audrey Muhammad

What am I referring to when I say “verbal fat?” Verbal fat is referring to the thoughts and words that we repeat to ourselves that have a negative impact on our minds and are of no “nutritional value.” Granted, some fat is needed as stored energy, just as maybe one person saying you can’t do something may be a slight motivation, but no one needs that type of spirit all the time.

Have you heard of the saying “You are what you think about?” Well, I definitely think our thoughts can affect us, no matter what are surroundings may be (there are some wealthy unhealthy and unhappy people). Even if we are “eating” good food, if our thoughts are “bad,” we can ill affect the digestive process in a negative way. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said, “We can eat the best food, we can take fasts for nine days or for 20 or 30 days if we want to; and we will still suffer if we do not feed the brain with the right food. These two bodies—the brain and digestive tract—have much in common with one another. Whatever hurts one hurts the other. We must treat both well” (How to Eat to Live Book I, p57).

How can we get rid of “verbal fat?” We must exercise or practice replacing negative thoughts with positive producing ones. (Two thoughts cannot occupy the same space and the same time, right?) For instance, instead of saying, “Its hard for me to lose weight,” Say “It’s easy to improve my health if I do something each day to improve it.” Or instead of saying, “I will always be fat,” say, “I will always strive to improve my health. I am a child of God. With Him, anything is possible.” Are you getting stronger? Are you burning some “verbal fat calories?” (smile).

In the book, Get Fit to Live: Be Your Best You, it states, “For every physical law, there is a spiritual law. For every physical reality, there is a spiritual thought.” The book also discusses the examples give by author, Louise L. Hay, who explains in one of her books how negative mental thoughts can lead to certain physical conditions. For instance, “ a loss of appetite may signal [thoughts of] fear or not trusting life, (therefore, you don’t feed yourself.) Depression may be caused by the thoughts of hopelessness and ungratefulness, etc. (Read more about your thoughts and wellness in the book, Get Fit to Live: Be your Best You, available at www.store.finalcall.com).

The saying of “Change your thoughts, Change your life” is becoming quite believable. How do we get “fit to live” and have peace with self and with God? I will leave you with this quote from Minister Farrakhan’s introductory letter to Study Guide #14. Minister Farrakhan states, “Peace with Allah(god) is gained through submission to His Will. Peace with Self is gained through obedience to the knowledge and truth that we know, for it has authority over us and if we recognize the sovereignty of truth above all and submit to is authority, peace comes to Self with Self.[emphasis mine]. The most difficult thing to do is to submit to authority that we do not believe is worthy of our respect or obedience…”

Do you think you are worthy of respect and obedience? Isn’t God worthy of respect and obedience? Let’s answer these questions in the affirmative and get fit to live!

May Allah(God) bless us all with peace, health, wealth, love and happiness.

(Audrey Muhammad, a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor, is the author of Get Fit to Live: Be your best You! available on amazon.com or write to Get Fit to Live, P.O. Box 61402, Raleigh, NC 27661-1402). Please consult a physician before beginning any new workout or dietary plan. Send questions and comments to AudreyMuhammad@hotmail.com or visit www.getfit2live.org)