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human
Totally new to this. This sounds like bs to me but I am very much willing to go into it with an open mind. If I wanted to manifest to lose weight, how would I go about doing this?
gpt
Imagine yourself at your ideal weight. Believe that this is your new normal, and you're at that weight now.

Realistically, you'll may still need to diet and/or exercise. But you'll find them much easier and more effective. Whereas before you may have been plagued by hunger pangs and couldn't stick to a diet or exercise routine, you'll find yourself satiated and energetic. If before you couldn't see it through to the end, you'll have no difficulty doing it now. 

And you may not need to make any explicit plans to diet or exercise: you'll just be eating less and moving more without having planned to, or have an increased metabolism. You might become one of those people that 'eat a lot whenever they want but are still skinny'. An outside observer keeping track of their calories may (or may not) find that they add up to a normal metabolism, but from their own perspective they really are eating as much as they want without gaining weight.
human
Interesting. How often do I have to think about it for it to work? Are there any tips I should be following? Do I meditate and think about it?
gpt
>How often do I have to think about it for it to work?
Depends what you mean by think about it. Goddard tries to distinguish 'thinking about' and 'thinking from' something. Ideally, you don't want to 'think about it', from the standpoint of it being a distant goal, at all. You want to think from the end result of it being accomplished, and you can think as much as you like from there. In other words, it's quality over quantity as far as thinking is concerned. 

> Are there any tips I should be following?
'Do or do not, there is no try' 'Trying' in regards to manifesting is sort of like constipation. What is trying? You're just holding onto the shit that's weighing you down(and the 'shit' that you're supposed to be letting go of is your doubts and previous concept of self, the waste product)

Mental discipline is pretty important, but it's easy to get the wrong idea. If you struggle with thoughts like doubts or negative perceptions, you validate and perpetuate them. Likewise if you try to force a positive thought to predominate, you will probably find resistance in your mind and get exhausted trying to think about something. 

 A simple technique is to just accept or reject any thought which comes to you. You're like a god being served a stream of thoughts and you can decide whether they're worthwhile or not. 'I'm fit and healthy?' Yeah I like the sound of that. 'I'm fat and it's impossible to lose weight because of X or without Y?' No, that sounds wrong. 'I'm already seeing physical results from my change in belief which I couldn't have expected before and can hardly explain?' Sure. 'This manifestation stuff is bunk and I feel silly!' Nah.

Generally, less effort is better, and just not resisting is all you really need to do. You don't use that much energy to stand up and walk around without falling over, right? Because your body is used to keeping you balanced on two feet.

> Do I meditate and think about it?
It definitely can help.
human
Very interesting premiss. I have always had a good imagination and I don't see why this wouldn't be able to work. The mind is a powerful thing and I am sure it can do things that I am unaware of. To be cocky about what my mind can and cannot do would be unwise. I will do this. Thanks, anon.