Since watching “The Secret” I have been using it for many things, and have been amazed at how quickly and how well it works when I truly believe and feel. It has worked for boyfriends, for grades and acceptance into school, for travel abroad, for money, for jobs, and for material things such as clothes and even “The Secret” book.

The most influential effect of using “The Secret”, however, has been on my self-image and self-love. I began gaining weight more and more from grade 11 onwards, which resulted in a nonstop lowering of self-esteem and led to depression. The weight gain didn’t stop until I removed myself from my situation and negative thoughts into a different culture abroad. In my new situation I was joyful and living life to the fullest every day, with a recovered and new-found gratitude for the simple things in life. The JOY I felt cannot be explained but only experienced.

After trekking two weeks to achieve my highest elevation ever, I had a new appreciation and respect for my healthy body, and was ecstatic with what it could achieve. I was grateful every day for my body, and felt such intense joy the entire time.

Before my travels when I was gaining weight I was constantly aware of the excess food I consumed, and visualized it adding on weight as I ate. During my travels I had no full-length mirror, no scale, and no negative thoughts to remind me of my silly belief that food causes you to gain weight. While trekking, I let it all go and never focused on gaining weight but instead, when I ate, I visualized the food rejuvenating my body and supplying it with needed nutrients.

After coming back home I discovered from everyone’s shocked first encounters that I must have lost a lot more weight than I had been aware of. After weighing myself I discovered I was now 118 lbs and before I left I had been 140 lbs (at my heaviest). I was so happy, I felt a constant high just from my new gratitude towards my body.

Since being back in Canada I started my freshman year at college and quickly fell back into the common belief that everyone gains a lot of weight their first year at school. I gained back about 15 pounds which at first led to a downward spiral of lowering self-esteem. I began hating my body and visualizing myself over eating and gaining weight before it even happened.

The Secret is powerful, and after having rediscovered it and now using it every day, I love my body. With my regained love and respect for my beautiful body, I no longer disrespect it by over-eating.

I am happy to say that I am now losing weight easily while loving my body and being grateful for my health. “I eat whatever I want and remain my perfect weight of 123 lbs” is what I tell myself daily, along with many feelings of gratitude for all that I have.

I now love my body, myself, and my current situation.

You can all do it. Start loving and respecting your own body, and remember to visualize yourself moving around and living in your perfect body. Visualizing is fun, it feels great, and it works miracles!