The Secret Summary and Review by Rhonda Byrne

The Secret Key Idea #5: Thinking positively has the power to lead to weight loss and good health.

Think that our emotions have no impact on our health and weight? Think again. According to the author, in order to lose weight, it’s essential to stop thinking “fat thoughts” and rather, start thinking “thin thoughts.” There’s failure in so many diets because they tend to keep us focused on the negative:  “I don’t want to be fat.” This then leads to you thinking that food controls your body. Instead, it’s important to recognize that you shouldn’t spend your life worrying, and certainly not about each calorie of food you consume. Instead, you should realize that food doesn’t control your body – you do. In order to be one of those people who can eat what they want and not gain weight, it’s essential to stop worrying, and start thinking like those people. To get your ideal body, the first step is to ask for it. Then you need to believe and trust that you’ll reach that ideal body type. After that, you can receive and start feeling good about yourself and enjoying the moment. On top of that, having a healthy body that’s able to care for itself is also the result of your emotions. Many ailments derive from stress, which, in turn is caused by negative thinking, so you’ll actually be able to improve your overall well-being when you change the way you think. The author says that when someone truly believes that their body can cure itself, that simple belief will become reality, demonstrating the scientifically proven placebo effect. Another scientific fact of the human psyche is that the body is constantly cleaning out old cells and replacing them with new ones; this means that every three years, you have a completely new body. Remember this fact and recognize that the only thing keeping an illness around is that you continue to hold it in your thoughts.