Set a timer for 60 seconds, let go of all the thoughts in the mind. Yea, they’ll still be there – vying for your attention like fan girls, trying to get a reaction out of you. But, just for now, let them all BE. Instead, keeping putting your attention on the breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. Every time you let yourself be taken in by a thought, acknowledge it, let it go and return to the breath.
With practice, the thoughts will begin to dissipate away from the forefront of the mind during this session. Then, after, you have the golden opportunity of choosing which thoughts to entertain. Eventually you will look at some of them and decide they are not worth letting back in.
example: “I’m overweight. This means that I’m not worth of love.”