Motivation? Finding
the motivation to stick with a weight loss regimen is one of the most important
aspects of losing weight. If exercise and eating right if the engine – then
motivation is the fuel that makes the engine run. Motivation is the difference
maker between the person that meets their goals and the one who does not.
Motivation is the number one key to weight loss in my
opinion, because without it you will most likely fail in your weight loss
efforts. The main key is to find your own personal motivation.
This is something that is not as hard as you may think. You
motivation could be from just about anything.
- Look better in your clothes
- Attract the opposite sex!
- Better overall health
- Increase your self confidence
- Have much more energy to play with your kids
Another motivation may like....
- My husband has promised me a 20 carat diamond for every 12 pounds I lose.
- My best friend is getting married in 9 weeks and I can’t wait to upstage her.
- I’m meeting my ex- at the end of the month.
- I’m going on a beach holiday in 4 months and I need serious body sculpture.
- I want to lower my cholesterol to xyz inside three months.
You will have to look deep within yourself. When you do this
you will find your true motivation and you will be well on your way to reach
your weight loss goals.
Here is a simple 4-step plan you can use to motivate
yourself in the long run:
1. Develop a picture in your head of exactly how life is
going to be when you’ve reached your goal. Not just how you’ll look, but how
you feel and how your life has changed for the better.
2. Spend the last minutes before you go to sleep at night
and the first few minutes when you wake up picturing and imagining that you’re
there already.
3. Make this “mental movie” into a shield that you bring
back in your mind every time you feel like you’re being tempted and make it
very clear to yourself that your actions in that moment – to succumb to
temptation or to remain true to your vision of the future – will take your life
off on a different path.
4. Every single time you make the “right” decision and stick
to your long term goal, congratulate yourself – see and feel yourself having
grown stronger and closer to your vision for yourself than you were before.
Stand tall, feel proud and move on with your life.
When you get into the habit of taking the road that leads to
your ideal vision of yourself, you are building a stronger you with greater
power to decide the destiny of your own life.
