Not only have you made a decision that you want to lose weight, but you have taken action! By reading this article you have taken action.
You are making your weight loss goal a reality and I congratulate you on that.
What I am here today to talk to you about is how we can get you motivated enough to continue the momentum you have in order make your weight loss goals come true.
The first strategy that I feel is very important is long term thinking.
If you can get yourself to think about the consequences of your actions, you will be much more likely to choose the better, healthier course of action.
So here is how I force myself to think in the long-term: For example, let’s pretend that I am standing in front of a platter of brownies and I am tempted to eat them, but I know I am trying to lose weight.
I would first ask myself, “If I ate this brownie, what would happen/ how would I feel?” And then I would play it out in my head. I would think of the negative emotions I would feel if I ate it and I would think of failing to reach my weight loss goal.
Then on the flip side, I would think of what would happen if I chose not to eat the brownies, I would think of how I would feel stronger and more in control.
The great part about this tactic is that it can be used with anything, as specific as choosing a brownie or not to as broad as deciding whether to lose weight.
Then ask yourself the opposite, what will happen if I lose weight? Then write them down on a piece of paper.
Find yourself a personal trainer, or someone who is going to push you to achieve your weight loss goals no matter how difficult it may be.
We all have an ego whether we like to think so or not and we all hate to let other people see us fail.
We absolutely hate the idea of others thinking less of us.
Having someone to help you out and push you through your difficulties is almost a guarantee for losing weight.
Yes, some people do have a genetic make up that may make them more prone to gaining weight, but so what.
You still are in control of whether you gain weight or lose weight which means you are responsible.
Many weight loss forums have a successes section where people will share their success stories which can be extremely inspiring and can help keep your spirits height to know that if they did it, I can do it too.
A very important thing to do while in the process of losing weight is to surround yourself with skinny people.
Skinner people tend to have a more active lifestyle and will push you to do more active stuff which will only work in your benefit when trying to lose weight.
Envision exactly how you will look, and how you will feel when you reach your ideal weight.
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