Want to get a 6 pack now? Focus on your goals
Have you ever seen ads on tv advertising a new way to get a six pack fast? There are literally hundreds of diet, exercise, and fitness programs out that promise to give you your dream body and six pack abs in no time flat. Some of these exercise and diet programs might actually work but they all neglect one vital part of any fitness plan that will deliver desired results over the long haul, goals.
Tom Venuto, fitness guru, says that the biggest mistake people make on their quest for six pack abs is that they fail to create written goals. Tom says that our minds are programed to keep things the same. Homeostasis is the technical term for your body's ability to keep itself the same as it was before. That's why our bodies resist any changes in diet or exercise that we impose on it. It is difficult at best to replace your old habits and body image since it has taken your entire life to develop these habits. In order to successfully reprogram our brains to accept the new behaviors and turn them into habits is to create written goals, and look at them everyday.
Write your goals as if you've already accomplished them. If you have a goal of eating 5 meals of lean protein and green vegetables then you shouldn't write your goals this way:
1. I'm going to eat chicken or lean protein and veggies whenever possible.
2. In order to eat 5 balanced meals per day, I won't eat pizza, Mexican food, soda, or cake.
3. In the future I'll eat balanced meals which include a lean protein. When ever I go out to eat I will make healthy meal choices.
The first goal is not a definite goal. There is too much room for interpretation and the words "whenever possible" can be interpreted as "never possible" especially if you're a busy person. The second goal is ineffective because our brains can't process what Tom Venuto calls deletion. Our minds will leave out words like "won't" or "avoid". So a sentence like "I will avoid eating Mexican food" will be interpreted by our brain as "I will eat Mexican food".
Here's a better way to write the above goal: I have achieved 6 pack abs and an ultra low body fat of 10% by eating 5 meals a day. These meals have consisted of a lean protein such as chicken, fish, or egg whites and dark green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach. I am proud of the way I look and love to show off my 6 pack abs on the beach.
The above goal is written with emotion, is specific, and is written as if it's already been accomplished. This is the most effective way to get your brain to accept the new behaviors and change them into habits that you don't have to think about much. If you write these goals down and look at them frequently you will keep your primary goals at the forefront of your mind and have the best chance at avoiding the cravings and urges to eat the wrong foods. So if you want to get six pack abs, write your goals down and look at them frequently. - 17269
Tom Venuto, fitness guru, says that the biggest mistake people make on their quest for six pack abs is that they fail to create written goals. Tom says that our minds are programed to keep things the same. Homeostasis is the technical term for your body's ability to keep itself the same as it was before. That's why our bodies resist any changes in diet or exercise that we impose on it. It is difficult at best to replace your old habits and body image since it has taken your entire life to develop these habits. In order to successfully reprogram our brains to accept the new behaviors and turn them into habits is to create written goals, and look at them everyday.
Write your goals as if you've already accomplished them. If you have a goal of eating 5 meals of lean protein and green vegetables then you shouldn't write your goals this way:
1. I'm going to eat chicken or lean protein and veggies whenever possible.
2. In order to eat 5 balanced meals per day, I won't eat pizza, Mexican food, soda, or cake.
3. In the future I'll eat balanced meals which include a lean protein. When ever I go out to eat I will make healthy meal choices.
The first goal is not a definite goal. There is too much room for interpretation and the words "whenever possible" can be interpreted as "never possible" especially if you're a busy person. The second goal is ineffective because our brains can't process what Tom Venuto calls deletion. Our minds will leave out words like "won't" or "avoid". So a sentence like "I will avoid eating Mexican food" will be interpreted by our brain as "I will eat Mexican food".
Here's a better way to write the above goal: I have achieved 6 pack abs and an ultra low body fat of 10% by eating 5 meals a day. These meals have consisted of a lean protein such as chicken, fish, or egg whites and dark green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach. I am proud of the way I look and love to show off my 6 pack abs on the beach.
The above goal is written with emotion, is specific, and is written as if it's already been accomplished. This is the most effective way to get your brain to accept the new behaviors and change them into habits that you don't have to think about much. If you write these goals down and look at them frequently you will keep your primary goals at the forefront of your mind and have the best chance at avoiding the cravings and urges to eat the wrong foods. So if you want to get six pack abs, write your goals down and look at them frequently. - 17269
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