Weight Loss Motivation
When I got to New York, it was covered in snow. I had been fantasizing about 50 degree weather, but no such luck.
The neighborhood looks really pretty when it snows, and I usually love looking at it for at least a few hours, but then I'm ready to go. This time however, I can't.
One of the problems many people have with weight loss is motivation. People often start with great expectations, and then, when they hit a roadblock, their plan or program comes undone, and they fall back into old habits.
I've discovered several strategies that seem to work for most people.
1. Changing your mental pictures
2. Accurately recording your measurements.
3. Writing about your plan and your progress.
4. Realizing that you are not perfect.
Many people who are overweight think of themselves as losers in some way, shape, or form. Eating for them is a sort of comfort therapy. They're thinking, "As long as I have my potato chips and soda, I'm okay."
This type of thinking is completely irrational, but it seems quite rational to the person who is thinking that way. It needs to stop. You need to start feeling and imagining that you are a healthy and fit person who deserves to be that way. This is not something that can happen in an instant, but it definitely can happen -- if you are willing to practice. Changing the way you think will change the way you look and feel.
Practice is the way to become what you imagine yourself to be.
Taking your body measurements with a tape measure is fine, but I think photographs are a better tactic. Take a "before" photo, take a good long look at that picture, and then form an image in your mind of just what you would like your "after" photo to look like. Then get to work.
A journal is such a good way to keep a record of your progress. You can hand-write it, or you can use the computer. Each day, keep a record of what you are eating and how much you are exercising. At the end of each week, take a photo. You will really start seeing results after about 3 or 4 weeks -- your body will look different, better. And you'll hardly believe you eyes after looking at photos from weeks 10 through 12.
Slip-ups happen to everyone who is in the midst of a weight loss routine. Don't beat yourself up about it. The best thing to do is log it into your diary and pay attention to when and how the slip-ups happen -- this will show you where your weak spots are. If you feel guilty, get in an extra workout. Don't let you slip-ups get in the way of your progress -- just take note of them, get back to your routine, and stay positive.
Your body will be very thankful.
The more you listen to your body, the more success you will have. As you increase your fitness level, your body will begin to give you signals as to what it needs. If you ignore what your body is telling you, you are very likely to get another type of signal, and it won't be positive.
There are other things, in addition to healthy food and regular exercise, that your body needs to function at its highest level. One of those things is pharmaceutical-grade fish oil with enteric coating.
The daily addition of pharmaceutical-grade enteric-coated fish oil has many benefits. It optimizes your joint mobility, aids in the function of your brain and nervous system and has many cardiovascular benefits. Add it to you routine -- every day.
Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil has been a part of my daily routine for a long time, but if I happen to miss a few doses, I really feel it, particularly in my joints.
(Hi Bill...it's your joints here. We noticed that you did not give us any fish oil for the last few days. Here comes a message for your right knee...yes, I know it hurts...so don't forget next time!)
It's happened more than once, since I travel frequently, but I solved the problem by getting extras that are "travel only" bottles, which never leave my travel bag. - 17269
The neighborhood looks really pretty when it snows, and I usually love looking at it for at least a few hours, but then I'm ready to go. This time however, I can't.
One of the problems many people have with weight loss is motivation. People often start with great expectations, and then, when they hit a roadblock, their plan or program comes undone, and they fall back into old habits.
I've discovered several strategies that seem to work for most people.
1. Changing your mental pictures
2. Accurately recording your measurements.
3. Writing about your plan and your progress.
4. Realizing that you are not perfect.
Many people who are overweight think of themselves as losers in some way, shape, or form. Eating for them is a sort of comfort therapy. They're thinking, "As long as I have my potato chips and soda, I'm okay."
This type of thinking is completely irrational, but it seems quite rational to the person who is thinking that way. It needs to stop. You need to start feeling and imagining that you are a healthy and fit person who deserves to be that way. This is not something that can happen in an instant, but it definitely can happen -- if you are willing to practice. Changing the way you think will change the way you look and feel.
Practice is the way to become what you imagine yourself to be.
Taking your body measurements with a tape measure is fine, but I think photographs are a better tactic. Take a "before" photo, take a good long look at that picture, and then form an image in your mind of just what you would like your "after" photo to look like. Then get to work.
A journal is such a good way to keep a record of your progress. You can hand-write it, or you can use the computer. Each day, keep a record of what you are eating and how much you are exercising. At the end of each week, take a photo. You will really start seeing results after about 3 or 4 weeks -- your body will look different, better. And you'll hardly believe you eyes after looking at photos from weeks 10 through 12.
Slip-ups happen to everyone who is in the midst of a weight loss routine. Don't beat yourself up about it. The best thing to do is log it into your diary and pay attention to when and how the slip-ups happen -- this will show you where your weak spots are. If you feel guilty, get in an extra workout. Don't let you slip-ups get in the way of your progress -- just take note of them, get back to your routine, and stay positive.
Your body will be very thankful.
The more you listen to your body, the more success you will have. As you increase your fitness level, your body will begin to give you signals as to what it needs. If you ignore what your body is telling you, you are very likely to get another type of signal, and it won't be positive.
There are other things, in addition to healthy food and regular exercise, that your body needs to function at its highest level. One of those things is pharmaceutical-grade fish oil with enteric coating.
The daily addition of pharmaceutical-grade enteric-coated fish oil has many benefits. It optimizes your joint mobility, aids in the function of your brain and nervous system and has many cardiovascular benefits. Add it to you routine -- every day.
Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil has been a part of my daily routine for a long time, but if I happen to miss a few doses, I really feel it, particularly in my joints.
(Hi Bill...it's your joints here. We noticed that you did not give us any fish oil for the last few days. Here comes a message for your right knee...yes, I know it hurts...so don't forget next time!)
It's happened more than once, since I travel frequently, but I solved the problem by getting extras that are "travel only" bottles, which never leave my travel bag. - 17269
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