As a trainer, the most common excuse that I typically hear from clients and individuals who are looking to lose weight is that "I don't have enough time". I understand the time crunch - really, I do but I believe that if you want something hard enough, if you've really motivated yourself to the fullest extent possible, you can achieve nearly all of your wildest and most far-fetched dreams.
The only way that you will ever stick to any type of weight management program is through your ability to keep yourself motivated. That means that you need to be honest and truthful with yourself and you need to fully be aware that sacrifices have to be made in order to accomplish that.
Here are a couple of examples of ways to build and maintain your motivation to keep yourself going when you might otherwise feel like giving up.
1. Create an evaluation sheet for yourself where you can record your weight, body fat percent, and body measurements. Make sure to redo the evaluation every 2 - 3 weeks to make sure that you are continuing to progress. The idea is to be monitoring so closely that all positive changes can be recognized and rewarded Negative changes can be rectified immediately.
2. Take a series of 'before' pictures from the front, back and sides so that you can do comparison shots as you continue down your weight loss journey. An even better motivator? Cut your head out of a picture and glue it onto a picture of a person with a great body that you would like to look similar to - this will help provide you with focus as well as inspiration to push yourself harder.
3. If you don't already have a gym membership, now is the time to get one. Try signing up with a like minded friend so that you can help each other when times get rough.
4. Have a 'goal outfit' ready and constantly in view. Preferably, these clothes would be a size or two smaller but should still be in a flattering cut to your body. Try it out every two to three weeks so see if you are any closer to being able to wear it and have it fit comfortably.
5. Read a book or speak to someone that you know on a personal level that has lost weight. Sometimes, hearing a success story can be the catalyst that you need to stay on track.
Author Resource:
Wes likes to write on a mixture of topics and has been doing so for some years. His newest internet site is http://cottonblankets.org which supplies folks with information on organic cotton blankets .
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