Weight Loss Motivation: Mastering the Motivation to Stay Fit
Have you ever just felt like you were doing everything you were
supposed to in order to lose weight and STILL weren't dropping
the pounds?
During her journey to lose 40lbs in 16 weeks, my good friend
Kim faced some pretty serious challenges with regards to her
level of motivation.
Another friend of mine, Antonio Goodwin, who lost 4 inches from
his waistline in 9 weeks with my program, faced the same
frustration.
The problem was that at several times during their weight loss,
they both felt as if they were not losing much weight and were
not seeing results.
Now, a look at either of their before and after photos on
my web sites shows that each of them made quite a substantial
improvement in their bodies.
So what would make someone who's losing weight each week feel
as if they were not?
I'll tell you exactly what. Its referred to as the
emotional roller coaster.
This is how it usually goes:
You start a new diet or weight loss program. You're all excited
to be doing something great for your health and the way you
look, and you're sticking to the program, step by step.
Consistent action pays off and after a short while you start
getting compliments about the pounds you're losing week by week.
Then all of a sudden, it all seems to stop. You can no longer
see the physical changes in your body, and maybe you even have a
moment of weakness and cheat a bit on your diet plan. So now
you're frustrated and mildly depressed. You feel as if true
weight loss may NEVER happen for you, no matter what you do.
TIME OUT.
The trick here is to not get stuck in your own frustration.
Now this is a tough one, because everyone and I do mean EVERYONE
goes through this stage. Whenever I need to trim down for a
photo shoot, I go through it as well.
One of the things that you must understand about the body is
that for as long as you are doing the right things on a
consistent basis it WILL respond with results.
The Jedi Mind Trick is that oftentimes the progress is subtle,
or may be primarily taking place in an area that you cannot see
as well.
For instance, my friend Kim loses weight in her back the
fastest. Her frustration came because she did not see the fat
loss on her stomach the way she would have liked to. Little did
she know that from behind she looked like a completely different
person.
Listen, the emotional roller coaster is an inevitable aspect of
any worthy undertaking that we take on in life. Remember getting
through college? Or maybe waiting for puberty to set in? How
about paying off your debts? The mental battle while attempting
to diet and/or achieve weight loss is no different.
So make a conscious decision to stick to your guns. Let it play
out. Victory lies in having the strength to make it through the
rough spots without cracking under the pressure and losing all
that you've worked for. If you can just master getting past the
point of frustration, before you know it you'll be seeing
results again and getting more compliments.
Lawrence Cole
Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach
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Lawrence Cole is a Lifestyle and Fitness Consultant based out of
Los Angeles, CA. He has over 10 years of health and fitness
experience and designing simple, effective nutritional
strategies to help individuals achieve their personal best
internal health and physical conditioning.
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