In order to lose weight there are five main areas that one needs to focus on. They are: motivation, food, water, exercise and action. Today I will discuss motivation in detail.
To stay motivated in the process of losing weight, it is important to have a positive attitude. You CAN do this! It is all about incorporating a healthy lifestyle and not being on a DIE-t.
Believe in balance and moderation. I like the 1 to 3 rule: if you have one indulgent item/meal/day, then balance it with 3 healthier items/meals/days.
Visualize how you want to look/feel. Have a favorite pair of jeans that you like to wear? Picture yourself in them and looking good! Affirm that you are in the process of living a healthy lifestyle.
And, finally, to stay motivated it is important to reward yourself. However, it is also important to not use food as a reward. Give yourself a spa gift, or a new outfit or something else that you feel you deserve.
How do you like to keep yourself motivated?
3 comments:
This is great info! You make this sound like a "well-worth" it shift in lifestyle, as opposed to a DIE-t (love that ;)) - I can appreciate your approach to this process and it does offer a more feasible option to losing weight - instead of dealing with the stress of the scale :( ...I look forward to reading more and thank you for always keeping me motivated!!!
I really enjoy the tips on managing healthier eating habbits! Most of us that are over weight have emotions that go with it, and reading suggestions on "how" to handle eating habbits REALLY encourage me to move forward! I think that I will take those pair of jeans that don't fit me and put them on a chair to see everyday. HEHEHE (Good advise) It is nice to know that I am not the only one struggling with a weight problem and we CAN make a healthy change. Thank you for the extra boost and good information!!!!
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