If your goal is weight-loss, then it is going to be one of the hardest endeavors you will ever undertake. It is easy to become discouraged along the way due to lack of family support, slow weight-loss results, family crisis, criticism from “friends” and work commitments. You will encounter these obstacles and others along the way.
Still here...? If so read on.
You need to motivate yourself to get through every day off this battle, because if you won't, who else will? Use the following powerful motivational techniques to help you accomplish your weight-loss goals: Write your goals down on paper and stick them anywhere you can see them. Read them everyday as many times a day as you can! Tell yourself “you are your goal”. Example, if you weigh 90kg and your target weight is 75kg, then everyday say aloud “I am 75kg” and mean it. Do not keep jumping on the scales everyday! Scales do not reflect how much muscle you have increased or how much water and food your body is currently holding. Why do you need the scales to dictate how you feel? If you feel great then roll with it! Don’t get the second opinion from the scales. Love yourself. Yes that does sound weird, but you need to love and respect your body and personality. Stop focusing on your perceived flaws and focus on what you love about yourself. So whether it is how far you can swim, how awesome you feel in your new shoes or how good you are at telling jokes. Focus on the attributes of yourself that make YOU happy. Join a support group or online community of people in your similar situation, who are positive and on a journey to achieving their goals. Surround yourself with positive people and ditch the negative people and influences in your life. If you have “friends” that criticise you for making certain changes in your life to help with your goals, then distance yourself from them. You need support, not people trying to bring you down. Find pictures and quotes that motivate you and make you feel positive. Then stick them up all over your house, in the car and at work.
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