Weight Loss Motivation..

Hey everyone, I am Ayesha. Today I am here to help you to stay motivated in order to achieve your fitness goals. Well yeah I know when we start with the fitness programs we are all enthusiastic and excited about it…but alas! The excitement drains away soon and we start neglecting our health. But as they say nothing comes easy. Hard work is key to success.

So here I am with the few tips to keep you motivated so that you achieve your desired fitness goals.  

Remind yourself of your original motivation to Lose Weight

Start by reminding yourself what set you off on the road to wanting to lose weight in the first place, was it:

·         seeing a ‘fat’ photo of yourself?

·         the  scales reaching a certain point?

·         not being able to find any clothes to fit you?

·         realising that even the smallest tasks were making you feel out of breath?

Close your eyes and go back to the moment when you decided once and for all to lose weight. If you still have that photo, take another look and remind yourself what you didn’t like about it.

Visualise the new slim you

If things get tough, spend some time visualising your new life as a slimmer, fitter and healthier you.

·         how does it feel?

·         how much more confident are you?

·         how do you look?

·         how do you move?

·         how much more energetic do you feel?

·         what are you doing in your new life?

·         what changes have you made?

Hold onto this image of the new you and take time to revisit it whenever you feel like giving up. 

Reflect on your successes

Start by reminding yourself how much better and healthier you already feel. Then look at some old pictures of yourself when you were bigger and reflect on the differences in your appearance now. Doesn’t it feel great to have more prominent cheekbones, slimmer arms or a trimmer waist?

Put on an old item of clothing that used to be tight – there’s no better feeling than trying on a pair of trousers that you couldn’t get past your hips and can now do up at the waist! Checking out your overall weight and inch loss to date can also really help to give you a boost.

Get to grips with a weight loss plateau

Jumping on the scales after a hard week of dieting only to discover you haven’t lost as much as a pound can be seriously disappointing and demotivating. But sadly it’s very common.

Research suggests that after four to five weeks of steady weight loss, some people even increase in weight by about a pound. Why this happens isn’t clear but it’s probably the result of our metabolism adjusting and seems to be the body’s way of ‘catching up’ with its sudden change in size.

Many slimmers see this plateau as a sign that their diet isn’t working, lose their motivation to lose weight and so give up and quickly pile the weight back on.

Understanding that your weight may stabilize for a few weeks – and looking at this as your body sending you a positive message that it’s been through some pretty big changes and is preparing for more – really can help to keep you positive and focused during this difficult time and regain your weight loss motivation.

Remember it’s All About You

Remind yourself who you are losing weight for. The key to staying motivated is wanting to do it for YOU. If you’re trying to lose weight as a result of pressure from family, friends or your GP, you’ll constantly struggle! People who successfully lose weight – and keep it off – do it for themselves.

So friends make sure this fitness journey is yours and YOU are not a quitter. XD :)