Motivation is the key

Loosing weight isn’t as easy as it seems. The excessive work-outs, healthy eating, saying no to chocolate cakes and scrumptious cookies make it oh so difficult to do. But it doesn’t always have to be this way. To become successful in your weight loss plan, like anything else in life, all you need is one thing; Motivation.

Motivation is the key to near enough everything. If you want something that much, grab it with both hands, if it’s out of reach, you just need the strength and motivation to push yourself towards it.

SELF CONTROL

My driving instructor once said to me “You drive the car, the car doesn’t drive you.”

The same advice works with your body. You tell your body how to behave, don’t let your body rule you.

If a car needs energy, you need to fill it with the correct petrol. Feeding a vehicle which takes petrol, with diesel, will affect the vehicle and how it runs. The same works with the body. By eating things your body doesn’t agree with, you are more likely to slow down and face more health problems in the future. And in order to drive your body, you need self control.

One of the first lessons to any diet should be self control. If you can take control over your actions, you are more likely to succeed. Theres no point in having a diet plan if you have no self-control.

Without motivation and self control, your diet plan will end up with the many other plans, on the wall of shame.

HOW DO I KEEP MOTIVATED?

New Years is the time when most people decide to go on a diet. People usually don’t struggle with their new diet plans of exercising on a daily basis or going to the gym three times a week. We feel fine eating salads, fruits and fat free products. But after a few months, we tend to get bored of eating boiled vegetables and the cravings for greasy chips and creamy cakes begin. So how exactly can you stick to your diet?

SETTING REALISTIC TARGETS

Setting yourself realistic targets can only bring you a step closer to loosing weight. You need to start off slow, and work your way up rather than jumping on the cross-trainer one day and expecting to be on it at a certain speed for a minimum of 30 minutes. Depending on your health and abilities, you must set realistic goals. Starting off with 5-10 minutes a day for a week, and increasing your time day by day.

In terms of food, cutting yourself off from all the foods you love and that your body is used to having on a daily basis is a big step which can result in you eating more than you actually need to. You must reduce your daily intake of certain foods gradually rather than building a barrier separating yourself from your favourite foods altogether. The chances are that this barrier will be very weak and will be broken down in no time.

WEIGHT-LOSS DOESN’T OCCUR OVERNIGHT

You’ve been exercising and keeping up with your healthy diet for a few days now. You step onto the scales just to find you haven’t budged. Don’t give up. You need to understand that weight-loss, and even weight-gain, does not take place overnight. You must be patience. During your workout and healthy eating, you will feel the difference, but you will only see the difference over time.

IT’S OKAY TO GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION

Sometimes you just can’t resist the urge to eat that chocolate cake. And it’s really okay. As soon as you try stopping yourself from eating something you really want, you’re more likely to finally give in and take a larger piece than you usually would have, because by then, you would be sending hunger sensations to your brain. Many people say water is good for dieting. Try drinking a glass of water before eating foods you know you shouldn’t really be eating, that way you won’t be eating too much of it, but you’ll still be satisfied.

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