Everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that the really
big issue is motivation - where do we find it, how do we keep it
going, and what do we do when it slips!
To be successful at losing weight you must find your own
motivation. More importantly, you must keep motivated, even when
times get tough! Read through the tips and tricks and other
resources below to help you find and maintain your motivation.
* Set your goals and work out a realistic timescale for
achieving them. Commit to them 100%.
* Put it in writing! Scribble down in as much detail as possible
why you need to lose weight, how much you are going to lose,
when and how. The more you commit to paper the better. Carry a
notebook around with you and use it to record thoughts and
ideas, recipes, quotes - whatever will inspire you and keep you
going.
* Tell a friend or member of the family and ask them to help you
stick with your plan.
* Remember that you are losing weight and improving your health
"one day at a time". You can stick at anything for one day!
* Don't dwell on the junk that you are taking out of your diet.
Instead, celebrate the healthy foods that you are putting in.
* Make bullet points of your main motivational issues and write
them on a stack of cards. Display the cards where you will see
them regularly - on your bathroom mirror, in your purse, in your
car.
* Create a "mantra" to repeat to yourself when times get hard.
For example, "Every day I am improving my health, my looks and
my well-being. I am getting stronger in every way."
* Consider asking for sponsorship from friends and family for a
good cause. Perhaps you can raise money for starving children
while you get your own eating under control?
* Start a file or scrapbook of articles, recipes and any other
interesting titbits you read.
* Start another file of fashion and wardrobe ideas. Plan what
you will need to buy when you shrink a size or two!
* Buy a piggybank and fill it up with a particular sum for every
pound you lose. You can use it towards your new outfits!
* Find someone to share the experience with, and laugh your way
through the tough times.
* Learn from other successful slimmers. Read other people's
stories, join a club, find a chat room, or start your own email
group.
* Motivate yourself with our collection of weight loss quotes,
available free to subscribers to the weekly Losing It My Way
ezine.
About the author:
Lindsay Small is the creator of Losing It My Way.com, which
provides a wealth of information and resources (including an
innovative range of free weight loss printables) designed to
help you make your own weight loss decisions! For a new look at
weight loss visit
http://www.Losingitmyway.com.
