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Weight Loss Motivation:
Mastering the Motivation to Stay Fit
Lawrence Cole
Have you ever just felt like you were doing everything you
were supposed to in order to lose weight and STILL weren't
dropping the pounds?
During her journey to lose 40lbs in 16 weeks, my good friend
Kim faced some pretty serious challenges with regards to her
level of motivation.
Another friend of mine, Antonio Goodwin, who lost 4 inches
from his waistline in 9 weeks with my program, faced the same
frustration.
The problem was that at several times during their weight
loss, they both felt as if they were not losing much weight
and were not seeing results.
Now, a look at either of their before and after photos on
my web sites shows that each of them made quite a substantial
improvement in their bodies.
So what would make someone who's losing weight each week feel
as if they were not?
I'll tell you exactly what. Its referred to as the emotional
roller coaster.
This is how it usually goes:
You start a new diet or weight loss program. You're all excited
to be doing something great for your health and the way you
look, and you're sticking to the program, step by step.
Consistent action pays off and after a short while you start
getting compliments about the pounds you're losing week by
week.
Then all of a sudden, it all seems to stop. You can no longer
see the physical changes in your body, and maybe you even
have a moment of weakness and cheat a bit on your diet plan.
So now you're frustrated and mildly depressed. You feel as
if true weight loss may NEVER happen for you, no matter what
you do.
TIME OUT.
The trick here is to not get stuck in your own frustration.
Now this is a tough one, because everyone and I do mean EVERYONE
goes through this stage. Whenever I need to trim down for
a photo shoot, I go through it as well.
One of the things that you must understand about the body
is that for as long as you are doing the right things on a
consistent basis it WILL respond with results.
The Jedi Mind Trick is that oftentimes the progress is subtle,
or may be primarily taking place in an area that you cannot
see as well.
For instance, my friend Kim loses weight in her back the fastest.
Her frustration came because she did not see the fat loss
on her stomach the way she would have liked to. Little did
she know that from behind she looked like a completely different
person.
Listen, the emotional roller coaster is an inevitable aspect
of any worthy undertaking that we take on in life. Remember
getting through college? Or maybe waiting for puberty to set
in? How about paying off your debts? The mental battle while
attempting to diet and/or achieve weight loss is no different.
So make a conscious decision to stick to your guns. Let it
play out. Victory lies in having the strength to make it through
the rough spots without cracking under the pressure and losing
all that you've worked for. If you can just master getting
past the point of frustration, before you know it you'll be
seeing results again and getting more compliments.
Lawrence Cole
Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach
Lawrence Cole is a Lifestyle and Fitness Consultant
based out of Los Angeles, CA. He has over 10 years of health
and fitness experience and designing simple, effective nutritional
strategies to help individuals achieve their personal best
internal health and physical conditioning. View their website
at: www.yourbestbodynow.com
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