Today I wanted to share with you my personal secrets, what I do to stay motivated to lose and keep the weight off. These 6 steps have also helped my clients overcome their food issues. It is important to realize that losing and keeping weight off is a lifelong process. I don’t want you to view it as a struggle. Did you know that 85% of people who lose weight regain it? That is why I am sharing these steps with you. These steps work for any habit you are trying to break and change.
Tip # 1 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Ask yourself why you want to lose weight? Find the important motivating reason or the meaning in your goal. It should be something that really matters to you. For me it is vanity and health. I like to look and feel good. Looking and feeling good is more important to me than eating foods that put weight on. Sometimes you need to go beyond vanity as it can be de-motivating if you are trying to lose weight to please someone else. The motivation should be important to you and not culturally imposed. Many people stay overweight and don’t’ change because they are secretly angry about our cultural obsession with thinness or if you’re significant other thinks you should. .
Tip # 2 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Focus on the negatives of what you are trying to change. Get clear about the negative effects of staying the way you are or getting worse. Often times we can get into denial and ignore or do not want to see how being overweight or eating unhealthy foods is harming us. You have to be unhappy about the negatives effect of overeating and/or of making unhealthy choices. You need to see that the negatives outweigh the so called positives or immediate gratification.
Tip # 3 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Think before you act. Once you are clear about what and why you want to lose weight, and the negatives of staying the same, you have to think about these things before you eat unhealthy food or overeat. When I was trying to decrease my coffee consumption, since coffee like processed food containing sugar, flour and fat, is addictive, you will get cravings. See my post on Overeating is Like a Drug Addiction. You want to notice the craving, and hit it hard with why you don’t want the negative side effects. After a while, you don’t get the cravings anymore and it becomes easier.
Tip # 4 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Share your goal with a friend. Research on how we change shows when we tell people about what we are doing, it keeps us more motivated to stay on course. You can also find a buddy and motivate each other.
Tip # 5 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Find a touchstone that empowers you. A touchstone is something that gives you power, keeps the motivation alive for you. Do you have a picture of yourself at a more ideal weight you can keep handy? Take a picture of yourself now and keep that next to it. You have to want what you are trying to change more than you want what you have now to stay motivated.
Tip # 6 to get motivated to drop that weight.
Keep a journal or a log of your weight loss progress. Your attitude is everything. There is no such thing as failure. It is all what am I learning? This includes not getting despondent and letting the old negatives internal dialogue de-rail you. Ultimately progress is motivating in itself.
Personally I find it empowering to break free from a habit that no longer serves me. What we are all looking for is more freedom. Can you imagine not having to really obsess about your weight anymore? What would you do with all that wasted energy? That alone is motivating isn’t it?
These are my best practice secrets on how to get and stay motivated to lose weight. The Nirvana Diet™ Guided Meditations I have created can give you the extra help you need to make the most of your motivation. The home study program I developed literally takes you through the whole process. For more information on this unique approach to weight loss and if you are looking for steps you can implement today, click here. Start seeing results immediately without feeling the struggle. Print this out and share it with a friend and better yet…work these tips together.
If this has influenced you in a positive way, OR if you have a suggestion I have not mentioned please add a comment below. Let’s heal and prosper together.
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