Key to Weight Loss Motivation – Positive attitude
Having a positive mental attitude is key to keeping your motivation for weight loss. It's a fact of life, positive people tend to have more successes in life, they tend to be happier, more fulfilled and worry less. With the right positive attitude, your chances of succeeding greatly increases. You have to pay as much attention to what's going on in your head as what's on your plate. Like they say in tennis, it is 80% mental, 20% skill. So how can we stay positive such at such a daunting task?
Below are a few suggestions:
1) Small victories
Have shorter term goals so they are easier to achieve. Examples may be: not eating meat for one day, or running 5 minutes longer than the last day, or biking to work for a day. You get the rough idea. Setting shorter term goals makes it easier for to achieve them and therefore we are able to celebrate more often. This provides good motivation and a feeling of progress.
2) Don't have a hard time
Remember that losing weight is a decision that YOU made, not a mandate from someone else. It should not be a traumatic experience. Why suffer through it? If running four times per week is too difficult, then try doing only twice a week. And if that's still too difficult then scale it to once a week or whatever you are comfortable with. Either way, you should feel good about doing something that is good for you. Push, but do not torture yourself. This way you can stay more positive about the whole experience and have less stress.
3) Support group
Having a group or someone for support is a very effective to maintaining positive attitude and motivation. There are a many ways to find one. It could be a colleague, friend or family. Many support groups for weight loss also exist online. There should also be clubs and groups for outdoor activity in your area. Try a running club, or hiking group. You will get to meet new people and find support.
Remember that a positive attitude is half the battle. And as Winston Churchill once said, "Never, never, never, never give up.
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