When you are beginning a
new weight loss program (or trying to make
your current weight loss program work for you) it can be a
big help to have some handy tips to help you along. A weight loss program is almost always a
huge undertaking for a lot of people and as such breaking down your program is
going to break down your work and it’s going to make sticking to your weight loss program a lot easier for you
to stick to, and thus a lot more effective!
Weight Loss Motivation Tip
#1: Get
Real! This is the first weight loss tip you’re going to see in any article
claiming weight loss tips. It’s because setting
unrealistic goals in your weight loss program is the most common error that
deters a lot of people from really sticking with it. While it’s good to have an
ultimate goal, you want to set smaller goals for you to meet along the way.
Setting smaller goals allows you to achieve them and get ever closer to your
ultimate goal. Baby steps is the key to any weight loss program. You have to
learn to crawl before you can walk right?
Weight Loss Motivation Tip #2: Preparation! Preparation!
Preparation! This is the most painful part at the start of any weight loss
program, but it’s one of the best things to do to get you started on your path
to weight loss. It’s time to get rid of your potato chips, your Coke, your
hidden treasure trove of chocolate, and anything else you might have stashed
away. Having this stuff around makes it way too easy for you to cheat while on
your weight loss program, and unless you are a self-control machine then
there’s no way you’re going to meet the goals you’ve set for yourself unless
you take the precautionary steps to remove temptation. Make a list of the
healthy foods you need and stock them in mass quantities. If you’re worried
about healthy food not tasting as good, look up some health food recipes
because there is good stuff out there!
Weight Loss Motivation Tip
#3: A
Rewarding Weight Loss Program is a Successful Weight Loss Program. It’s
something you’ll learn in any first year psychology class, human beings
naturally excel at tasks when there is tangible or periodic reward. You want to
buy that new CD that just came out? Well if you meet your next goal then treat
yourself to your favourite music. Beware with rewards though, don’t reward
yourself with junk food, you’ve gotta stick to that weight loss program!
Weight Loss Motivation Tip
#4: The
Most Important Meal of The Day! You’ve heard the saying so many times about
Breakfast being the most important meal of the day, but why do people say that
all the time anyway? It’s because it’s true. Your breakfast provides you with
the energy to keep going through the day, and eating a healthy breakfast will
actually help you with your weight loss. When you don’t eat breakfast it
actually tricks your body in to believing that it could be starving and so it
goes in to a mode which not only will hinder your self control around junk
food, but it will also try and guard against the burning of precious fats and
calories in your body (because you need that stuff to survive if you happen to
be starving!) Always make sure to eat a complete breakfast! It really is the
most important meal of the day!
Weight Loss Motivation Tip
#5: Don’t
Just Eat Healthy, ACT Healthy! Hopefully your weight loss program already
includes something about getting plenty of exercise. It’s important to
complement your weight loss program with a healthy dose of exercise. In fact,
it’s one of the big factors that can make or break your weight loss program.
The fact is that if you can stick to a weight loss program which involves a
proper diet and exercise, no matter what program it is, you WILL lose weight!
It’s what your body needs!
Weight Loss
Motivation Tip # 6: So You Like To Sleep? That’s Good! 7-8 Hours of Sleep per
night. That’s what the average adult needs each and every day. It keeps your
body working in perfect order, it repairs all parts of your body and mind intact
and you need to keep both of those at your best in any weight loss program! If
you can follow these six simple tips, I have no doubt that you’re going to see
some results in trying to lose weight! The power to lose weight is in your
hands though, you’ve got to be the one that makes you stick to both these tips
and your own personal weight loss program, if you can do that then you’re going
to lose weight! Good Luck!
