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Weight Loss Motivation Tips

The hardest part of weight loss for many women is keeping up the motivation. Here are some tips and tricks to keeping your weight loss motivation on track.

Motivation for Weight Loss

Before I get into some tips for maintaining whatever weight loss motivation you currently use, I want to talk about some of the better motivations for weight loss.

I find that people often have very fleeting and shallow reasons for getting lean and as such their resolve and dilligence is also very fleeting and shallow. Here are some motivations that will keep you inspired longer, even in tough times.

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# 1 | Being fat could kill you!

This is the ultimate self motivation. If you are seriously overweight then your lifestyle, diet and attitude could actually cause your premature death.

Being seriously overweight has long been scientifically linked with diabetes, heart problems, cholesterol problems as well as a host of other terrible conditions. If you have a family history of these afflictions then you really need to think about this as a serious possibility and start getting healthy.

So, if you haven’t thought about it already - fitness, health and weight loss can extend your life span. Great motivation!

# 2 | Weight Loss for others

I have often found that when I base actions in my life around helping others I have more energy and dedication to the cause. If I know that something I do in my life will benefit my partner or my relatives I am more likely to stick at it.

If you are having trouble sticking to your weight loss plan then try finding some way to link it to other people around you. For example, you may want to lose weight so that you can play football with your son or go to your daughters wedding… it could be anything.

Sometimes getting up to go to the gym at 6am when it is cold and wet outside is really hard. But, if you can say to yourself “I am doing it for him/her/them” it will be much easier.

# 3 | Weight loss beats depression

I know quite a few people who have/do suffer from depression. One thing I have also noticed is that when they get up and come to the gym or go for a run with me their worries are alleviated in both the short and the long term.

Scientific studies have shown that exercise increases endorphines and other helpful chemicals in the body. These fight depression and bring about feelings of happiness. Likewise, being overweight can spin people in to a deeper depression. If one is unhappy with how one looks then life activities will suffer. Being overweight also has physiological effects on the body. The long and short of it is, eating healthy, losing weight, etc. will make you feel better. If you suffer from depression, use this as motivation.

Weight Loss Motivation Tips

Now that we have thought about the best motivations for weight loss, here are some tips and tricks in order to keep that motivation fresh in your mind so that you stay on track with your weight loss plan.

Just do it!

I have often said that Nike was on to something when they thought of this. There is no better motto than this for sport, weight loss, bodybuilding, work, relationships… almost anything! It really is wonderful.

Many of the weight loss motivation problems happen when we sit around and think about it. We think about how long our run is, how many reps we have to do at the gym, how many calories we have to eat… it all sounds so daunting! But, if we just get up and do it without thinking about it progress will come much faster. Train yourself to recognise a harmful thought and get over it straight away!

Weight loss reminders

Successful people quite often use constant reminders. Write down your weight loss goals and then put little prompts in places where you need to see them. You might have a photo of yourself that you want to look like again or a target weight that you are aiming for. Put it in front of you on the treadmill, on the fridge, in the car… wherever it will be handy.

The thing about reminders is that they very soon become habit. Your mind changes so that those things become automatic and much easier to do. This is how meditation works.

Make it fun

If your workout isn’t fun then you are doing something wrong. Find ways to make weight loss enjoyable. Here are some ideas:

• Get recipes that are easy to cook and very tasty as well as being suitable to your weight loss plan - it’s possible!
• Find someone fun and inspiring to train with. It could be a friend or a personal trainer.
• Take music along that keeps your pumped up and happy.
• Change the scenery as often as you can by changing exercises or locations where you workout. Experiment with different weight loss classes.

Weight loss rewards

One of the best ways to teach someone something is to reward them for good behaviour. Feel free to reward yourself for your good weight loss efforts.

For example, if you do three really good cardio workouts per week and you have recorded that they were better (longer or more intense) than last week then book yourself in for a massage or go out for a junk food meal. Sometimes being a little bit naughty can get you across the line.

Conclusion
These are some of my favourite ways to motivate my clients when they don’t feel like doing anything. Does anyone else have any good tips or tricks for weight loss motivation?

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