Jan 25 2009
Get Yourself Motivated To Lose Weight
written by Mitestarossa
The hardest part of losing weight is getting started. Preparing yourself ahead of time will make it easier.
CONTROL YOUR MIND - You can control your weight by controlling your thoughts. Tell yourself that you can have whatever you want to eat, but you are choosing not to eat it at this time. Tell yourself that you will exercise right now to get it done with for the day and then do it.
PREPARE YOUR HOME - Have lots of healthy and nutritious, easy to eat snacks available. Such as blackberries, grapes, carrots, apples, blueberries,etc. Buy yourself a cute and comfortable workout outfit, even if you are bulging out of it like I am, you will feel more empowered to workout with it on.
PREPARE YOUR BODY - Drink 5 to 10 cups of green tea a day to help you feel full and burn more calories.
BABY STEPS - It is fine to start out with small steps. Even a 5 minute walk is a workout and you can gradually increase it and add more exercises such as weight training.
MUSIC - Have music that you love to move to easily available so that you can turn it on instantly when you are ready to workout, it will really keep you motivated.
IF YOU HAVE A SETBACK - Don’t let it keep you back. Keep moving forward even in small ways. That should be your mantra, say it to yourself: Keep moving forward!
