People always say I want to loose weight, gain weight, join a gym etc, but do they actually want to do it or are they just saying it because they think they need to?
With anything you cannot loose weight, stay motivated at a gym if you really don't want to do it.
The thing that annoys me the most is how people set un realistic goals don't listen to any one when they say they are unrealistic and then throw in the towel at the first hurdle, its like come on what is the point...
If you really want to loose weight then you need a reason why, something that will make you want to stick to it no matter what, even when people are waving bags of chips and chocolate bars in your face and you are thinking oh what ever let me eat them, even when you step on the scales and it tells you, you have gained a 1lb...
Once you have that reason be it family, be it because you are so disgusted with your body, want to run a marathon etc.. then you need to set your self little realistic goals and to change things, out go the rubbish in your cupboards, fruit bowl is filled with multi coloured fruit, salad box full, chicken and fish in fridge and freezer.. rice cakes dried fruit in your cupboard, you are set and ready..
This all sounds so easy doesn't it? but the hard part is you, in your head, your mentality, mental health is one of the main areas that will let you down in life because we all want the easy way out, all have the ability to quit when the going gets tough, throw in the towel.
So to try and get over this, set external and internal goals, like for example find an outfit in a size smaller than you are and buy it and use it as your goal to get into it, with every 1lb you loose put a 1lb in a pot and when you have reached your first target go and buy your self something nice, or have a pamper session, hair, make up, a spa, etc things that will make you feel better about your self.
Once you get going you can set fitness targets, I want to run a 5k in 30 minutes etc, and keep setting targets to get stronger, to get fitter, things that help you keep going, take pictures, that way if you do slip up or feel like throwing the towel in, take the pictures out and look at how far you have come, and remember why you have started this in the first place.
Another is to talk to people, write it down, set up a blog, ways to help you, and remember if you cant love your self than how can you expect others too
I went to a talk with Jillian Michaels and she said you need to find your why and then your how will follow, you cannot have your how without your why, and it is very true, most people do a job they hate just because they have got themselves in a rut, bills need to be paid, they count down e seconds the minute they walk through the door.. Now that's like the gym for some people they do it because they feel they have to, however there is so much exercise to do, find a class you really enjoy, an activity, what is the point in doing something you hate?
