Weight Loss Motivation: How You Can Stay Motivated
About a third of our adult population is overweight, out of shape, or just drenched at the waist and dreams of a toned, sexy physique. The culprit for this is the availability of cheap food and competition among fast food restaurants for our business. This could be true and all animals will always eat as if there is no food available tomorrow. So eating a lot and being overweight is part of our genetic makeup, but we don’t have to accept being overweight as a fact.
If you are part of that third of our population and you don’t like it, take heart, there is help. The world is awash with programs, diets, weird secrets, a special meal, or some gadget that promises to transform your body into something you’ll be proud to show off. The problem is that it’s not that easy and getting the body you dream of requires work, willpower, motivation and, above all, time.
The problem is that with all the other things that concern us, it becomes really difficult to find and maintain the motivation to lose weight. Without seeing some positive results, it becomes difficult to keep up the enthusiasm to lose weight. When the motivation wears off and you’re ready to give up, the last thing you need is for someone to point a finger at you and say “You’re fat.”
Staying motivated to lose weight isn’t always easy, but here are six tips that can help you achieve your weight loss goal.
How to stay motivated to lose weight.
1. Don’t get caught up in all the hype about this or that program that promises to help you lose weight with very little effort. You don’t have to join a club or buy expensive foods to lose weight. Losing those kilos is not so much about what you eat as how much you eat.
2. Just do it. Don’t wait, start now. You know that the only way to lose weight is to eat less and do more physical activity that raises your heart rate and causes your body to burn more calories. Housework or your normal daily job does not count as more activity unless you are a construction worker.
3. Don’t set unattainable goals that stop you before you start. Set a goal that you have a reasonable chance of achieving. When you reach the goal, celebrate, then make another goal that you can reach. Losing ten pounds and then another ten sounds easier than losing 20 pounds.
4. Don’t worry about seeing immediate results. It took a long time to become overweight and it may take some time to see permanent results. And you’ll have to deal with some discomfort as your body adjusts to less food and more activity.
5. Focus on maintaining the program you have decided to change and promoting a permanent healthy lifestyle. If you decide you’re going to eat healthier while losing weight, focus on eating healthier. But avoid starvation diets, and if you fall off the wagon, get back on.
6. Remember that losing weight is only half the goal. Keeping it off is just as important as taking it off. Find out why you really want to lose weight and make that part of your motivation.