by Katherine Crawford, M.S.
The number one area where most people fail when trying to lose weight is in the long-term motivation department. Most people can start a program, but very few actually finish.
So here are 6 methods for maintaining long term motivation when losing weight and trying to get the body of your dreams:
1. Have extremely specific goals: Simply trying to lose weight because you want to be healthy is not compelling enough. Try to drill down exactly why you want to get in shape. The more precise your reason, the more powerful your goal will be.
2. Measure your progress: You don't have to use a microscope here, but you should track a few variables, at the very least. Two good variables to track are your food intake and circumference measurements. And make sure you don't measure yourself too often, as it takes time for change to happen.
3. Aim for the stars: A small goal will lead to small behavior. Instead, have a gargantuan goal for a gargantuan level of motivation. This is the secret of many successful entrepreneurs. They have such massive visions that people simply flock around them ready to take action.
4. Use a reward system: Never punish or coerce yourself into action. This may work at first, but eventually it will kill your spirit. A much better approach is to use a reward system of motivation. This has been proven to be more effective in many different areas and institutions.
5. Have time bound goals: Not putting some type of time limit on your goals will keep them in an never ending state of loftiness. You need to take hold of the now by putting deadlines on everything. This will get you moving and will prevent distractions.
6. Understand that you are going to fail: But you aren't going to fail all the time, so don't cry, please. You see, nobody can establish a perfect exercise and dieting regimen all the time. There are going to be slip ups. So embrace them and keep moving.
Long term motivation is the secret sauce of those that reach their weight loss goals. And motivation cannot be sold in a pill. So take action here now, don't wait!
Writer Katherine Crawford, an exercise physiologist and recent flabby arms sufferer, instructs women on how to eliminate loose arm fat with ease. Figure out how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her blog about how to shake weight right now!
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