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Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Goal Setting
It’s that time of year when motivation is really beginning to lack and you know this to be the case because the large crowds which were filling your gym in the earlier months of the year have definitely died down.
You can have all the best intentions and the voice in the back of your head screaming to keep it up and continue to push through but sometimes life just gets in the way and the all the stresses prevent you from staying on track. If this or at least part of it sounds like something you can relate with then you are not alone and this article is a friendly boost to help you reach your goals…
In fact, goal setting is the highlight of this article, but there is something that we should first clarify…
Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Defining Motivation
What the heck is motivation anyway? Maybe if we define it and think about it with a little more depth, that alone will shine a new perspective on this entire matter.
According to Wikipedia, motivation is the energization of a goal orientated behaviour which is rooted in the basic need to minimize pain and maximize pleasure. Wow, read that sentence again and think about it in the perspective of weight loss or weight training.
Are you wanting to lose weight or build muscles to have a better appearance in your bathing suit? Or are you exercising and eating healthy because it makes you feel good about yourself?
This type of questioning is really the key to achieving success with your goals particularly if you can take your ego out of it. In other words, instead of just being about a rocking body focusing on the health benefits – how exercise and eating healthy can benefit you in preventing you from getting diseases (especially of the heart, plus others like cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis), having a better sex life, being able to think more clearly and have excellent memory.
So when setting up your goal you will want to continue to ask these questions…
Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Goal Setting
Now goal setting is the other part of the puzzle which will allow you to maintain motivation and succeed. You can now outline your goals by keeping the above in mind and then asking these questions:
Why do you want to eat healthier?
Why do you want to exercise more?
Why do you want to lose weight?
Why do you want to increase your muscle mass to fat ratio? (i.e. reduce fat and increase muscle)
Why do you want to exercise more?
Why do you want to lose weight?
Why do you want to increase your muscle mass to fat ratio? (i.e. reduce fat and increase muscle)
With these answers you can now clearly define your goals, but there are some tips you should also remember. Be very specific with your goals, be positive, and be realistic too. Write these down. Some examples include:
“I will eat 5 smaller meals throughout the day spaced 2-2.5 hours apart.”
“I will focus on eating at least 4 natural raw fruits/veggies a day and I will eliminate 2 processed foods each day.”
“I will exercise Monday through Saturday and take Wednesdays and Sundays to do house cleaning and light walking as my form of exercise.”
Weight Loss Motivation Tips: Conclusion
Hopefully you had an “Aha” moment with this article and are ready now to use this wisdom to benefit you and your family when it comes to exercise and healthy eating. Remember we can always keep improving and challenging ourselves with how we exercise and how creative we get with our healthy eating, and in the end if you are not focusing on the benefits and the joy that this is giving you then you are not going to get out of it as much as you can be.
Now I’d like to ask you to leave a comment below letting me and all the great readers of this blog know at least one of your goals with this new mindset…
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