How you plan out your diet for weight loss success has two very important components. First of all, you need to find a diet that works for you and learn the nuts & bolts of the plan. That is, how the diet works, what kind of diet it is and the necessary planning and organizing you need to do to set yourself up! Most diet books and programs spell this all out for you. However, it is my thought that it takes more than just following a diet plan; it has been my experience that we must dig deeper than the the book or program and simultaneously develop the self motivational mindset to begin, follow and stay on a diet. Here are some points on how to be self motivated to stay on plan.
-What is your motivation? I feel we need to identify our true reasons for going on a diet. Think about all your right reasons for going on a diet. Think about all the right reasons you are doing this for yourself and not for anyone else. Everyone else will, however, benefit from all the great work you have done for yourself! You could even be a motivator for others to become more healthy too.
-Think of your weight loss plan as a lifestyle not a diet. Think in terms of this is a new way of living, going about your daily activities in the world and staying on track, slowly, for the long haul. The old adage "slow and steady wins the race" is a good attitude to have. Just like get rich quick schemes do not usually work, nor do unhealthy, crazy, lose a ton of weight, quick, fad diets neither. Look at ways you can make steady and consistent changes in your eating and exercising habits so that it just becomes a natural way of life. A diet becomes a lifestyle when it becomes a natural, everyday way of doing things!
-Place your focus on what you CAN have on your weight loss plan, not what you CANNOT have. We all have to align ourselves with more healthy choices when we decide to go on a diet. I choose to say align with healthy choices as opposed to resist bad food choices. There you have the more positive mindset that will encourage you to stay on plan, rather than the stress and downer of staying away from certain food choices and depriving yourself.
-Focus on the fact that you can stick to your weight loss plan in all circumstances. When you have the mindset to stay motivated while on your diet, you can do just that, not only at home, but when you go out to eat, travel, and get together with family and friends to celebrate a special occasion.
-Know that you can get movement and exercise in your daily life. I have to motivate myself everyday to get some exercise in my schedule. I tend to make myself do this by just saying, it's only 30 minutes out of my day to do something that is good for me. I could probably spend 30 minutes having coffee and reading the newspaper, but I realize exercise is also part of my commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
I do feel it is best to stay on a weight loss plan by keeping within a self motivated mindset! By using our minds to say on track as well as following a plan that keeps our bodies healthy, we have the winning combination to be the best "losers" we all want to be!!!
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