Key to Weight Loss Motivation – Positive attitude

The key to keeping up weight loss motivation is having a positive attitude. In fact, positive people are generally happier, worry less and more successful than negative people. Your chances of success greatly increases with a good attitude. Like in tennis, weight loss is 70% mental, 30% skill. So you have to pay attention to what to think mentally as much as what to eat, how to exercise, etc. With such a daunting task as weight loss, how can we remain positive?

Here are a couple of ideas:

1) Shorter goals

Have shorter term goals so they are easier to achieve. Examples may be: not eating meat for one day, or running 5 minutes longer than the last day, or biking to work for a day. You get the rough idea. Setting shorter term goals makes it easier for to achieve them and therefore we are able to celebrate more often. This provides good motivation and a feeling of progress.

2) Try easier, not harder.

Remember that this is something you WANT to do, not something you HAVE to do. No one is forcing you to lose weight, you are doing it on your own volition. So why make it so hard? If exercising three times a week is too hard, then try doing it twice. If that is too hard, then try doing it only once a week. Either way you are doing something good for yourself and you should feel good while doing it. Trying easier would make the process much more painless, and in doing so more likely to allow you to stay positive about the experience.

3) Support group

Having a group or someone for support is a very effective to maintaining positive attitude and motivation. There are a many ways to find one. It could be a colleague, friend or family. Many support groups for weight loss also exist online. There should also be clubs and groups for outdoor activity in your area. Try a running club, or hiking group. You will get to meet new people and find support.

Know that having a positive attitude is winning half the battle, and never give up!

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