| Finding the motivation you need to lose weight can | | | | too overwhelming to think about and you go into denial |
| seem like a hit or miss proposition but it does not have | | | | and return to your old habits. |
| to be, you can capture all the motivation you need by | | | | So how do you get motivated and stay motivated? |
| focusing on the "right" things. If you need to lose weight | | | | The answer is to shift your focus to the positive. What |
| but you are having trouble finding the desire to get | | | | I mean by that is to consciously redirect your mind to |
| started then I encourage you to read on and discover | | | | think about all of the good things that losing this weight |
| the weight loss coach approach to getting and staying | | | | will bring into your life. Spend time thinking about how |
| motivated. | | | | good it will feel to walk around in shorts or how much |
| Finding the Motivation You Need to Lose Weight | | | | energy you will have and you will find that you naturally |
| Forget the fear tactics. It is easy to think you must | | | | move toward making this goal a reality with much less |
| "scare" yourself into losing weight by telling yourself all | | | | effort. |
| of the horrible things that will happen if you keep | | | | Will you at times feel a pull back to negative thoughts? |
| carrying around this extra weight. For instance, you | | | | Certainly, this is simply human nature and for those |
| might give yourself an ultimatum...either you lose the | | | | times it is important to have a support network made |
| weight or you die too young of heart disease. This | | | | up of others who are pursuing a similar weight loss |
| fear tactic can get you off the couch initially and it | | | | goal or a mentor who can help guide you. |
| feels like real motivation but research and real life | | | | With a positive attitude and ongoing support finding the |
| shows that this type of motivation falls flat. | | | | motivation you need to lose weight comes easily. |
| The problem with fear tactics are that they become | | | | |