Here are some valuable tips to stay motivated and
track your weight loss:
1. Track your
progress:
When you decide to lose weight, calculate first how much weight you want
t lose. Then write a goals list. Write in a journal the weight you want to
lose, and when do you want to have it lost by. Write a journal while you are
trying to lose weight and eat healthy food again; writing a journal is a vital
and therapeutic tool to stay on track with your goals. But don't forget to
"celebrate" each pound you lose. Treat yourself to a manicure or
facial. Maybe there is a book you always wanted to read. Buy it when you have
lost the first two pounds.
2. Stay connected to people:
When I have planned and organized a big project,
I let my friends know that I will be busy for a while. But I will stay in
contact by sending them emails, keeping them informed how I progress with my
project. I might even stay in touch with the odd phone call. Never break off
contact with your friends just because you have something important to do. Good
friends are for life!
3. Look forwards
rather than backwards:
Don't dwell on your experiences with diets
in the past. The chances are if you need to lose weight now, they weren't right
for you. Whilst it’s probably easy to find examples of times when you've felt
demotivated with your diet in the past, given up and quickly regained those
lost pounds, this doesn't mean it’s guaranteed to happen this time. Thinking
negatively will almost certainly result in you giving up. So instead, put past
dieting failures behind you and instead focus on the success that lies ahead.
4. Find a buddy:
Whatever goal you have, you
might want to find someone who shares the same goal with you. Let's stick with
the weight loss goal. Think about a friend, a colleague, a neighbor or even a
family member who might want to lose weight too. She might find it difficult to
stay on track doing the weight loss programme on her own. Team up with her and
achieve and celebrate your achievements together. If you can't find a buddy
from within your circle of friends, join a self-help group. Self-help groups
are a wonderful opportunity to exchange experiences, to find a buddy and to do
networking at the same time.
5. Make
affirmations:
Take a few minutes and write down
affirmations that you can read every morning when you get up and in the
evenings before you go to bed. You can create a vision board with affirmations.
You can cut them out of magazines or write them on little post-its. Another
option is to write those affirmations into your journal so that you can read
them whenever you feel like it. Here are some examples of affirmations: I love
my body. I enjoy exercise daily. I take responsibility for what I eat. I am
thin and attractive.
6. Do some
maths :
If the motivation to lose weight can be sliding, dig out a pen and paper
and seek to add up all the hours you've spent in the last month worrying about
things including:
- your
weight
- your
shape
- what you eat /what
you don’t eat
- how you look in
your clothes
- anything else that’s
linked to your size
- feeling guilty about not
exercising
- whether people are
looking at you
- if your health is suffering
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