9 Ways To Get Motivated

1. Keep on saying “So That”

Ask yourself “Why do I want to lose weight” and after you come up with a reason why… Just keep on saying SO THAT. For example – Why Do you want to lose weight…

• I want to lose weight to look better SO THAT…
• I can feel more confident about myself SO THAT…
• I can be the best looking person at my high school reunion SO THAT…
• I can see the surprised looks on the faces of my classmates SO THAT…
• I may be able to go on a date with the person I had a crush on in high school

Can you see what’s happening here? The more times you say SO THAT the more and more motivated you’ll become to lose weight.

2. Set deadlines and then reward yourself

For example… If your big weight loss goal is to lose 100 pounds in 10 months… Then you can set 10 deadlines where you have to lose 10 pounds every month for the next 10 months so… Let’s say on the way to your big goal to lose 100 pounds in 10 months you actual lose 12 pounds in your 1st month… You can reward yourself by buying yourself a new dress or going out to a movie and please… DO NOT reward yourself by sabotaging your weight loss plan or diet by eating stuff that’s going to put weight back on and remember this… The greater the reward is you have planned for yourself the higher your motivation will be to lose weight

Set deadlines and then punish yourself
If you don’t meet your deadlines you have to punish yourself – so for example… Let’s say you miss your deadline to lose 10 pounds a month by losing only 9 pounds… You have to punish yourself by not watching TV for a week or by not going shopping for a month and…

Along with the reward (see motivation tip #2) and the punishment for meeting and not meeting your deadlines… You can be sure you’ll stay highly motivated to lose weight or whatever else you set your mind to.

4. Change Your Attitude

Don’t say “I want to lose 25 pounds”… Say “I will lose 25 pounds or I’ll lose my job” or Say “I have to lose 25 pounds so my spouse won’t leave me” (see Motivation tip #1) When you’re thinking like this… You make your weight loss goals more like LIFE or DEATH scenarios where you have a gun to your head where You HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT OR ELSE!

5. Post a Picture Everywhere

Post of picture of what you want to look like when you lose weight everywhere you can. If you were skinny in high school… Post your old high pictures everywhere and if you always had a weight problem then… Cut out a picture of a person from a magazine, book, or even comic book that you want to look like and post that picture everywhere. Posting pictures like this everywhere helps you “keep your eye on the prize”

6. Hang out with skinny people

There’s a saying that goes like this… “If you hang out with 9 broke people — You’ll probably end up being the 10th broke person but… If you hang out with 9 rich people — you’ll probably end up being the 10th rich person and the same goes true for losing weight. Hang out with just skinny people and you’ll pick up on their habits for staying slim. You don’t have to dump all of your overweight friends – you just shouldn’t let their bad habits influence you.

7. Get a magazine and…

1. Look at the sexy body of the person on the cover.
2. Get a picture of yourself and cut out just the face. (make sure you’re smiling in the picture)
3. Take your smiling face & place it over the face of the person on the cover.
4. Then I want you to do something crazy.
5. Show the magazine cover to one person you know & trust as an encourager tell them this is how you’re going to look real soon.
6. Make copies of the magazine cover and post it everywhere in your house and make a special note under it saying…

8. Remember the CBA’s

CONCEIVE YOURSELF LOSING WEIGHT…
BELIEVE YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT AND…
ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF LOSING WEIGHT .
“If you believe you can, you can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.” –Denis Waitley

9. Let nothing stop You From losing weight!

What’s stopping YOU right now at this very moment from losing weight and looking the best you can? Write down everything that’s stopping you from reaching your weight loss goals and then beside each thing that’s stopping you… Make a plan to eliminate the problem so For example…

You may write down “I don’t have time to lose weight” and a solution to that problem would be just to make time by spending 30 minutes exercising instead of watching TV or… exercise during commercials.

DON’T EVER believe that your genetics are keeping you from losing weight

Write down whatever’s stopping you from losing weight and then STOP IT before it makes you even fatter. The only reason why you shouldn’t lose weight is because you simply don’t want to lose weight.

Much success to you,

Carla