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Motivation for Successful Weight Loss
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by:
Isabelle Berard
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Why
do you want to lose weight? Is it to have less fat on your body? Or is
it because of the well being you think you will feel without your extra
pounds? Do you think that you will acquire more vitality, be more
seducing, which will boost your confidence and self-esteem? Almost
everything that we do aim to modify the way we feel.
We really determine our future the moment we take a firm decision. For
me, everything changed the day that I've decided that I was engaging
myself to become and obtain what I would like in life.
Think about it.
There is a difference between being interested in something and engage
yourself towards it. Often, people say: "Oh! I would like to lose some
weight." But these kinds of declarations are not an engagement. We are
simply enouncing one of our preferences such as: "It interests me, as
long as I don't have to lift a finger." This is not power.
Unfortunately, people don't take action, because they are to occupied
to invent themselves some excuses. If they didn't reach their goal or
if they don't live their dream life, they put forward the way they were
raise, the absence of choice when they were young, the lack of
instruction or the fact that they are to old. All these excuses are
insignificant. They are not only restrictive, but also destructive.
If you don't fix yourself some basic rules that you are ready to accept
in your life, you'll see that it is very easy to slip into unhealthy
behavior or attitude. If you take the firm decision to lose weight, you
can do it. Your life will change the moment you take a firm decision.
Will you finally decide today that you are more than what you've shown
so far? Is it today that you will decide once and for all to harmonize
your life saying: "This is who I am. Here is my life and here is what I
do. Nothing will prevent me to accomplish my destiny. I won't accept
that we deny what I am."
To take a real decision, is to engage yourself to obtain a precise
result and to refuse any other possibility. Understand that what is
most difficult, when we want to accomplish something, is to take a firm
engagement, a real decision.
The tough part with exercise is getting out there and doing it.
Exercise has to become one of your priorities. You have to make time
for it. You have to find a passion. If you don't like what you're
doing, you won't do it. Set a goal. Try to improve your times or lift
more weight. Put on more muscle through resistance training. The muscle
burns more calories around the clock.
Eventually, the workouts that once invigorated you now leave you
feeling blah! You have to reinvent yourself and change the way you do
things.
These tips will help you stay motivated.
Train for an event, or pretend you are Split your routine up so that
you work your upper body and lower body on different days. Hit the
hills, you'll burn almost 25% more calories. Try a different exercise
for every muscle group. Hire a personal trainer. Change the number of
sets you are doing, every 2 to 4 weeks, increasing the weight as you
decrease the repetitions. Use a heart rate monitor and gauge you
progress. Add intervals to your cardio. Alternate 2 minutes of high
intensity exercise with 1 minute of lower intensity. Use heavier
weights.
You need to get to the point where you can absolutely not do
another repetition. Try a new routine. Have someone help you in the
gym. Join a team. Count to 10 when you lift the weight, and to 5 when
you lower it again. It can increase your strength by almost 50%. Try
Yoga or Pilates. These disciplines force you to move your body in a
different way, which also build stronger abdominals and back muscle.
Exercise should be a part of your life, like eating, drinking and
breathing. You should aim to make your daily exercise routine a normal
daily occurrence.
5 ways to fight plateaus
Vary your weights Change the order of your exercises Vary the angles of
your lunges Add cardio to your weight workouts Instead of a circuit, do
a series of supersets. Perform each move back-to-back with a move that
emphasizes the same muscles.
About the Author
Isabelle Berard has lost 52 ponds in 5 months, 10
years ago. She has created www. nutrition-fitness-guide.com
specifically to help others lose weight and achieve lifetime fitness.
You will find precious information and different resources on beauty,
fitness, weight loss programs, healthy eating habits, exercise and how
to stay motivated.
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