Are you missing weight loss motivation ? 10 weight loss motivation tips that work

It is early January. Most of us have made good resolutions. You undoubtedly too. At least half of that has to do with losing the necessary pounds. Almost everyone has these pounds. Kilos that they would rather lose than rich but who stick forever because we simply do not have enough motivation to continue until all the unwanted fat has disappeared like snow in the sun. That's where losing weight stands or falls. Have the motivation to continue if things go wrong. If a voice whispers in your ear that you now deserve that cake now that you have already lost three kilos. Or if your mother has baked a cake and you feel sorry to say no when she offers you a piece. Or if your girlfriend with whom you always go to sports quits and you don't really feel like going alone. How do you make sure you keep your foot down? This article will certainly help you with this! Why is it so hard to maintain your motivation? Most people can remain motivated for the first week (or even the first two weeks). Often the first kilos fly off and that helps enormously to stay motivated. After these two weeks it unfortunately gets a bit more difficult. The old patterns you have in your subconscious are starting to become visible again in your behavior and the motivation is slowly disappearing. I think it is recognizable for many people that at some point you think that you have done your best that you have actually earned some treats. Especially if you have slept badly and or for some other reason have less energy , you tend to fall into this old behavior. To be able to master this old behavior, you can get started with the tips below. 10 Tips to Keep Your Weight Loss Motivation Tip 1: Calculate dangerous situations It is very important to take into account the above situations. Because they are really going to come and probably more often than you think and hope. Write down what situations may arise and think in advance how you want to deal with them. Write this down too. Finally, write down what it will do to you if you pass the test moment. This will give you an extra motivation boost. This tip works especially well because you are ahead of the 'surprise' moment. You are prepared for these situations so that makes you more resistant. When you prepare for these kinds of moments, it is much easier to deal with them properly. Tip 2: Experience the pounds When you are in the supermarket, grab a shopping basket. And I mean one that you have to lift and not one with wheels and you have to pull. Then you go to the department where the sugar is and throw as many packs of sugar in your basket as the number of kilos you want to lose. If you would like to lose more than ten kilos I would not do this because then people start looking at you weird. Then grab a suitcase at home, put it on the scale and throw stuff in it until you get to the number of kilos you want to lose. Pounds are heavy In both cases, if you lift the basket or the suitcase, you will notice that pounds are very heavy. Losing one kilo sounds like nothing, but if you have one kilo of sugar, it is quite a lot. Let alone if you want to lose ten or twenty kilos. While you are holding the basket or suitcase, you should think carefully about how wonderful it will be if you no longer have to carry those pounds with you. Your life will then literally be a lot lighter. Turn it around Conversely, this exercise also works naturally. For example, if you've already lost four pounds, go to the supermarket, pick up the same basket again, and throw in four packs of sugar. You literally feel what an achievement it is that you have already lost these pounds. The best motivation for losing weight! Tip 3: Mirror instead of scale We all know it, but we still do it en masse. For the last time, don't step on the scale every day. This makes sense and can almost only backfire. The stupid thing is that the numbers you see can make or break you and that is very dangerous for the process. The numbers you see on the scales that morning determine how you feel that day. If you are an ounce lighter than the day before, you are probably very motivated for the rest of the day. Are you an ounce heavier than the day before you are frustrated all day. And if you're frustrated, the thought 'I've ruined it already' lurks. Russian roulette Every morning when you step on the scale you play Russian roulette with your motivation. What a real shame is what it has to us more or less nothing to do with whether you lose weight or not. It has everything to do with whether you are retaining fluid, having your period, having just been to the toilet and thinking of just a few. So if you want to weigh, weigh once a week. Furthermore, use the mirror and your feelings to assess whether you are going in the right direction. You can get better shapes but not lose a gram. The scale then says that you are not doing well while the mirror shows that you are doing very well. Tip 4: Before and after photos Nothing works better as motivation for weight loss than before and after photos. You don't have to post them on Instagram like the whole world does nowadays. If this motivates you extra, then certainly do. The first pictures are terrible to take. In your underwear in front of the mirror looking at a body that you are not happy with. And also capture this. But if you take photos again four weeks later and put them next to your 'old' photos, you will be as happy as a child. The difference you see (if you have done your best at least) can be huge. There is no better motivation to lose weight. Tip 5: Set short-term goals Good intentions have been proven to die on average within 13 weeks. So it is smart to have several short-term goals than one big goal that you want to have achieved in a year. Achieving goals is super motivating, so cut that into two monthly goals that year. Then in that year you have six moments where you can be proud of yourself. Abstract Long-term goals are also sort of abstract. Between here and there is such a large gap (for example 30 kilos) that you can hardly imagine that it will ever really be like this. And if you can't imagine something, it certainly won't happen. If you cut those 30 kilos into bimonthly goals, you end up with five kilos every two months. That is still manageable, right? And you can also imagine that you are five kilos lighter. Which clothing size you have and which dress you would like to wear. Tip 6: Don't lie to yourself Something we all do but is very decisive for the results you get is whether or not you lie to yourself . Lying to yourself also includes talking things right in your head. Below are a few recognizable examples: Grab a large glass for wine, pour the glass to the brim and be proud of yourself because you only drank one glass of wine. You think it's okay not to exercise today because you've taken the stairs a lot at work and walked an extra round with the dog. In a restaurant ask for the sauce separately because it contains a lot of calories. Then eat your fries with mayonnaise because you have saved on the sauce with the meat. And then dip your meat in the sauce because a little sauce really doesn't matter that much. Every time you feel a bit hungry, eat a piece of fruit as part of 'fruit is healthy'. That's right only five pieces a day is a bit much of a good thing. In addition, calories are calories. Whether they are healthy or not. Tell yourself you've already screwed up after you couldn't resist those cream puffs at work. Then you go all day loose under the guise of "tomorrow I pick up the thread again." Tip 7: Don't be so hard on yourself It doesn't matter at all if you make a mistake. As long as you pick up the thread again and again and do not go completely loose as mentioned above. As soon as you really see it as a mistake, you are more likely to get bogged down in emotion and that is dangerous for your process. It is better to let the reins celebrate a little now and then and really enjoy them . Life should be fun It is then much easier to continue in good spirits the next day. So just allow yourself to grab a bite to eat with friends or an ice cream with your kids. Life should also be fun and by 'sinning' every once in a while it is not the case that you no longer achieve your goals. As long as you keep it under control. Tip 8: Goals to check off It is very motivating to be able to cross goals. Make a list of goals you want to achieve every day or week. For example: Today I don't eat sugar I'm going to walk the dog for an hour I take a salad at lunch I do the shopping on the bike This week I go to the gym twice I don't eat licorice I don't drink alcohol I take the children to school by bicycle I take the stairs at work It is much nicer and better for your motivation to be able to check off the goals you have achieved every day or during the week than to agree with yourself that from now on you will no longer snack and go to the gym twice a week. Tip 9: Know that you are responsible Please be aware that you are the one who made you (in your eyes anyway) overweight. Of course there are external factors that have caused you to eat emotion, for example. And bringing a child into the world also has consequences for your body. At least for most of us. Stop apologizing But stop using this as an excuse. You really only have yourself with that. So if things go wrong, don't give yourself an excuse to sit down. "I have a slow metabolism so it is much more difficult for me to lose weight." Maybe it is, but it does not change the situation at all. Then it is more difficult. But it is possible! Tip 10: Make a 'why' list Make a list of why you want to lose weight. Don't just write down that you want to lose weight because you want to look better. Make it more specific. For example: I want to get rid of the cellulite in my buttocks I want to fit in my bikini I want to go to the pool with my kids without shame I want to be able to run the dog without falling dead I want to prove that I can do it I want to lower my blood pressure I want to get a six pack I want to have nice pictures of myself I want to try on my wedding dress I want to be very proud of myself I want to like myself I don't want to feel like a washed up walrus on the beach I don't want to be jealous of slim women anymore The list can be endless and you can put whatever you want on it. State what motivates you to lose weight. Then hang the frame in a place where you often see it. For example the mirror. Or the refrigerator if that works well for you.