Are you familiar with friends and family that lost 20, 30, or 40+ pounds, only to watch them gain all that weight back and more?
You ask them, “What happened? You were doing so good?” You think their willpower is low and if they couldn’t do it, then neither can you.
So what did happen? Why did they gain the weight back?
They didn’t a strong enough purpose for their weight loss, and they didn’t have the proper mindset to overcome weight loss challenges that arise during their efforts. Read “Creating an Exercise Purpose” here.
Today, it’s all about your mindset and how it can stall weight loss progress.
How to Create a Mindset for Success
1. Overcome self-limiting beliefs: Your mind, body, and spirit always want to be on the same page with each other.
No matter if you always exercise or eat right, if you still hate your body and everything else about yourself, you will be back at square one very soon. Begin to love yourself now, and you will build a stronger foundation for weight loss success.
Here is some advice to get you started. Ask yourself:
- How important is losing weight/ changing your shape/ getting healthier or more fit to you really?
- If those goals are important, what are you doing to get closer to achieving them?
- If you are not doing what it takes to get closer to your goals, what is getting in the way? (Normally it’s one or more of these: lack of focus and clarity of what you want and why you want it; lack of strategy and planning skills; lack of exercise skills; mindset towards yourself and your body; and creating an environment that is supportive of your goals)
- What else do you think could be getting in the way?
- What hidden rules or beliefs do you think you have about yourself that could be preventing you from reaching your health and fitness goals?
- What will you do with this new information?
2. Create your future now. If you want to know how to create a fit body now, before you even touch a dumbbell or join a running club, then read How to Create the Fit Body You Want, NOW!
Creating your future begins in the mind first, then it happens in your physical world. What do you want? Be as imaginative, but realistic as possible!!!
Summary
So far, you’ve learned how to develop a strong, inspirational purpose and mindset for permanent weight loss, health, and fitness enhancement. Stay tuned for step 3!
