Fat Loss Won...in the Mind

Winning the Battle of Fat Loss in the Battlefield of Your Mind

As you exercise your muscles with rigorous weight training and your heart and lungs with intense cardio intervals, don’t forget to train the muscle that holds the key to your success at achieving your fitness goals – your mind. What you think, believe, and visualize will affect your actions and therefore your outcomes.

Controlling your daily thoughts can fast track your results better than anything else. This week’s mindset challenge: uncover your personal motivation. Why do you want to accomplish your fitness goal? WHY? Knowing the true reason why you are doing what you are doing is the first step in overcoming temptation and inconsistency. Ask yourself why your goal is important. You will know when you have found your true reason because the answer will be emotionally charged and/or something you are passionate about. No emotion or passion in the answer? Then that is not the true answer. Keep digging until you find it. Then think about it daily. Why not make your “why” your password on some of your online accounts. This way you are sure to remind yourself of your reason multiple times a day. How’s that for motivation?

I'll end with a paraphrased quote from Zig Ziglar. People often say that motivation doesn't last but neither does bathing. That's why we do it daily. Motivate yourself daily by reflecting daily on your why and never lose motivation again.