Let’s get to the point, most people know why they struggle with weight. Whether they load up on foods packed with starch and sugar, or they fail to make exercise a regular part of their life, the results speak from themselves. So often, people claim that they struggle getting motivated to really transform their body. When someone is on the verge of making a real change in their life, the best thing they can do first is take full responsibility for their current situation. Sometimes, all you need is someone getting in your face to remind you of that fact.
The good news is that once responsibility is taken for your current situation, there is a marvelous sense of liberation and power that one can take over their future situation, and getting motivated becomes that much easier! Healthy living is not a gym membership or a fad diet; it is a choice, plain and simple. Once we stop defining ourselves by what we possess and instead define ourselves by what we do, the biggest obstacle in the realization of any goal has been overcome!
The truth is that nothing can ever be accomplished without first establishing definitive goals and a determination by which they can be attained. The late W. Clement Stone, a successful businessman, is famous for saying “whatever the mind can conceive, and bring itself to believe, it can achieve.” The most crucial step for you, or anyone trying to lose weight right now is the belief and knowledge that they are capable of it.
This sounds so simple, and it is, but its value cannot be overstated. The trick is to be consistent in reminding yourself of the success you are having and will continue to have. If you can fantasize about achieving your ideal weight and understand that your goals are fully within your grasp, making the healthy changes becomes enjoyable, exciting and inspirational. All it takes is a declaration that you will take control. Everyone is so much closer than they believe.
I’m not saying this to give false hope; I’m saying this because it’s the same philosophy that has helped tens of thousands of people lose hundreds of pounds in the most healthy and efficient of ways.
Getting motivated to lose weight is the biggest hurdle, but it doesn’t have to be. There is so much to learn about healthy living, and going into it with the right mindset is the key. It starts with you, and it ends with you. Remember, if you can imagine it, and if you can believe it, seeing it in reality is only a matter of time.
