We all know that your diet motivation can quickly die after those first 3-4 weeks. The newness starts to wear off and you realize that this is a lot like work and it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, sometimes months, sometimes years but your diet motivation will determine if you are eventually successful.
Your mindset is your most important tool. You must change the way you look at your diet and workouts if you are to stay motivated. Realize that this is a long term goal and that there are no quick fixes. Below are 5 valuable tips that will help keep your diet motivation.
1] Track your progress: Make sure you take a before and after picture. As you move along with your diet and workouts sometimes we can’t see the progress day to day. I recommend taking a picture every 30 days. Also take measurements and update them as well every 30 days.
2] Don’t be unrealistic: You can’t reasonably expect to lose 50 pounds in 30 days. Health experts recommend only losing 2-3 pounds per week. So don’t try to starve yourself to death with those fad diets. Remember your ultimate goal is to get healthier and that will take time. Start with a series of short term goals. For an example my goal was to lose 6 pounds each month.
3] Don’t lose your focus: Keep your eye on the prize. If you are wanting to lose the weight because your reunion is coming up or you have a wedding to go to or whatever reason it may be, stay focused on that goal. Find pictures of when you were a certain weight and put them on your mirror or fridge. This will help with your diet motivation when you are tempted to give in.
4] Don’t force yourself: What I mean by that is don’t try to force down foods you don’t like just because a diet plan says so. You must be able to stick to your diet plan and trust me if you are eating foods you don’t like it’s just a matter of time before you will start failing. Almost all diet plans have a variety of foods to choose from. Realize that this is going to be a life change so you must like the foods you will be eating.
5] Accountability: It’s always a great idea to form a support group with others that are on the same journey. You can share your struggles and successes. You will be able to help motivate each other. This is key when you are starting to have doubts and feeling all alone. It’s a great benefit to know that there are others going through the same thing and power comes with numbers.
I hope these diet motivation tips will help you on your weight loss journey and remember nothing worthwhile comes fast or easy.
