Prepare to Succeed at Losing Weight
August 27th, 2008 by Go Weblog
“Right, that’s it, I’m starting a diet on Monday!”
How often have you said that to yourself? And how many times have you decided that this year will be the one you finally lose weight?
Do you know what goes wrong when you start a new regime full of enthusiasm only to ditch it within a few days or weeks?
One reason might be that you aren’t mentally and physically prepared to make it happen. You have the best possible chance to succeed only by preparing yourself properly.
Good preparation means:-
1. Knowing your target
What do you actually want to achieve? How much weight do you want to lose and by when? Check that your target is realistic by aiming for no more than 1 to 2lbs a week on average.
2. Choosing a strategy
How will you lose that weight? A vague notion of eating less will not get you there. Choose a system to follow that fits in with your lifestyle and preferences or plan your own system from the knowledge and experience you have of what works best for you.
3. Making Plans
Decide what actions you need to take to be ready to follow your chosen system on day one. What do you need to buy? What do you need to find out? Who do you need to talk to to get support?
Write your plans down so that you can check the actions off as you complete them and then start taking those actions. If you need to look for recipes or shop for special foods, do that now. If you have decided to join a gym, visit and join and have your introductory session. If you need walking shoes or a tennis racquet get it now.
4. Building your Personal Motivational tools
Taking action to prepare yourself will put you in the right frame of mind to start your weight loss program when you intend to. Of course, it gets harder as you go along. Motivation dwindles for many people very quickly without regular input.
While your motivation is still high, write down a list of all the reasons you have for wanting to lose weight - a list you can refer to again and again if the going gets tough later on.
Also spend some time thinking about how you will look and feel and how your life will be when you succeed. Write down a full description as a second motivational booster for when you need it.
5. Committing to make it happen
By going through the planning stage you will become aware of the effort involved in losing weight. Are you prepared to commit to the changes you will need to make and the actions you’ll need to take? Are you willing to do what it takes to achieve the benefits?
Many people start a weight loss program or diet without thinking this through.
If you’re not prepared to follow your chosen strategy there’s no point in starting. You’re setting yourself up for failure and another blow to your self-esteem.
But if you know what you are planning to do, you’re fully aware of what’s involved and you’re willing to give it time and energy and to make it a priority in your life you WILL succeed. So think it all through, consider the pros and cons and decide whether you’re prepared to make those changes before you begin.
Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small
Janice Elizabeth is a weight loss coach, slimming club owner and author of “The Diet Exit Plan”, an 8 week coaching program for automatic permanent weight loss. Get her FREE 15 page report “How to lose weight without dieting - 7 secrets the diet industry doesn’t want you to know” at http://www.SimplySlimming.com TODAY!
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July 21st, 2008 by Go Weblog
Ever wonder how fitness models look so great in magazines? Well its not all smoke, mirrors and Adobe Photoshop editing.
Believe it or not, some photographers will flat out turn a fitness model away if she shows up to a photo shoot out of shape. It’s just too hard to sell images of flabby fitness models.
So how do models firm up before a shoot? There’s tons of ways to do this but the easiest way is to give yourself two weeks to shed five pounds.
That may not seem like a lot of weight to lose, but looking good is not so much about weight loss as it is about weight re-distribution.
In reality, shedding five pounds of flab could mean the difference between a 32-inch waist and a 28-inch waist. Using these five steps, you’ll drop that body jiggle in no time.
Step 1: Double up on your aerobics
Instead of exercising for 30 minutes on the treadmill, step it up to 60 minutes. You don’t need to walk, step or jog faster, only longer. Extending your workouts past 30 minutes gives your body more time to burn fat, as opposed to only burning carbohydrates for energy.
Added tip, don’t eat more because you exercise more. Lean bodies are nutritionally efficient bodies.
Step 2: Go to bed the same time every night before 11pm
When bodybuilders train for a show, you can bet on one thing for certain, they’re snoozing by 11pm every night. Going to bed consistently by 11am gives fat the one-two knockout.
Early sleep lowers the amount of cortisol levels in your blood. Higher than normal cortisol levels encourages fat storage. As an added boost, when you regulate your sleep, you levels of melatonin kick in like clockwork each night to not only enhance your sleep, but to actually burn fat better.
Step 3: Wake up 30 minutes earlier
OK, you have to get your double exercise time from somewhere, so it comes from your sleep time. Getting up earlier also helps you sleep better. With the added fatigue from exercising and going to sleep at a regular time, your dozing hours will be more restful and you probably won’t even notice those 30 minutes that you skimped on.
Step 4: Eat you last meal by 6:30pm
If you meet a successful fitness model, one thing you’re sure to encounter is that she has her eating habits down to a science. Closing down you kitchen a 6:30 has several weight loss benefits.
First, by not eating for a full twelve hours each day, you give your stomach time to empty itself and allow you body to use excess fat for energy. Second, if your last meal is at 6:30pm and you crawl into bed by 11pm, your body won’t be so busy digesting food all night long- making your rest all the more peaceful.
Step 5: Eat more frequently, 6-8 times a day
Metabolism manipulation is the cornerstone of weight loss. Manipulate your meals and you manipulate your metabolism.
If you normally eat 3-5 meals a day, break those feasts in the 6-8 mini meals. Remember, do not add more food just split the meals in two. Regularly feeding your body keeps the body’s energy level at its optimum.
Moreover, you’ll have the energy you need to make it through an extended cardio session.
There you have it, fives steps to the slimmer you. And yes, it works like clockwork. Give yourself two weeks and watch the last bit of flab slip away. I dare you.
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