Do you need
motivation to eat right and diet and exercise while on the HCG diet?
Have you constantly been "starting over?" Are you sick of
this endless cycle? I know how it is. I figured out how to end this
frustrating cycle and produced the physical results I would only
dream of before. I found out how to have lasting motivation to eat
healthy and diet and exercise and build you HCG Body for Life. Let me
show you how.
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My
Struggle and Triumph
For years, I would
start a diet and diet and exercise routine only to "take a
break" and start over again several months later. I would diet
and exercise for about 2-3 months, not see much as far as results,
and stop. Once I got too out of shape, I would get determined to
start dieting and working out again only to stop a few months later.
This went on for about 7-10 years. Does this sound familiar?
Fortunately, this
all changed about 2 1/2 years ago when I started applying these
strategies I'm about to share with you.
Just so you know,
unlike most people, my challenge wasn't only to lose weight, it was
to also to regain my health by lowing my blood pressure, reverse my
sleep apnea, and to prevent the eventual onset of Diabetes. Growing
up I was always thin and athletic.
So what happened?
How come I kept failing to keep up with a diet and diet and
exercise-routine for almost 10 years? Wouldn't being overweight, and
having all these health problems or seeing both of your parent's diet
of Diabetes related organ failure be enough motivation to stick with
a weight loss plan? Apparently not.
It
wasn't until I did the things I'm about to tell you that I went from
struggling just to lose a few pounds a year to losing 42lbs of fat
and gained tons of muscle in less than 6 weeks. By the way, I didn't
do anything different than what I outline in my book How
to Feel Good Naked in 26 Days.
Now if your
motivation to diet and exercises to lose weight, don't worry, this
will work for you as well. In terms of weight loss motivation, the
same principles will apply. Losing weight just comes down to knowing
what to do and doing it.
I won't be writing
about what I ate or what diet and exercise routine I used. You can
find out what you should be eating to lose weight online. What I'll
be writing about is the mental changes that took place and the
strategies I used to make working out become a habit. So lose weight
or gain weight, the same strategies will apply.
Let me start with
the main reasons why people have trouble with having the motivation
to Diet and exercise in the first place.
Why
Some People Stop Dieting and Working Out and Why This Time May Be
Different.
The problem with
most diets and exercise regiments, for most people is that after some
time, the motivation to diet and exercise dries out. The following
are the most common reasons:
Wrong strategy
With so much
information out there, this really shouldn't be a problem. The basic
formula to lose weight eat less calories than you burn or burn more
calories than you eat. To gain weight, it's the opposite. If you have
the motivation to stick to the diet and workouts everyday but eat
more calories than you burn, you're going to be disappointed. Follow
the protocol to the letter, and you'll be amazed at the
results you receive weekly.
As long as you
don't buy into those
quick-results-with-no-work-and-eating-foods-off-protocol, you should
be fine.
Lack of results
Too many people
start this protocol expecting the same results and their friend or
family member got, sometimes with the expectation of the same exact
amazing result in too short of a time span can be unrealistic. So
when results don't meet up to their expectations, they get
discouraged and quit.
Slowed progress
Thinking that your
results will stay consistent will just end up disappointing you. In
the beginning, you may have some great results. You may lose 5-10
pounds your very first week. But as the weeks go by, you will find
yourself losing less and less. Not knowing this in advance can be
very discouraging when it happens.
Hitting a
plateau
When you start the
HCG Body for life system, your results will be very encouraging. Your
motivation to diet and exercise will increase as you see these
amazing results. However, sooner or later, you will hit what's known
as a plateau. Athletes experience this all the time. You get to the
point where results not only slow down, it actually stops. This can
definitely be pretty frustrating.
Satisfaction
This is when you
get to the point where you've loss enough weight to where you feel
satisfied. You're not where you want to be at but it's not bad enough
for you to want to do much about it. At this point, your motivation
to continue with the protocol may drop since your reason for dieting
and working out is no longer strong enough. You may stop working out
all together until your body gets to a point where it causes your
motivation to increase again and you start to diet once again.
All of the above
reasons that cause most people to quit working out happened to me
over the years and have caused my motivation to diet and exercise
deteriorate, but I've figured out how to overcome all of them. So let
me share those strategies with you now.
How
to Have Lasting Motivation to Workout
1. Have
the right mindset
Without the right
mindset, you will be facing unnecessary difficulties. Realize that
anything worth striving for will be challenging. Go into this with
massive determination and focus.
When you take this
seriously, your motivation to follow the protocol will automatically
increase. Have the mentality of a warrior. Know that internal enemies
will constantly try to stop you, those internal voices that tell you
to quit. Be prepared for battle and take them down.
2. Have
Intense Desire
If you're merely
interested in losing weight, it's going to be difficult to do it long
enough for it to be a habit. Your desire to diet, exercise and get
the body you want has to be greater than any reason that may come up
to make you quit.
Write down why you
want to lose weight and get back in shape. Why do you want to lose
that weight? Why do you want to be fit? The more reasons you have
that hit you emotionally, the greater your desire will be.
My motivation to
diet and exercise was that I just hated being skinny. I also wanted
to inspire others by succeeding in this goal. If I could do it, they
could do it. But more importantly, I had to prove to myself that I
had the mental abilities to push myself through any challenge that
tried to stand in my way. I was sick of failing to accomplish this
goal.
3. Find
Inspiration
Watch videos or
talk to people who have achieved the fitness goals that you're
pursuing. When you see or hear story after story of people just like
you who were able to transform their body, you will begin to have
faith and confidence that you can do the same.
I remember
watching the movie SWAT over and over again, because I admired how
ripped up LL Cool J was in the movie... It made me want to and
believe that is was possible to look like that once again. . My
motivation to follow the diet plan and diet and exercise was through
the roof.
Another thing you
can do is to do this protocol and workouts with a friend or group of
friends. Now, keep in mind that it's important to pick someone who
has a strong desire. If you have a lazy friend, well, I'm sure you
know how that'll go.
4. Understand
The Why
One of the things
I did that really helped was instead of just going blindly into this
diet program or diet and exercise-regimen, I studied why I needed to
do the things I needed to do. I read books on how the human body
works as well as how nutrition works. By understanding WHY you have
to do what you need to do, you're more likely to do it because you
understand the importance of it.
It's easy to skip
a critical step just because you don't fully understand the reasoning
behind it. If I told you, to lose weight, you have to eat more
frequently but didn't tell you why, you might not do it since it may
not make sense to you.
It's not a must
that you study the why behind everything, but it will definitely
help.
5. Prepare
for Excuses
Excuses will come
up. Just know that it will and things will be a lot easier. For
instance, I knew that having to wake up early in the morning, when
it's cold and rainy outside, just to go to the gym and diet and
exercise would be a challenge. I knew that when I get together with
friends and family, there would be the urge to eat whatever fatty
foods they were eating. (I gained weight through cutting out fats and
all unhealthy foods in order to gain healthy weight.)
When your
motivation to diet and exercise is high, your mindset is different.
You will get yourself to diet and exercise regardless of what's
holding you back. But during those times when your motivation to
sleep or do something else is greater than your motivation to
workout, you need to be prepared to deal with it by coming up with
what you'll do before it actually comes up.
What I did was
write down a list of as many things that I could think of that would
prevent me from either wanting to diet and exercise or eat the right
foods. Then I came up with what I would do when those things
(excuses) came up. I knew what to do when my mind said, "It's so
cold right now, just stay in bed, you can diet and exercise later"
or "skipping one diet and exercise won't make a difference".
I was prepared.
You MUST be
prepared to deal with these excuses when they come up.
6. Prepare
for Setbacks
Your progress
won't be a straight diagonal line. It will slow down or even go in
reverse at times. You may lose several pounds every week for a few
weeks, then lose less for a few weeks, then lose none for a few
weeks, and then gain a few pounds for a few weeks. Know that this is
normal otherwise your motivation to diet and exercise may suffer.
I remember the
week when I weighed myself and found that I actually lost a pound.
Had I not been prepared for this, I may have been discouraged. But
since I knew this would happen, it just made me more focused and
determined.
When this happens,
don't get discouraged. This is where many people quit. Don't let it
happen to you. Keep going. Your progress will eventually turn back in
your favor.
7. Preparation
of Post Diet Meals
One of the reasons
why people will tend to overeat is because they are not prepared. I
loved eating fast food and junk food. But since I made a commitment
to changing my lifestyle, working out and eating healthy, I had to
cut all of that out. My eating schedule was pretty straight forward.
I ate 6 meals a
day, one every 3 hours. In the past, when it came time to eat, I
would normally just make something and eat it. I found that this
doesn't work very well because there are many times when I don't know
what to eat and end up going to a fast food joint to grab a burger.
So what I did to
prevent that was to prepare my meals in advance. Basically, I knew
what I was going to eat for each of the 6 meals every day and
prepared my meals to the point where all I had to do was heat up the
food in the microwave and presto.
I set up my eating
situation where it was easy. Even when at work, when meal time
came... heat up food, eat. No thinking was involved, and that's why
it worked. Protein shakes or meal replacements help when eating a
meal isn't convenient.
For losing weight,
the same strategy applies. If you don't know in advance what you're
going to eat, it will be easy and tempting to slip on your diet for
"just one meal" and grab something you know you shouldn't
be eating. Preparation is key.
8. Measure
Your Progress
Measure your
progress on a weekly basis. I'm not just talking about your weight.
I'm talking your body fat, about your arms, waist line, thighs,
shoulders, chest, and calves. Also, keep track of your workouts. How
many sets, how much weight, how long you ran for, etc. By keeping a
measurement of everything, your motivation to diet and exercise will
increase as you see those results.
Don't be afraid to
measure. Have confidence in yourself. You can do it. It just takes
some time.
9. Anchor
Feelings with Music and Celebration
Before I begin
each workout, I always listened to a certain song. At the end of my
diet and exercise I would listen to another song. The reason I did
this was to anchor the anticipation of working out to the first song
and anchor the feeling to celebration to the second song.
By doing this,
whenever I'm not in the mood to diet and exercise but go anyways,
listening to the first song will get me into the state of
anticipation for an intense workout. When I'm done, listening to the
second song will get me into the state of excitement. While I listen
to that song, I celebrate in order to anchor those good feelings to
not only the song but to working out.
The song you
choose doesn't matter, what matters is the feeling it gives you.
10. Accept
the New Lifestyle
You
must accept this lifestyle change and be okay with it. Too often,
people will start a diet and exercise-with the intention of it being
a temporary task. In order to make it a habit, you have to go into
this with the mentality of Fit
for Life.
Before I began my
diet and exercise and diet changes, I had to mentally be willing to
make this a lifestyle change. I was willing to make the change
because I made it clear in my mind that my new lifestyle is far more
rewarding than my old lifestyle.
If this sounds
like a big decision, well, it is. If you're not willing to give up
the life of sitting on the couch being inactive and eating junk food
all day, than you shouldn't be complaining about having low energy
and a body that you don't see fit. The decision to diet and exercise
on a regular basis for the rest of your life is one of the best
choices you can make.
The
Secret to Effortless and Lasting Motivation to Eat Health, and
Exercise...
Make
it a Habit
Do you think the
people who consistently go to the gym have to struggle and force
themselves to go each time? Fortunately, NO! Once you consistently
diet and exercise long enough, your need for the motivation to diet
and exercise becomes less. You will get to the point where you don't
even have to think about it. Working out will become natural.
This will take
time. So your goal is to do whatever it takes to stick to your diet
and exercise long enough for it to become a habit. Some people say it
takes 30 days to form a habit. For some habits, that's all it takes.
It depends on the habit. For me, the habit of working out, where it's
no longer a struggle, where no motivation to diet and exercise-is
needed, took about 5-6 months.
If this sounds
like a lot of hard work, then your desire just isn't strong enough.
At first I didn't like it. After a while I got used to it. Now it's
just a part of my life. In fact, if I don't exercise, I feel uneasy
and awkward, like there's something missing in my life. Get to that
point and you'll have a hard time NOT working out. That is your goal.
Conclusion
It all comes down
to disciplining yourself until it becomes a habit. Do you have to do
all the things I suggested above? No. What I discussed was what
finally made it happen for me. All these strategies and tips are just
to help you along the way.
The number one
thing is having an intense desire. When your desire is strong enough,
you'll find a way to reach your goal no matter what.
In the beginning,
it will be difficult to get accustomed to this new lifestyle. You
will be sacrificing time to go workout. You will be sacrificing
unhealthy foods you used to eat on a daily basis. Realize that these
sacrifices are necessary.
The good news is
that once you start seeing results, your desire for the old unhealthy
lifestyle will decrease. You will get to the point where nothing will
taste as good as being fit feels. You will see others who have the
inactive lifestyle you used to have and think, "Wow, this was
all worth it."
Lastly, when you
reach your goals, you inspire others to reach theirs. When I lost
that 42 pounds, believe me, people who knew me when I was fat
noticed. Even though most of them wanted to lose weight as well,
seeing me lose the weight so quickly, gave them motivation to take
the HCG Body 4 Life challenge, eat right, diet and exercise and reach
their goals. Hopefully it has inspired you as well. And when you
reach your fitness goals, hopefully others around you will be
inspired by you and continue this ripple effect.
Do this for
yourself and for your loved ones. This is one of the best habits that
you can develop for your life.
Working out alone won't get you to the fitness level you want.
Remember that at least 70% of the results come down to your diet.
This program shows you want to eat as well.
Until next time...
Colin F. Watson
The HCG Diet Coach
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