How to Stay Motivated
I get asked daily how I stay motivated. Before I start this, I want to say:
You need to truly be motivated from within. You need to hold yourself accountable. This needs to be a non negotiable for you to absolutely always do it whether you feel like it or not. Whether you are going through the motions to just get it in or having a bad day, coming out feeling better. You have to WANT the end result, more than anything else. That is how you stay motivated.
1. Do not take the quick route.
Crash dieting might give you the results you are looking for in the beginning, but as soon as you stop paying attention to intake and starving yourself or doing a diet that is not conductive for the long haul, you will gain it all, if not more back!
2. DO NOT LIMIT YOUR FOODS
The sure-fire way to make your brain crave more is to tell yourself you CANNOT have something. 80/20 is the way to go. Plan your “20” meals in your plan. Talk with myself or your current coach about this! If you need more information on the importance of the 80/20 with meals, there is an entire post about it! When you limit yourself to certain foods for non-medical reasons, it isn’t going to result in a lifestyle change. When you avoid foods like dairy and/or alcohol, this should be a lifelong decision in my honest opinion!
3. When Coping with Emotions, Find Alternatives from Food
The number of humans who automatically eat when stressed is unreal. You need to keep the foods you binge eat out of the house. Refrain from buying them to help with the change. You need to find a true healthy way to deal with your stress. For myself, it is lifting. For others it may be running, yoga, biking, reading a book, laying in the sun etc. Either way we are all our own human with lies/dislikes. Whatever is yours – FIND THAT!
4. Ask for Support
When your best friend or significant other is in your corner for progress and change, it goes the extra mile! The extra support system is needed beyond belief on your journey – whatever the goal is! Ask your friends for support, take a friend to the gym for whatever reason, just involve the ones you care about the most in your journey.
5. Bucket Challenge
There are 2 baskets:
1 labeled fit/goal
2 labeled fat/set back
There are a bunch of notecards or papers. Each color for a different purpose but all things you need to accomplish within each day.
Label these in whatever color wise you want to:
Meal plan, Water, Supplements, Workout, recovery, etc.
Each note car should be labeled about the positive aspect of your life. You can do 1 of each for the day, seven for the week or 30 for the month depending on how big you want to look at it and what works for your progress. At the end of each day (or as it happens) place the card in the correct bucket. At the end of the day, week, or month you will see what your weak points are and know where your focus needs to be.
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