STAY MOTIVATED PT 4

STAYING MOTIVATED THE KEY TO WEIGHT-LOSS SUCCESS STAYING MOTIVATED... IS THE KEY WHEY IT COMES TO WEGHT LOSS. WHEN YOU STARTED THE WEGHT LOSS PROGRAM, CHANCES ARE YOU WERE CHARGED UP AND RARING TO GO. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR ENTHUSIASM HAS WANED A BIT. THIS IS PERFECTLY NATURAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT MOST PEOPLE START DIETS WHEN THEIR MOTIVATION TO LOSE WEIGHT IS AT ITS HIGHEST. HOW CAN YOU KEEP UP YOUR MOTIVATION OVER THE LONG TERM? HERE ARE A FEW FACTORS TO KEEP IN MIND. FEEL PROUD... OF THE MANY SMALL STEPS YOU TAKE TOWARD WEGHT LOSS EACH DAY, NOT JUST THE WEIGHT LOSS ITSELF. FEEL GOOD... ABOUT YOURSELF. WHETHER IT'S A COMPLIMENT FROM A FREIND OR THAT FACT THAT YOU STAYED WITH YOUR EXERCISE SCHEDULE, FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF CAN BE A REAL MOTIVATIONAL BOOSTER. OWN YOUR SUCCESS... LOOK AT OUR SUCCESS AS THE RESULT OF YOUR EFFORTS AND ABILITIES, RATHER THAN AS THEN AS THE RESULT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS SUCH AS THE WLS. SET A REALISTIC GOAL WEIGHT... A GOAL WEIGHT THAT IS TOO LOW MAY BE SO DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE THAT YOUR MOTIVATION MAY TAKE A NOSEDIVE. THINK OF 5LBS AT A TIME. SET GOALS... THAT ARE RELATED TO THINGS OTHER THAN JUST YOUR WEIGHT. MAKE SURE THEY ARE MODEST AND ACHIEVABLE, LIKE TAKING A MIDDAY WALK DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR. DO IT FOR YOURSELF... YOU SHOULD BE LOSING WEIGHT TO LOOK AND FEEL GOOD FOR YOURSELF, RATHER THAN FOR AN EVENT OR ANOTHER PERSON. IT'S EASIER TO SUSTAIN THE EFFORT THAT COMES FROM THIS KIND OF MOTIVATION. REWARD YOURSELF! BE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF YOUR GOALS. THE REWARD CAN BE SMALL, SUCH AS THE PURCHESE OF A FLOWER. THE IMPORTANT THIG IS TO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK. YOU DESREVE IT! TRY TO KEEP THESE FACTORS IN MIND AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND MAKE LIFE-STYLE CHANGES. WHAT HELPED ME THE MOST I WRITE IT ALL DOWN,,,WHAT I EAT,,,HOW I FEEL,,AND WHAT I ATE,,,,WHEN I WORK OUT,,,,AND HOW MUCH,,,REALLY THIS WILL HELP IF YOU DO IT,,,,SO JUST DO IT,,,LOL,, YOUR FRIEND WITH A POUCH SANDY