- Be reasonable. You see an old picture of yourself when you were thinner. You know you don’t look like that anymore, so you decide to try some radical diet so you can regain your old self faster. Sure, some people do drop lots of weight from crash diets, but they don’t feel better, the results don’t last and they don’t learn anything about living healthier in the process. Give yourself a little break. Acknowledge that the pounds crept on slowly when you weren’t paying attention, and now they can come off slowly as you start to pay attention. With a healthy eating plan and exercise, you will immediately reap the results of feeling more energized and gain the sense of accomplishment that comes from doing the real work and seeing real results.
- Change your limits. Back to that magic wand…if you had one, you wouldn’t have the exhilarating feeling that comes from the discovery that you can do more than you thought you could. Think about how you feel when you finish an intense workout, run a mile when you never have before, finish a new weight lifting routine, or venture to a new fitness class you haven’t tried before. You gain a sense of accomplishment. You feel dedicated. Muscles are sore that you didn’t even know you had. Soon, you get excited to see what your results might be if you keep it up. When you surprise yourself, it will motivate you to keep going—or set your sights higher. You see results and gain the confidence to take on new challenges. You find out you don’t need shortcuts. You create your own magic.
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