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'm not going to lie. Achieving your
health and fitness goals is a lot of work. Even when people hire
me as their personal trainer, it still requires some self discipline
to eat healthy and do the extra cardiovascular required to see
results. Some clients eventually fall to the wayside. To give
you the best possible chance to stick with your weight loss program
and succeed, I will give you some of the best tips I tell my
clients to keep them on the right track.
1. Commit three
months at the start of your exercise program:
If you commit to this right from
the beginning, it will help you not get distracted if you aren't
losing weight after the second or third week. It is going to
take your body some time to adjust to your new lifestyle change
and how fast it adapts depends on how disciplined you are to
diet, if you are consistent to your exercise, and your body's
own personal reaction to change. After three months though, if
you are doing everything that you need to do, you will see some
change. You will get inspired and want to continue on to see
even more results.
2. Make a long-term
goal but focus on the short term goals:
I truly believe that you can achieve any type of weight loss
goal that you create, as long as you are committed to the program.
You will never meet your long term goal in 30 days. That is why
it is called a long term goal. Focus on the short term goals
and they don't have to be tangible changes. For example, yes
you could say I want to lose 1-2 pounds this week, but also make
a goal of hitting cardiovascular 5 times in a week or trying
to eat 3 servings of fruit for the day. If you make realistic
short term goals, you can see little victories easier and over
the long hall, become the big victory that you are striving for.
3. Get the support
of your family and friends:
All too often, I meet with a client
who wants to lose weight, but her spouse or children ridicule
him/her or discourage the attempts. As someone who understands
how you will feel by losing the weight, you need to have a heart
to heart with your family and friends and explain why this is
important to you. Whether it be for your own health or just to
make you feel more self-confident, you need to convey this to
them. If they truly care about you, they will help you out in
everyway possible. It is always better to have help, especially
when trying to achieve a goal that for the longest time you have
deemed insurmountable.
4. Join a support
group:
If your family and friends can't
be of help to you, look for fitness support groups out there
that will. The Health Rejuvenation program that my company offers
has several support groups. We provide a bi-weekly meeting place
for local participants, a teleconference call, and a Yahoo! Group
for out of town participants. If you are in a group with people
who are trying to achieve the same results, this is a wonderful
way to remain accountable. Motivation and support permeates throughout
the group, to help each other out.
5. Keep a log of
your workouts and eating:
This will keep you more accountable
by seeing what you are doing. You might be less likely to skip
a workout or have a poor quality workout, if you can see what
weights you worked with last time. Also, you will be less likely
to put that doughnut in your mouth, if you know you have to write
it down. You can correct the errors in your diet and workout
and keep you on the right track for success.
6. Hire a personal
trainer:
Yeah, I might be tooting my horn
here, but my clients tell me that if they have to pay money for
something, then they are going to try and stick with it. A personal
trainer will put you on the right exercise program and nutrition
plan that will best help you achieve your results. All you have
to do is follow their instructions. To find out some quick tips
on losing weight, you can email losing_weight_now@getresponse.com
I hope that these tips help you
out. I know it sounds simple for me to say, but you have to be
patient. You didn't get in your current shape overnight, so don't
expect to change overnight. If you follow the guidelines that
I suggest, you will be well on your way to achieving that lifestyle
change you so desire.
Copyright 2006 Adam Kessler
Adam Kessler is President of Fitness
Planning Consultants located in Columbus, Ohio. His company helps
run Sports Conditioning Specialists, a private training studio
for athletes and people wanting to get healthier. To learn more
about the Health Rejuvenation program and his company
go to http://fitnessplanning.com
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