Weight Loss Motivation at Work

September 6, 2010 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

It’s true that weight loss can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Don’t forget why you wanted to lose weight in the first place? That’s when your weight loss motivation was at it’s highest point.  If you’re not careful you’ll lose motivation and that’s when it gets hard. Motivation at work is awesome it keeps you positive and helps you reach your goals with half the effort. Soon as you start to think you can’t lose weight motivation will begin to weaken and you can’t allow that to happen.

If you want to lose weight you will need to have a few motivational techniques
in place to help you achieve the results you want. These 5 motivational tips will help:

1. Get together with a support group of others who have the same goals (realistic goals).

2. Set up a plan to lose weight for a special day like your birthday, Valentine’s Day etc.

3. Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight; don’t forget your WHY!

4. Don’t use crash diet methods they work short term, permanent weight loss is the goal.

5. Most important of all lose weight for yourself not for someone else; this is key and powerful.

Caring for yourself enough to make the changes needed to be healthy should be one of the main reasons to lose unwanted pounds. Not to please your family, a man, a woman, friends, or anyone, it must be for YOU! Because you matter and you value yourself is the type of motivation that really works.

Weight management programs are another good way to lose weight and provide education needed to lose weight safely. If you’re a beginner a program is a great idea so that you have a course of action to follow and will be taught healthy eating habits along with exercise routines that are customized for your level of fitness. Furthermore, the guidance provided will help sustain your motivation to lose weight.

Of course, your level of motivation will determine how successful you are in your efforts to lose weight. Some days you will feel more motivated than others and this is normal, however, the focus should be on the positives not the negatives. Don’t allow your feelings to dictate your actions stick to the plan and you will build confidence in the fact that you can and will do it.

Remember your WHY! Be realistic! Do it for you! = weight loss motivation at work!

Weight Loss Exercises

November 6, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comments Off 

All forms of exercise are beneficial and all can help you lose weight. The best thing to do is decide what type of weight loss exercises you like to do, if you like the exercise then most likely you’ll do it on a consistent basis and not dread it. Consistency is one of the keys to not just losing weight, but also keeping it off. If you  decide to join a health club ask yourself three questions:
1. What type of exercise? ( Aerobic or Resistance Training)
2.How difficult? ( easy, moderate, strenuous)?
3. How long? (short 15-30min. long 1-2 hours)

You can do a combination of all three and alternate them. For example, if you workout an hour you can do 20 minutes of aerobic exercise with 20 minutes of weight training by the time you add in a few abdominal exercises and a stretch warm up you have your hour in. You can also change up the intensity take it easy one day and make it a little harder the next. There are many variations you can do to keep boredom from setting in. Weight loss exercises can get tedious if you let them.

You don’t have to limit yourself to the gym or at home exercises no matter what type of exercise you do it’s beneficial. What about the easy/fun exercises like swimming, water aerobics and walking? If you really like the outdoors how about a nature hike? And did you know that playing with the kids (if you have kids) are weight loss exercises. That’s right you can play tag or tag football, give piggy back rides, jump rope or jump on the trampoline it all counts. Or be creative and take a dance class I used to take belly dance classes and it was a great way to have fun and exercise too. What about a Pilates or Yoga class? And if you like high intensity how about a Billy Blanks kick boxing video?

As you can see there are all kinds of ideas and types of exercise to consider. It doesn’t have to be something you hate to do. In fact, if you choose an exercise you like it could be the highlight of your day; something to look forward to. It doesn’t have to look like a workout to be a workout, it can look like fun and be fun. With that in mind get to work and come up with at least five different types of weight loss exercises that you would like to try and then DO at least two of them.