The fitness industry is a multi-million dollar money maker and we are the heaviest we have ever been. I sit every day with this conflict and consider the consequences that have led us here. Clients come to me that have been on every weight loss plan and diet and still fight with the ups and downs of weight loss. They lose weight only to gain it back over and over again. Sometimes even twice as much as they lost. They come with a list of reasons why the diet didn't work, why losing weight is difficult and a plan that will be the one that works for them this time.
The truth of the matter is that you must ask yourself this question. Do you just want to lose weight or do you want to make a permanent lifestyle change? Losing weight is easy. You take in less calories than you body burns. That is the easy part. The difficult part is keeping it off. Here lies the difference in these two options. The missing link is behavior modification.
In order for any lifestyle change to be permanent, you must modify your current behavior that is repeating the same results. In order to do that you must start with being honest with yourself and your behavior.
What are your goals?
What are you willing to change to achieve your goals?
What are the obstacles you will need to overcome in order to move forward?
What are you willing to give up?
What are you gaining?
These are all questions you need to ask yourself when making a true lifestyle change. You must stop following a "cookie cutter" program that is not designed for you. You will benefit from a program that takes into account your strengths and your weaknesses. You will begin to become stronger and the habits and behaviors that kept you from keeping your goals alive will be replaced by ones that encourage you to move forward.
In order for any plan to work, you must modify your behavior, your beliefs and your goals. It has to be something you want more than what you are doing right now. Just ask yourself...is this a moment in time or a lifetime I am seeking?
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