3. Stop the Excuses Oddly enough, people who exercise have the same issues and obligations, yet they somehow manage to exercise every day. 4. Stop Setting Unrealistic Goals
Exercise isn't a magic bullet, no matter how great I make it sound, and despite what you may see in magazines or infomercials, there's no shortcut to weight loss. The truth is, it takes more exercise than you think to lose weight and it takes more time than you think. In fact, it could take up to a year to see real, permanent changes, simply because it often takes that amount of time to learn how to get around all the obstacles in your life. 5. Stop Thinking It Will Be Easy
Exercisers make it look easy, but it's not. If you want to change your body, you have to get out of your comfort zone and challenge your body with more than it's used to. 6. Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time
We're always waiting for things to calm down but when does that actually happen? If we're lucky, we may get a week or two now and then when life isn't utter chaos. Don't try changing your schedule to fit a workout. Instead, try fitting a workout into your schedule, even if it's just 10 minutes at a time. 7. Stop Being Afraid to Fail
Forget what you did wrong and focus on what you can do right. 8. Stop Sabotaging Yourself
As we all know, thinking we'll just 'squeeze in a workout' whenever we have time never works. If you end up having extra time, which never happens, are you really going to work out? No. You're probably going to check email or Facebook or Instagram or maybe play a game of Candy Crush, right? So avoid these pitfalls.
9. Stop Going it Alone
Many people are afraid to hire a trainer or dietician for help. Maybe it's the cost or maybe you're embarrassed to talk about how much you suck to a stranger. Luckily, professionals are just that - professionals who are in business specifically to help people with these issues. 10. Stop Trying to be Perfect
When you're not perfect, you feel bad about yourself. And when you feel bad about yourself, you want to feel better. And how do you make yourself feel better? With a workout? No, more likely with a bottle of wine and a big bag of Doritos. Or maybe that's just me! 🤗
There's nothing wrong with the occasional pity party, but if you're always comforting yourself with emotional eating, it's time for a new approach. Stop kicking yourself - It doesn't burn any calories and it's really hard to reach your own butt with your foot.😄 |