ooh this is so exiting,I am losing weight too.
this inspires me:
#1: Always think positive. Squash all negative thoughts. Monitor
your thoughts. Be aware of your self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, a
lot, but we are not always aware of these thoughts. Start listening. If
you hear negative thoughts, stop them, push them out, and replace them
with positive thoughts. Positive thinking can be amazingly powerful.
#2: Make a big public commitment. Be fully committed. This
will do the trick every time. Create a blog and announce to the world
that you are going to achieve a certain goal by a certain date. Commit
yourself to the hilt.
#3: Create a friendly, mutually-supportive competition.We
are all competitive in nature, at least a little. Some more than
others. Take advantage of this part of our human nature by using it to
fuel your goals. If you have a workout partner or goal buddy, you’ve
got all you need for a friendly competition. See who can log more
miles, or save more dollars, each week or month. See who can do more
pushups or pullups. See who can lose the most weight or have the best
abs or lose the most inches on their waist. Make sure the goals are
weighted so that the competition is fairly equal. And mutually support
each other in your goals.
#4: Keep a daily journal of your goal.If you are consistent about keeping a journal, it can be a great
motivator. A journal should have not only what you did for the day, but
your thoughts about how it went, how you felt, what mistakes you made,
what you could do to improve. To be consistent about keeping a journal,
do it right after you do your goal task each day. Make keeping a journal a sensory pleasure.
#5: Visualize your goal clearly, on a daily basis, for at least 5-10 minutes. Visualize your successful outcome in great detail.
Close your eyes, and think about exactly how your successful outcome
will look, will feel, will smell and taste and sound like. Where are
you when you become successful? How do you look? What are you wearing?
Form as clear a mental picture as possible. Now here’s the next key: do it every day. For at least a few minutes each day. This is the only way to keep that motivation going over a long period of time.
#6: Make it a rule never to skip two days in a row.This
rule takes into account our natural tendency to miss days now and then.
We are not perfect. So, you missed one day … now the second day is upon
you and you are feeling lazy … tell yourself NO! You will not miss two
days in a row! Zen Habits says so! And just get started. You’ll thank
yourself later.
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