5 ways to motivate yourself during the preparation phase
1. Review your goal. Set it and forget it.
Get a hard copy of your goal, print it, and take it with you everywhere you go. Look at it every time you are tempted to snack. Make yourself do a daily walk to the nearest store to pick up your latest goal. When you forget your goal, ask yourself why you made it, what you hope to achieve, and how you plan to do it.
2. Be motivated by others.
Your children, spouse, your coworkers, your bank teller—the people closest to you. They will remind you that you need to change. When they see you still don’t do what you need to do, they will motivate you to get started.
3. Have a reward system.
Set up a weekly budget for “treats” you get if you meet your goal. If you start the week with $2 a day in budget, for example, you can spend your second day working on getting your goal in place. You can also allow a small “bonus” day every week.
4. Measure your progress.
Plan one day to “mark off” the last five pounds you’ve lost or the last five items you’ve switched from junk food to healthy snacks. Work towards your goal. Then, set another goal for your next five pounds or your next five items.
5. Celebrate your victories.
This one is tough—it’s hard to believe you can do something for the first time and reach for the next goal. In the midst of your journey, when you’ve accomplished one goal, don’t stop. Celebrate your success by rewarding yourself. Take yourself out to dinner. Take yourself to a new book. Celebrate your achievements.
Conclusion
So now you have your exercise and eating plan in place and know what it is you want to achieve. Remember that everyone is different, and that’s ok. You may want to start slowly, with one or two pounds each week and then slowly build up. You may feel the motivation to work up to a mile every other day, and that’s ok. You may not want to be accountable to anyone but yourself. Just keep going, keep moving, and let it be your own personal journey.
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Samarth Harsh
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