Weight Loss Motivation and Support

Break through your weight loss plateau

If you just started your weight loss program on the first of January, I’m sure you aren’t experiencing the frustration of a plateau just yet, but without a doubt you will at some point. As long as you’re prepared for it you’ll be able to sail right through with the least amount of hair pulling. Here are a few tips that will come in handy when that number on the scale just won’t budge.

Be honest with yourself

Have you been keeping up with your food log? It’s normal for us to get so accustomed to our diets that we become complacent with journaling our meals and snacks. Be honest with yourself and take a good look at everything that goes into your mouth. A little bite here or a taste there can really add up at the end of the day. Get your pencil and paper ready and start being as detailed as possible. You may be surprised by how much is overlooked.

Make your fitness resolution stick in 2010!

Are you already struggling to stick with those health and fitness resolutions you promised yourself only 5 days ago? You’re not alone! As a personal trainer and nutrition consultant I see the exact same pattern every January! Good people, with great intentions pack the gyms and line up in health food stores for a solid three weeks, determined to stick with their goals this time! By the end of the month though, they’ve somehow fallen off the horse and the only people that remain at the gym are the ones that are there all year long! So how do they do it? How is it possible to stay focused on a diet plan and workout program when so many other things get in the way? Once again, it all comes down to the plan. Use the SMART technique to keep yourself on the right track and really achieve success this year!

What’s YOUR New Year’s Resolution?

Happy New Year to everyone!

Hopefully 2010 is already off to a fantastic start for all of you!

Along with a potential pounding headache and a craving for a pepto bismal smoothie,  January 1st often brings feelings of hope, inspiration and re-birth. There’s a sense of freshness in the air, knowing that this year may bring change and redemption as we wipe past behavior and old habits from our newly cleaned slate.

Weight Loss Help

Do you want weight loss help?

Here are the key things that must be done if you want to have weight loss success.

Support - We all know what we SHOULD be doing to lose weight.  But very few people do the things required! This is because of a lack of discipline.  So its essential you get your self a support person. Someone who will make you accountable for your actions, so you can get the results you want.

Training programs – Get your self a comprehensive training program……

Maintaining Diet Motivation is all about positive thought

Believe it or not, the first step to successful fat loss has nothing to do with food, exercise, calorie counting or gym memberships. It’s actually all in your head. That’s right; it’s a matter of perception and changing your way of thinking. The attitudes and opinions we hold towards healthy eating and fat loss need to adjust to certain realistic terms before anything else is even considered.

Back to School and Time to set those Weight Loss Goals

It’s that time of year again…time to re-visit those weight loss goals. Back to school signifies a time of new experiences, fresh starts, and organization. It’s a second chance at that New Years resolution you made to get in shape and lose the last 5 pounds. With a few simple changes and additions to your daily routine, you can still achieve your goal before the ball drops.

Weight Loss and Dieting Tips for the Mind and Body

A successful weight loss diet involves more than calorie reduction, low fat diet foods and smaller portion sizes. A weight loss diet requires a lot of mental changes and behavior adaptations in order to make the experience a positive one. I’m going to share three helpful dieting tips for weight loss that have much more to do with what goes on in your noggin rather than what goes in to your belly.

Three Tips to Support Weight Loss Motivation

Motivation is as important to your weight loss success as the diet plan itself. Our motivation to lose weight tends to wane from time to time and needs a kick-start every once in awhile in order to keep us on track.

I’ve put together three relatively simple steps to make the dieting experience a little more positive and and help increase your weight loss motivation.

Join an online weight loss support group

It’s very beneficial and therapeutic to have the support of others and to know that so many of your peers share your frustrations, along with the ups and downs that a weight loss program entails. There are numerous online weight loss support groups and forums that  can be exceptionally helpful and as anonymous as you’d like. You’ll enjoy a supportive platform to ask questions, discuss problems and weight loss plateaus, vent frustrations, share recipes and even make a few new friends in the process.

Get back on track. Motivation for a Monday morning.

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your weekend was filled with friends, family and lots of fun!

Weekends can be a challenge when it comes to following a healthy eating plan and scheduling in our intended fitness training. That’s why I like to think of Mondays as a new beginning, a fresh start, a do-over of sorts.

Perhaps you’ve spent the last couple of days indulging in a bit too much edible entertainment or sipping on a few too many ‘Wobbly pops’ while abandoning your commitment to the gym. Not to worry, it happens to the best of us. Now it’s time to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and revive your pursuit of a healthy body weight and a flat belly.