Losing weight is hard and no matter how prepared you are to change your lifestyle completely, there are still many things that will surprise you. These ups and downs will make you second guess your weight loss motivation and make you think twice about continuing. Once you have started this journey you really need to make sure you have the motivation to keep going. Here are five tips from women, who lost weight, to keep you on track and motivated.
Look How Far You’ve Come
If you ever feel like giving up look at pictures of before you decided to change you eating habits and start exercising. This will remind you of how far you’ve come and it will keep you on track to continue.
Remember Your Why
Always go back to why you want to lose weight and change your life. If you keep remembering the why then you will stay motivated. If it’s an upcoming celebration, the holiday you saved up for, or playing with your kids, keep using it as a motivator to keep going.
Make Your Workouts Fun
Plateauing is one of the downs of weight loss. It can be because of sleep, hormones, or many other reasons, but this can really be unmotivating. For some people, they need to do more exercise. That sounds scary, but the best thing to do is to pick an activity that interests and excites you and focus on the fun parts.
Focus on Non Scale Victories
Its not all about the amount you lose each week, you can focus on so many more things for motivation. Like if your clothes feel looser, you are mindfully eating, are you able to run for 3 minutes longer. All of these reasons are enough to keep pushing through and reaching your goals.
