How to stay motivated to lose weight...

Do you feel you fall behind with your fitness goals? Here are some expert tips to stay motivated and vigilant in your weight loss program.

Persevere

Making the decision to live healthier lives is the first step, but you will never see the results if you give up too soon. You have reached a plateau in your weight loss or you came simply to find more motivation to go to the gym, here's how to change your coaching philosophy to get back on track to achieve your goals.

Set your goals

"When it comes to workout to lose weight, it is important to know at the outset its objectives and why they want to achieve," says Louise Green, certified personal trainer and instructor wellness. To meet your goals, make sure they are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely).

Ms. Green suggests asking the following questions when establishing its training goals to lose weight:
• What are the physical results you want to achieve?
• What are your reasons for losing weight?
• How long did you spend?


Be prepared

With a busy schedule, you are not always able to plan and prepare meals, says the expert in nutrition science and communications, Lucia Weiler.

When eating out, choose the healthiest options. To ensure you do not exceed your daily calorie needs, Weiler recommends checking the nutritional information of a meal before ordering, emphasizing vegetables and choosing fresh food, baked, roasted, or steamed, rather than fried or breaded foods while you merely drink water.

Overcome obstacles

You will inevitably have to face challenges throughout your journey to weight loss, should Louise Green.

Here are his tips for overcoming the most common obstacles:

 

• Motivation: Create a buddy system.

• Time Management: Plan your workouts in order to make your first morning task.

• Family: Find ways to involve your children.

• Financial aspects: looking for things you can do outside for free or go swimming at the local pool inexpensively.

• Prioritize: Plan your schedule and activities of your family so that everyone knows that this time is sacred and hold on!

Check where you are

Assess progress since you started will help you stay motivated and continue to fight hard for that success, according to Colin Berenhaut, a sports expert, co-founder of Sports Performance Centre Ltd..

Here are some tips for choosing a training program that suits you and keep:

 

• Do what you love. You are more likely to pursue a workout if you have fun.

• Focus on one or two goals. (Choose only a few drive parameters.) Do not overwhelm trying to fix everything at once.

• Start slowly. If you try to reach a level of intensity too high, you will discourage you.

Visualize your success

The power of visualization is a technique formatting commonly used by professional athletes and teams, the instructor explains wellness, Louise Green.

Here are 3 steps to see your weight loss success:

 

• Establish your objectives clearly

• Think positively

• Display quietly