How to Change Your Mindset to Lose Weight
How to Change Your Mindset to Lose Weight
Change your mindset to change the way you feel about your body and actually lose weight as well? Can it happen?
Short answer: YES!!
Yes, this isn’t a lose-weight-quick fix. Rather it is a way to change the way you think so you can change the way you feel about food and your weight.
Here are tips to help you change your mindset to lose weight this year:
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Know Your Reasons and Believe in Yourself
Start by knowing why you need to lose weight. Research has shown that weight loss is closely linked to mindset so believe in yourself and that you can do it.
Do you want to lose weight to gain more energy?
Do you want to feel more active?
Do you need to lose weight for staying healthy?
Knowing your reasons and believing in your abilities to shed the extra weight with give you the encouragement you need to make that first move.
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Keep Yourself Motivated
Stay the course and keep yourself encouraged by tracking your progress and using a food diary as well as an app to track your everyday exercise.
Practice positive self-talk. For instance, instead of “I’ll never be slim. I’ve only lost half a stone” say “I’m making progress. I’ve lost half a stone and the rest will go away really soon too.”
You can also use an app from the iMindsetmax range to keep yourself inspired and motivated as you move forward and change the way you view weight loss.
Start with the FREE iMindsetmax Lite app and then move forward.
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Reward with Non-Food Incentives
Losing weight can be challenging so keep yourself motivated with non-food rewards, like a new wardrobe or snappy shoes or a decadent perfume.
Set milestones and the rewards you’ll get each time you reach it.
Here are 50 non-food rewards for fitness and weight loss goals to give you an idea!
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Surround Yourself with the Right People
Finally and most importantly, the right mindset is best achieved when you’re surrounded by people with the same thought patterns. So, make sure that you have friends and family who support your goals, encourage positive self-talk and motivate you to keep moving forward.
A walking buddy, a weight loss coach, a fitness trainer are just a few ways you can keep working on your mindset and your weightloss at the same time.
Do you have weight loss as a goal this year? How are YOU changing your mindset to make it happen?
