Many individuals struggle to achieve their fitness goals, whether
they're just exercising, bodybuilding or actually trying hard to lose
weight. How much of their effort is physical and how often do they
actually involve their minds in their activities? For the most part
losing weight; or becoming fit is almost like trying to quit smoking. If
we don't actually put everything into it including our minds the
outcome looks bleak. We'll struggle to reach whatever goals we have set
for ourselves, but in the end we most likely will only achieve minimal
results.
I feel that first off, an individual has to want to lose
weight. It can't be fueled by the insults or opinions of others. We have
to look at ourselves and want to change. That's the first step, after
really deciding on the reason for losing weight or whatever you are
after is realized then we can move forward. That step is all mental.
After that we plan, we sit down and mentally decide on what type of
exercise/weight loss program we want to dive into or what can fit into
our lifestyle. (This part is a huge mental struggle)
It is always
easier to give up or to make excuses why we can't workout today, that
part is easy and one of the biggest mental problems we face. But when it
comes down to it, no matter what we tell yourself it's because we're
lazy. With TV, video games and any other so called types of
entertainment downers we mentally find something easier to do with our
time that's not so productive. (All mental)
So when those of us
that are not fully on board mentally start a fitness program it becomes a
quick failure because we see other possible activities in the back of
our minds, which in turn reduces motivation and we start questioning
ourselves again. We fail be we are not mentally prepared, we're mental
quitters.
Of course this is not always the case some weight issues
are truly caused by medical conditions, but even in many of these cases
there are options and again we add one more excuse to our play book as
to why we cannot carry on with our fitness program. (Lazy and mentally
degrading)
We are only as motivated as we mentally prepare
ourselves to be and we teach our children that this is OK by zoning out
in front of a television. We mentally destroy ourselves and for any of
us to achieve any goal or to lose the weight that we want to lose then
we have to focus, we have to plan, and we have to prepare ourselves to
go that extra mile. We have to mentally push ourselves forward even when
we see other options for taking up our time.
Find a friend, a family member and get started on mentally preparing yourselves for a healthier tomorrow.
