K, so why all the "self-help" reflection posts interspersed throughout this blog instead of just the "typical" do this to get fit? Several reasons, with the main one being that the majority of everyone's (including my own) battle with getting fit and staying fit is mental...not knowing what to eat or how to work out is not what is holding you back. It matters little what your financial situation is or whether you workout this way or that way....What makes the difference is how you feel about yourself, what your motivation is, and what your goals are and how you feel about your success. Know that getting into a particular jean size is not going to solve how you feel about yourself.....Sure you'll feel great about it, but that is a fleeting feeling if how you feel about who you are and the balance of your life isn't okay. The first step of your journey needs to be acceptance of who you are and where you are in life. This doesn't mean that you have to have everything figured out before you begin, just that you are okay with who you are. Acceptance of you and your situation in the present does not mean there are not things to work on and change...that's growth, that's the journey of life, but mentally beating yourself up over what you don't like or want to fix or whatever, is not progressing you to anywhere you want to go. It is one thing to say I want to lose 20 pounds and I have a plan to accomplish that versus saying to yourself that you hate your body and you never are able to stick to anything you set out to do, etc., etc. Those 20 pounds, or whatever it is on your goal list is not what is making you anguish, but the dialogue in your head about it. Accept where you are, make a plan for what you want to change, improve, enhance, and set about doing just that. You are you regardless of jean size....love yourself the way you would a loved one and get about your journey!
Put another way: What you focus on and put your attention on is what prospers SO Negative thoughts and negative energy = Negative outcomes......STOP pouring your energy into what you don't want and instead INVEST your energy on what you do want!!!! Each and every day is a new opportunity to do better and achieve better in all you do!
For more "self-help" beyond fitness and nutrition, be sure to visit my other blog at http://veryeffectiveliving.blogspot.com/.
Put another way: What you focus on and put your attention on is what prospers SO Negative thoughts and negative energy = Negative outcomes......STOP pouring your energy into what you don't want and instead INVEST your energy on what you do want!!!! Each and every day is a new opportunity to do better and achieve better in all you do!
For more "self-help" beyond fitness and nutrition, be sure to visit my other blog at http://veryeffectiveliving.blogspot.com/.
That is the best advice for working on a goal. Step 1: accept where you are.
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