Having Trouble with Weight Loss Motivation?
Try this weight loss motivation technique: Go through your photo albums and find a picture of yourself in your best shape ever. It may be a photo from your college or even high school days. Now go through your photos and find a picture of yourself in your worst shape ever. You may have to go through old shoe boxes of photos, since this photo may not have made it into your photo albums. Place the two photos side by side. You at your...
5 Reasons You Aren’t Losing Belly Fat
When you set out to live a healthier, better life, part of your goal was to shed belly fat that has plagued you all these years. However, try as you may, it sticks around like a bad habit. While extra belly fat is a deterrent to your self-confidence, it comes with an array of serious health dangers as well. From increased risk for cancer to heart disease to diabetes, unwanted belly bulge puts your life at risk every day. If you’ve...
5 Signs Your Diet Is a Fail
You’ve considered it for weeks, months, years even. And now is the time that you’ve decided to make a change and go on that diet. But don’t just dive in feet first. First, take a long, hard look at the diet you’re considering and answer five questions before proceeding. Only then can you be sure your diet is not going to land you in the land of diet failure. Fat Loss Diet Question 1: Does it make you hungry all day every day? When...
7 Ways Strength Training Will Change Your Life
You get married. Have a baby. Move across the world. Start going to night school so you can get a degree. All of these are life-changing events that make you a different person. But did you know your life can change significantly just by spending some time strength training? That’s right—if you’re willing to commit to strength training, your life will change significantly in seven ways. Here they are. Change #1: Toned This one’s...
Why You Should Exercise: 7 Major Benefits
So many people today are struggling to find motivation. It’s tough to find the motivation needed to get out of bed and into workout clothes. It’s even tougher to find the motivation to stick with a healthy eating plan. The chaos of 2020 is taking its toll on our minds and bodies, but there’s a way out. If you’re struggling to find motivation to get to exercise, allow these seven reasons to inspire you to get moving… Exercise Because...
New Year. New You!
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, New Year’s resolutions are a good thing. If you struggle to believe that, it’s probably because of a history of failed resolutions. This year, however, you owe it to yourself to become the new person you want to be. Not in order to impress other people. You’re going to do it to remind yourself that yes, you can do whatever you put your mind to—you can become a better person. Ready to get started on the road to a...
Please Decide
If you’re like most people then reading this subject line was a little uncomfortable and you may have even experienced a bit of anxiety. Make a decision? Do I have to? We are forced to make decisions every day, but that doesn’t make it any easier. When you stop to think about it, your life is the sum total of all the decisions that you’ve ever made up to this point. Your health, your mindset, your finances are all an outcome of the...
It’s Only Your Life
Today I’m going to let you in on a little secret…it’s not hard to get and stay fit. It’s not about hard work and deprivation. It’s all about boundaries. Let me explain… When you were a child your parents set boundaries around you. They were the authority on what was or wasn’t acceptable behavior. You had to complete your chores before dinner. You had to finish your homework before going out to play. You had to eat all your vegetables...