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The First 5 Pounds and the Last 5 Pounds: How to get Motivated

August 11, 2010 by Kristin_Anderson Leave a Comment

The last 5lbs are the hardest to lose and often the first 5 are the hardest to get going with.

There is a lot of info out there on both kick starting weight loss and losing the last 5 pounds. Interestingly enough, a lot of the information for both is the same. It all boils down to; eat less and exercise more, change up or add to your exercise routine, examine your diet, cut out unnecessary calories and fats, and write down or track your progress. Now I am not saying that this isn’t mechanically how you lose 5 pounds. In fact – it is exactly what you need to do to lose 5 or 50lbs.

However, how many of us find ourselves just not doing it? And what good is the info if we don’t put it to use right?

Before any of us will do anything, we need to be MOTIVATED—this applies to everything from brushing our teeth, to going to work, to working out.

In the case of weight loss, you have to be more annoyed with being at the weight that you are at, then tempted by eating poorly, eating too much, or not following through with your workouts. We lose, gain or maintain weight one day at a time.

The bottom line is, you have to be truly motivated all day long to execute the steps to losing weight…any amount of weight.

How to get motivated

Get in touch with your triggers. We all have some thought or trigger that get us upset, inspired or otherwise motivated. It may be a health issue, a big event, a comment that someone made, or just feeling plain tired of being unhappy with how you look and feel. What ever it is, get in touch with that.

Plan to be motivated for 3 days in a row only. This takes some pressure off of you and generally leads to quicker results. After 3 days, re-asses and think about what you’ve done and how you feel. From here you can decide if you are motivated to do another 3 or do you need one day of not caring before you try for your next 3 motivated days in a row.  

Make sure that you are losing weight for you. You can start by being motivated by another person, but unless this shifts to you losing weight for yourself then you will not succeed in the long run.  It’s ok if this takes a while or you don’t get there the first couple of times. Keep trying, you will eventually- promise.

Once you are motivated, you will be able to do exactly what you need to shed those first or last 5 pounds.

Good luck! I am here if you need me. For personalized help or suggestions, please email me at Kristin@mydailytrainer.com.

For meal planning, and workout videos please visit www.mydailytrainer.com

 

 

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About Kristin_Anderson

By practicing a wide range of off-ice training methods including ballet, pilates and track & field, former professional figure skater Kristin Anderson discovered that performing a diverse training regime leads to a more well-rounded athlete. She used her mixed method approach in her San Francisco and Los Angeles pilates studios, her M-TRAIN fitness app for the iPhone and iPod touch, and has carried her training philosophy over to her fitness company, My Daily Trainer. Losing and maintaining weight is as easy as 1,2,3 with Kristin's website www.mydailytrainer.com where you will find workouts, meal plans, a progress tracker and a lot of help from Kristin herself.

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