Monday, June 21, 2010

Burn Fat and Lose Weight

If you are struggling with a lot of weight and are out of shape physically, you are not alone. Many people today, find themselves in this terrible situation that robs them of their happiness. They find themselves with a lot of unwanted body fat and develop low levels of self-esteem. They may give up hope, and they do. However, when all hope seem lost, you can decide that you will be victorious over your weight issues. The best thing to do for anybody in your situation is to be optimistic.

I know, saying "...be optimistic" sounds cliche. However, if you keep thinking that you're too fat, or that you will never lose anymore weight, you won't. The best thing for you to do is to develop an optimistic mindset. Once you develop that mindset, you will start doing the right things that it takes for you to achieve your intended goals. Speaking of goals, it's very, very important to set goals before you start on your weight loss journey. In your mind you have a long-term goal(what you want to see instead of what you're seeing now). However, it's very important to set SHORT-TERM GOALS. When an NFL football team loses 6 games at the start of their season, their long-term goal after that will be to still make the playoffs. However, their SHORT-TERM one would be to win THE NEXT GAME. That is what you need to focus on, the SHORT-TERM, not the long-term one.

If you keep thinking about the long-term, you will be discouraged every time. You will be thinking that you're going to achieve that LONG-TERM goal overnight. However, if you focus on the SHORT-TERM one, you can achieve it overnight, or maybe in a couple days, then you can set another one. Going back to the example of the football team, once they win the first game, be it a field goal in overtime or a blowout, they can then focus their attention on winning the following game. However, if they focus on making the playoffs(long-term) they will continue losing games and then playoffs won't be possible. Okay, let's now apply this to your life. Once you achieve your SHORT-TERM GOAL(and you have unlimited shots at it) you can move on to the next one. And you just keep setting new ones until you've reached your desired body shape.

Being optimistic and setting goals are both very important to your success. However, the most important of all is working in a TEAM. Find some people that can be a part of your team. Friends, family, online communities are all examples of people that can be part of your TEAM. Recommend this article to them(and others like it) and have them as your guide in your routines, work-outs, diet-plans and everything else. Trying to lose weight alone, by yourself, will not get you the lasting results you want.

So, now you are ready to get started on your journey. Remember to be optimistic, set SHORT-TERM GOALS, and have a TEAM of people for support.




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