subject: 6 Ways To Keep Yourself On The Dieting Bandwagon [print this page] No matter how hard you exercise and how hard you diet, if you lose motivation everything will come apart. And nothing is worse than seeing all your progress unravel.
Unfortunately, most people do not know how to stick with it mentally.
So here are some mind tricks to help you stick with it:
1. Have very specific goals: The more vague your goals are, the more likely it is that you will not succeed. You see, vague goals lead to vague action. On the other hand, specific goals lead to very specific action that creates rapid change.
2. Use a carrot, not a whip: If you self flagellate yourself into action, expect to burn out sooner rather than later. A whip may work in the short run, but over time it will break you. So always use a big fat carrot to motivate yourself. Always move towards a positive outcome.
3. Run towards failure: You are going to fail, so don't get all hung up when it happens. Instead, learn from your failure and never stop moving forward. This is the best way to make sure you get fast results. And keep in mind that the most successful people have the highest rates of failure.
4. Make your environment extremely motivating: Don't rely on internal drive and self control here. Manipulate your environment as much as possible for the best results here. If you do this, you are much more likely to succeed.
5. Focus on daily routines, not results: If you are constantly obsessing over your weight, you are going to mentally burn out. Instead, focus on your daily routine and continually optimize it to get you closer to your goal.
6. Apply deadlines as much as possible: You have been conditioned by society to respond to deadlines since you were a child. So take advantage of this inborn conditioning and use deadlines on yourself. Even better, you will be forced to focus only on the most important elements.
The mind game is more important than the exercise game and dieting game. After all, once you lose motivation everything else will come apart!
