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Despite knowing you want to lose weight, get a healthy body and maintain it, it can be hard to feel consistently motivated to lose weight and actually keep it off long term. We all know that it takes more than crash dieting and sporadic exercise, but often we aren’t so adept at sticking to effective weight loss plans that we know will ultimately work – IF we stick to it.

The following tips will help you learn how to keep motivated to lose weight once and for all.

Build A Case For Losing Weight: Collect Evidence

One way to enhance your motivation to make life changing decisions and get your weight under control is to collect evidence to build a case against yourself for losing weight. You want to prove the case that you urgently need to lose some weight, and you can accomplish that through pitcures.

Take a set of images of yourself as you are at the moment, and then find pictures of yourself from years past. Assemble as many photographs as possible that feature you at various different weights and times in your life. Then arrange them on a table in order of time or stick them down to a paper or poster board.

You’ll find that it’s very difficult to deny how overweight you are when you are looking at yourself from this outside viewpoint. Do you look like the person that inside you know you truly are? Do you really want to return to the days when you were healthy and thin?

Don’t Just Focus On The Scale

When you’re trying to drop weight it is easy to forget the bigger picture and only pay attention to the scale. A more balanced approach to get the scale moving by setting fitness goals that have nothing to do with weight. For example, sign up for an upcoming 5K event and plan to walk it. Additional targets may be to work up to doing a particular number of chin ups, sit ups, or jumping jacks. You could even plan to work up to doing one handed push ups, for example.

You can train to run if the race is far enough away and you can reasonably get into good enough shape to be able to handle it. What you should definitely NOT do however is set yourself up for failure with unrealistic targets, so make sure it is achievable. Doing so will ensure you maintain your motivation to lose weight in an effective manner.

Make Use Of Friendly Competition

Get some friends on board and create a friendly competition. You can all pitch in to purchase a cool reward that goes to the person who wins.

If its hard for you to find people in real life to do this there are plenty of online weight loss forums that often have a lot of competitions happening all the time.

Hang Up Your Dreams

Is there is a certain type of clothing that you really want to be able to put on? Maybe it’s a smaller summer dress with strappy sandals or a pair of short shorts without cellulite and fat jiggling out underneath. Whatever it is, purchase it in the size you ultimately want to get to hang it up somewhere you will see it daily.

You can also put it on from time to time as a visual reminder of the progress you are making!

Realize that most of these techniques for getting motivated to lose weight involve forward thinking. It’s about taking action now because you want something better for yourself in the future, as opposed to focusing on what you have to give up now.

Because the world’s obesity epidemic continues to spiral out of control, men and women are searching for a successful weight loss strategy.  The problem starts off with the fact that literally hundreds and hundreds of plans exist, every one claiming to support you while you lose weight.  It is, for most people, a nearly impossible task to discover which plans actually work.  There are, even so, some critical elements to successful plans.

Five keys to a successful weight loss plan:

1.  Above all else, a weight loss plan that is likely to succeed should be founded on solid science.  This doesn’t mean that an effective plan necessarily has to be at the forefront of weight-loss science, but its fundamentals should be based upon proven results.  This can be as simple as a proven strategy for reducing calories, an efficient workout routine, or the addition of new weight loss medicine into your program.

2.  As far as diet diet, specifically, you should look for a plan that demonstrates to you how to follow a moderate calorie and high fiber diet.  Obviously, you need to follow a moderate-calorie plan.  So why high fiber?  Recent studies have confirmed that a diet high in fiber tends to fill a person up quicker than a diet low in fiber.  Therefore, when eating high fiber foods, you will become fuller quicker, especially if you slow down while eating and chew your food properly.

3.  A successful weight loss plan also needs to integrate a properly balanced exercise routine.  That doesn’t mean you have to become a gym junkie. Typical cardiovascular exercises, such as walking, running, swimming, and bicycling, can be included to burn calories.  But equally important, is a strength training routine.  This can be extremely beneficial, because muscle burns calories at a faster rate than fat.  If you can successfully add muscle mass to your frame, then you will be burning more calories by doing the same cardiovascular exercises.  Think about that. The muscular ah

4.  Another aspect of the successful weight loss plan includes firm planning.  Without solid goals in mind, you virtually ensure failure in trying to lose weight.  Not only should goals be results oriented, such as losing a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time, but also process oriented.  For example, you would want one of your goals to focus on maintaining your planned diet for a certain amount of time.

5.  A final key to a successful weight loss program is including proper motivation.  While it is true that you are the only one who can properly motivate yourself to lose weight, there are certain tools you can be equipped with to achieve that motivation.  Techniques like keeping a journal or losing weight with the group of friends can vastly improve the motivation you feel to lose weight.

Every successful weight loss plan is made of of many different features.  However, there are certain critical elements that you will find every effective plan uses.  Relying upon a solid scientific background, integrating proper diet and exercise, planning with firm goals in mind, and employing appropriate motivational techniques are 5 such key aspects of a successful weight loss plan.

Like with all such posts this is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease and you must always consult with your doctor before making any changes to your health care or diet routines.

Recently, researchers investigated several popular weight loss programs to find out which one really worked the best for the most people.  What they discovered was probably a bit disappointing for the promoters of these programs.  There was almost no difference in the effectiveness of the programs the researchers compared.  It didn’t really matter how lose weight programs were set up in terms of their particular diet and exercise recommendations. What the research found was that the key to whether or not any weight loss program worked for a given person was how well the person followed the program recommendations. 

Despite the hype that weight loss plans advertise about being “the best” or the “most effective”, the reality is that they are all pretty much about equal in terms of results.  This is of course when talking about sensible weight loss programs, not fads like the cabbage soup diet or something just as silly. But what it comes down to is that any reasonable program for losing weight is about as effective as any other.

So, if losing weight is as simple as just choosing a sensible weight loss program and sticking to it, why do so many people go from weight loss plan to weight loss plan without losing weight?  The obvious answer is that they aren’t sticking to any of the programs they start.  Now, they may be telling themselves they tried the program and it just didn’t work.  But is that really what happened?

People can get quite self-delusional when it comes to their weight loss efforts.  In my experience, many of those people who complain that “the diet isn’t working” have actually been cheating on the diet repeatedly.  In some cases, I have discovered people were cheating on the diet recommendations I’ve made for them on every single meal, despite their insistence that they were doing “everything right”.  Some who complain about how hard they’ve been exercising and not getting anywhere may turn out to only be exercising very sporadically.

So, the first step to weight loss success in my experience is for the person to get real, be honest with themselves, and keep a diet and exercise log to keep track of what they are really doing and can determine if they are actually following their chosen weight loss program. 

The second problem to consider is the underlying reason why the person might not be following their weight loss plan to begin with.  Usually the person simply does not have adequate motivation.  Sure, they may truly want to lose weight, but only if they don’t have to work very hard to do it.  Motivation is key to sticking to a weight loss program and being successful with it.  But most people jump into weight loss activities without giving much consideration to how to stay motivated.

To get adequate weight loss motivation, it is necessary to take the time to really consider why you want to lose weight and really get some strong emotion about it.  If you find a good enough why, it will be much easier to stay focused, follow your program, lose the weight, and keep it off long-term. 

Besides just finding your reason to lose weight, there are a number of techniques that can be used to enhance your level of motivation.  Techniques such as self hypnosis, neurolinguistic programming, and others can dramatically intensify the motivation you get from the basic reason you want to lose weight. 

For additional weight loss motivation resources, and to get free diet and exercise recommendations suited to your particular type of weight gain, please visit TrainYourBrain4WeightLoss.com.

Dr. George Best is a holistic health care provider in San Antonio, Texas.

A lack of adequate motivation to lose weight  is probably the most common problem people face when trying to lose weight. Most people set out to lose weight without any thought at all as to how they are going to keep themselves on track on their diet and exercise programs.  Without mental preparation, weight loss motivation will often fade very quickly, and result in repeated failed attempts to lose weight for an individual. 

The motivation to keep going with your weight loss program can come from a variety of approaches.  Some people find that positive reinforcement will work best.  Giving yourself rewards for reaching small, incremental goals can keep you feeling positive and focused on your overall long-term weight loss goal.  Be careful about what you select as your reward system though.  Many people actually blow their weight loss plans by rewarding themselves with unhealthy foods that they’ve been intentionally avoiding on their diets.  Sweets and high-carb foods, are especially bad to use as rewards because they cause major shifts in blood sugar.  Rapid changes in blood sugar can trigger major cravings and the associated insulin release can block fat burning for up to two days.  Non-food rewards typically work much better.  Getting a massage, buying yourself a gift, getting a spa treatment, or whatever appeals to you can be an excellent way to keep your motivation to lose weight going strong without setting you back with your weight loss program.

While the positive reinforcement approach works well for many people, others may do better with negative reinforcement, also known as punishment.  Using a set of punishments for “being bad” on your weight loss program may help keep you more focused on following your diet and exercise regimens.  Here again, it is important to choose your punishments carefully.  In some cases, people “beat themselves up” emotionally, and if they are prone to eating more to quell unpleasant feelings, punishing themselves for diet or exercise transgressions may be the worst thing they can do to help themselves lose weight.

Instead of punishment, motivation to lose weight can often be better enhanced by using accountability – to yourself and/or to others.  The key to accountability is to keep a written record of what you are eating and what your exercise activities are.  Using a diet and exercise log will allow you to monitor what yourself so you can see how well you are following your weight loss program.  Then will keep you accountable to yourself and help you decide if you have done something worthy of reward or punishment. 
 

Even better than being accountable to just yourself, it often helps considerably to be accountable to a family member or friend who is willing to track your weight loss progress with you.  Someone who can give you support when you may be feeling weak and can share your happiness when things are going well can be one of the best forms of weight loss motivation there is.  Having someone else to help administer rewards and/or punishments can make things easier too.  For example, if you set a goal and reach it, your weight loss assistant might agree to give you a foot massage.  On the other hand, if you cheat on your diet more than once in a given week, perhaps you have to wash your weight loss assistant’s car.  You and your assistant can get creative and make the process fun – at least a lot more fun than you struggling through on your own.

There are additional methods to condition the mind to enhance weight loss motivation.  Techniques like self hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique, NLP, and the Sedona Method can improve general motivation and help you handle specific issues that interfere with your motivation.  As an example, if you have a lot of cravings for a diet-unfriendly foods, there are techniques to handle that.  If there’s someone who seems to “get to you” and trigger behavior that sabotages your weight loss, there are ways to handle that as well.  Different things work better for one person than another, so investigate the options to find techniques that appeal to you and give them a try. 
 

Ultimately, you can develop very strong weight loss motivation and use it to achieve your weight loss goals.  The key is to recognize the importance of the mental aspect of weight loss and prepare yourself properly to keep your mind on your side so you can lose the weight and keep it off for good.

For more information about weight loss motivation, including the most effective techniques from the best mental conditioning programs available, and to receive a free weight loss program, visit Dr. Best’s TrainYourBrain4WeightLoss.com website.

Weight loss is just like getting wealthy. There is only one way to do it that will work. However, there are very many ways to go about that one way. To get wealthy, you have earn more cash than you spend. And there’s endless ways to do that. To lose weight permanently, you have burn more calories than you eat. And there’s countess ways to do that too.

So why is motivation the true key to weight loss? Because it does not exactly matter how you go about dropping body fat. All that really matters is that you find the motivation to lose weight that works for you.

It doesn’t matter what your personal motivation is for weight loss is. It can be something totally simple like just wanting to live longer and feel better. It may take something more intense like taught weight loss visualization techniques. When the correct weight loss motivation is found, you’ll have the disipline to lose weight- no matter which way you decide to go about it.

Remember, it doesn’t really matter how you create that calorie deficit- as long as you go about in a safe and healthy fashion. You can eat better foods and go for walks more often. You can train for a 5k and give up junk food. As long you can motivate yourself to lose weight, it doesn’t matter exactly how the fat comes off.

My advise is this: Don’t count on something you’ve bought to give you the necessary motivation to lose weight. A new weight machine isn’t going to inspire you to lose weight. You’ll need to find the motivation for weight loss first. Once you discover the correct weight loss motivators for you, doing whatever; walking, running, treadmill, etc. is a lot easier. It’s easier use the correct weight loss “tool” because the right motivation is already there.

So before you start a weight loss transformation, I would urge you to do some soul searching and discover your key motivators for weight loss. Again, it does not matter what they are. All that matters is that they are strong enough motivators for you. The most challanging time in weight loss is the first three or four weeks. That’s when you’re trying to break your unhealthy weight gain habits.

It takes some serious motivation to not give up on your weight loss goal during this time. The best part is, as long as you maintain your personal motivations to lose weight, it soon becomes much easier. You just need to be prepared not to quit during those first critical few weeks. So have those special motivatiors lined up and ready. And above all, don’t give up. It will get easier. Very soon you’ll forget about how challanging it felt. You’ll be too busy enjoying your new body and life.

Are you self motivated to exercise and lose weight or do you struggle like most people do when it comes to sticking to an exercise and diet program.

Desire is the key. That’s right…if you desire something strongly enough, you will work until you get it. This is true for weight loss and all other desires in life.

Doing simple routines are simply the best thing you can do for losing either a few pounds or changing your shape completely. You can start at a level that suits you and then progress as you get fitter and stronger. Weight loss exercises are not hard to do if you stay focused. Hitting the gym or walking around your neighborhood is hard when you let ‘life’ get in the way.

Unfortunately, many dieters don’t plan ahead. Instead, they take things as they come, and rely upon two things: their initial enthusiasm, and (when this wears off) their willpower. But enthusiasm and willpower aren’t enough to overcome the temptations and difficulties which we face when we try to change our eating habits and lifestyle.

The most common problem we face when dieting is boredom. This typically occurs when our initial enthusiasm for losing weight wears off, and we become tired of watching what we eat. We become dispirited, and slightly depressed at the idea of having to maintain our “sensible eating habits” while everyone else seems to be having a good time.

Here’s a better way to look at keeping motivated while dieting.

“Hmm, my diet isn’t going as smoothly as I thought it would. Never mind, I’m sure this is quite normal. I can't expect to change my regular eating habits without a few hiccups along the way. Anyways, I'd like more than several minutes of pleasure from filling up my tummy with junk. I want a lifetime of pleasure - real pleasure from looking good and being taken seriously and who knows, maybe finding a great partner. I know other people see me as a fat person – goodness, at times I do too! – but this is exactly WHY I want to change. I’m tired of being fat. Real tired. And if this means learning how to eat good food, then let’s do it!