Journals Diets
Whatever Your Reason For Dieting – A Fitness Journal Can Help You Succeed
Perhaps you hope to lose a few pounds or maybe you need to lose a substantial amount of weight. But regardless of your size and shape, there is a reason that you have decided to go on a diet. But, do you know the reason why?
What I’m getting at is that you have been gaining weight or carrying extra weight around for a while-am I right? So what is the reason that you have you decided to start a diet in order to shed some of the weight? What do you think is the turning point for you? Why, after gaining weight for months or years, have you decided that it’s now time to lose this weight? What is your motivation?
For most of us, there is some sort of awakening that causes us to make a significant change in the way we think. No longer satisfied with the way we are, we begin to shift our way of thinking and to envision something new for ourselves.
It’s a nice place to be, you know. That confident, ecstatic feeling that comes from knowing…this time it will be different. You know the feeling that I am speaking of. It’s the difference between a diet that works and one that doesn’t. It is at this critical moment that you should begin a fitness journal. It’s the one sure way to guarantee your success.
How many times have you started a diet, only to have it fail? Some of us even Lose Weight for a while but then “fall off the wagon” and retreat to our old ways. It’s hard to break free of former habits and adapt to a new way of thinking. But that’s exactly what it takes to successfully lose weight. It requires a re-birth of sorts. Your old way of doing things must change, you can’t indulge in sugary foods and fat-laden comfort foods if you really want to make a permanent change in your weight.
Now that’s not saying that you can’t have a treat every now and then, but if your past eating ways have included a milk shake every day, you know that type of eating behavior has got to change. You may have to gradually taper back from eating sugary or fatty foods. But by making a decision each and every day to cut back or cut out certain foods, you are positioning yourself for success.
Keeping a journal of everything you eat and drink and all of the activities that you do has been proven time and again to prove successful over those who do not keep a fitness journal. It’s such a helpful tool that enables you to celebrate all the hard work that is involved in dropping those pounds and re-shaping your body.
Actively thinking about the choices that you make engages your mind to take ownership of this whole concept of dieting. This is the only way that you can succeed. Maintaining a fitness journal allows your enthusiasm to grow while reducing your waistline. It’s a great way to ensure that a healthy diet and a regular fitness program become a permanent part of your lifestyle.
Karen Ficarelli is the founder and CEO of Fitness4Her.com, a diet, exercise program and women’s fitness blog, developed especially for women. A mother of three, Karen knows how hard it is to fit everything into a busy schedule. A fitness author, personal trainer, Pilate’s instructor, sports nutritionist, fitness model, wife and mom, Karen is passionate about helping other women reach their fitness goals.Think it, believe it, achieve it http://Fitness4Her.com the website for women’s fitness.
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