Here is a great article written by one of my favorite fitness guys, Scott Tousignant. Scott is the author of the program “The Fit Chic” which I have. It’s a terrific all around fitness plan which covers not only fitness but also diet and motivation factors. If you are interested in increasing your fitness levels but need motivation - Scott is the man for you and you may want to check out The Fit Chic
By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC
Creator of Unstoppable Fat Loss
Author of “The Fit Chic” and “The Fit Bastard”
Co-Author of “101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health”
There is a huge difference between hoping to reach your fat loss goals and expecting that you will achieve them. The major difference is that those who expect to be living in their dream body have programmed themselves to succeed and those who are simply hoping are holding doubts about their chances for success. So how can you avoid falling into the ‘hoping’ category?
Eliminate doubt by seeking role models
If you have any doubt in your mind that achieving your fat loss goal is possible, if you think that you’ve got to many obstacles and challenges in your way, if you’ve failed before and are worried that it’s going to happen again… find proof that it won’t!
I guarantee there are many people in this world who have faced greater challenges than you have and still they accomplished their fat loss goals. I guarantee that these people failed many times before achieving their dream bodies, but they refused to give up. I guarantee that they ‘expected’ to succeed.
Map out a plan – Now that you have role models who have achieved fat loss success, apply the blueprint that they’ve laid out for you. Model their behaviors, attitudes, and actions.
When you have a plan, you know what it’s going to take in order to develop your dream body; What workout programs you are going to follow, what foods you are going to eat, how much sleep you should get, how often you write out your goals and visualize your dream body, what you should record in your journal, how to overcome obstacles and challenges, and everything else that is required to achieve fat loss success.
Now that you have your plan all mapped out, you’ve got to know why you want to achieve this goal. It’s time to get fired up and passionate about how your life is going to change once you are living in your dream body.
When you reach your fat loss goal, it’s not just going to be your waist line that’s going to change. Your self-confidence will blow through the roof, you may land your dream job or gain a promotion, you may attract the love of your life, you will have the energy to play with your children, or even try new activities that you never thought of trying when you were overweight. The possibilities are endless.
Now all you have to do is “Just do it!”
Be willing to do whatever it takes
This doesn’t mean that you need to go to the gym for 2 hours 7 days a week. It doesn’t mean that you have to be perfect with your diet plan. Being willing to do whatever it takes means that you have an understanding of what needs to be done in order to achieve your dream body. It could mean that you schedule in rest days, reward meals, days where you do fun activities rather than go to the gym.
It means that when are faced with a challenge or setback, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and drive forward with even greater effort. The journey towards achieving your dream body is not easy. Accepting these challenges and setbacks as being a natural part of the processes and realizing that it is not an opportunity to give up, but an opportunity for growth, will place you among the people who expect fat loss success no matter what.
It’s easy to hope and dream for a lean and desirable body. Most of us do that on a daily basis. But it takes a special kind of person to expect the dream to come true. You now know what it takes to expect success. Take action and apply these strategies and I expect to see you living in your dream body very soon.
About the author:
Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC is the creator of Unstoppable Fat Loss, “What separates the people who achieve fat loss success, from those who struggle to lose weight.”
Scott has also authored 2 books that are transforming the bodies of people around the world. “The Fit Chic” and “The Fit Bastard” not only contain a FULL YEAR of workouts, they provide intense motivation to drive you to fat loss success.
You can grab a free month of workouts at the following sites:
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