Motivation Secrets with glenn hill, durham & chester le street
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I am not sure you have
worked this out yet; motivation is intrinsically linked to weight loss.
To ensure longevity in your weight loss and keeping that amazing physique, you
need to remain motivated. You need to form a fitness and nutrition habit,
which can take between 3-5 weeks, without this you, will keep giving up and
piling the weight back on.
Once the habits change and
you become healthier it all becomes so much easier, this I can guarantee.
Below I have outlined a number of top tips for motivation, which can really
help you form that habit and stay in the shape of your life regardless of age.
My constant education
within the fitness industry and my history of motivation and fitness allows me
to provide this information with a degree of authority and congruence.
Get a diary
Arguably the most important
tip here for a number of reasons, nearly every book ever written on success and
motivation will tell you to use a diary.
Every time you do well,
either in the gym, in a meeting, on nutrition, with your partner, with your
kids etc. write this stuff down in the diary. (Also your positive feelings)
Plan your nutrition the
week before and pop this in your diary too, including the shopping list and
maybe cooking methods.
Write down all your goals
weekly, monthly, yearly and your 10-year plan or use pictures; I have pictures
of my Austrian ski lodge in my diary in the front page and other goals
listed. Without a goal (aim) you are aimless – how does that feel being
aimless? Not good.
Write down your motivation
or training word on every page if needed, think of a word that best describes
your training or attitude. Now change that word up a lot to something
much more energetic and dynamic, and write that word all over the place
especially in your diary.
Don’t write down negatives
just positive things that you do, even highlight the good things or put a star
next to it.
After every
week review your diary and look and
think about every good thing you done during the week. Constantly
reviewing positive things can boost confidence, self esteem and really help
with the process of changing your life.
Sports kit
If you can afford it grab
some new trainers and sports kit, a great way to make you feel good about your
new training regime and help motivate. After an injury new sports kit can
help kick start your training.
Have your sports kit in a
bag packed ready to go, either have it in the boot of your car if you drive or
at the front door in your house. We do this to remind us that its there
and if you finish work and you fancy a bit of fitness you can just pop to the
gym. When leaving the house stepping over your gym bag is a great
reminder and motivator.
Training partner
This is another top tip,
that’s why all of the body building men train in pairs or groups. You will
most likely feel demotivated at different times so one of you can always be the
motivator, if your training partner is fitter than you it’s a great thing as
you will be automatically training at a nice intense level. Training at a
higher level=better results.
Motivational Quotes
These don’t work for every
one, however if you are like me and get inspired by a
motivational quote get these quotes all over the place. In your diary,
mobile phone, laptop and anywhere you can. You can find loads of quotes
online, I like these three:
“what would you attempt
today if you know you couldn’t fail”
“I am not telling you it’s
going to be easy, I am telling you it’s going to be worth it”
“The only thing stopping
you – is you”
These can be a great way of
keeping you working hard and ensuring you build a healthy habit.
Photographs of you at your best or worse can be brilliant, which ever one you
use have them placed all over the place, like fridge, laptop, diary and phone.
A motivational piece of
clothing, your favourite skinny jeans, dress or underwear – again have these
items in plain sight where you can see them daily.
Have a word with yourself
Yes I am asking you to talk
to yourself, I want you to tell yourself off and verbally kick your own
bum. This takes a bit of practice, but so are the habits of making
excuses for yourself. I have been telling myself off for years, when
things get tough and I want to give in I simply find a spot and say things
like:
“ come on Glenn, you can do
this, you are better than this, come on man up”
Now that’s how I talk,
that’s my internal voice too, so yours will sound a lot different.
Next time things are tough
or you are feeling like just chilling out with a family bag of Doritos watching
the Xfactor when you had a fitness session planned, try and have a word with
yourself. Who else do you trust? If not yourself? Mmm durham
motivational & weight loss 101
One final thing
to think about:
• You do have time
• It’s not too hard
• You are not too old
• You will learn to like this food
• You are not too fat
• Your excuse is not valid
• Don’t blame it on the kids
Don’t blame it on your situation
For more info check out the blogs on my web page, lots of great content
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