Wouldn’t it be great if there was a personal Mr Motivator in your sub-conscious? You know, the one to help drag you out of bed for that power walk on a winter’s morning. And the one to help you say ‘no thanks’ when the dessert menu arrives. While motivation is a hard thing to harness, and a very individual one at that, you might like to check out some of these tried and true secrets to success below.
1. Get married
Perhaps this is the greatest motivator to help women achieve a goal weight. It’s natural to want to look and feel your best on the big day. Plus the photos will act as friendly reminder to how fabulous you can look, for many years to come.
2. Have 0.0 days
A great way of keeping the kilojoules on track is to have appointed alcohol free days, no matter what, for the same days every week. Yours might be Mon, Wed and Sunday. If you’re out socialising on an alcohol free day get into a new signature drink like rich tomato juice with all the condiments or a cranberry spritzer.
3. Dine with a fine view
Research shows that women eat less at a meal when they dine with an attractive male. So, make it a habit to dine with a date as often as possible!
4. Take a European vacation
Just watch your pedometer clock over as you wind through cobbled streets, around hill top towns, up bell towers, and through breath taking chapels and art galleries. Even if you stop to enjoy the odd French pastry or two, most people find that all the extra walking leaves them looking great, feeling fit and invigorated after an overseas holiday.
5. Reward points
As well as setting your goal weight and targets, make sure you match these with some well earned rewards. You might start with tickets to a show when you lose 3kg and work up to a shopping spree for new clothes when you hit your goal. Remember to factor in the biggest rewards for maintaining your weight loss over 6 and 12 months.
6. User pays
Most people hate to see money go to waste, so one of the best ways to keep motivated with physical activity is to pay in advance. You might like to sign up for a 10 session pump class or buy a 20 session swim pass. Just make sure that there is a fairly tight use-by-date, so the pass is not still floating around in your wallet a year later.
7. Buddy or team up
Join a walking group, a netball team, a lap swimming club or find a friend to partner with. Research shows that most people could do with a little help from their friends. Make it a rule to forget the mobile phones if you meet for a regular walk. That way, no one can call to say ‘I’m running late’ when they’re really ‘running low on motivation’.
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