| If you have ever embarked on a weight loss | | | | Enlist the help of your friends and family. Don't try |
| journey then you will probably know that staying | | | | to hide from them the fact that you are on a |
| motivated is one of the biggest obstacle that you | | | | diet, they should be proud of you for trying to |
| will face. Everyone starts off a new diet highly | | | | change. If they know that you are dieting then |
| motivated but it usually only takes a couple of | | | | they can help keep you on track and give you |
| weeks before you start to lose that motivation | | | | the encouragement you need. * Find a dieting |
| and quite often fall back into your old eating | | | | partner. Dieting is much easier if you're not doing |
| habits. It really becomes difficult if you are the | | | | it alone so if you know someone else that is |
| only person in your family that is dieting and you | | | | always trying to lose weight then why not |
| have to watch your family members eating those | | | | embark on your weight loss journey together. |
| foods that you love so much. You really can only | | | | You can share your thoughts, good or bad, and |
| put up with that for so long before losing all | | | | encourage each other. Dieting with a partner helps |
| motivation and just giving in to temptation. This is | | | | to keep you motivated because you are also |
| one of the biggest reasons why most people fail | | | | doing it for someone else and not just for |
| at dieting. They might start out with the best | | | | yourself. * Create a blog. Why not tell the world |
| intentions but before long their positive thinking | | | | about your weight loss journey. Don't be |
| turns into negative thinking and they are soon | | | | embarrassed and try to hide the fact that you |
| back to where they started. So how do you stay | | | | are on a diet, there are many people in the same |
| motivated? Here are a few motivating tips to help | | | | situation as you are. By recording your journey on |
| you stay positive through your weight loss | | | | a blog you can help other people by giving them |
| journey: * Before you start a new diet take a | | | | hope themselves to keep going and it also helps |
| photo of yourself. I know you probably don't like | | | | you to stay motivated by seeing your progress |
| taking photos, especially full body photos, if you | | | | written down on your blog. When you are on a |
| are overweight, but this is the best reminder of | | | | diet there will always be bad days and you will |
| how you don't want to look. Hang the photo up | | | | often feel like giving up, but remember that giving |
| somewhere where you will see it often and give | | | | up is not an option if you want to lose weight, be |
| yourself a reminder of why you are on the diet. * | | | | healthy and be happy. When you experience a |
| Keep a diary about your diet. Everyday write in | | | | bad day, write about it in your diary or blog and |
| your diary all the foods that you had to eat for | | | | then move on. Tomorrow will be better and the |
| that day. This can get a little tedious but it is | | | | longer you can continue with your diet the more |
| worth it as it helps you to notice when you do | | | | weight you will see coming off and it will make it |
| have a slip up and eat something bad. Seeing the | | | | all worthwhile in the long term. Good luck! |
| slip ups in writing can help to keep you on track. * | | | | |