Monday 27 April 2009

Your Permanent Fat Loss Goals!

Have you written down your fat loss goals? One of the main ways to achieving success and keeping you motivated is to write them down because motivation and exercise go hand in hand but the big question is HOW?!

I bet you’re sitting there reading this and thinking yep, how does it work because it certainly never does for me. I bet you are like most women out there, life gets in the way and unfortunately exercise and achieving permanent fat loss is the first thing to go when we are busy, exhausted, stressed, unhappy, you name it, I’ve been there and have worn several of the large tee-shirts!

Right lets get started; I’ll show you how to make a few small changes in your life so you will have the motivation to get up in the morning to do that short workout or even after work when you get home.

Firstly, I want you to find a recent photo of yourself; it’s the one that’s been hiding in the draw or a secret file that only you know about. Next, find an old photo of yourself where you are happy with your body (if you can’t find one of those, cut out a picture from a magazine where you have looked at a person and thought ‘I wish I had a body like that’!)

Next I want you to take a deep breath and hang both of the photo’s (picture) on your fridge and whenever you feel like skipping a workout I want you to look at those photos and think ‘this is what I look like now but if I continue with my exercises, I can look like the other picture and have the body of my dreams.’

Next I want you to grab a pad and pen (go for it, I’ll wait)! Okay,
I want you to write down where you are now in relation to your body weight, nutrition, lifestyle etc and then I want you to set yourself a weekly goal, monthly goal and a 3 monthly goal.

Your weekly goal may be to workout 3 x that week, monthly goal may be to fit into those skinny jeans and your 3 monthly goal may be you want to look hot in your bikini walking along the beach on your 2 week vacation and reached the fat loss goal you’ve been trying to achieve for so many years, you see where I’m going with this! With goals we create our future in advance; we are basically creating our destiny. Goal setting is fundamental to achieving success.

It’s all about how you view yourself; you must change your mindset to start to make positive changes to your body. If you constantly refer to yourself as a fat person or an unattractive person, that’s what you will remain and it doesn’t matter how many fitness and nutrition programmes you try, you will always revert back to the unhealthy lifestyle because that is where you see yourself and feel most comfortable.

I want you to start telling yourself each day that you can have a toned and sexy body because you know what; YOU deserve it and nothing less. Banish that negative, cruel you that has been hanging around for years. Look at the new you that is stuck to your fridge and move forward with your life. You can do this, shoot for the stars, you’re definitely worth it. Permanent fat loss is yours for the taking!

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author of The Flat Stomach Solution


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Sunday 19 April 2009

Michelle Obama shows us the way to a fit, healthy body!

Yesterday morning whilst replying to emails and sipping a cup of green tea, I heard the words Michelle Obama and cellulite cream coming from the TV. I stopped typing and thought to myself; those words definitely don’t belong together! With that, I wandered into the other room and sat down to watch the news programme.

As Michelle was recently in the UK supporting her Husband we are constantly hearing about them either in the newspapers or on the TV. What I found strange was the presenter of the TV show was talking about cellulite cream and Michelle Obama in the same breath! Obviously that caught my attention.

Her workout routine was briefly mentioned and I must say the workout sounded very impressive. But instead of telling everyone how they could achieve the same results, they began to tell us how you can get Michelle’s beautifully toned arms through rubbing a cellulite cream in twice a day! I’ve got to say this cream wasn’t at an affordable price, certainly in this financial climate.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, how on earth can a cream replace good old fashioned exercise?

Unfortunately today we have become a nation of quick fixes and the big organisations are taking full advantage of this, selling these products to people who have perhaps failed at an exercise programme and diet promising great things but bringing nothing. For some people they may feel this is their only hope.

I’ve been involved in the fitness industry for many years and in my opinion, to reduce the features of cellulite dramatically you need two things, a proven exercise workout and a nutrition plan that is specifically geared towards fat loss and toning. At the end of the day, cellulite is just plain old FAT which has a dimply, cottage-cheese and orange peel like appearance that has become the bane of many women’s lives since the dawn of time.

So, instead of listening to what a TV presenter is telling us to do about this problem, take a leaf out of the First Lady’s book and exercise 3 times a week and eat a healthy, nutritious diet.

After all, doesn’t every woman want a beautifully toned body where she too can be confident enough to show her arms?

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author of The Flat Stomach Solution


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