Motivation Matters: How to Kickstart a Diet Plan for Weight Loss One Yes at a Time

When it comes to dieting and exercise, most people know that they are both important components to any successful diet plan for weight loss—but knowing and doing are two completely different animals (animals that need to be trained). But it is also true, that we live in an era of convenience where everything is just a touch of a button away, and yet none of us have the time or energy to get to the gym or prepare a home cooked meal.

The real key to weight loss is motivation; however you choose to create an avenue of enthusiasm towards your fitness goals is a huge component in the success of your diet plan.

The most important thing when trying to cultivate motivation in your life for a healthy lifestyle is to choose to do something that you will adhere to. Exercise and diet adherence is the number one downfall of many failed weight loss attempts. So here are a few things you must say, “Yes!” to in order to see changes in your body and overall health.

#1 Diet Program “Yes”: Create a Workout Space That Fits Your Needs

You may love the gym; you may even use your membership 5 days a week. You may love the camaraderie of the classes, or you may just love the sense of accomplishment you get when piling into the car after a long-hard workout.

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But then again, you may have a membership that you haven’t used in a month. Or, you may hate having to climb in exercise machines in the middle of the facility next to the girl in the sports bra and spandex. No matter whom you are and what type of exercise environment you enjoy, you must create a space that will motivate you to move.

If you dread going to the gym, then cancel your membership, invest in some great outdoor running shoes and map a route in your neighborhood. Do you hate being cooped up in the house and need a class environment to get you going? Then consider joining a local class or outdoor boot camp that encourages group workouts without the hefty price tag of a monthly membership.

In a world that is becoming more and more fitness-minded, there are creative and innovative ways to make working out an extension of your current lifestyle. You just need to be creative and be able to narrow down what motivates you—and even more important what de-motivates you.

#2 Diet Program “Yes”: Prioritize Healthy Living Above Convenience

As Americans, our time off or relaxing time is like a precious gem. We are all worked to the bone, tired, and just need a little couch time after a long hard day. And while “vegging out” is sometimes completely warranted, this admission of sedentary submission can lead to a lifetime of bad habits and sluggish metabolisms (not to mention a lifelong battle with the bulge).

Working out, whether functionally—gardening or mowing the lawn—or traditionally—running, circuit training, interval training—actually increases energy, and can help you get through those tough, days without stimulants or an extra nap.

It seems so counterintuitive to expend more energy when you seem so low on it, but our bodies were designed to move, and because of that, even though our brains may be tired (which is the main reason we ever “feel” exhausted), our bodies have the solution. If you generate more oxygen to the brain, heart, and lungs, this will trigger a response in our system to wake up and refresh itself.

So the next time you are feeling tired and lethargic, pick up a dumbbell or do a few step ups—trust me, you will feel renewed (and thinner) in no time! Good luck on your diet plan for weight loss and let us know if these tips helped.

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