Weight Loss Motivation Starts In A Personal Space

Weight loss motivation and personal fulfillment are very closely connected. There are many ways to a sense of personal achievement, but I believe all of them have one place in common: the creation of a personal, private dimension where we can be 100% ourselves. It is about managing a fair and healthy degree of selfishness, where we take for ourselves what is in our right. If we manage to do that, our internal energy will sparkle, and keeping the shape will be much easier, without any particular weight loss diet plan.

As an example, I would like to use the personal case of a very dear friend of mine, Linda (not her real name). She is 36 years old stay-at-home-mum, with 14 year old daughter and a 5 year old son, and a husband who sure loves her but seems sometimes allergic to family duties, and always seems to find time for himself.
Linda, on the other hand, was constantly struggling to satisfy her family’s needs, and with a lurking sense of guilt for not doing enough. One of the consequences of this situation were a 5kg overweight that would not leave her, and would make her feel even more inferior and unhappy. “I would like to fly” she used to tell me, “and maybe I could, but if I manage to do it, how can I come back here?”

I have talked about all this in the past because Linda is much happier now. She finally found her own space and started to think a little bit more about herself. Oh, and she finally reached her weight loss goal: those 5Kg are finally gone.
There is a simple rule we learn from all this: too much selflessness will make you fat. Whatever the meaning of life, it is not to be “good” wives or husbands or sons. We need to fulfill our uniqueness, our own project in life.
Every time we dedicate ourselves excessively to others, we are, in way, betraying ourselves. What I would like to offer here are three simple weight loss motivation tips to achieve a healthy way to think about ourselves and to help our motivation for weight loss.

Do not procrastinate, live your own space. It is not true that things will change “tomorrow:” postponing the moment of change will only make us gain weight. Tell yourself: “I need to do something I like today, only for myself. Away from my husband, wife, sons daughters, parents.” Find a place all for yourself, where you can meet only the people you like and do things you are keen on.

Find the time to do what you like. Enough with the “I wish I could do that but I don’t have the time” excuse. Time for ourselves is the best weight loss plan there is. Again, tell yourself: “Today I must find a moment for myself, where I can do something I like.” If you are persistent enough, your list of priorities will change, and even in the busiest day you will be able to find moments for yourself.

Ask the man/woman in you if he/she is happy. Ask yourself this question everyday: “Is the woman/man in me happy?” If the answer is yes, you’re fine, but if it’s no, don’t blame yourself. Think of something he/she may like and put it into action instead. This is how to lose weight quickly again.
There is no weight loss without a daily weight loss motivation.

Check out my other two hubs about green tea weight loss, and more weight loss tips.