Losing your Mind but nothing else?

This picture made me laugh hysterically because its truly describes how we all feel in regards to weight loss at some point in life. I don't recommend taking this drastic approach as we live in a very litigious society, and i imagine that (if this were even remotely real) that this bullet would completely miss the scale, and go through the floor into the apartment below. Wait what? I swear I have conversational ADD. OK so back to the MAIN reason for this blog. We rack our brain and stress our nerves in the fight against the bulge. I'm gonna say something that people use to say to me that would make me wanna shoot them. Here goes............LOSING WEIGHT IS EASY! Yep you heard me right. The weight loss question is quiet simple. Wait here me out! The logic behind weight loss is quite simple, in order to lose weight you must burn more then you consume. The hard part is implementing this into your day to day life. Now I'm no fitness or health guru, BUT what I am is someone who wanted to lose weight. I have tried EVERYTHING, EVERY fad diet, pill, smoothie, exercise, blah, blah, blah. Here's what, you will NEVER lose weight until you have MENTALLY prepared yourself mentally. You can have every ingredient know to man to make the perfect weight loss concoction, and you will fail miserably if your mind is not prepared. Here are some small steps to help you kick start you Mental mindset for weight loss.

1. DO NOT GO COLD TURKEY. Simply put do not make several lifestyle changes in one day. don't set yourself up to fail before you even start. If you want to be successful ease your way into changes. if you drink soda/juices everyday try sub a glass of water instead, then the next week try replacing two sodas/juices with two glasses of water. See the pattern each week you build up to another replacement. Continue this replacement with other foods.
2. DO NOT DEPRIVE YOURSELF. No I'm not a hypocrite. if you work hard and dedicate yourself to being more aware of what foods that you put in your body then you deserve a reward. You can still eat the things that you love, but you have to strike a balance. eating one candy bar a week, hell eating three candy bars a week NEVER made anyone fat. Eating three candy bars, 5 cans of soda, McDonalds, and then sitting around 7 days a week makes people fat.
3. TRY SOMETHING NEW! Some people are very stuck in there ways. If it works for you, then more power to you, but if something is not working why keep doing it over and over again. Shock your mind and body by doing something new. Try going on a 15 minute walk and each week increase the time by 5 minutes, and then work up to walking 3 times a week( or what is relative to you). If your looking for something to shock you stomach and skin, try going vegetarian (tune into my up coming blog on my life as a vegetarian). Consuming a Vegetarian diet just once a week will have PROFOUND impact.
4. GET ZUMBA WASTED (or any aerobic exercise). I'm a lush (jk) aren't we all, however my cocktail of choice is ZUMBA! Now if you aren't sure what the heck zumba is then follow these steps. 1.) Drop what ever you are doing (NOW) ill wait.... 2.) Open up your web browser and type in ZUMBA. ( I don't expect you to to read the 9,999,999,9999,999 article that pop up. I recommend viewing Wikipedia). Now for those of you who know what zumba is but have never taken a class then i encourage you to head to your nearest gym, regardless if you have a membership or not. Here is a little known secret most gym will extend a trial membership, all you have to do is ask. I have been taking zumba for over 4 months and I have lost over 25 lbs, (stay tuned for my zumba fitness weight loss challenge). I HATED working out until I found my workout niche. I love my instructors who make it feel like I'm beyonce, and like I'm a performer. My point is find your niche an get wasted.
5. CHIA-CHIA! OK I swore that i wasn't going to be a commitment conscious-product pushing blogger, but this will be my exception. If you aren't at a point that you are ready to make any changes in your regimen then try this. Its low cost, and low commitment, with FAB results. Get some Chis Seeds!

This stuff is amazing. Check it Out http://mychiaseeds.com/Articles/Top10ChiaBenefits.html.

You purchase Chia seeds at your local health food store, or in the health/vitamin isle a retail store. They are inexpensive, and very easy to incorporate into your diet.I put them in my smoothies, on my salad, in my water, the possibilities are endless.

                                                                        

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