“I’m following my meal plan but the scales just won’t budge!”
“I’ve tried every single training program out there and my dress sizes won’t drop.”
“Why does it seem so hard to stay motivated and on track with my weight-loss goals?”
These are problems that women are facing daily that are all too common and many of the women who come to our fitness studio for help, just simply are at a loss on how to overcome these obstacles.
What if I told you that the problem WASN’T really anything to do with your training plan or your nutrition plan, at all? What if I told you the problem was really to do with your MINDSET?
By the end of this blog you’ll learn:
- The 5-second fix that will allow you to start taking action towards your weight-loss goals
- How to overcome fear of judgment in the gym
- The best way to maintain motivation for training and nutrition in the long-term
- And much more!
When our new members who take on our “Strong in 6 Challenge”, starts transforming their lives — it all begins from within.
Have you ever heard of those people who win a ridiculous amount of money, like, 50 million- ka-jillion dollars in the lottery, and then a year later, they’re broke or, in more debt than you thought was possible after winning a substantial amount of money?
Well, the problem is NOT that they didn’t win enough money, the problem is that their mindset and self-image of themselves, didn’t align with having and keeping that much money.
It was actually their sub-conscious minds and limiting self-beliefs that caused them to squander that money.
These 6 Mindset Shifts were designed, so that the same thing doesn’t happen to you when you’re training, dieting or creating the body you’ve always wanted. Because, if you aren’t prepared for the results you encounter, you’re just as likely to self-sabotage once you’ve achieved those goals.
Here are the 6 Mindset Shifts You Need To Make Before Losing Weight:
1. Understand that this is a marathon, not a sprint.
If you want to have that toned, summer body for just one week, then your best answer would be to pick up that tea-detox that you’ve found online and not eat a single thing until summer rolls around. HOWEVER, if you want to get that toned, lean body and keep it all year round, then you need to come to the understanding that it won’t happen overnight.
It still amazes with the sheer amount of women out there who have started with us are unsure of exactly how they’ve slowly, but surely been putting on weight over the course of years and still have the expectation that they can simply work-hard for a couple of weeks or a month, and then everything will be exactly the way they want it to be.
As great as this fairytale would be if it were possible, but for 99% of people, it’s is fantasy.
If you want long term success, you MUST have the long term in mindset.
Sustainability will always beat the “short cuts”
2. Base your progress on YOU, no-one else.
With hundreds, if not thousands of “Instagram models” popping up on our feeds each and every day, it can be very easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others and their journeys. So, what if @Sally32 has the best booty that you’ve ever seen and she claims she got it in just 2 months by doing the “60-day build-a-booty squat booty-pop challenge”.
Stop right there.
You’re not Sally and she’s not you!
The best person to compare yourself to, is to who you were a week ago, or a month ago, or even a year ago.
Looking back on that person, is the easiest way to tell whether or not you’re progressing.
By that same token, you need to be tracking your progress in some way. Whether that be through tape measurements, your own progress, before and after photos, scales or a combination of all of the above, if you aren’t tracking your progress, how will you know whether or not what you’re doing is working?
Comparing how you’re going versus how everyone else is going will likely just be setting you up for disappointment and kill your motivation.
Take a leaf out of the kids’ books and… ‘just do you, boo!’
3. Know that no-ones journey is linear
Very similarly tied into Mindset Shift #1 comes this important truth:
No-one in the history of doing anything spectacular or life-changing, ever accomplished their goals or dreams without encountering speed bumps or road blocks along the way.
Expecting effortless, amazing progress week after week along your journey is a little unrealistic. Sure, if you’re following everything correctly, you can certainly experience great progress, but that’s not to say there aren’t tough days or weeks ahead.
Some weeks, you might lose weight, others, the scales won’t budge despite you feeling you’ve done everything right and that’s OKAY! We’re all human and obsessing over perfection will only lead to negative thought patterns.
Be consistent 90% of the time and the other 10% will help to give you some sanity and allow you to be human.
Hard work coupled with a sprinkle of balance daily, is the key.
4. Understand anything is possible with the right plan and execution
Kids have such amazing abilities to dream and imagine. Unfortunately, as we grow up, that child-like imagination starts to be covered by being told that we need to be “realistic” and stop chasing our dreams.
The truly sad thing about this is that we’re all capable of accomplishing amazing things!
Over the years, we’ve helped women to lift weights they never even dreamed they could. We’ve helped women to look more amazing then they thought was possible, and fit into clothes that are almost decades old!
You have the potential to achieve your health and fitness goals whether it’s just to fit back into your old clothes or to compete on stage as a fitness model – as long as you’re patient, put in the work and believe it’s possible.
5. Build a strong support network
Developing a strong will and positive mindset is important, but if you’re hanging around the wrong crowd, it can be very easy to fall victim to the negative thoughts and negative self-talk of those around us. If there are people in your life who are dragging you down and making you feel guilty about trying to improve your health and well-being, you need to:
CUT THEM OUT OF YOUR LIFE!
Sometimes these people are friends (who aren’t actually friends, really). Sometimes they’re family who are now being made to feel guilty about their own laziness because you’re trying to be proactive about your weight-loss goals.
Either way, it’s important to limit the time you spend with these kinds of negative, poisonous people.Find some gym buddies, join a community of like-minded individuals who will lift you up rather than bring you down and you’ll be so much more likely to succeed with your goals.
6. Get a coach
This one was a game changer for me, personally.
Getting a coach is the final step to ensuring your success with your health, fitness, weight-loss and lifestyle. Even the best of the best, world class athletes have coaches, so why shouldn’t someone who ISN’T that sure about what they need to be doing?
Coaches save you time, stress and hours of guess-work so they truly are one of the best investments in yourself you can make.
There you have it, It’s as simple as:
- Understanding that this is a marathon and not a sprint
- Basing your progress on YOU, rather than those Insta-models or anyone else
- Knowing that no-ones journey is linear
- Understanding that anything is possible with the right plan and execution
- Building a strong support network
- Getting a coach
These 6 Mindset Shifts will truly save you plenty of time, energy and stress on your journey to achieving your weight-loss goals.
If you’re looking for a supportive community of women, all with similar goals as yourself OR a coach who knows exactly what it takes to help you achieve your weight-loss goals, then apply for our exclusive Strong in 6 – 6 Week Challenge here.
Keep an eye out for our next topic
Peach Problems: The 3 Keys to a Perkier Posterior.
It’s going to be awesome!
That’s it for now, and don’t forget – strong is sexy!