You’ve reached the end of your summer break , it was very relaxing yet the scales declare that a few extra pounds have somehow crept on over the past few weeks and your fitness training program has taken a nose dive (if it ever existed in the first place). Can you identifiy with this? All of a sudden, any weight loss program is non-existant and you can’t find the motivation to follow a carefully guided plan. This time of year, as a weight and fat loss personal trainer, my clients across Surrey often find themselves stuck in a rut, and cannot find a way out.
When I ask my clients what their priorities are, most reply, “I want to lose weight and feel fitter. My weight loss program just isn’t working! The summer has totally wrecked my focus” Losing weight and feeling fitter are two very broad statements and in order to put them into action, they need to be broken down and made more specific.
Here’s some suggestions and strategies that I’ve used in the past on how to get out of the vicous circle:
1) Write down your goals. Not too many, perhaps two or three. Each goal should have a starting point and a finishing point. Put a target date next to each one. If your goal is weight loss driven, write down your current weight and set a REALISTIC weight loss target, i.e. if you set yourself a goal of losing 10 pounds of weight in 10 days, firstly this isn’t safe, it won’t happen and it isn’t realistic! An achieveable and SAFE weight loss target is 2 pounds each week, so aim for something like 8 pounds a month (half a stone).
2) Don’t be afraid to admit what you don’t want to face up to. Chances are, if you admit the problem, you can do something about it. We are weight and fat loss personal trainers helping residents across Surrey and will help you put a plan of action in place so that you no longer feel afraid of reaching your desired goal.
3) Now put procedures in place to make your goal happen. If you want to lose weight, eating the same junk food diet will not only make you feel depressed, but will also inhibit any breakdown of fat in your body. Now is the time to get a qualified weight loss expert to help you with putting together a healthy eating plan. This doesn’t mean skipping meals and depriving yourself of food! Movement and exercise are also vital factors in any weight loss program, set at the right intensity for your own body (one size does not fit all). You may need to seek guidance and support on this – that’s what fat loss personal trainers in Surrey are there for!
4) Track your progress along the way, at weekly or fortnightly intervals. Using the example of weight loss above, write down any weight loss or gain. If you failed to lose weight over the course of a week, don’t panic! Be honest about the reason why and don’t dwell on it. You cannot change what has been done, but you can always change what lies ahead.
5) Visualise what your goal will look like. If that is a slimmer you, then picture it and believe that it can happen. If you have the desire to feel fitter and lose weight, then trust that it will happen with the right guidance and support.
6) Next is preparation. Let’s use the example of your healthy eating plan. In order to put this into practive, you will need to write a shopping list and buy the right foods. As a weight loss personal trainer, one of the things that gives me great pleasure is sharing the secrets of how to enjoy good, healthy food.
7) Now the easy part. With all of the strategies in place, suddenly your weight loss program is back on track! All you have done is spent a few minutes writing down what you want to achieve, you are thinking positively and have prepared the way forward to make your goals happen.
Sometimes, weight loss can seem like an insurmountable challenge. When you have the right guidance and support from a weight and fat loss expert, who actually UNDERSTANDS what you are going through, getting your weight loss program back on track is a much easier task than facing it alone. As soon as you start to feel and notice the changes in your body, suddenly your motivation will appear again!
