When I first started to the gym or my daily run, I hated it.
It can be really hard at first to get motivated to exercise and eat healthy!
When people ask me how to stay motivated here is what I tell them:
- · Make goals for yourself. Start off small! Maybe going to the gym twice a week or going for a run every other day.
- · When you start running, go slowly. Don’t push yourself.
- · Find a friend or a family member to go with you, they can encourage you!
- · Make an awesome playlist for when you go to exercise, spotify also has some really great stations.
- · Blog/tweet/facebook about it! This is an amazing way to find others who feel the same way you do and it can even help yourself.
- · Don’t choose a day to do it and then keep pushing it back! This was one of my first mistakes. There will never be a perfect day to get fit, just start now.
- · DON’T use a scale everyday. Water weight and muscles can make a big difference in numbers. I suggest taking pictures from start to finish and weighing in once a week.
- · NEVER give up. So you were too busy to go to the gym today, go tomorrow. You went to a birthday party and ate 2 pieces of cake, it happens to the best of us!
- · It is perfectly fine to treat yourself once in a while. Once a week get a Grande Frap from Starbucks or an everything bagel. Everyone needs a break once in a while, just don’t go overboard when you do decide to treat yourself. (Plus it could speed up your metabolism.)
- · The last tip is to reward your goals, this time I am not talking about food. If you ran everyday and lost 5 pounds then go shopping! If I do well then I will go buy workout clothes, maybe a new water bottle, or even that new eye shadow palette from Sephora.
- · No matter what, keep up the good work! Once you start exercising and seeing a difference you wont want to stop. Just make sure you are eating healthy and loosing weight the right way!
Until Next Time
---Danielle
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