It never ceases to amaze me how many people want to completely change the way that they look and feel, yet they don't want to change anything about the behavior and habits that have gotten them to where they are now. Is this not a little ridiculous? How many people can say "I want to lose 40 lbs." and then follow up with "BUT, I don't really want to exercise for an hour every day, I don't like salad and I'm not going to give up drinking. But I really like the Zumba class that I take twice a week. It doesn't seem to help but can I keep doing that? And I know I won't follow your diet, but I do want a personal trainer. Can I come twice a week for half an hour?"
H E L L O?? Does this sound like insanity to you or does this sound like you? If it sounds like you, then splash some cold water and your face and get ready to wake up and smell the coffee. It ain't gonna happen! If you are 40 lbs overweight, the things you do on a regular basis have to change, and change dramatically.
It is not unlike going to see a financial advisor about how to start saving money, but telling the advisor that you are not going to change any of your spending habits. It is safe to say that most of the things "you do", will have to change. "Well I like to watch tv." Change! "Well I like to take Zumba for my exercise." Change! "Well I like pasta and bread. I won't give that up." Well guess what? CHANGE! "Oh, and I don't like to do cardio." Oh no? Well guess what? Neither do I. But you have to do it. I like pasta and pizza too, and I'd like to eat it every day for every meal if I could. But I don't. And you can't either if you want to lose weight.
That's the deal. So stop making excuses, recognize that your habits make you who you are, and develop some new, good habits. Will you still be able to have pasta and bread? Yes, but definitely not as frequently or in the quantities that you have them now. Isn't it logical to assume that doing the things that you do now has gotten you into this predicament. So to get out of this predicament is going to require that many of those things change. Doesn't seem hard to comprehend, yet for many it is.. Take a good look at the habits that you have and decide to change the ones that are not helping your situatuion. Pretty soon feeling good will be a habit. Feeling confident will be a new habit. Having energy and being in a good mood will be a habit. You might not hate that cardio so much after all..
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