How Your Mindset Can Help You Succeed

      Little achievements build to bigger and bigger accomplishments.

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Have you ever heard of the ripple effect? Basically, it refers to the fact that the tiniest drop of water can cause a pool to spread rippling first to  touch the rocks near by then moving to the roots of the trees along the banks then up on to the banks themselves. This same analogy can be applied to our weight loss efforts and if we use it to help us change our mindsets then we'll be that much closer to achieving our goals.

The problem is with most of us, myself included, is we focus on how much weight we have to lose (the bank line) and obsess over the number on the scale and we allow our confidence to go up and down with those numbers. We develop an "I can't" attitude and decide that we need to be motivated by outside forces, so we only give 100% when someone is watching us. We eat our salads and drink our diet soft drinks when we're with others, but at home we pigout (binge), as if no one else will know, right?

I come from a very competitive family and I use to think the only place I could workout was at the gym by attending the different fitness classes, because I needed the competitive aspect of the classes. Mentally I would pick someone in the class and try to keep up with them and then eventually beat them with how hard I was working out. But when I gained weight and reached 352 lbs I was embarrassed to go to the gym, because I felt like people were looking at me all the time, so I started working out at home using Beachbody dvds.

At any age you can be in the best shape of your life.

At first I thought there is no way this is going to work because if no one is looking then I'm going to cheat and half-ass the workout. But then I loved the workout(Turbofire was the first and I lost 75 lbs with it) and the challenge it gave me, so I didn't want to cheat. I wanted to give it my all, so I flipped my mindset from "I can't" to "I can" and the power of an "I can" mentality is amazing! I wanted to give it my best even when no one was looking!  Each day I got a little bit better with my moves (a small ripple), I could kick a little higher (bigger ripple), keep up with the routine better (ripple), I wasn't as short of air (ripple), and finally one day I could do a freakin' BURPEE!!! (Reached the Banks!!)

Did the numbers go down on the scale everyday, nope (btw you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday there are to many factors that cause it to change in that short period of time. Once a week at the most.), but EVERYDAY I had a small victory which gave me a boost of confidence.

 And that confidence lead to me being able to turn down the doughnuts that the people at work bring in every freakin day- I just showed will power=more confidence. I think I'll train for a 5K, but I've never been able to run before...RAN a 5K=more confidence, until one day I reached my goal weight. Now what? How about being a coach and helping others to lose weight so they can live a healthy, active life too? I'm not a fitness expert, nutritionist, or instructor can I be a coach? HELL YEAH!!!

The point is you need to have a positive "I CAN" attitude and give your all everyday even when no one is looking and that makes each of those small daily victories even better and their affects will ripple out and lead to your ultimate goal and the life that you want to live-healthy, fit, and active.

The struggle to find your path to a healthy life is real and I know because I've been there and I know I can help you get connect with the program that will help you reach your fitness and health goals. Don't waste another minute trapped in a body you're not happy with send me a message today and I'll get back with you ASAP muddlori@gmail.com.

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