Develop a Daily Weight Loss Checklist
Let us say that you want to lose five pounds a month for the next 3 months. That is a lot of weight and you are smart enough to realize that if you want to lose this much weight you are actually going to have to work for it. So you have decided that you need to work out 45 minutes each day to get yourself up to the correct level of fitness.
Leaving your workouts to the times you feel like doing it is a bad idea. When you wake up in the morning and your muscles are stiff the first thing you are thinking about is coffee and the last thing you are thinking about is working out. After work you start thinking about cleaning the house, relaxing and cooking supper. After supper you are thinking about putting on your favorite movie and preparing to go to bed. When are you going to work out?
This lack of planning is one of the major reasons why people don't stay focused on their fitness. They aren't planning their workouts and ensuring that they are getting done. Therefore pick a spot during the day that you are at your maximum energy level and have some free time; if you don't have free time then make it. You don't want to pick the busiest or the time when you're tired because you will have less motivation to get out and do it.
Schedule this time and treat it the same way you would treat an important business meeting. Unless there is a catastrophe most small issues can wait until you are finished with your routine. In most cases you can bring your cell phone with you and talk while you are working out. It you make working out important in your life then it will be an important part of who you are.
You may also want to make a daily fitness check list that includes items to cover in a work out, the food you want to eat and other items that help you achieve your goals. Most of the time you can roll this check list into your daily task list with the same amount of success. For example, you might write down 30 minutes cardio 15 minutes weights, pick up vegetables, and cook supper. As you get them done check them off the list.
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- Lack of planning is one of the major reasons why people don't stay focused on their fitness.
- Schedule this time and treat it the same way you would treat an important business meeting.
- You may also want to make a daily fitness check list.