The key to any goal is motivation, especially one that involves fitness. Whatever your goal is- to lose weight, to gain muscle, to tone up, or to just be more healthy, you have got to stay motivated, or you'll be right back where you are now in a week, "getting back in the gym" and wishing you hadn't taken so many days off. Everyone is motivated differently- by reading about other peoples' journey to aesthetics, inspirational quotes, "goal body" pictures, etc. However, I've found that I only needed these forms of motivation for a few weeks, until my own body started being my motivation. It's amazing when you look in the mirror and see less fat, or feel your clothes fitting differently, or even feel yourself being able to flex a new muscle you didn't even know you had. These feelings quickly take the place of the (admit it-) unrealistic, fantasy images you found online that allow you to be discouraged so easily. Let's face it, a picture of someone with an aesthetically perfect body may inspire you for a little while, but eventually you'll get discouraged because you don't look like her after a week of working out. Instead, focus on how far you've come yourself. I've attached my progress pictures from January 1st, February 1st, and March 1st. Although I recognize that I still have a ton of work to do, I also look at these pictures and realize how far I've come, and I'm so proud of the progress I've made.
Feel free to send me your progress pictures at ghicks1220@gmail.com for motivation!
If you are okay with it, I may even use some in a future post :)
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