Motivation

So, when it comes to all new major changes in our life, we need some motivation to get us through, day by day. Now motivation comes in allll shapes and sizes, and honestly the type of motivation that we pick can often change from time to time. The most important thing is the type of motivation is both POSITIVE and STRONG enough to get us through those day where things all go wrong. Yes, we all have those days, where you want to cave in and eat a whole cake because you have been stressed out of your mind, or you rather not get out of bed for you 6 am cardio. Well, the right motivation gets you up, moving and strong!

Now we have internal motivation, that voice inside our head that keeps SCREAMING GO GO GO! That is one good source, but it takes a fair bit of time to get that voice good and strong enough. So what else can we do, when our inner motivation is... well.. still sleeping at 6 am? We look for other things..

Friends- like I said before, having LOADS of validation with your friends to keep you on track is awesome! Share fitness goals with a friend, find someone with the same goals, and push eachother! ( make sure this friend is motivated as well, you need someone to be strong when you are not)

Inspiration- Find someone who  has gone through what you are doing, an increadible athlete that you look up to, or someone who has lost weight, climbed a mountain. Someone to look up to

YOU- take some  progress pictures, log your weights, watch your self get lean, mean and STRONG

Magazine- get some pictures of your realistic and healthy ideal body goal! Oxygen or inside fitness magazines have some great role models, also have great articles!

Results- the only issue with using the results of your bodies progress as 100% of you motivation is that what happens when you hit a plateau? ( we all do, plateaus happen) but what will you do to motivation to pass through it? so combing results with other kinds of motivation.

Overall with motivation, its like a muscle, the more you use motivation, the stronger it gets! So remember, since consistency is key, you need motivation to be consistent, find the right motivation, set those healthy goals and GO GO GO GO!

P.S. remember there is always someone who is working harder, picture them next to you, push yourself BEYOND where your " limits" are, there ARE no limits, we are here to live, so live HARD, and PUSH yourself! Imagine what you can accomplish with not only being motivated physically but mentally! Push push push and remember SMILE instead of cry, laugh instead of grumble, and look to the future and remember what you can BE!