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You want to lose those extra pounds but you can\u2019t find the weight loss motivation to get started? I get you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve struggled being overweight for many years but once I found the drive and of course saw my first results, nothing could stop me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key is to GET STARTED!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As long as you procrastinate on that very first step, you will find yourself battling more and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without any further ado, let\u2019s dive right in to find 10 best weight loss motivation tips that helped lose over 60lbs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Have No Motivation To Lose Weight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re on this post I bet you\u2019ve had this thought or even said this to someone: \u201cI Have No Motivation To Lose Weight\u201d…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time when we are desperate to shed those extra pounds, we will come to a point where we\u2019ll utter these words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don\u2019t feel guilty at all! This proves you are human and also this means that deep inside you want to lose weight…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s just that you feel no energy to start but you want it…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want to get your body transformed but you don\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, when we don\u2019t know where and how to start something, we don\u2019t feel driven or propelled to do the thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where a tad bit of motivation from someone who was once in the same shoes as you comes into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I know and hope that after reading this whole article, you\u2019ll be stimulated more than ever to embark on your own journey to lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Is It Mentally Hard To Lose Weight?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Well, I won\u2019t ever say that losing weight is easy. No, it\u2019s not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, everybody would be thin like a baguette!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really think the trigger is \u201chidden\u201d somewhere in our minds. But once, you click in, things start happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alrighty! Let\u2019s see a few things that can impede your motivation to lose weight and what makes it mentally difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being Too Comfy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When I say comfort, I\u2019m not saying that you are comfortable being overweight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, you wouldn\u2019t be here! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s pretty much being comfortable at where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, we are OK in our own bubble of comfort that we don\u2019t want to change a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what I\u2019m saying is that you might feel comfy and USED TO your actual weight that you find it a colossal work to start changing things about your lifestyle, eating habits and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was overweight, I was always comfortable in my skin. I was never ashamed or had any complex being chubby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was a happy girl, I had a good job at the Bank, my family and friends loved me. You see I was in such a comfort zone that I used this an excuse to not take care of my weight and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I didn\u2019t have any health issues being overweight but if I didn\u2019t start paying attention to my weight, it\u2019s sure I could get in trouble later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight Loss Myths <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You Should Starve To Lose Weight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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One thing that held me from starting a diet was the few misconceptions I had about losing weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, I always thought that I would have to eat only veggies and water. I was all wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s admit it: food is good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating the foods you love is not wrong and should never make you feel guilty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, dieting should not be about restrictions and rules but rather being conscious of bad foods that can hurt our health, and obviously avoiding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a matter of fact, dieting is simply embracing good eating habits for a healthy life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not talking about some strict diets where you not allowed to eat this and that, which can become painful and boring to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many times during my weight loss journey, I have pleased myself with the foods I love and in spite of this I have been able to lose 41 pounds in a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I\u2019m not telling you to start binge-eating ice cream, burgers and soft drinks every week but once in a while won\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can\u2019t Lose Weight If You Don\u2019t Exercise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The second misconception I had is that if I don\u2019t exercise like crazy I won\u2019t ever become thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, this thought was erroneous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being active is beneficial for health and I encourage you to do a few exercises, at least once in a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, you can definitely lose weight without exercising<\/a>. I did it! My brother did it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To back what I just said, health experts agree on the 80\/20 rule<\/a> that stipulates that 80% of a clean diet and 20% of working out are the contributors to weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you can see that nutrition is the most important aspect of weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think you have to exercise like a freak to lose weight, I want to clear the air out of this misconception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can reach your desired weight without working out but hey exercises can really boost the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, you can reach your weight loss goals<\/a> much faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cheating Will Double The Pounds Back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The third misconception I had about weight loss was if I cheated one day or two, I\u2019ll gain the double of my weight. LOL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have this question soooo many times and this is pure myth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your body is not some sort of capricious thing that will boomerang your pounds back at you the next day or week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I understand that not every person\u2019s body reacts the same way to diets but your cheat day won\u2019t make you bigger than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to keep in mind that a cheat day is not one where you give free rein to all kinds of junk foods to enter your body. Ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing this will end up all your efforts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a cheat day is a day where you allow yourself a little pleasure of yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s also actually a very effective method to boost your weight loss<\/a>. No I\u2019m not crazy! I will touch a bit on this later in this article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a long time, I freaked about that and this stopped me from getting on my weight loss boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me know in the comments if you have some sort of misconception you want to get cleared out of your mind…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do I Get Motivated To Lose Weight?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Now let\u2019s get into the meat of the subject. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you get your weight loss motivation to finally start this amazing journey to a transformed body?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll share with you the best and most realistic and actionable tips for you to click that motivation switch once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set Your Focus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many people mix up focus with obsession. It is not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting your focus is an effective way to trigger the motivation you\u2018re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In weight loss, your focus should not be weight loss itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight loss is only the result of what you\u2019ve been focusing on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, when I started dieting, my focus was on adopting a good and healthy eating lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter how hard it would be (i loved eating good foods) to say no in the beginning to those yummy junk foods, I would do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I\u2019 saying here is that behind my focal point was my end results and what I desired the most; a thin body in good health!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Define Your Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I had this misconception about goals being only big ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that said, I encourage you to define your goals, be it small or big ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I recommend you kick off with on small and realistic goals first. Why? Because small yet precise goals are achieved much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defining your goals, say on a piece of paper, will help you find that weight loss motivation because your brain will try to convince you to work for what you\u2019ve just written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one takes the time to detail something on paper just for the sake of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After expressing your desires, needs and goals, this will prompt something in your mind to go and do that weight loss thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educate Yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve done steps 1 & 2, now is the time to educate yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not telling you to spend months researching about weight loss, how the body works or what\u2019s in a banana…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the thing is this: jumping blindly on a weight-loss wagon is simply not a good thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, let\u2019s say you\u2019ve chosen to do a Keto Diet<\/a>. Do your research on the basics first and then you start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, there are a few things here and there that you will discover along the way but before you set off, try to educate yourself on what you\u2019re doing, what will happen if you eat X, what can happen if you don\u2019t do Y and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing this will avoid frustrations or headaches ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started dieting, I didn\u2019t know about weight loss plateau<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 5-6 months, I hit that wall and was frustrated that inspite of eating correctly, I wasn\u2019t losing weight like before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see if I did a few research before, I would have known that it\u2019s a normal thing to hit a weight loss plateau after a few months of dieting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if I was aware of this, I would have done a few things (that I know now) to bust through it much faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start A Weight Loss Journal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve made until here, this tells me you\u2019ve already found a bit of that weight loss motivation. Yayyy!!! Otherwise, you would have left…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok! This one is really important and it will serve as a daily motivation to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting a weight loss journal<\/a> is not hard at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to track EVERY SINGLE THING but jotting down your essential steps will motivate you to do better as you progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things you can write down in your journal are definitely up to you but let me give you some pointers on how you can go about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Diet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A few things you might want to write down is your body measurements. Usually, we measure around our breast\/chest, waist, and hips. You can also measure your arms if you want if your goal is to lose a lot of fat in your arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next is to get on the scale and weigh yourself. Jot down your actual weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one is optional though but I wrote everything I loved eating that wasn\u2019t good for weight loss. This was a way of reminding me what foods could alter my weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having that list in front of my eyes motivated me to stay away from them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Diet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After you started your diet, there are things you might want to keep track of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping a record of these things will guide you to a better diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things you can keep track of (depending on your diet type):<\/p>\n\n\n\n