The secret is in your mind - Learn the fitness mindset with these five simple steps

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The secret is in your mind - Learn the fitness mindset with these five simple

steps

Copyright 2005 Bunting

I met her at a networking group early one morning. Lacy

(name changed for privacy reasons) was in her 40s and had a

lot going for her. She was intelligent, well spoken, and

confident in her ability to run her own Law Firm as an

attorney. Lacy was able to enjoy many things in life that

others whom believed themselves to “less fortunate” did not

think they could enjoy. However, there was one big issue

Lacy struggles with. It is an issue that you may recognize

in another person, or even in yourself. Body image and

fitness.

It was no secret that Lacy was a woman of large bone

structure; something genetic that she has absolutely no

control over whatsoever. It was also no secret that Lacy

tried just about every trick and diet in the book to lose

weight and get into shape. In fact, Lacy was bold enough

to announce to the entire networking group of over 30

people her ambitions to fit into a sexy lingerie outfit for

her husband and feel like a word I better not mention in

this article (but I’m sure you have a good imagination).

Being a fitness professional myself, Lacy and myself were

bound to be a magical match made in fitness and diet bliss,

or one may have thought. After all, my track record is

very good, and over the years I have been able to guide

many people into discovering how to stay fit, so helping

Lacy make this discovery would come naturally right?

Actually not. I worked with Lacy for a couple of months

and after that Lacy decided the low carb diet she was

insistent on sticking to was not working, and she was going

to go off on her own program again. Think this is

uncommon? Think again, Lacy was doing what many people do

when it comes to health and fitness.

As previously mentioned I have helped many people discover

how they can live the fitness lifestyle. However, there is

another side to the story. There have been more people

that I have crossed paths with in a professional manor that

have not been able to maintain the fitness lifestyle. For

years I wondered how and why this happens. What causes a

person to invest so much time, thought, and effort into the

idea of getting into shape only to succumb to

disappointment and end up exactly opposite of where they

wanted to be?

I eventually discovered it’s all in the mind. Lacy was the

way she was because of the way she thought about fitness

and nutrition in relation to herself. In her career Lacy

obviously demonstrated the characteristics of successful

thinking. In her idea of diet and fitness Lacy

demonstrated the opposite.

You may be wondering how does one swing the thinking

pendulum from fitness failure to fitness success and make

it stay to fitness success?

If “one” is willing to change some basic fundamentals in

thought the process can be happen with great ease and

simplicity. Outlined below are five things you can do to

adopt the fitness mindset and easily be as fit as you

decide to be;

1. Do NOT set goals for yourself. When you set a goal

you create an expectation that is formulated from a desire.

Very often people will set a goal that they do not believe

in their hearts they can achieve, but it would be nice.

There are many small things that must be done in order for

a big “goal” to materialize. Additionally, not

accomplishing a goal often leads to feelings of

disappointment, failure; resentments and the end of the New

Year’s resolution to be in shape. Instead of definitive

goal setting you can:

2. Decide to move the direction of fitness and wellness:

There are many ways to exercise, with none being “the

ultimate workout” or supreme to the rest. Selecting an

activity that you can decide to enjoy is a key element to

lasting exercise success. Make the decision to eat foods

than help you feel well, not frenzied. If something is

called a die-t you may be better off passing and selecting

a different way of eating. It is relatively common

knowledge at this point that low carb is not the most

effective choice in weight loss. Do you homework about

nutrition and:

3. Let go of the habits that are not working, including

thinking!

If you have decided to want to change something you are

going to have to do something different than what you have

been doing to get you to this point. Assess the way you

think about yourself. If you think of yourself as not

being able to stick to a fitness program, or someone who is

constantly struggling to get in shape decide to think

different thoughts. You can do this by:

4. Asking yourself a series of questions:

If being in shape is what you want; hold that question in

mind and ask yourself what would it take to do that? By

going inside and looking to your own higher consciousness

for answers there is no limit as to what you can discover.

This process works best when you make the decision to take

time for yourself on a daily basis to inquire inward. When

you make a regular practice of inquiring inward you will

discover many things. To materialize and experience them

you must:

5. Take Action!

What you discover by looking inward you can materialize

through your actions. Through a series of small actions

repeated on a regular basis you can materialize and

experience a big change.

You have the ability to make the coming year your personal

best starting with the moment or right now. When your

right now is good, things that you enjoy can naturally

happen without even having to make a whole lot of effort.

It all starts in your mind!

About the Author:

Bunting offers life, fitness, and spiritual coaching /

guidance. To learn more or to contact the author visit

http://www.paulbunting.net