Weight Loss Tip – Why You Can’t Lose Fat

By Mike Roussell · Friday, February 27th, 2009

Because one of the things that I’ve noticed, especially in working

with our clients, is that they have an image, and I’m sure you do, and

I know I do.

We have an image of how your body should look, in your mind. And when

that image… you don’t see that in the mirror, then, you know, you

can get down on yourself.

And so what’s going to happen is: and I see it happen all the time, is

you’ll start dieting, and you’ll be looking in the mirror, and in your

mind. You’ll have this image of how you should look. But you’re not

seeing that in the mirror, so you’re actually not seeing the progress

that you’re making.

May be you’re going to lose. This just happened with a client: lost 15

pounds and was looking in the mirror, and, “Oh, I’m not making any

progress. I don’t feel like I’m doing well”. But in reality they had

lost 15 pounds. But because they weren’t looking like they had that

image in their mind, they weren’t giving themselves credit for all the

progress that they have made.

So it’s a really important weight loss tip: it’s not to trust your

eye. And that’s why it’s important for me to take measurements like

your waist, and your hips and your thigh measurements. So you can,

excuse me, so you can see, you know, if your waist goes down three

inches. That’s some serious progress.

Even if, when you look in that mirror, you don’t see that perfect you

yet. Taking hard measurements and not trusting your eye allows you to

really recognize the progress that you’ve made. And to keep going so

you don’t get down on yourself.

 

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