Weight loss diets require motivation. Regardless which type of diet an individual is on motivation is a major factor in weight loss success. Dieters who attempt to struggle through with little to no motivation keeping them excited about the diet and their possible results rarely find weight loss success. The type of motivation required depends upon the dieter at hand.
Motivation can be divided into two different types; internal and external. The healthier form of motivation is internal. Internal motivation is based upon personal needs and desires. Dieters depending upon internal motivation are losing the weight because they want to…for themselves. External motivation isn’t as healthy; although it can be just as effective depending upon the situation at hand. External motivation is more commonly referred to as guilt or peer pressure. Dieters depending upon external motivation are not losing weight for themselves; they are losing weight because they think other people want or expect them to.
Dieters have many opportunities to access motivation while sticking to their dieting protocol:
1. Take some before and after pictures; they provide TONS of motivation
2. weight loss diets require journaling (many dieters are starting to create video journals)
3. Blogging about weight loss (and lack of weight loss)
4. online social media sites (dieters can find motivation by interacting with others in similar positions)
5. online forums and chat groups (dieters can get a lot of motivation from reading and discussing highs and lows of dieting with other dieters even if they have never met in person)
There are many types of motivation. Motivation can come from many sources. But the clearest, most easily understood and most universal motivation is weight loss itself. Seeing the pounds drop off provides an amazing amount of motivation for dieters who are working hard to reach a healthy weight loss goal.
Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.