Just the sound of the word "motivation" is exciting, especially when associated with anything to do with weight loss and keeping weight off. Motivation seems some magical "thing" that just happens and makes us want to do something. Unfortunately, motivation is difficult to come by and one must be truly motivated to even put in the work required to find their own motivation (especially the weight loss and keeping weight off type of motivation). Truth be known, we are more often than not driven more by what I call.... "The Anti-Motivation", spending much time thinking of ways NOT to do things, such as diet and exercise and all the boring, nasty things we must actually get ourselves motivated to do to lose weight and keep it off - excuses, excuses, excuses. We somehow find the motivation to dream up some amazing excuses!
"Motivation" is the carrot, the prize, the incentive that triggers the GO chemicals in our brain. For millions, the prospect of stomach surgery can get the GO chemicals going with thoughts of rapid weight loss clouding any reasonable thought process required to think through this potentially life changing procedure. For those about to receive this magical knifing, the motivation to lose initial weight and attend any number of counseling sessions as required by the insurance company is NO PROBLEM! Just think - suddenly thinness - all weight problems gone (there's the carrott). The bad news....where are those wondrous GO chemicals three years post op when the weight starts looming once again?? (Gee, maybe I should have taken off my surgery goggles and listened more closely in those classes).
If you're serious about weight loss and weight management...think about what motivates you - think about what might motivate you -reflect upon a time in your life when you were truly motivated. Conjure up ways to get yourself inspired to reach for the carrot. Imagine yourself motivated and allow your brain to find those GO chemicals and get them surging through your body. Be a kid again and play pretend if you're blocking....BE motivated, believe it and keep going and going and going - it will save your life. With motivation and those GO chemicals on your side.....the low fat, low calorie, healthy diet is the easy part.
