What would you say you struggle with the most?

Published: Mon, 09/14/20

I asked this question via my Facebook page last week:

Nutrition?

Exercise?

Mindset?

There were a mix of responses but most of them were that they struggled with mindset!!

I agree….I believe, without a doubt, that the factor that influences weight loss above all else is your mindset.

After all, Henry Ford said: “Whether you think that you can, or you can’t, you’re right.”

I have personally experienced this undeniable truth in every aspect of life from running a business, achieving higher education, running half marathons, strength training, fat loss and of course dealing with the uncertainty over my business due to Covid!! It’s absolutely the truth.

So if you want to lose body fat, increase health, and live in the body you deserve, I want you to consider a few things…

Most diets work. There, I said it. They work for a while. They work while you have enough “willpower” to adhere. But you know something about willpower? It’s finite. We can’t rely on it forever.

If you want a lean, healthy body for the long term, whatever you’re doing today needs to be something you can imagine yourself doing a year from now and beyond. If you’ve ever had the following thoughts, you’re not alone:

“I’ll be happy when I weigh _______.”

“I’ll be happy when I can fit into a size ________.”

“When I finally achieve __________, I will go back to eating ‘normally’.”

These statements are what I refer to as the DIETER’S MINDSET. It’s short-term focused and unsustainable.

Too often in weight loss, we have a restrictive mindset. We say “I can’t have that!” And that thought will start to dominate. Then, the thing you “can’t have” will be the one thing you really want! Yikes!

But what if we changed our mindset to one of abundance? What if you thought “I get to eat all of these beautiful, colourful foods that will nourish my body.” Or, “I CHOOSE not to eat cookies.” How EMPOWERING is that!?

So what’s your choice? A short term mindset of restriction or a long term mindset of abundance?

Believe in your ability to be successful. Commit to a plan. Throw out the dieter’s mindset. Operate from a place of abundance. Love yourself no matter what.

There’s your formula for success.

So now hit reply, and let me know of a time in your life that you can look back to and recognise a dieter’s mindset. How could you do things differently going forward to ensure success?

I can’t wait to hear from you!

To Your Success,

Nicki xx

www.nicolacarless.com

PS: If you need support with the other components for success like nutrition and exercise, I’m your girl!!

I know many of my readers struggle with knowing how to exercise in a way that produces fat loss AND they HATE going to gyms! That’s why I created my ONLINE STUDIO! There are over 400 workouts in the group and new sessions added each week. All of the sessions can be done solely online from the comfort of your own home!!

You can join us HERE

Here’s this week’s timetable - please note: classes marked with ** can be attended at The Studio but must be pre-booked as numbers are limited:

Disclaimer - All exercise is conducted at your own risk, please seek advice from a doctor if you are unsure of suitability for exercise. Please note, these exercises are not suitable for pregnant women.

Online at The Studio

Once payment is received, you will be added to the "Online at The Studio" Facebook group where you will be able to do all of these classes at the time stated on the timetable or at a time that suits you as you will have full access to these workouts for the time of your membership. There are now over 400 workouts in the group to choose from! You can join anytime.

If you have any questions please contact me at: nicolacarless@aol.com

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