The other day on my facebook page, I asked what the most difficult aspect of physique transformation is, and it seems that for the most part, people struggle with staying consistent, whether it’s with their diet, exercise or both.
So how can you keep up your motivation? In short you have to change your identity and raise your standards. This has to do with the image that you carry around of yourself in your head, who you picture yourself to be and what you do on a daily basis. You have to create an image of yourself being exactly the way that you want, and behaving in a way that is congruent with that image. You can’t imagine yourself being super lean, fit and healthy whilst at the same time going out and drinking every night, snacking on your favourite cheat foods every day and skipping training sessions. When you create a vivid image of yourself looking great AND behaving in a way that is congruent with that, whenever you feel tempted or like slacking off you’ll think “I’m better than this” and you’ll do what’s right. But this has to be the default image that you refer to the majority of the time. To begin with this can take a bit of repetition and practise. All you need to do is spend a few minutes creating this image as vividly as possible. Once you’ve done this, periodically remind yourself of it throughout the day to overwrite any old, unhelpful images you may have had.
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