5 Sneaky Strategies For Successful Weight Loss

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 12, 2011 -- When January 1st rolls around many will make a resolution to get in shape. When you first start on your fitness and weight/fat loss journey you are excited. Sticking to your plan is easy and you can't stop talking about it to anyone within earshot. You may even become the resident “health and fitness nut” (in a good way) at your place of work and with your friends.

But by January 15….not so much. Now when people ask you how your workouts or diet is going it starts with a “….sigh……..(voice goes up an octave or two) well……okaaaay I guess, but (start in on your shortfalls lately)”.

But it’s getting close to that time again and many of us are starting your journey anew. To help make it different this time around we spoke with Sarai Jones, local fitness expert and owner of Sacramento's Booty Boot Camp. She shared the following strategies that you can take that will help lead you down the path of success when combined with an effective nutrition and exercise plan.

Sarai says, "You may be surprised to see that this post isn’t about specific diet and exercise tips. But without these, you don’t have a very high chance of success.

5 Steps

MOST IMPORTANT: Daydream vividly and often – When I say vivid, I don’t mean picturing yourself from 10 years ago when you were kind of happy with how you looked. I mean taking the time to picture you, right now in this time with all the things that are currently going on in your life. Picture the current YOU in the body that you want. Reenact your typical day in your mind but in your goal body. What will you wear instead of what you’re wearing now? Will you have a different hairstyle when you’re not worried about your face looking “too chubby?” Will you be wittier? Be more outgoing? Accept more social invitations? Be more confident when you meet with clients?

Now picture this new you and reenact your day often –as in at least twice a day. Keep it always on the top of your brain and when you have 30 seconds, pull it up and use it to motivate you to make the right decisions about your nutrition and working out.

Trust me I know that being thin and fit does not fix life’s major problems, but feeling good about yourself can make facing them a lot easier and you’ll have at least one thing that you can control when life feels chaotic.

Stay excited about Boot Camp. Stay Excited –Take in knowledge: Most of us get pretty excited when we learn something new about a subject we’re genuinely interested in. When you’re excited about something, it’s easy to do the things required of you in relation to it. So subscribe to a good fitness magazine, read a good blog a few times a week, or grab a new book off of Amazon. There is always something new to learn about exercising and nutrition. And you just may discover a tip that propels your success along even faster.

Don’t Be A Loner –Get in a group (or get a partner): Not many people achieve great things all by themselves (in any field). Even though the credit for big accomplishments usually goes to one person, chances are there was a team to help and support them. Aside from sharing information, supporting each other, offering advice and giving the well-timed pep talk, just being with other like-minded individuals is so incredibly powerful. When your muscles are aching and sweat is getting into your eyes, you can look around at your fellow workout partners and it’ll give you the push you need to keep going.

Trust your plan: Don’t be a fair weather loser – You will have good weeks and not so good weeks, it doesn’t mean your chosen plan is not working. It’s normal to have these ups and downs. Now if you are having a “down” for too long, then talk to your personal coach about what may be going on. It could be a simple fix.

Have fun –I know how life changing reaching your goals can be and I know it is serious business but lighten up. You can laugh and have fun along the way. Don’t get that huge text book on muscle mechanics if that’s not what you’re in to. It’s ok to pick the magazine with the pretty pictures if it informs you and makes you smile at the same time. Not into the typical gym scene? Don’t go. There is plenty you can do outside of the gym like my boot camp, and some great at-home workouts. Dance, jump rope, skip (power skips), enter into organized events.

I’m not saying its all fun and games, you may have to do some things that are not on your favorites list in order to reach your goals, but mix in enough fun and you’ll barely notice."

Sarai shares more motivation with her clients, as well as helping them every step of the way. For more information see her website at www.getfitwithsarai.com or at 877-288-1231.

More information can be found online at http://www.getfitwithsarai.com

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