Motivation is a key component in reaching your health goal but unfortunately it does not last for long, it slowly begins to come down little by little. Don’t you wish your enthusiasm would last would last 24/7? I know I would!
Motivation goes through cycles. When you first start working toward your health goal, you are at a high level of determination to reach for your goal. You have a mental vision of your destination, what it looks like, how you will feel, what’s your next goal is after you have accomplish this one, it’s all within a reaching distance. Thinking and seeing it in your mind has you excited and highly motivated to achieve it and you are excited to achieve it!
Unfortunately, this excitement doesn’t last long and within in 2-3 weeks into your health goal you will find yourself making excuses, “I’m too tired, I have to fix dinner, I have to work late…you know the drill, we all do it, I do it at times. These excuses can lead to pushing your health goals to the side.
This lack of motivation is a critical point in successfully reaching your goals. It might seem like two parts of yourself are fighting. The first part is saying ‘keep going, you are doing great in eating healthy and working out’ and the second party is saying “lets by lazy and take the day off today, the gym will be there tomorrow, I will start eating clean again on Monday”. It becomes the battle of new and old habits, you either push through the struggle or continue on your new healthy path to achieve your goal or go back to the old way of being and starting all over again. The choice is yours!
When you consciously make a decision to push through the struggle you are keeping your promise to yourself of continuing on your health goals. This point can be challenging but as long as you overcome this part you will see things get a lot easier. The good news is every time your push yourself to continue this way of living, it becomes easier to stay on track towards your goal.
The point that I am trying to make is, don’t get discouraged with your goals, reguardless if it’s a fitness goal or personal goal. Always believe in yourself and know you can accomplish your goals as long as your keep your spirits high and continue to push through the struggle.