5 Main Reasons Why People Lose Motivation to Lose Weight

As an independent Beachbody coach, I help a lot of clients to overcome multiple obstacles in their efforts to lose weight and increase overall level of fitness. Achieving the body of your dreams is not always easy, and a lot of people give up half-way without realizing the cause, or causes, of their frustration and dissatisfaction. In this article I am trying to outline the main reasons for loss of motivation, and hope it helps you to avoid common mistakes, such as:

1) Inadequate assessment of where you are at the begin of your body make-over process.

To make a successful transition, you need to reasonably assess were you are at the start of your body make-over. If you judge yourself lighter or heavier, or more or less physically fit than you actually are, you won’t be able to set realistic goals and determine the best plan for your transformation. After you achieve your intermediate goals you need to reassess your situation and create a plan for the next stage of transformation.

2) Unrealistic goals

If you set unrealistic goals, let’s say to lose 5 pounds a week, you won’t be able to achieve it and will give up in frustration. The healthy and reasonable goal is to lose no more than 2 pounds a week, and even then weight does not come off at programmed intervals. Weeks can go by until the pounds come off, and then they come off 5-6 pounds all at once. Also, depending on how much weight you are trying to lose, the time it takes to lose weight may vary: if you need to lose 50 pounds, first 30 may come off much faster than last 10-15. The less weight you need to lose, the more time it usually takes. Not knowing this may lead to unrealistic goals, frustration and ultimately loss of motivation. You should approach weight-loss goal setting with much thought and research.

3) Unrealistic expectations.

After achieving of your weight loss goals, you may still be disappointed, because you expected to look like a picture on the program you bought or a body builder in a magazine whose advice you followed. You may be unsatisfied with the size of your biceps or your stomach not yet looking like a washboard. Don’t be discouraged by your reflection and sabotage further progress! For a lot of people who picked up fitness after years of neglect it will take some time to reawaken muscles, turn around metabolism and generally turn back the clock. It can be done, but it takes time, effort and patience.

4) Inadequate progress measurement

You may be making great progress, but due to inaccurate or inappropriate progress evaluation you don’t realize it! When trying to lose weight, the scale is not the best tool – you need to learn to use a tape measure or judge the progress on how loose the clothes are fitting you since you started the makeover process. The great gauge of your progress is body fat indicator, most accurately measured by using caliper or BMI calculators available on line.

5) Insufficient support system

Everything I describe above is hard to juggle on your own. People who achieve the best shape of their lives rarely do so without a support system: a network of fellow fitness enthusiasts and experts. A lot of our perception of our bodies is subjective, and people from your support network are there to give a second opinion when you think your progress is insufficient, dispel disappointments due to incorrect assessments and suggest new approaches when nothing seems to work.

Chalene Extreme - 30 day picture!!!!

I just completed 30 days of Chalene Extreme and I am very excited by the results!
I have 60 more days to go and I can't wait to see what else it will do to my body!
Chalene Extreme principle is to do fewer reps with heavy weights!
I think it works wonders for me - it will work for you as well!
And, last but not least - it build character!
I am just so happy I am doing this!!!!

5 reasons to add quinoa to your diet

I am in love - with a new grain - quinoa!
Actually, it is not new, but quite old, in fact, ancient grain! It dates back over 5,000 years. The ancient Inca once called it "the Mother grain", because it was so important for their diet!

Quinoa is a tiny grain, no bigger than mustard seed, but it once fed the mighty Andes Mountains of South America. The Inca Empire relied on this grain to feed its populating that stretch from coast of Chile to to mountainous regions of Andes.
The modern scientists call quinoa the complete protein grain because it supplies all the essential amino acids in "a balanced pattern". If you are like me and always looking for new ways to introduce another source of protein, quinoa is something you should be definitely consider, and here's why:

- Quinoa is high in Protein. 16.2% of serving of one serving of quinoa is protein. In comparison, the other favorite of mine, outs, provides only 13%.

- Quinoa is great for gluten-free and wheat-free diets

- Quinoa is high in calcium

- Quinoa has a higher iron content than wheat or yellow corn!

- Quinoa is available in a grain and - my favorite- flake forms. Quinoa flakes are easy to prepared and have smooth and creamy consistency similar to farina. Quinoa flakes make a perfect breakfast any time, but I especially enjoy a steaming bowl of quinoa flakes on a chilly morning!

If you want to add a healthy variety to your diet you should absolutely try quinoa!

Yet another New York Beachbody workout!!!

We are bringing it with P90X, Insanity, Turbo Jam and other Beachbody workouts New York style!

Come join us, try the workouts, find out all there is to know about losing weight,

getting fit and making money doing it!

WHEN: September 20th 10 AM
WHERE: Chelsea Studios
151 W 26th St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 924-5877

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

20 Days Clean Eating and Pushing Play Challenge

Dear Friends!

No one can be perfect all the time, but if you put an effort and commitment into even a few weeks of exercise and clean eating - you will see results!!!

That's why I decided to start a 20 day Clean Eating and Pushing Play challenge and invite you to join me. Let's take our bodies to the next level!


CHALLENGE DATES: Monday, Sep 14th, 2009 until and including October 3rd, 2009

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

1. You PRESS PLAY Five or Six Times a week, depending on your program. If you miss a workout, you're out of the challenge.

2. You EAT CLEAN six times a week. It's up to you if you want to stuff yourselves like a bell pepper on your cheat day. But, I recommend a cheat MEAL and not a cheat day.

3. YOU ARE ALLOWED "ONE ADDITIONAL CHEAT SNACK" in this 20 DAY PERIOD. That means, Out of the 20 days during which you are doing the challenge, you may treat yourself to ONE CHEAT SNACK (like a cookie or a glass of alcohol) in addition to your cheat meal. If you have a second cheat snack, you are out of the challenge.

4. You MUST report daily for the preceding day on the Challenge thread:
http://teambeachbody.com/connect/message-boards/-/message_boards/message/32772682

For example, "Yesterday, I ate clean and pressed play."

Please REPORT IN RED LETTERING.

5. You have until Tuesday morning to take your measurements AND pictures. You don't have to post them.

At the end of the challenge, we will put the WARRIORS NAMES IN A HAT TO DETERMINE THE WINNER!

THE PRIZE: Beachbody Video

Will you be the last man/woman standing?!


YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!