Mindset For Fat Loss - 7 keys you need
7 MINDSET SHIFTS YOU NEED FOR FAT LOSS….
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In this video…
7 mindset shifts you need to make for you to be successful long-term.
A lot of people overlook the mental progress necessary to achieve lasting physical results…
If you want to change your body, change your mindset.
*in no particular order
*some maybe more important for you specifically to focus on but those will be different for everyone
*personally #7 is the one that’s most important for me, let me know which is most important for you in the comments
1 - People that are successful with their body composition goals are people that accept the fact that doing unsustainable diets and workout routines will lead to results but those results will ALSO be unsustainable.
- Who wants to work super hard, lose a bunch of fat, and build lean muscle just to come out the other side without ANY sustainable habits being built, 99% of people who don’t accept this fact will just do it and then gain the weight back or quit.
2 - People who reach their fitness goals know that consistency > anything else. It doesn’t matter about messing up 2-6 times a month, it matters that you’re on track all the other days in that month. Messing up is normal, you and I both do it. Consistency > Perfection.
Skipping a workout, going over your calories, or just saying fujk it for a day is NOTHING as long as you get back on track the next day.
a lot of people follow this rule, some famous people like Matt D’avella too, he calls it the two day rule
I like calling it snowballing
You don’t want to let one day of going over your calorie or…
1 day of skipping the gym…
turn into a weekend binge eating and/or drinking session
or even worse a whole week of going over your calories and skipping the gym
I mess up 3 to 6 times a month
Whether they’ll admit it or not so do your favorite role models
Because they are humans just like us, they make mistakes
You don’t need to be a perfect robot to achieve success
And yet you do still need to be consistent and have more good days than bad
I highly recommend trying out a consistency calendar to track this because it makes it fun and rewarding
I’ll link it on screen now
3 - People who achieve their fitness goals and maintain them are proud of the small wins just as much or more than the big wins.
Think about this
If your parents or a close friend or family member wasn’t the most healthy person, maybe a bit overweight maybe even obese.
And they started to workout, eat better, started building healthy habits and caring about their sleep schedule
would you wait until they got to their end goal to tell them you’re proud of them?
Fuck no you wouldn’t unless you’re absolutely insufferable to be around
You’d tell them the second you noticed.
Whether that be from when you saw them eating something they normally wouldn’t or saw them post something about it online or maybe they told you about this change their making.
You’d say you’re so proud of them and you’d offer help if you could help in anyway
DO THE SAME THING WITH YOURSELF!!!!
If you hit your calories, protein, get a workout in if it’s scheduled that day, and maybe get a walk in…
Be fujking proud of yourself. That’s a win. Don’t let yourself talk yourself out of feeling proud because you think 1 day of work doesn’t justify some pride.
4 - People who are not only successful but actually HAPPY during it DO NOT compare themselves to anyone else…
This is a massive mistake that can make you feel like a failure, a loser, and just make you feel sh!tty
I’ve had several clients where this one thing was their biggest struggle
You don’t know how long that person has been doing this for, they have different genetics, different activity levels, weight, height, and the list goes on…
The most freeing and factual mindset you can adopt here is this…
You don’t want that person’s life, body, or looks
You just want a better one for yourself
“no I don’t Ted, I be brad pitt or angelina jolie”
You’re lying, you cant be them for their looks without also getting everything else that comes with their lives and thats a whole different topic.
You want a better you, and that’s within reach, that you can get
so…
compare your old self to your current self, if you’re improving in any facet you’re doing good. YOU Last Month VS YOU Today.
- If you ever find yourself doing this just remind yourself to use them as inspiration and stop comparing.
5 - People who reach their goals expect motivation to ebb and flow
Training & nutrition are way easier when motivated but if you want to be successful you have to accept that you’re going to need to take action in the absence of it.
ALTHOUGH… the interesting part of this is that most times that action taken while unmotivated leads to tangible results which will lead to receiving some motivation 😏
So follow this formula if you want to beat the shit out of the you who would quit after a month or two.
Action -> results -> motivation -> repeat
The most important thing to remember is motivation WILL fade
it’s not an IF so when it’s gone just know to keep taking action and you will keep getting results which will motivate you to keep taking action.
6 - People who have successful transformations know they didn’t gain 20-50 (or more) lbs of fat in a few weeks or months and realize it’s unrealistic to expect to lose it in a few weeks/months.
In a perfect world you can safely manage to lose .5% to 1% of your total bodyweight each week
and for a lot of people they achieve this thru out 90% of their journey
but if it’s your first time getting serious…just like anything it’ll come with a learning curve
accept the fact you will NEED to be patient and persistent
I know you WANT it NOW but accept it’s not an option and you’ll be way less stressed and you can focus on investing 1 or more years to actually changing your body and life for good while building sustainable habits to maintain it
7 - this one can be confusing so of course, you and I will go thru examples but People who are successful ask themselves whether they are more restrictive or too flexible with nutrition AND training
one of these senarios is progress FOR YOU right now and only you can answer it:
you saying yes to pizza could be progress
or progress could be saying no to the pizza
or weight training 3-4 days instead of 6-7 becomes progress
here’s 4 more examples:
1 an example someone who never says no, no boundaries no limits on food, just eats whatever they want, whenever they want. For that person progress would be saying no to themselves more often so they can build discipline and a realistic sustainable relationship with food.
2 someone who restricts food groups and calories too much would progress by eating more and allowing themselves to nourish their body and mind
3 someone who goes to the gym everyday and never takes rest days would actually make BETTER progress if they started forcing themselves to take 2 rest days per week and instead do active recovery if you really want to move like a walk or hike
4 - someone who NEVER goes to the gym would benefit from 2-3 days of weight lifting per week and forcing themselves to do it
After those 4 examples I’m sure you understand it now and I’m sure you know which group you’re in.
I hope these 7 mindset shifts help you crush your goals and take action.
Thank you for reading or watching!
I hope this has helped you and if it has…
Please let me know via email! tedgormanpt@gmail.com
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