For many people to make it to the gym, they have to set their alarm extra early to exercise before work looking half asleep or stop at the gym on the way home from a long draining day and would rather sit on the couch and watch the Olympics. Let's face it, many of us find excuses to miss a day at the gym or make an appearance but don't really work hard enough to benefit. Everyday we make decision that will affect us in some way. With food as well, we become lazy and emotionally eat. It is true, "you are what you eat." Keep this in mind when you are failing to reach your goals. You may think you eat healthy most of the time or you worked hard enough to eat that dessert but the truth is that your food intake is holding you back. Staying motivated will help keep your workouts consistent and your diet on track. Set both short term and long term goals for yourself with deadline to be held accountable. That could reach a certain weight by a certain time or even to fit into an old pair of jeans. One day you may be pumped up and ready to go but others something brings you down. Keep that hunger to better yourself everyday! Find an old picture of yourself when you felt best, or a picture of someone you want to look like or maybe even a picture of a beach you will be at in a month. Put it everywhere...bathroom mirror, refrigerator, steering wheel of your car, background on your phone, by your desk, wherever. Don't stop until you reach your goal.
