Motivation

Trying to lose weight and eat healthy is easier said than done! Everyone who has tried to lose weight has most likely had a problem, even personal trainers, with lack of motivation. There are going to be bad days, but sometimes bad days turn in to skipping a workout session and then skipping a week of workout sessions. When this happens bad habits start to show themselves and we fall back into our "comfortable" lives. It's not until we realize that the weight that we did lose has reappeared around our waist with a couple extra dimples in our thighs that we finally begin to exercise again.

Here are five ways to stay motivated and have fun!

• List your Goals. This means to write them down, big and bold, and post them in a place where they can be seen daily or twice daily if need be.
  
  
• Take a "Before" picture, then cut out a picture from a magazine, one that will represent what you want your "After" picture to look like and post them it next to your goals.
  
  
• Hold a "Biggest Loser" contest at work or with your friends. Set a time limit (like a month or two), you can hold weekly challenges (like taking a Ropes Course or having a trainer hold a Boot Camp just for your group), and have everyone put in 10-20 dollars (this will be the prize money, and who ever loses the most weight at the end of the given time will receive it!)
  
  
• Hold a contest with yourself! Set a goal, like "I want to lose 20-25 pounds in 3 months" and put away 40-50 dollars every time you get paid in those three months. If you reach your goal take the money you've saved and go shopping! (You'll probably need smaller cloths anyway!)
  
  
• Start a support group. Get together once a week and discuss nutrition, current diet trends, and exercise with people who are also trying to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles.
  

I hope this helps. I have personally done number 4 and having a shopping spree as a reward is so much fun and defiantly rewarding when I can buy cloths that would never have fit before!

How do you stay motivated? Leave a comment and let me know.

Party for your Health

Now there is a way to party without feeling guilty that you’re breaking your diet! Healthy parties are a fun way to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle and how to have fun in the process. These parties are also a way to introduce friends and family to proper nutrition and exercise. A nutritionist and a personal trainer will be there as well to lead discussions, facilitate the activities, and answer and questions.

During these parties’ reasons for beginning nutrition and exercise regimen will be discussed. There will also be healthy recipe swaps, and demonstrations of workouts that can be done at home either alone or with your family.

For more information or if you would like to host a party send me an E-mail.
*Host will receive a special gift, all party guests will receive gift bags, and food is provided. *

Updates

So, it's been awhile since I have posted to any of my blogs. Sorry!

Things have been pretty busy. I have partnered with another Personal Trainer and a Nutritionist and we are in the process of starting a new total wellness company.

One thing that I am excited about is our Wellness Parties or Healthy Parties that we will be holding! I will write more about the a bit later. I am also in the process of moving and that in itself is a bit overwhelming. I will post a couple of exercises on here to make up for the weeks I have missed.

I have added a couple features to this blog. One, is links to my articles, which can be found to the left of the screen. The other is a BMI Calculator which is at the very bottom of the screen. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog as well! By doing so you will get all the latest updates, tips, and maybe even a couple free sessions.

If you live in the Broward County, Miami/Dade County area and would like a free consultation/session you can contact me by e-mail at trudy.dacosta@gmail.com or you can go to my web-site http://www.ftlauderdalefit.webs.com/ and feel out the Contact Form.