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Originally Posted by atm-12  Hi,
I haven't posted on here in a while due to lack of training activity :(
I seem to have a problem, I get really physched to workout, build muscle and go to the gym. This normally lasts around a month and then I go back to my old ways of being lazy and putting on weight.
Does anyone have any tips on sticking with it?
This time I am going for a different goal, I want to mainly loose weight and become leaner. I think I will concentrate mainly on my diet?
I know I should be eating every few hours and taking in lots of protein but I want to get a solid diet together so I know exactly what to eat and in what amounts every day!
Can anyone help? |
firstly mate, everyone is guilty with the first part.. there are always slumps you hit where you lose motivation and start backpedaling. what i personally do is keep a personal diary (due to my job) and block out 1 hour sections for the next month in advance that is your training time. this will put you in the mindset that you have an appointment with the gym.
another option would be to get a personal trainer, even once a month. the major benefit with this is that if you are failing to go to your personal appointments with the gym, an appointment with a trainer holds you accountable to someone.
in the end mate.. its all about mindset. teach yourself that there is absolutely no excuse to miss a session at the gym.
as for the diet part. post up what you are currently eating and someone will be able to then have a look at it and modify it from there. its harder to do a full overhaul of a diet then to change things slightly.. what i personally do is ease myself into the new diet - start with breakfast for a week and then eat my normal stuff during the day.. then the following week move onto breakfast & lunch.. then the next week move onto breakfast, lunch & dinner.. etc etc till you have all your meals in place..
but yeh start with posting up your current plan and someone can help you from there.