The Mental Side Of Losing Arm Flab
For the most part, diet and exercise are not what holds women back from reaching their “lose arm flab” goal. The truth is that diet and exercise are actually the least important aspects of reaching sexy arm stardom!
There is so much free information out there that most women know how to eat and exercise in a relatively healthy way.
The main issue that holds most women back when trying to lose arm flab, is an inability to stick with something for extended periods of time.
I struggled with up and down motivation for a very long time when trying to lose arm flab. So called self help books and motivational speakers only provided temporary motivation that would always end up fading away.
What was my saving grace? The one and only David Burns M.D. He wrote an excellent book which provided easy to use methods for optimizing thought processes. Central to his method, was the identification of major thought distortions.
And here are 3 of the said distortions that you should eliminate immediately from your internal dialogue if you want everlasting motivation:
1. Pressure phrases. Unfortunately, the “pain is weakness leaving the body” culture we live in has perpetuated the existence of pressure phrases. Never tell yourself you “should, must or oughta” go workout. Doing so will make you feel pressured and apathetic. Over the long run, these types of phrases will murder your motivation.
2. Labeling statements. If you ever find yourself attaching a label to a hiccup on your part, stop immediately. Labels (i.e., loser, worthless, slob, sloth) create the illusion that there is an internal problem with you that can be fixed. Instead of using labels, describe the situation that led to the hiccup so that you can avoid it in the future.
3. Minimization phrases. These types of phrases can turn men into mice. Why? Because when you minimize you view yourself as being much less capable than you actually are. Never doubt your ability to reach a goal until you have actually tried.
If you want to lose arm flab, you have to have the right mental game plan in place. Without it, your motivation is likely to fade with time. Keeping the above in mind, will bring you one step closer to constant motivation.
Author Katherine Crawford M.S., a Harvard fitness expert and recent arm fat casualty, teaches women how to lose arm fat. Unearth how to get sexy and toned arms by exploring her blog about fat arms now!