A Fitness Bug

Hoping for Fat Loss vs Expecting It

By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC

Creator of Unstoppable Fat Loss:

Author of "The Fit Chic" and "The Fit Bastard":

Co-Author of "101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health"

There is a huge difference between hoping to reach your fat loss goals and expecting that you will achieve them. The major difference is that those who expect to be living in their dream body have programmed themselves to succeed and those who are simply hoping are holding doubts about their chances for success. So how can you avoid falling into the ‘hoping’ category?

Eliminate doubt by seeking role models

If you have any doubt in your mind that achieving your fat loss goal is possible, if you think that you’ve got to many obstacles and challenges in your way, if you’ve failed before and are worried that it’s going to happen again… find proof that it won’t!

I guarantee there are many people in this world who have faced greater challenges than you have and still they accomplished their fat loss goals. I guarantee that these people failed many times before achieving their dream bodies, but they refused to give up. I guarantee that they ‘expected’ to succeed.

Map out a plan – Now that you have role models who have achieved fat loss success, apply the blueprint that they’ve laid out for you. Model their behaviors, attitudes, and actions.

When you have a plan, you know what it’s going to take in order to develop your dream body; What workout programs you are going to follow, what foods you are going to eat, how much sleep you should get, how often you write out your goals and visualize your dream body, what you should record in your journal, how to overcome obstacles and challenges, and everything else that is required to achieve fat loss success.

Now that you have your plan all mapped out, you’ve got to know why you want to achieve this goal. It’s time to get fired up and passionate about how your life is going to change once you are living in your dream body.

When you reach your fat loss goal, it’s not just going to be your waist line that’s going to change. Your self-confidence will blow through the roof, you may land your dream job or gain a promotion, you may attract the love of your life, you will have the energy to play with your children, or even try new activities that you never thought of trying when you were overweight. The possibilities are endless.