I hear all the time from friends, family and people I run into at different events that they cannot lose the weight or fit in their workouts or stop from eating the all their favorite foods.  I think they want me to feel sorry for them and wave my magic exercise wand over them to give them the instant gratification that is in their dreams.  Instead, I get excited to talk with them about one of my favorite subjects, creating the right mindset so they can accomplish their goal of losing weight or making it to the gym 3 times a week or reframe from eating the junk food.

I am a big believer that you need to have the right mindset in order to accomplish any goal in your life and it is no different with your health and wellness goals.  I instruct people they need to get in the right mindset before they make their goal or goals or they will be doomed from the beginning.

So, you are probably scratching your head and wondering what I mean by the right mindset.  Let me explain in a little more detail for you to grasp the concept. If you are going to a cocktail party and know that the host is going to be serving your favorite junk food and favorite crazy martini and you are 3 weeks into your New Year, New You diet and have done an amazing job and are already down 5 pounds, here is what you need to do to get in the right mindset before you arrive at the party.  After you have finally gotten ready for the event, you need to sit down in a quiet place and put your mindset on for the event.  You will instruct yourself that you will not eat any horrible junk food that will be on the table and that you will only have 1 glass of red wine and then sparkling water with a lime afterwards.  You will be amazed at how powerful you will feel at the event when you stick to your goal and get home feeling accomplished and proud of yourself.  Plus when you get on the on the scale the next day and are down another pound you will high five yourself in the mirror.

Because you mentally put your mindset on and in place with what you will eat and drink at the party you will be successful in accomplishing that goal for the evening and keep you on track towards your bigger weight loss goal.

The same will go with planning for your workouts each day.  If you put your mindset that you will workout at 1 PM and bring your gym back to work and when your 15 minute calendar alarm goes off, you will jump-up from your desk, grab your gym bag and head to the gym for your workout.

We fail ourselves on a daily basis when we are not in the right mindset to obtain our goals. I know you can accomplish anything when you put your mindset to the task.  Good luck with goals and establishing the right mindset to accomplish those goals and always make it a great day!