Can Attitude Affect Weight Loss? - By: Justin Yule

Earl Nightingale considered it The Magic Word.

Bob Proctor says it's the composite of your Thoughts, Feelings & Actions - which ultimately create your results in life.

William James said the greatest discovery of his generation was that; "human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

Like a drop of water, your attitude ripples through your whole life.

Talk to any successful person and they'll tell you that attitude is the number one factor. ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE IN LIFE.

What does this have to do with weight loss?

It's real simple. If you have a bad attitude about exercise, nutrition, your genetics, your schedule, or anything else that plays a factor in you achieving your fat loss and fitness goals you will never consistently do what needs to be done.

I've always believed that the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people comes down to two things:

1. Successful people focus on the end result, while unsuccessful people complain about or simply don't do the tasks. 2. Successful people expect to win, while unsuccessful people expect to fail.

You see, every end goal is reached by performing a series of tasks that lead up to the desired result. When it comes to fat loss and fitness those task are pretty straightforward: - Move more - Eat Less

Now, what I mean by that is you have to burn more calories than you consume. But, before we go on, let me be clear that eating less doesn't necessarily mean eating less. Huh? Starving yourself is NOT the answer. In fact, that will actually keep you fat, but that's another article. I've seen many cases where I've had to INCREASE a person's calorie intake to get them to lose weight, but they're still consuming fewer calories than they burn - moving more and eating less. Get it?

OK, let's get back on track. If you understand the science (at least on the most basic level - move more, eat less), BUT you have a poor attitude about it you're never gonna be able to lose the unwanted fat and build lean muscle for that sexy, "toned" body that looks great naked.

Why? Because you won't do the necessary tasks (or you won't do them effectively) to lose the fat and build the muscle. You will skip workouts and the one's you do make will be half-hearted. You'll eat right sometimes, but more often than not, your binges will negate any good eating you did that week. To make matters worse, if your attitude is poor you'll expect to fail anyway (since that's your history) so why really try - "If you don't I try, I can't fail."

Here's the bottom line: if your genetics suck or your work and family schedule are super-busy there's not much you can do about it, BUT what you can do is CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT IT.

How? Start by reprogramming your thinking with good information like this, and seek out other great resources on positivity and personal achievement. Naturally being biased, I'm a fan of my book, The Science of Getting Fit, so I strongly recommend you begin there ☺. I'm also a huge fan of personal development material by Bob Proctor, and one of my all-time favorite books is As a Man Thinketh. Lastly, if you haven't read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People you must.

So, if you're not seeing the results you want - fat loss, muscle gain, better performance, greater health, and/or a great looking body - stop and ask yourself or someone who will be honest with you, "How's my attitude?"

Have Faith & Take Action,

Justin Yule

About the Author

Justin Yule, B.S., CPT is a local Chaska, MN and Online fitness boot camp instructor and personal trainer. He is also the author of The Science of Getting Fit: 6 Proven Steps to Achieve Your Weight Loss & Fitness Goasl. You can learn more at http://www.JustinYule.com. To book him to speak at your local club, business, or organization, please contact him by email at jyule2@gmail.com or by phone at 952-956-2016.

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