West Chester – There is a simple tool, rarely ever mentioned, that may be the ultimate weight loss secret: a daily journal. “Recording what you eat, when you eat it, how much exercise you do, when you do it, and most importantly, how it makes you feel, can really help people stay on track and achieve their weight loss and fitness goals,” says personal training business owner, Dennis Carroll of Premier Personal Training, Inc.
“Anything that is measured and watched consistently improves,” Carroll explains. “I insist each of my clients record not just what they put in their mouths and the type and quantity of exercise they perform, but also how they feel. Inevitably, the feelings recorded are positive, as it’s virtually impossible to eat right and exercise and not feel good about yourself. The client is instructed to review their journal each morning, focusing on the positive feelings they experienced the day before. Nothing reinforces life-changing behavior more than recollecting the strong emotions associated with taking positive action towards a goal,” says Carroll.
Self-sabotage occurs when negative feelings creep in. And negative feelings can only take hold when they are permitted to do so. Fueling the mind with positive, expectant, hopeful thoughts is supremely motivating. Each day the process becomes easier as the momentum builds. After about 21 days, it becomes automatic.
Just as a savvy businessperson tracks and measures advertising in order to determine what is working and what is not, enabling him or her to make consistently better choices, so should an individual seeking body transformation results. “The ultimate ‘secret,’ if you will, to getting transformative results is as much about managing your emotions as it is about exercise and nutritional,” Carroll reveals. “How we program our brains, what we allow ourselves to
emotionally experience, plays a huge role in our success or failure.”
For additional weight loss, health and fitness guidance, all West Chester residents are invited to attend the February 4 special event, “How To Make 2009 Your Healthiest and Best Year Ever!” This event is sponsored by five of West Chester’s leading health, fitness and personal care experts, including Carroll, and is designed to share their specific knowledge and proven health-enhancing action plans with West Chester residents, while raising money for The West Chester Area Senior Center. A $10 tax-deductible donation to The Senior Center is the only cost to attend. Information on this event is available at www.westchesterchallenge2009.com.
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