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Step-by-Step Process to Create a Picture of Success

A powerful way to increase your focus is to create a picture of success that you can use at any time to reinforce your goals and game plan. First, create a detailed picture of what it will be like to reach the weight-loss and exercise goals you have created for yourself. Include all of your senses in the picture (how you think and feel, what you see in your surroundings, what you hear people telling you, etc.). Write a paragraph or draw a picture of what it would be like to reach your weight-loss and exercise goals. Second, create a picture of success in achieving your game-plan strategies. Picture yourself exhibiting perfect motivation toward your goal. See yourself exercising when you aren’t in the mood and choosing healthy foods in your most vulnerable situations. Keep these paragraphs or pictures somewhere where you will see them on a daily basis. Review them in your mind until they become real. The more you rehearse your success, the easier it will be to focus.

Use a Step-by-Step Process

When you find yourself losing focus on your goals or game plan, use the following step-by-step process to increase your focus:

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Health Benefits of Exercise: What You Should Know Before You Start

Exercise is not just important for weight control — it also brings immense general health benefits. The facts are startling:

1. Studies have shown that inactivity is as great a risk factor for heart disease as a 20-a-day cigarette habit and is as bad as having hypertension or raised cholesterol.
2. The unfit have two and a half times more risk of early cardiac death than the fit.
3. Taking sufficient exercise can override or neutralize bad eating habits.
4. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure and improves blood sugar control in diabetics.
5. Exercise lowers the level of ‘bad’ cholesterol and raises the level of ‘good’ cholesterol.
6. Exercise boosts the body’s production of its own antioxidant enzymes.

How Much Exercise
We know roughly how much exercise is needed to reduce the risk of illness. Doing 2,500 calories worth of exercise per week reduces the risk of a heart attack, 1 mile of brisk walking per day reduces the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by up to 58%, and 2,900 calories of exercise per week is sufficient in most cases to maintain a healthy body weight. That may sound like a lot of calories but it is achievable. read more »

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