Listening, you listen all day long to co-workers, family members, etc. but are you listening to you? To continue seeing and feeling results within yourself, mentally and physically, you must start listening to yourself and what you body is telling you. Rather than focusing on where you should be in your lifestyle program, where others are telling you you should be, what the scale reads or what you are reading, put all that aside and listen to the one powerful person and that is YOU. Everyone has a different program, different goals, different approaches, different genes, genetics, etc. We are all on our own time line so what takes one person a few months to achieve may take someone else more or less time. Remember to focus less on what you are hearing from others and more about what you are hearing from yourself. Listen to your mind and body. How do you feel? If you are focusing on nourishing yourself with good solid nutrition, a healthy exercise regimen, plenty of water, lots of rest, positive thinking and surroundings, you should be feeling Great! Remember that is is about how you feel from the inside out! Listen to your body and experience how you truly feel from the inside. Rather than focusing on where you wish you were, where you could be, should be or where you are going, today and this weekend, be in touch with how you are feeling now, at this moment. Now that you are starting to live this amazing fitness lifestyle, how do you feel? Even if you are not at your goal weight, embrace what this lifestyle and regimen has done for you and how you feel. Nothing feels as good as being healthy and fit from the inside out!
Excellent article. I needed this one today. Thank you.