Well you may have wondered where I had gone for the last  7 months, I wish I had some exciting exotic tale to tell you but sadly I had just well and truly fell off the wagon! I suffered a severe injury fracturing 3 vertebrae which left me out of action for many months. This put a halt on any forms of exercise and in typical me style, I thought to myself, “well it’s all or nothing” so I chose nothing which meant I have been eating what I liked for the last 6 months, combined with minimal exercise and a much more sedentary lifestyle than usual. Needless to say all this has lead to a huge backwards step on the scales for me…I am now tipping in at 13stone 11lbs (193lbs) and I am horrified with myself. I could rant on about how disappointed I am with myself but all that negative energy would be wasteful! What I will say is that I have given myself an almighty kick up the backside and I am now back on course to acheive my weight loss and fitness goals.

So what is the plan I here you cry?…

1. I am re-starting this blog to not only share my story but also to keep me on the straight and narrow!

2. I am going to post pictures with my blog entries so I can motivate myself and you with my progress.

3. I have made plans to meet with a nutritionalist trainer to have my lifestyle, diet and exercise regime assessed.

4. With the help of the nutritionalist I will put together and implement lifestyle changes that will help me acheive my weight loss, fitness and health goals once and for all.

I have an appointment with the nutritionalist next monday so I’ll report back then.

Until then,

The Wizard

Stay motivated by keeping track of your weight loss.

1. If you want to be successful in your weight loss then concentrate on developing your desire rather than battling with your will power. How much do you really want to lose weight? How much more do you want to lose weight than you want to eat that cream cake or have that take-away? My guess is much more! So think of all the reasons you want to lose weight and write them down. Type the list up; hey laminate it if you want to! Then pin it up somewhere you will see it each and every day, the bathroom mirror is perfect, or even better-put it on the door of the fridge!
2. Set yourself some short term goals and boost your weight loss motivation by rewarding yourself with a treat every time you reach them. Try to make the treat a non-food item, perhaps a new piece of clothing now that your old cloths are getting looser, a facial, a manicure or any pampering treatment, something that makes you feel good. If you’re reaching your weight loss goals then you are doing fantastic and there’s no harm in patting yourself on the back!
3. Read about other people’s weight loss success. I personally find nothing as inspirational and motivational as hearing other people’s stories of weight loss, I can’t get enough of it! So read them from our readers here, search for them online, buy slimming magazines or call a friend who has lost some weight recently. These people who have lost weight are just like you and me, if they can do it, we can too!
4. There is nothing more motivating for your weight loss than having a special occasion in your calendar. Be it a wedding, a Christmas party, your birthday, anything. You’ve got the date in mind, you’ve seen the outfit you want to squeeze into, you’re imagining the compliments everyone is giving you because you look amazing…think about this every day when you feel you’re drifting off target, it’ll steer you right on track.
5. Remind yourself how well you’re doing. I know it’s painful but be brave and take a picture of yourself in your underwear or swimwear at the start of your weight loss journey, that’s what self timers and digital cameras are for! No one has to see it, this is just for you. Every month take a new photo and see how far you’ve come, as the you lose more and more weight these photographs will become like milestones until you reach your final weight loss goal.

So there you have it, my top 5 weight loss motivation tips, I hope they help you on your journey. If you have any weight loss motivation tips you’d like to share, please post them using the comment box below, I’d love to hear from you!

My mission with www.thewizardofweightloss.com is to motivate and inspire people to achieve their weight loss goals and to lead a healthy, happy and fulfilled life. My hope is that my story will inspire others to realise that they can do it too. Read my story here. (This will open in a new window) I am busy trying to get together a collection of photos of me throughout the years of my weight loss journey but as you can imagine, I avoided having my picture taken as much as possible when I was at my heaviest, so these photos are few and far between. As soon as I have them organised I will share them in this weight loss success story section for you to see.

If you have overcome adversity and reached your weight loss goals, I and the other readers would love to hear from you. If you think your story is worth sharing please email me via the contact us form. (This will open in a new window) Your story needs to be between 500-700 words.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer any financial compensation for your story but if we decide to publish it you will be credited as the author and you can add a thumbnail image of yourself (only if you want to of course!).

Any story or article you submit must be original and 100% your own work.

I look forward to hearing from you…

All the best,

The Wizard