Many people start working out because they don't like what they see in the mirror. When desired results don't come fast enough quitting follows.
Don't quit. Realize that a mirror has two faces- friend and foe. It can be truthful or lie. It can encourage or discourage.
At first your mirror can't and won't reveal the truth about what's happening to your body.
If you just started your fitness habit you likely need encouragement. Checking too soon for visible results may discourage you. Times like this your mirror is anything but a friend.
These 15 ideas may give you a fresh and helpful perspective:
• Remind yourself often of this: It would be impossible not to see visible results in your mirror if you stick with a good fitness plan.
• Checking with your mirror too soon will feel like you're not making progress. Checking too often is like watching the minute hand on a clock- it's the best way to make time drag.
• Hide your mirror for a while because it's judging you unfairly. A mirror is blind to what's happening to your body internally. Important changes from exercise happen on the inside first.
• Dealing "appropriately" with mirror issues is especially important because whether you just started exercising or are a veteran, encouragement remains a powerful force. Get plenty of it wherever and whenever you can. If you don't like what you see, limit your looking.
• Good changes are guaranteed to appear. The question is not "will they appear" but "when will they appear." Seeing may be believing but believing comes first.
• Use your mirror for practical purposes but don't expect body improvement to show immediately. You can't expect all your wishes to come true within 3 weeks. Check your buttons and make sure food isn't stuck in your teeth. Get validation that your outfit looks good- then put the mirror away.
• As with much in life, the truth is not apparent at first. A beautiful truth will emerge with time if you don't abandon your workout plan prematurely. Fitness is a process and a lifestyle. Live it to experience it.
• In the beginning you have to be your own best friend. Eventually the mirror will be your friend and you will like what it's telling you.
• The encouragement and validation you want from your mirror can come from within you because your intelligent self knows the truth. You are living a fitness lifestyle and improving every day.
• Focusing on fast results is not wise. But if that's what you believe you need, then choose weight training. Training with weights will give you visible results fastest.
• Your minimum goal is to get some exercise- work out each day. Believe that every day can be fabulous if you accomplish your workout goal. Be proud of yourself because you're sticking to a goal that you set for yourself and because you're being good to your body by doing so.
• Have faith and know that your good habits can only produce good results.
• Know this: the more consistent you are about working out, the easier it gets and the better it feels. Always use moderation alongside an intuitive approach. Soon when you exercise you'll find yourself saying "this feels so good."
• Sometimes looking into a mirror can motivate you to nip something in the bud. That's your mirror being your friend. You might observe changes in your body that you don't like and get motivated to take action. Maybe the appearance of the back side of your thighs tells you dead lifts are in order. Thanks a lot, friend!
• The appearance of some muscle adds natural beauty to a body. Practical benefits from maintaining strength over the span of your lifetime are immeasurable.
If looking into a mirror encourages you then use a mirror. If it discourages you then hide it for a while. Either way, the mirror can re-emerge later.
Don't quit. Realize that a mirror has two faces- friend and foe. It can be truthful or lie. It can encourage or discourage.
At first your mirror can't and won't reveal the truth about what's happening to your body.
If you just started your fitness habit you likely need encouragement. Checking too soon for visible results may discourage you. Times like this your mirror is anything but a friend.
These 15 ideas may give you a fresh and helpful perspective:
• Remind yourself often of this: It would be impossible not to see visible results in your mirror if you stick with a good fitness plan.
• Checking with your mirror too soon will feel like you're not making progress. Checking too often is like watching the minute hand on a clock- it's the best way to make time drag.
• Hide your mirror for a while because it's judging you unfairly. A mirror is blind to what's happening to your body internally. Important changes from exercise happen on the inside first.
• Dealing "appropriately" with mirror issues is especially important because whether you just started exercising or are a veteran, encouragement remains a powerful force. Get plenty of it wherever and whenever you can. If you don't like what you see, limit your looking.
• Good changes are guaranteed to appear. The question is not "will they appear" but "when will they appear." Seeing may be believing but believing comes first.
• Use your mirror for practical purposes but don't expect body improvement to show immediately. You can't expect all your wishes to come true within 3 weeks. Check your buttons and make sure food isn't stuck in your teeth. Get validation that your outfit looks good- then put the mirror away.
• As with much in life, the truth is not apparent at first. A beautiful truth will emerge with time if you don't abandon your workout plan prematurely. Fitness is a process and a lifestyle. Live it to experience it.
• In the beginning you have to be your own best friend. Eventually the mirror will be your friend and you will like what it's telling you.
• The encouragement and validation you want from your mirror can come from within you because your intelligent self knows the truth. You are living a fitness lifestyle and improving every day.
• Focusing on fast results is not wise. But if that's what you believe you need, then choose weight training. Training with weights will give you visible results fastest.
• Your minimum goal is to get some exercise- work out each day. Believe that every day can be fabulous if you accomplish your workout goal. Be proud of yourself because you're sticking to a goal that you set for yourself and because you're being good to your body by doing so.
• Have faith and know that your good habits can only produce good results.
• Know this: the more consistent you are about working out, the easier it gets and the better it feels. Always use moderation alongside an intuitive approach. Soon when you exercise you'll find yourself saying "this feels so good."
• Sometimes looking into a mirror can motivate you to nip something in the bud. That's your mirror being your friend. You might observe changes in your body that you don't like and get motivated to take action. Maybe the appearance of the back side of your thighs tells you dead lifts are in order. Thanks a lot, friend!
• The appearance of some muscle adds natural beauty to a body. Practical benefits from maintaining strength over the span of your lifetime are immeasurable.
If looking into a mirror encourages you then use a mirror. If it discourages you then hide it for a while. Either way, the mirror can re-emerge later.
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