3 easy ways to help create a positive mindset to achieve your goals
You’ve seen the amazing results from The Healthy Mummy community; those before and after pictures have blown you away! But the problem is you’re struggling to get a positive mindset that will allow you to achieve the same amazing results.
In the face of obstacles and the pressures of daily life, a positive mindset can give you the focus and strength to push through to achieve your weight loss goals and more importantly, live a healthier lifestyle.
If you find thinking positive or looking for the positives in your life difficult, here are some tips to get you to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
And of course as a first step we would recommend that you join us on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge where thousands of mums from all over the UK are there to support you along the way.
3 simple ways to get a positive mindset that will help you achieve your goals
1) Use positive words
It can be as simple as learning and using positive words constantly. This then forces the brain to make these words as well as the meanings and emotions associated with them, more accessible, connected and quicker to be activated in the brain.
Psychologists have looked at thousands of words, measuring how positive and negative they are. Think words like laughter, happiness, love, happy, excellent or joy.
What do you see in the mirror today? Perhaps you haven’t reached your goal yet or maybe you’re losing sight of why you started your 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge journey. When you feel unmotivated, unfocused and ready to give up, try repeating mantras like:
‘I can do this’
‘My goal is happiness’
‘I can fill my day with joy’
Note the use of the word ‘can’ instead of ‘will’ – you are in control of your choices.
You may feel silly at first but the more you practice the more you’ll see a positive shift in your mindset.
2) Notice the good in life
The bad stuff in life is inevitable and thinking positive will not change that fact. However, if all you notice in life is the negative things, even when life seems to be going well, chances are you’ve trained your brain to focus on the negative by using negative words constantly.
It will be hard to retrain your brain to use positive words but it can be done. Focus on positive information in your weight loss journey on the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge and divert your attention from the negative.
Have you lost weight this week? Maybe it’s only a pound or less but instead of feeling like a failure, look at the fact that you’ve lost weight which is the opposite to you putting on weight!
Or maybe the scales haven’t moved but you have more energy or have lost inches from your measurements. Every little bit of progress not only counts as a positive but builds up to your larger weight loss goal.
3) Practice gratitude
There is a myriad of things to be sad, anxious or angry about in our lives no matter who you are. There are also a lot of things to be happy, joyful and grateful about.
Gratitude is the feeling of being thankful for a person, deed or experience. Research shows that when we practice gratitude, we see an increase in meaning and satisfaction in our lives.
Looking at the Annawadi slum in Mumbai, India, researchers found that inhabitants had a greater appreciation and gratitude for what they did have whilst knowing that they didn’t have much. They also found inhabitants did not compare themselves in resentment to others who had more than them but were focused on how they might be able to achieve that for themselves.
Whether it’s writing it down in your journal or phone or putting it up on a mood board, try to look at what you do have and how far you’ve come instead of comparing yourself to others wishing you were where they are.
Need more help and support to shift your mindset and achieve your goals? Join our community!
The Healthy Mummy has an extremely supportive network to help guide and encourage you. In moments of negativity and despair reach out – you are supported.
If you are wanting to get that bit of extra support in your journey to better health come and join our community of mums.
Are you ready to kick-start your weight loss?
Want to shift your baby weight but feel like you have NO TIME in your day to exercise and eat healthily? That’s where the Healthy Mummy’s 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge can help.
Our Challenge entails:
- 28 days of at home exercise routines (no gym needed) – with video instruction
- Customisable and breastfeeding friendly meal plans
- Time-efficient exercises for busy mums – under 30 mins
- Challenge combines Pilates exercises with interval and circuit training (HIIT)
- Suitable for basic to advanced fitness levels.
- Home to thousands of EASY-TO-MAKE recipes.
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