4 Motivational Tips For Annihilating Arm Fat

Friday, January 29th, 2010 at

by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Most of us women have sufficient knowledge about exercise and nutrition to get a certain level of arm tone. Yet most of us fail in this arena.

Usually, it’s an inability to stick with a program for long periods of time. We are great at starting strong, but few of us can actually finish strong. Thus, the main area women wishing to get rid of arm fat should focus on is psychology.

And doing something day in and day out is very hard, at least initially. We encounter a lot of friction at first, but after a couple weeks the new routine becomes habit and almost feels like a reflex-we do it without thinking. It’s this initial pushback that is so hard to overcome.

So without further ado, here are 4 mental hacks you can use today to help get rid of arm fat:

1. Don’t obsess over results, focus on the process. Too many women micromanage every inch of the way. If you are measuring yourself on a daily basis, get ready for some major disappointments. Such obsessive behavior will grind away all your motivation. A more sustainable approach is to focus on the sticking to the process as a whole.

2. Be patient and persistent. This may sound repetitious to you, but you’d be surprised at how many women ask me for quick-fix solutions without wanting to put forth any effort. If you expect quick results without having to put forth any effort, disappointment will be your best friend.

3. Don’t assume negative outcomes. Always test your assumptions now matter how ridiculous they may be. If you assume the negative, you are most likely going to procrastinate. If you assume that eating healthy to get toned arms is a pain, then you are probably not going to eat healthy unless something drastic happens. Instead of dwelling on the negative, why don’t you test run a week of clean eating and see how it goes?

4. Start off by giving yourself compliments for every single little victory. The most successful people in the world all have one thing in common: the ability to manufacture optimism on demand. And you need to learn how to do the same thing. A great starting point is to give yourself positive reinforcement for every little victory. This may sound stupid, but it will teach your mind to constantly visualize positivity which will ensure long term adherence to your arm toning program.

The key to losing arm fat and keeping it off is long term motivation. If you can get yourself to stay motivated for extended periods of time, sexy arm stardom is likely to be yours. So make sure you apply these tips today and not tomorrow, because tomorrow usually never comes!

And remember that taking action is more important than digesting new information. Because if you don’t take action you’ll simply forget the information.

About the Author:

Author Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise expert and former flabby arms sufferer, is an expert on exercises for upper arms. Learn how to get sexy and toned arms right now by visiting her blog on thin arms.

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