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Extrinsic motivation: Fit & Firm Forever
I'd love to be one of those women who, like Jill, are "not challenged where fitness is concerned".As you'll read in my article below, if you keep doing things that are good for you, sooner or later you'll feel so great that you become intrinsically motivated to keep doing them.
The trouble is: how do you keep going with your new healthy habits until intrinsic motivation takes over? That's where extrinsic motivators are so valuable: those things outside yourself that push you to do things you wouldn't normally do.
One of the things I find extrinsically motivating in my journey to a fitter, firmer me is Paula Goodyer's excellent book Fit & Firm Forever.
Whenever I feel a sagging dip in my dedication to improved physical form, I dive into random pages of Paula's book and rediscover nuggets of information that push me to keep going.
If you'd like to read Fit & Firm Forever, order your copy from my E-Shop this month and I'll send you my top tip for ensuring you lose fat and centimeters without gaining weight on the scales when you increase your level of physical activity. Click here to order.
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"Dear Amanda, I have never been overweight, but I have always had 2-5 kilos that I want to lose to fit nicely into my jeans etc. and not have a roll of fat around my stomach. I started reading your book in January 09 after the "Xmas feast panic" as I was starting to become 5-7 kilos over my goal weight instead of 2-5 kilos over (I would like to be 60k). By the end of January I started your diet as it seemed like a easy way to lose weight and a lot of commonsense, some of which I was doing anyway, as I have always exercised regularly, but I was craving fatty foods and seemed to be always fighting the famine reaction. Through listening to my body I have got rid of most of the low-fat foods and I am now eating wholesome and nutritious foods (most of the time). Your toasted muesli is fantastic, I have it for breaky most days and I do not feel hungry until 3 pm some days. I have only lost 2 kilos and 2 cm in 3 months, but I don't feel like I am on a diet and I could easily do this for the rest of my life. Thanks for answering so many questions I have had about weight loss and I will never go on another milkshake or low-carb diet again. "