The All-Day Fat-Burning Diet: The 5-Day Food-Cycling Formula That Resets Your Metabolism To Lose Up to 5 Pounds a Week by Yuri Elkaim Page B
Authors: Yuri Elkaim
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hide. Make yourself big and powerful because, when you do, you put yourself into a state of being ready for action. If you don’t feel like working out, raise your hands in the air in celebration or jump around while you listen to the theme song from
Rocky
. It’s impossible not to feel better after that. It’s time to get to work!
STEP 4: GET SOCIAL SUPPORT
Now that you’re primed for action, it’s time to start thinking about your team. The road to a personal breakthrough can be a lonely one, so I always advise my clients to seek out others who are on a similar quest or have already realized the results they’re after. You need to surround yourself with positive people who will support you on your path.
It makes sense, doesn’t it? You know how much of a hurdle a few discouraging words can be. When someone makes you feel terrible about yourself, it can seriously hinder or even halt your progress. Thankfully, the reverse is true as well: When you hit a tough spot on your mission, a few encouraging words from someone who can empathize can give you just the push you need to make it through. Everyone needs a sidekick from time to time.
This was confirmed by a study in the
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
which found that participants recruited for a weight-loss program with friends had greater weight loss at the end of both 4 months of treatment and a 10-month follow-up than did those without similar support. Of those recruited with friends and given social support, 95 percent completed treatment and 66 percent maintained their weight loss in full. 1 Online groups can also play a supportive role. A 2010 study showed that Internet weight-loss communities (think Facebook groups or forums) played a prominent role in participants’ weight-loss efforts. The study found that participants really valued the encouragement and motivation, extra information, and shared experiences inside the group. 2
Findings like these are a big part of why we’ve created a private “readers-only” Facebook group. If you haven’t yet joined us, please do. Becoming part of a supportive community that knows
exactly
what you’re going through will help you live this program to the fullest. You’ll also connect with thousands of other men and women who have already transformed their bodies using the All-Day Fat-Burning Diet. Please don’t underestimate what a tremendous help this can be. You’ll love it.
For access to our private Facebook group, go to alldayfatburningdiet.com/resources.
If social media isn’t your style, then at the very least recruit some friends to join you on this journey. But be careful to choose only those who will elevate you. You become who you spend the most time with, so choose wisely.
STEP 5: CREATE A WINNING ENVIRONMENT
Environment will always trump willpower. No matter how committed you are to your goals, if you’re hiding stashes of chocolate, ice cream, or other tempting foods around the house—no matter how far out of sight—you will eventually eat them. Trust me on this one.
Your personal environment needs to be a
dojo
, streamlined in perfect congruence with who you want to become, not necessarily who you were until now. What got you here won’t get you to the next level. My business coach and mentor, Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach, always says this: “The skills that got you out of Egypt aren’t the same skills that will get you to the promised land.” What you then have to ask yourself is this: How can you continue to refine your get-fit skills if you’ve booby-trapped your home with apple pies and cheese puffs?
We constantly hear that it’s important to practice discipline, but we can only rely on our self-control for so long. Willpower is like a battery that dwindles away with continued use; at a certain point, it’s completely drained, and that’s when the bingeing commences. For this reason, it’s important not to sabotage yourself by having unhealthy foods around.
Rocky
. It’s impossible not to feel better after that. It’s time to get to work!
STEP 4: GET SOCIAL SUPPORT
Now that you’re primed for action, it’s time to start thinking about your team. The road to a personal breakthrough can be a lonely one, so I always advise my clients to seek out others who are on a similar quest or have already realized the results they’re after. You need to surround yourself with positive people who will support you on your path.
It makes sense, doesn’t it? You know how much of a hurdle a few discouraging words can be. When someone makes you feel terrible about yourself, it can seriously hinder or even halt your progress. Thankfully, the reverse is true as well: When you hit a tough spot on your mission, a few encouraging words from someone who can empathize can give you just the push you need to make it through. Everyone needs a sidekick from time to time.
This was confirmed by a study in the
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
which found that participants recruited for a weight-loss program with friends had greater weight loss at the end of both 4 months of treatment and a 10-month follow-up than did those without similar support. Of those recruited with friends and given social support, 95 percent completed treatment and 66 percent maintained their weight loss in full. 1 Online groups can also play a supportive role. A 2010 study showed that Internet weight-loss communities (think Facebook groups or forums) played a prominent role in participants’ weight-loss efforts. The study found that participants really valued the encouragement and motivation, extra information, and shared experiences inside the group. 2
Findings like these are a big part of why we’ve created a private “readers-only” Facebook group. If you haven’t yet joined us, please do. Becoming part of a supportive community that knows
exactly
what you’re going through will help you live this program to the fullest. You’ll also connect with thousands of other men and women who have already transformed their bodies using the All-Day Fat-Burning Diet. Please don’t underestimate what a tremendous help this can be. You’ll love it.
For access to our private Facebook group, go to alldayfatburningdiet.com/resources.
If social media isn’t your style, then at the very least recruit some friends to join you on this journey. But be careful to choose only those who will elevate you. You become who you spend the most time with, so choose wisely.
STEP 5: CREATE A WINNING ENVIRONMENT
Environment will always trump willpower. No matter how committed you are to your goals, if you’re hiding stashes of chocolate, ice cream, or other tempting foods around the house—no matter how far out of sight—you will eventually eat them. Trust me on this one.
Your personal environment needs to be a
dojo
, streamlined in perfect congruence with who you want to become, not necessarily who you were until now. What got you here won’t get you to the next level. My business coach and mentor, Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach, always says this: “The skills that got you out of Egypt aren’t the same skills that will get you to the promised land.” What you then have to ask yourself is this: How can you continue to refine your get-fit skills if you’ve booby-trapped your home with apple pies and cheese puffs?
We constantly hear that it’s important to practice discipline, but we can only rely on our self-control for so long. Willpower is like a battery that dwindles away with continued use; at a certain point, it’s completely drained, and that’s when the bingeing commences. For this reason, it’s important not to sabotage yourself by having unhealthy foods around.
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