Make it fun!

Making an activity fun so you keep doing it may seem such a simple idea but it is often the simple ideas that are the most effective.
Remember that the guy who invented the cats eyes became a multi millionaire!

It is also a truism that if you make something a chore then you simply will not want to do it. You will rebel and ultimately stop doing it. So in reality you do have to make it fun to underwrite your commitment to the activity.

So how do you make losing weight, getting fit, getting less stressed actually fun? Well there are many ways:

Why not find the form of exercise that you enjoy so you go for the joy of it as much as for the exercise.
For example - after years of persuasion I finally got my husband to a dance class - salsa. He was the life and soul and loved it. His main comment was 'we could really lose weight doing this and not even realise it is exercise'. Hallelujah!

Everyone has something they are going to enjoy doing. I have a friend who swears by the treadmill and some good music. She meditates on her day and comes off the treadmill feeling so much better. Others will prefer team games or walking the dog in the countryside. There is so much variety out there that it will not be hard to find your FUN ACTIVITY and not even notice you are exercising.

Another way of making it fun is to do it with others.
Go dieting with a friend or a diet buddy. Compete or just support each other and have a laugh at the same time. You do not need to suffer to achieve your goals.

Make it achievable.
Setting yourself a goal or a project that is unrealistic from the outset is soul destroying and self-defeating. Even making several mini projects is better - break down the ultimate goals into lots of victories on the way.

Celebrate your achievements. 
If you have to keep working to an aim or a project without any celebration on the way, believe me, it will take longer or you may not even get there. So celebrate all the little successes en route.

I look forward to hearing about all the fun and laughter on your journeys to wellness, fitness and weight loss.