The Psychological Factor for abs part 2!

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Instead of telling yourself that you want to lose 20 pounds, tell yourself that this is your ultimate goal, but your goal for the next week is to lose 2 pounds. Begin your regimen of diet and exercise and you will easily lose the 2 pounds. You will feel good about yourself as you have achieved a small goal that is on the way towards a larger goal.

The same way of thinking must be used when you are trying to achieve the perfect six pack abs. When you have reached your goal weight and are ready to define your abs so that you have the perfect six pack, start to break the goal down into smaller goals. It is often too overwhelming for someone to only focus on the large goal when they are trying to attain a big improvement in their life. And a perfectly sculpted body is a big improvement.

Instead of looking at the entire picture, break it down. Set your smaller goals so that you can achieve the large one by saying that your goal for this week is to make it to the gym every day and achieve a certain number of reps or maintain a certain amount of time on a machine. One of the best aspects about the cardiovascular exercise machines is that they can give you results right away as to how much time you have spent on them, the calories you have burned and the workout you achieved. If you try to attain a little bit more each time, you will be not only working towards your goals, but you will also feel good about yourself.

You will find that by exercising regularly and eating healthy foods you will start to develop a positive mindset as it is. Exercise is like a wonder drug and can rejuvenate you. You will notice that you have more energy and feel better about yourself when you are exercising your way towards the perfect six pack abs. Your entire body will feel and look healthier.

It may take a couple of months before you can achieve the six pack abs that you want, depending on your current weight and health. It may even take longer. But if you set small goals for yourself and work towards achieving those goals, you will continue to feel motivated about having the perfect six pack.

Occasionally, you might indulge in something that is not good for you or skip exercise. If this happens, do not let it deter you from your goal. One of the reasons why many people fail to achieve their goals is because they give up the first time they encounter adversity. They go off the wagon by eating something that they should not eat, or not exercising for a day or two and figure that they should just give up. People who diet and try to quit smoking also make this mistake. One of the biggest secrets to having the perfect abs is that you cannot give up. If you fall off the wagon, just jump back on it again. Do not beat yourself up over a failure because that is self defeating.

Hang a picture of the perfect six pack abs where you can see it every day so that you can continue to work towards your goal. Motivate yourself by small rewards for a job well done by giving yourself small gifts or treating yourself to something that you like each time you reach a goal. Have a motivation in mind for when you actually achieve the large goal, too, although having the perfect abs and achieving the goal of realizing this is reward enough for your endeavors.