Hitch Fit Living Magazine Volume 3 - November/December 2015 | Page 40

Use this to try and identify the roots of emotional issues at play and the current triggers that send you down the road of negative self-talk. Use your awareness to continually “catch” yourself earlier in the self-talk cycle and redirect your thoughts and activities before it even starts. Record what works in that redirecting to positive self-talk. 2. Have A Solid Support System: Use whatever works for you: inspirational books, affirmations, close and supportive relationships, online forums, formal support groups, life coaching, and/or personal counseling. Social support is key to any life change, and it can be incredibly motivating and helpful during any emotional or psychological issues. 3. Differentiate Between Self-Soothing and Self-Care: Finding yourself in front of the refrigerator binge eating because emotional issues have taken over and are too much to handle, this is self-soothing. Instead, look for activities that comfort but do not destroy what you have worked hard to build. This is the difference between self-soothing and self-care. The road to successful transformation is not just physical changes, but mental changes as well. The process sometimes calls for not just the shedding of pounds, but also the shedding of emotional and psychological issues as well. When the emotional transformation gets tough, and it will, use some of these tips to help stay on the right track to not only a successful physical, but a psychological and emotional transformation as well. 4. Focus on being the best version of YOU: Everyone’s body is different. Your body will never look exactly like that of someone else, because it is uniquely yours. Use the transformations of others for motivation, but avoid comparing yourself to them or being hyper critical of your body. Comparison is a joy stealer. It can lead to frustration and depression. Avoid it, stay focused on the positive things and be grateful for the amazing body that is yours and yours alone. Deron Gamble is a Hitch Fit Transformation Trainer at the Overland Park location. Contact him for one on one personal training at [email protected] or call 816-753-8900 and request to train with Deron. Check out his trainer profile here: http://hitchfitgym.com/trainers/overland-park-personal-trainer-deron-gamble/