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The aim of this special report is to give you some great free content
to keep you on your path to looking and feeling fantastic. If you
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It’s easy to think that losing weight comes down to one thing alone,
but the fact is, there are so many different variables to getting the
body we want and I’ve got personal experience to back up what
I’m about to share with you. In this special report, my aim isn’t
only to get you motivated to shift the pounds, I want to help you
make a mental shift. Research has shown that making just a few
simple changes to your lifestyle can have a huge effect on your
end goal.
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3. I currently work in one of the biggest health clubs in the country as
a rapid weight loss expert and I’ve trained enough people over my
years in the industry to know what needs to be tweaked, moved,
reduced and increased in order to see change. What you’re about
to read could be one of the most important special report’s you’ve
ever read, so stay with me and let’s get stuck in.
By Simon Lovell
Fitness & Diet Expert to Marie Claire, Daily Telegraph, Women’s Fitness,
BBC, Men’s Fitness, The Daily Mirror.
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4. Step 1: It’s Not About Losing Weight…
This may be a hard concept to get your head around at first, but when
you understand, it all becomes clear. Whenever a client comes to me and
says ‘Simon, I want to lose weight’, I say ‘what’s the real reason you’re
here?’. I find the motivator that losing weight will bring that person. For
most, it’s about confidence, but it could be something else for you.
Maybe it’s about more energy, feeling good when you go out with
friends, being a better parent to your child. Once you find your true
reason for wanting to lose weight you can significantly increase your
motivation to want to succeed, because as you pack your gym bag or
tuck into a healthy meal, you can stop being a slave to losing weight and
say to yourself ‘this is about me feeling fantastic about myself’ which will
rub off on my friends and everyone around me.
In addition, stop thinking about what you don’t want and start thinking
about what you do want. Once you make this shift, a lot will happen.
If you keep on feeding your mind with ‘I hate the way I look and feel’,
you’ll always hate the way you look and feel. Once you start saying ‘I
want to feel sexy in my clothes, feel energised and help others to do
the same’, your subconscious mind will end up bringing you what you
want. It’s about the law of attraction for weight loss. Stop focusing on the
problem and start gearing yourself towards the solution.
A good place to start is by making some goal cards. I have one in my
wallet that I see every day, it has my goals, what I want to achieve in the
next 12 months. Remember that the past doesn’t equal the future, and
from this second forward, you can actually have anything you want, if
you want it hard enough and decide to visualise the end result.
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5. Step 2: Adjust Your Environment
In my opinion, this is a vital area that most people completely overlook.
By not controlling your influences, you’re set up for failure and this is
overseen by most people wanting to become confident and feel great,
simply because they don’t know how it works, but you’re just about to be
exposed to it.
Every day, you wake up and throughout the day you’re exposed to all
kinds of triggers, and this leads you down a path for the rest of the
day. By understanding what influences are causing you to over eat,
not go to the gym etc, you can start to put into place more powerful,
inspirational influences. Just the fact you’re reading this means that I am
now an influence in your life. Whether you decide to take on board my
information is up to you, but I’m giving it my best shot to help you.
If your end goal is to be confident, and we work backwards in terms of
how you get to your goal, it becomes clear that your influences (friends,
magazines, newspapers, TV, family etc) are the foundation of the results
you get.
I call it the ‘Reverse Confidence Effect’….
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6. YOUR GOAL!!! = CONFIDENCE - This is the end result that
you’re looking for. When you gain confidence, your whole life changes.
Your interactions with people change and you become a new person. The
ripple effect occurs.
LOSE WEIGHT – In order to become confident, ultimately losing
weight is part of that process. It’s the losing weight that causes your
confidence to be created, which in turn creates that all so important
ripple effect.
TAKE ACTION - You won’t lose weight without taking massive action.
Action leads to results, and most of the time this is the biggest hurdle that
most people face. We simply, must be responsible for our own actions.
We can’t blame anybody else. Sure, things happen, but if like me you
believe in the law of attraction, you’ll know whatever happened to us,
leads back to decisions that we have made, and what/who we decide to
invite into our lives.
DECISIONS – Before we can take action, we have to make important
decisions that lead to that action being taken. I have split moments
where I’m not motivated to go to the gym. I’ve had a bad day, I just want
to chill out. But it’s that one split decision that causes the action, which
makes you lose weight, which makes you confident.
THOUGHTS – No decisions are made without first having thoughts.
The things that go around in our minds ultimately creates our destiny.
These thoughts change as we get older as a result of outside influence.
INPUT MATERIAL – Ultimately this is where it all begins, and is
the most important element to understand. Thoughts are governed by
input material (the material we decide to take in from whatever source).
When you spend the day reading the paper, watching the TV news which
shouts about the world being doomed, riots, unsafe communities and
constant danger, can you see how this then has a bang on effect on your
thoughts, your decisions, your action, losing weight and ultimately your
confidence. We can also relate this to the people we’re around, our work
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7. Now it’s time to simply write down your outside influence and start to
make some changes if they’re required…
In the image below, I’ve put my circle of influence and the result it has on
me in particular.
6 Closest People
Did you know that the 6 closest people in your life will be the most
influential? For example, what do you think would happen if I waved a
magic wand and you were instantly transported to a desert island with 6
wealthy entrepreneurs for six months? Chances are that you would return
with enough knowledge, positive attitude and get go to replicate their
success. The same can be said with losing weight and becoming more
confident. You can simply model the success of those around you, but
if you’re not around people who are confident and at their ideal weight
then it’s simply not going to be as easy. Becoming aware of this alone
can play a massive part in your success.
Maybe it’s time to make some adjustments to who you’re around. I
can’t make that decision, but have a think, are the people around you
‘radiators’ or ‘drains’, i.e. do they radiate energy to you or drain it from
you?
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8. Understand your influence on others. Are you a drain, or a radiator – let
that be a motivator for you to help others rather than being the person in
need. Start learning and teach what you learn, it makes you feel good.
I’m writing this now with a care and passion for helping people change
their lives and that gives me a huge buzz. You can do the same – what
skills and passions do you have that can help others?
Read Up On What You Want In Life
Study what you want. It’s another simple concept that has helped
me achieve a lot of my goals. So if you want to be confident, study
confidence. If you want to be fit, study fitness. Surround yourself with the
magazines, books and material that will keep your mind focused in the
direction of your goal, this way you’re always educating yourself. You
should be reading at least 1 piece of material that will help you reach
one of your goals per day. Set that as a new target for yourself. ‘I don’t
have the time’ I hear you cry. Then study time management. Get it? ;-)
Step 3: Stay Motivated
Just when you were motivated to get going, you find yourself back to
square one. Why? Is it because a healthy plan failed you, is it because
your exercise programme hasn’t given you results, maybe you’re not
getting the support of the people around you? It’s easy to blame one
single thing, but the truth is, everything needs to be tweaked every now
and again to see different results. If something isn’t working, change
it around a bit and this will keep you motivated. Create yourself a
motivation plan. What are you going to do if you veer off path? How are
you going to deal with it? What sequence of steps will you take to make
sure you stay on track? Poor planning creates poor performance.
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9. Simon’s Top
I want you to get a Motivational Stickies
pad of post it notes
Grab yourself some yellow post-it-
and write these notes and write down these and put
them where you can see them every
on them and get day. On your computer monitor,
sticking them all fridge, by your TV, next to your bed,
on your office colleagues forehead
around the house… (ok, maybe not), you get the idea.
“All positive change comes from being outside your comfort
zone”
Think back to when you have developed as a person. We only grow
when we do this that we’ve never done before.
“Put everything you’ve got into everything you do”
Don’t go into your confidence journey half hearted, dive into it with all
the energy and passion you can muster.
“Don’t doubt yourself, believe in yourself”
Your energy will shift ten fold once you focus on what you want, not what
you don’t want. Trust me this works!
“Pick a direction, go with everything you’ve got”
Make a decision and stick with it. Give it all of your energy and passion
and you will get the results you desire.
“Show your body tender loving care”
Don’t destroy your body, nurture and care for it like you would a new
born baby. Fuel it with nutrients, energy and passion.
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10. “Take massive action on a daily basis”
Stop thinking about it, step up and do it. Become a doer, not a thinker
and a dreamer.
“Sweat so much you fill a bucket”
Work your butt off in your exercise sessions and you’ll reap the rewards,
you’ll get the biggest buzz of your life afterwards.
“Control your temptations, don’t let them control you”
Find ways of beating those nasty temptations and get control so they
don’t dominate and take over your life.
“Drink 2 litres of water daily until they’re gone”
Two litres of water a day keeps the toxins away. Drink, flush and repeat,
daily. Ditch the fizzy pop.
“Set an example for generations to come”
What you do now will influence those around you, so be a mentor and
teacher of all things healthy and you’ll spark a new wave of excellence
throughout your friends and family.
“Set your bar higher”
Never do the same as you’ve done before, always improve and see
yourself reach heights you never thought possible.
“Model success”
Replicate the success that others have had with the goal that you desire.
What are they doing right?
“Visualise the end result”
See your body and confidence in the future, how you want it to be. Feel it
as if it’s already happened, and it will happen.
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11. Step 4: Set Yourself Goals
I want you to set yourself targets and WRITE THEM DOWN. Don’t just
read this and not write your targets down, that would be crazy. If you
write things down, they’re much more likely to happen and if you see the
goals every day they act as those vital triggers.
Don’t just be ‘realistic’ in your head, write down your dreams. Remember,
the only difference between you and the person you want to be is taking
action on your goals. You can have the slim, sexy body you’ve always
wanted, you’ve just been led to believe you can’t have it (possibly). When
was the time you felt most confident? You will get back to that place, I’ll
help you, but write it down, whatever you want!
From a young age, we can be told things by people of so called
‘authority’ that lead us into taking a path that isn’t meant for us. For
example, children who are told by their teachers that they can’t do
things because they’re dyslexic. It’s crazy! The same goes for comments
about being overweight as a child. It can all create a long term negative
attitude that’s so grained in the subconscious mind that you never think
you’re able to have the body you want. It can all be reversed, as soon as
you’re aware that this may have happened to you.
Set your targets, believe in them, take action and you’re going to kick ass
and shape up your life, are you with me?
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12. Step 5: Focus Heavily On Good Health
Nutrition…
Eating the right food won’t only help you lose weight and feel more
confident, it’s about much more than that. When I was overweight, it was
my knowledge about nutrition that really let me down. You can follow
any kind of healthy nutrition plan but if you don’t understand what effect
the food is having on your body, it’s hard to want to stay motivated.
Nutrition should be your number one focus if you want to have amazing
self esteem. When you fuel your body properly, you gain energy. When
you gain energy, you buzz around instead of being sluggish. This causes
a reaction in your body that makes you feel more positive and motivated.
Then you’re more likely to want to exercise, which in turn boosts your
energy again and you start to feel better about yourself than you have
ever done before. Then other things around you start to shift – you have
more fulfilling relationships which in turn can result in children being
exposed to more fruitful family life. It all stems from good nutrition…
Once I got back from my personal training diploma in Cyprus, I was
raring to go having learnt one of the key reasons why most people fail
to keep weight off. It was so simple. When I returned, I implemented a
new strategy and it worked perfectly for me. I grazed from a lunch box of
healthy food that contained a magical mix of 8 fat burning ingredients.
You see, my taste buds used to be used to bad foods and I’ll be honest
with you, it does take time for your palette to change so you enjoy
healthy food. If you’re not in that place right now, you need to implement
a safe strategy that gets you enjoying fruits, vegetables and healthier
options or you won’t sustain your results.
After about a month of being a new personal trainer, my clients asked
me for a healthy eating plan, so I gave them the system that had helped
me. After about a month of them trying it out, they came back telling me
they hadn’t only lost weight, but their energy was through the roof. One
of my clients cleared up her skin condition and another reported her
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13. blood pressure had reduced back to a safe level. Not only that, but they
all reported not feeling like they were on a diet.
But why had it worked so well? By eating three big meals a day, a few
things happen. First of all, we make uninformed choices when we do
come to eat. Most of us eat a big breakfast to make up for gaps between
this and lunch. Then most people go for a sandwich, packet of crisps,
chocolate bar and an apple (to make ourselves feel healthy!). This gives
us a big blood sugar spike which is why many of us feel sluggish around
3pm. Then, our evening meal arrives and we eat to make up for what we
haven’t had since lunch – so this meal tends to be carbohydrate based to
fill us up. Then we feel tired after dinner. It’s all wrong.
By eating small regular meals throughout the day, we speed up our
metabolic rate, burn more calories and prevent snacking on unhealthy
food. The problem is, there’s never been an easy way to graze, until I
created The Lunch Box Diet which proved so healthy and sustainable
the likes of Elle Magazine reviewed my ebook system and called it ‘the
best diet ever’ 5/5 stars and has since graced the cover of international
magazines and even Cameron Diaz is said to be a fan.
The Lunch Box Diet has worked for tens of thousands of people and
works very well for those in offices, stay at home mums, shift workers,
nurses, busy executives and those on the move who can put their lunch
box in a cool bag.
For guys, I’ve developed a special programme called Testosterone: Wimp
to Hunk in 90 Days which can be found at www.wimptohunk.com which
is based on my own personal story as a guy with no confidence and
includes a full 90 day workout programme as well as a tailored nutrition
method based on the Lunch Box Diet principle.
The most important thing to remember when trying any kind of healthy
eating plan is that it needs to be sustainable for you. We’re looking to get
you on a lifestyle plan that’s fun, varied, healthy and keeps you full with
no calorie counting, stress and silly meals.
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14. I still use my lunch box system to this day as a personal trainer, because it
just works so well and I can be as creative as I like. You can find my own
lunch boxes posted to the Official Lunch Box Diet Facebook page on a
regular basis as well as get my motivational updates….
Step 6: Same Training Gives You The Same
Results
First of all I’d like to throw this out there and say that boring cardio won’t
only end up killing your motivation, but you’re only burning calories in
the time you’re exercising in the gym. Most people who work at a slow
steady state on the cross trainer, bike, rower and treadmill simply don’t
get out of their comfort zones enough to spark a big enough change in
the body to create change.
Interval based training and strength training is the way forward, as you
speed up your metabolic rate, build muscle (which burns fat) and it keeps
the sessions fun and varied, which means you’re more likely to stick with
it. It’s the exact formula that helps my clients, and is also at the centre of
my Dream Body Workout plan.
Now I’m not saying that your training plan isn’t working, but if you’re not
making progress, chances are your body is used to what’s happening to
it. So it’s time to change the intensity, alter your exercise, change your
reps, work for longer, work harder. You get the idea? Same training
brings the same results, you need to shock your body into changing.
After your exercise session, ask yourself ‘did I just completely shock my
body into something new’. Find what works, repeat, set the bar higher
and repeat again. Then change it around and repeat the process. Never
perform the same session for 4 weeks or more.
When I sit someone down as a personal trainer and ask them their goals,
normally the training they are performing is a mismatch with their goals.
Hiring a professional to find out whether your time could be spent more
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15. effectively is one of the best investments you can make. You’ll get faster
results and save time. Chances are you’ll be able to work out for fewer
hours and see better results than you’re getting now.
Step 7: Don’t Go It Alone…
To get a significant push to your training and keep your motivation at its
optimum level, have you ever thought about finding yourself a diet or
gym buddy? It’s another overlooked area that can really increase your
chances of staying motivated. When you have someone else to think
about, you’re less likely to miss those all important fitness sessions and
healthy eating is made easier too. Maybe there’s someone at work that
you could partner up with. How about at the gym, is there someone
you’ve been talking to who you could meet on a regular basis?
Another idea is to hire a personal trainer or find a local bootcamp class.
This may seem daunting at first, but step outside of your comfort zone
and make the call to get started, it will be one of the best decisions
you’ve ever made. You’ll also see results faster and you’ll work harder
than you do on your own.
Now I know this wasn’t a massive report, it wasn’t meant to be. If you put
into place each of the steps I’ve outlined today, I can guarantee you’ll
get to your goal. But you see, most people don’t take the most important
step, taking action and that’s exactly what you need to do. You can read
as much as you like, for years, but if you don’t do anything about it,
you’ll stay as you always have and if you’re reading this I’m predicting
that you want to make a change.
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16. Today is that day, not tomorrow, today, right
now, this minute, go, go, go…
I hope you enjoyed this special report. I really enjoyed writing it for you.
Please do stay in touch…
Simon Lovell
Author Of The Lunch Box Diet
Fitness Expert To Marie Claire, Daily Telegraph, Women’s Fitness, Men’s
Fitness, BBC
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