Can You Lose Arm Flab With Your Thoughts?

Ok, you do need to diet and exercise in order to lose arm flab. BUT, for most women, diet and exercise aren’t the rate limiting factors when it comes to getting rid of the jiggle.

Generally speaking, most women know how to follow a sensible diet and exercise program. In this day and age we are flooded with fitness information on a daily basis.

But most women do NOT know how to stick to said programs for the long haul. Why? Because their thought processes haven’t been optimized.

This fluctuating motivation undermined my progress for a very long time. I used to read a lot of motivational books and listened to a lot of motivational speakers. I found, however, that these sources only provided temporary motivation that would always end up fading.

Luckily, I found some awesome work by David Burns M.D., that provided an extremely effective method for optimizing thought processes and maintaining motivation for the long haul. Central to his method is the identification of “cognitive distortions.”

And here are 3 of the said distortions that you should eliminate immediately from your internal dialogue if you want everlasting motivation:

1. Coercive statements. The “no pain no gain” attitude that pervades our culture has kept this type of cognitive distortion alive and kicking. If you find yourself saying, “I should exercise today” or “I must exercise today”, stop immediately. Should and must are coercive words that will make you feel pressured and will eventually kill your desire to keep moving forward.

2. Labeling phrases. Never give yourself a label when messing up. Labels indicate that there is something internally wrong with you which is NOT the case. So don’t call yourself a “loser” or a “slob.” Instead, describe the situational circumstances that led to the hiccup so that you can prevent it from happening again.

3. Minimizing statements. This type of distortion will make you go from warrior to worrier. Why? Because when you minimize, you see your potential as being much much smaller than it actually is. Do you know anyone that seems to have everything going for them but is constantly putting themselves down? This would be a minimizer. The key here is to not assume you don’t have what it takes until you’ve actually tried.

Learning how to lose arm flab isn’t just about finding the right diet or exercise program. It’s also about finding the right mental program. And with the above thought distortions in mind, your mental game will be as solid as a rock. Good luck!

Author Katherine Crawford M.S., a Harvard exercise physiologist and former arm fat casualty, teaches women how to lose arm fat. Unlock how to get sexy and toned arms by exploring her website about fat arms right now!

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