Weight Loss Motivation:
The Carrot or The Stick?

It helps to understand if you are motivated by the carrot or the stick.

The Carrot

If you are motivated by the carrot, then you think in terms of moving towards your goal. You find your goals exciting and look forward to achieving them.

You will be looking forward to how great you will look and feel. You’ll be thinking about how it will feel to have loose fitting pants.

Ask 'Why is losing weight important to you?' and you will likely hear:

• "I’ll be able to buy new clothes in a smaller size"


• "People will notice how great I look"


• "I’ll have more energy"

We often see ‘carrot’ people as seeing life through rose colored glasses. They tend to look at the good and ignore any potential problems. They can be perceived as being naïve by others.

The Stick

Not everyone is motivated by moving towards a goal. Some are motivated by moving away from the stick. If this sounds like you, you will be moved to action when there is a problem to be solved. Deadlines are your friend and threats work really well.

You’re concentrating on how you feel right now. You’ll be thinking about how you will avoid a heart attack… or how your pants are too tight.

Ask ‘Why is losing weight important to you?’ and you will likely hear:

• "I won’t have to squeeze into my pants anymore"


• "I want to get rid of my gut"


• "I want to prevent a heart attack from happening

The Carrot AND the Stick

Some are a little bit of both. This type of person is in the minority. You’ll hear them say something like ‘My clothes won’t be tight anymore and I’ll get to buy new ones’.

What to Do?

So why do you want to lose weight? Is it because your clothes are too tight or because you want to look good? Determine what your weight loss goals are and then...

If you are a ‘stick’ person, tell yourself: ‘You won’t get anywhere if you don’t have a goal’.

If you are a ‘carrot’ person, tell yourself: ‘My goals will take me where I want to go.’

Combine these statements with your specific goals and repeat them often. It’s a form of self hypnosis that will help to keep you on track to achieving them so you won’t be stuck where you are.

When it comes to weight loss motivation, which is it for you? The carrot or the stick?

Whatever your source of weight loss motivation, self hypnosis works really well.

If you are serious about losing weight then I highly recommend that you check out these self hypnosis mp3s. In Weight Loss Help For Women, women will discover how to stop feeling guilty about your relationship with food and exercise.

In Weight Loss Help For Men, men will discover why you won’t have to do crazy intense workouts for an hour a day. AND you won’t have to give up the wings and beer forever!

They are so easy to use because you can listen while you are driving in the car or going about your day as usual. All the work is done for you. Your weight loss motivation is made easy for you.

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