Hitch Fit Living Magazine Volume 1 July/August 2015 | Page 26

A lifestyle transformation is a dramatic change for the better. What starts the process of transformation
is when you come to the realization that your overall lifestyle has become unacceptable and you want to change
it. The ideology and vision of improving your lifestyle and appearance is a good push to get you started on your
journey, but that cannot be all that is driving you. Initially when you start on your transformation journey it’s
exciting and new and you're motivated, but as time passes the process starts wearing on your motivation. The
strength you had to get started starts to fade away as the adversity, the failures and the overall grind of
transformation starts to deteriorate your motivation and mindset. Everyone has potential to change and
succeed, the only difference between those who succeed and those who give up is their mentality.
The first step of a successful transformation is to formulate a belief in yourself. A strong belief
combined with the mental image of where you could be will be your fuel to push past all the challenges of
transformation. Once you have solidified a goal you are able to move forward in a constant state of progression,
never losing sight of that goal. Without a solid goal you are more likely to allow the old you to start taking over
as the process of transformation wears you down. The easiest thing to do is to revert back to your old ways. In
order to stay on the right path, you have to understand your goal, and why its so special to you. When you
understand the value of it, you don’t mind putting in all the hard work to create it. It all begins with believing
that you’re worth it and that it is possible!
Have an understanding of what you’re getting yourself into and welcome the challenge. Know it won’t
be easy and that the twelve to sixteen weeks of dedication and hard work are weeks spent bettering you for the
rest of your life! Stop with all the excuses, you’re no longer the victim, rather spend that energy identifying the
problems because once you identify the problems, you can fix them. By fixing them you will develop the
confidence and the mentality that anything is possible!
A majority of people get to the point of wanting to transform, but just sit on the sidelines
comfortably and dream with no real action. People who often talk about what they want to do maybe will
eventually do it someday. My question is, when do start doing it? The bricks that form the structure to a good
lifestyle are formed with action and experiences in your journey. Yes, you have to start it for the right reasons,
but you get started! You get into it and you figure it out along the way. You can’t sit and think about every
possible situation. You can’t just sit at the stoplight holding the clutch and revving up the engine; you have to
get traction and get going! You ride the road ahead expecting some pot holes, avoid them if you can and figure
it out along the way. If you fall down you get back up, dust off and you continue the ride.