Jim Katsoulis asks a simple question: if you were alone on Earth, would you still want to lose weight? The answer reveals whether you're chasing others' approval or your own reasons. Intrinsic motivation, like wanting to be a better parent, actually sticks.
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If you were the only person on the planet, would you still try and lose weight? Now, your answer this question is going to reveal your true weight loss motivation. Because if you answered no, it's because your motivation is based on other people's response to your weight loss. This is called extrinsic motivation, and it's almost never enough to get you the results that you're looking for. The solution to this is to build your weight loss around intrinsic motivation. This is the deep, deep motivation you feel to be a better parent, to be a better partner, to be a better person. And when you build around this motivation, you're going going to find that you're doing it for yourself, regardless of if anyone's going to see it. And this is a much more powerful form of motivation that's going to propel you to get the results you're looking for.