Achieving arm tone doesn't have to be an uphill battle for you. Unfortunately for me, It was an uphill battle.
The most frustrating part of the whole arm tone process was ever-changing levels of motivation. No matter how hard I tried, I could not maintain a high level of focus and desire for extended periods of time.
Sometimes the disappointment would be so great that I would jump ship all-together. And a jar of cookies would become my consolation.
Luckily, I had a wakeup call one morning. I realized that this pattern of ups and downs was not sustainable.
As a result, I began searching for a way to maintain motivation and adherence to a program. The answer to my prayers was Dr David Burns MD. He created a method that revolved around the avoidance of cognitive distortions.
So without further delay, here are 3 cognitive distortions you need to avoid that you don't fall of the arm tone bandwagon:
1. Perfectionism distortions. If you see things as black or white then you have this distortion. For example, if you have to have a perfect workout or no workout at all then you suffer from perfectionism. Don't sweat the small stuff and always keep moving forward despite minute setbacks. In other words, focus on general patterns of improvement.
2. Over-generalizing distortions. Just because you haven't been successful today doesn't mean you can't be successful tomorrow. You simply haven't found the right approach. Yet with this distortion, you assume that your past failures will keep on being your future failures. The key here is to keep on trying new things with a fresh outlook.
3. Mental-filters distortions. This one his horrible because it forces you to focus on the negative instead of the positive. If you have a solid day of healthy eating, but slightly veer off and have a small amount of junk food you only focus on the junk food. But what about all the other healthy food you ate? Always give yourself credit for the positive.
Keep the above distortions in mind and make sure you avoid them at all costs. Doing so will allow you to win the mental "arm tone" war. In the end, the person with the highest level of motivation always wins.
One more thing, it's very important that you act on this advice sooner rather than later. You see, taking action quickly is the fastest way to get great results. - 26706
The most frustrating part of the whole arm tone process was ever-changing levels of motivation. No matter how hard I tried, I could not maintain a high level of focus and desire for extended periods of time.
Sometimes the disappointment would be so great that I would jump ship all-together. And a jar of cookies would become my consolation.
Luckily, I had a wakeup call one morning. I realized that this pattern of ups and downs was not sustainable.
As a result, I began searching for a way to maintain motivation and adherence to a program. The answer to my prayers was Dr David Burns MD. He created a method that revolved around the avoidance of cognitive distortions.
So without further delay, here are 3 cognitive distortions you need to avoid that you don't fall of the arm tone bandwagon:
1. Perfectionism distortions. If you see things as black or white then you have this distortion. For example, if you have to have a perfect workout or no workout at all then you suffer from perfectionism. Don't sweat the small stuff and always keep moving forward despite minute setbacks. In other words, focus on general patterns of improvement.
2. Over-generalizing distortions. Just because you haven't been successful today doesn't mean you can't be successful tomorrow. You simply haven't found the right approach. Yet with this distortion, you assume that your past failures will keep on being your future failures. The key here is to keep on trying new things with a fresh outlook.
3. Mental-filters distortions. This one his horrible because it forces you to focus on the negative instead of the positive. If you have a solid day of healthy eating, but slightly veer off and have a small amount of junk food you only focus on the junk food. But what about all the other healthy food you ate? Always give yourself credit for the positive.
Keep the above distortions in mind and make sure you avoid them at all costs. Doing so will allow you to win the mental "arm tone" war. In the end, the person with the highest level of motivation always wins.
One more thing, it's very important that you act on this advice sooner rather than later. You see, taking action quickly is the fastest way to get great results. - 26706
About the Author:
Katherine Crawford M.S., a Harvard exercise expert and recent flabby arms sufferer, is an expert on exercises for flabby arms for women. Learn how to get sexy and toned arms now by exploring her blog on arm flab.
