Diet and Motivation

I have been talking with my clients about two particular themes lately ... diet and motivation.  The NUMBER ONE variable that seems to be the determining factor between success and failure with regards to a fitness plan is the diet.  If your diet is on point, workouts are enhanced.  If your diet is off, your workouts can be nullified.  Point being, given a choice between the two - I wish my clients would get there diets in check before they get their workouts down.  Funny enough though, it seems as most people would rather give time and effort in the gym in lieu of making changes in their diet.  It seems to be the hardest variable to overcome.  Reality is though, it is the one variable that can make or break you in most cases.  The other thing that people really seem to deal with is motivation.  Even if they have all the information in the world related to diet and/or exercise ... sometimes putting what they know into action is the hardest part of all.  I always encourage people to look for that disconnect.  WHY is it that even though you KNOW what to do and how to do it ... even why you should do it ... WHY is it that you still struggle to make appropriate daily choices.  There is some missing motivational component (in my estimation) that seems to be the biggest stumbling block in this area.  I guess this is where a little bit of the therapeutic/psychological component of my job comes into play.  Helping others determine what is causing that disconnect between what you should be doing and what you currently aren't.  Then, once people start doing what they need to - the next step is to help them learn how to continue to do it for a lifetime.  In future posts, I hope to talk some more about that.  

Thanks for reading.

Andy