Pre-Visualize © Tim Pannell Photography

OK, any of you chubby hubbies out there.  Close your eyes for a minute and picture yourself.  How do you look?  Are you fat or skinny in your mind’s eye?

Sports psychologists talk a lot about pre-visualization.  Before you throw your pitch, before you shoot your free-throw, before you hit your tee shot, you visualize it first.

This act of pre-visualization causes your body to believe that it’s already successfully completed the task.  Through consistent practice and with a repeatable routine, athletes commonly improve their performance percentages.

As someone struggling with their weight and or self image, the ability to see yourself as already healthy and already fit will help in your overall fitness strategy.

Don’t picture yourself as you are.  Picture yourself at your ideal weight and high fitness level and begin to get comfortable with that and use it as motivation.

I officially started working out on May 1st 2009.  I’m stronger than ever, healthier, and am burning fat.  I’ve lost 12 pounds and my body fat % has dropped by 10 points.

I am now riding my recumbent bike for 1 hour a day and doing up to an hour of P90X.

The plan I started with 7 weeks ago is finally coming together.  I started out at 275 lbs.  I actually gained 8 pounds over the first 2 weeks, which was to say the least, frustrating.

I kept at it.  I knew that if I just continued with my 5-6 meals per day and P90X workouts I’d eventually get my body’s metabolism turned around.  I went from 2,400 calories/day down to 2,000 calories/day after the first 3 weeks.

I waited about 5 weeks to introduce cardio with my stationary bike.  I now weigh 271 lbs. but most importantly, I have energy like crazy, my attitude is better and I’m having a great time working out again.

I was in Hollywood last week on a photo shoot and a friend and I hiked up one of the canyons off of Hollywood Blvd. and we went all the way to the top.  I stopped 2 or 3 times for less than a minute each time, but it wasn’t difficult.

If I tried that hike 2 months ago my heart would have exploded out of my chest.

I’m able to see myself as I will eventually be.  I don’t care how long it takes because I’m enjoying the ride and that’s reward in and of itself.

If you’ve started a fitness program and you’re not seeing results right away, don’t give up.  Visualize yourself at your ideal weight and keep plugging away at it.  It takes a little time for your body to get on track, but once it does the results become obvious.

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