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.
At times I would feel so unmotivated that I would simply ditch the whole effort all together. And my consolation was an endless consumption of cookies.
One day I had a wake-up call and realized that if I couldn't figure out a way to stick with a program for the long run, I would never be able to get sexy arms. And I also knew that this motivational "yo yoing" wasn't sustainable.
So I began doing lots of research. And I'm happy to say that the research was well worth it because I found the answer to my problem: the one and only David Burns M.D. He created a system for optimizing thought processes. Said system required the avoidance of thought 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. All/Nothing distortions. These distortions provide the foundation for perfectionism. If you find yourself having to have the perfect day of dieting or not dieting at all, then you suffer from this distortion. Don't try to get everything right every single time. Don't worry about small hiccups and always keep moving forward.
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 filtering distortions. Make sure to always give yourself credit for the smallest of achievements. With this distortion you hardly focus on the positive and prefer to focus on the negative. If you have a test, for instance, and get 99 questions right and 1 wrong, you focus on the one you got wrong!
Avoiding the above distortions will seriously help you achieve lasting motivation when trying to get arm tone. And lasting motivation is the key to sexy arm stardom.
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. - 31521
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.
At times I would feel so unmotivated that I would simply ditch the whole effort all together. And my consolation was an endless consumption of cookies.
One day I had a wake-up call and realized that if I couldn't figure out a way to stick with a program for the long run, I would never be able to get sexy arms. And I also knew that this motivational "yo yoing" wasn't sustainable.
So I began doing lots of research. And I'm happy to say that the research was well worth it because I found the answer to my problem: the one and only David Burns M.D. He created a system for optimizing thought processes. Said system required the avoidance of thought 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. All/Nothing distortions. These distortions provide the foundation for perfectionism. If you find yourself having to have the perfect day of dieting or not dieting at all, then you suffer from this distortion. Don't try to get everything right every single time. Don't worry about small hiccups and always keep moving forward.
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 filtering distortions. Make sure to always give yourself credit for the smallest of achievements. With this distortion you hardly focus on the positive and prefer to focus on the negative. If you have a test, for instance, and get 99 questions right and 1 wrong, you focus on the one you got wrong!
Avoiding the above distortions will seriously help you achieve lasting motivation when trying to get arm tone. And lasting motivation is the key to sexy arm stardom.
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. - 31521
About the Author:
Author Katherine Crawford M.S., a Harvard exercise expert and recent flabby arms victim, 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.
