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The single best tool for success

Posted on Jan 14th 2007 12:51PM by Rigel Celeste

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Motivation

If you could only have one thing to help you lose weight or get in shape, what would help you the most? A new piece of equipment? An awesome diet plan? According to psychologists, the single best thing you can have is support. Whether it's in the form of a workout buddy, an online support system, or a positive spouse and family, being part of a group and feeling that you're working towards a common goal will do wonders for your motivation and self-esteem. It's part of our human nature: nobody wants to be alone.

I'm buyin' it. Strength in numbers, right?

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van 1-14-2007 @ 4:42PM

This is so, so damn true. I've tried millions of times on my own in the past to commit to an exercise regimen, and never been able to stick to it. It was never anything hardcore—just simple things like going for an extended walk, or riding to work instead of driving, or going for a morning or nightly jog. But nope, couldn't find the will to keep going.

My girlfriend and I made a NY resolution this year to be nice and slim by the end of '07 (I only need to lose about 15 to 20kg myself, and she only wants to drop 10 to 15), and we've been keeping to it brilliantly. We've been eating really well, and it hasn't been hard at all to do. We've been jogging *every* morning, and never felt like giving up. Support - the giving and the receiving of it - is the most compelling reason I've ever had to keep going.