Long term thinking.

      Long term thinking is not something humans tend to be good at. We as a species like immediate gratification, it makes sense when you break it down. We evolved to want to do the least amount of effort for the largest possible payoff, the problem is that with the world we've created for ourselves we get big payoffs for little effort all the time.

     I've noticed lately that this lack of long term thinking is all over the "weight loss" world. Diet plans, work out equipment, supplements, hypnosis, even special soap are all out there promising people major weight loss in little time and with no effort.

   The truth is that for most people it took a long time for them to reach the weight their at, and it's going to take just as much time (probably more) to get that weight off. I've been trying to remind my self of this during my workouts in the hope that I will start to train myself to think long term (at least about my weight). Not only is loosing weight the slow and steady way healthier (1-2 pounds a week), but it also has been shown in studies that those who loose weight like this over time are more likely to keep that weight off in the long term.

Tara