Hopefully, this is your first time out but with many dieters it is a common problem. This article will teach you how to put those thoughts and feelings into perspective. It is usually same with everyone but in varying degrees. Depending on your will power it will be more or less. Here are some great guidelines and tips to help you on your way to achieving your goals:

1. Keep focussed on your goals - This is first and foremost priority for anyone who is undertaking a weight loss program. A common thought that will come into mind when we start to get discouraged is "why am I doing this?" I'm sure most of us have been there before. Therefore we must keep track of our goals. Write them down if you have to. Things like:

- What do I want to achieve? - How long do I think it will take? - What do I want to look like? - Who am I trying to impress?

A quick note on last question would be to make sure you are mainly doing it for yourself. If you are trying to change to please others you will not be as happy and you will be a lot less motivated.

2. The first week is always hardest - No matter what your eating plan is, whether it be low fat, low carbohydrate or anything else you will no doubt feel uncomfortable feeling of hunger pangs at first. A quick rule is that if you can make it through first week or two you have it made. Your stomach will shrink and you might not even notice it. For example, before your diet you can put down three hamburgers relatively easy. Try that again in two weeks on a treat day and you might find it a little more difficult. This is a good sign. Keep it up!

Classical Conditioning

As you have probably witnessed, one of first words spoken to a child on a repetitive basis is 'No!' We as human beings can sometimes be conditioned by these negative experiences and end up with low expectations of what we can really do. As a result, this often extends to how one views their body. In order to fix this problem it would be wise to look at what others have accomplished and to also look at subject itself in a little more detail.

Whether we know it or not, human body is capable of making tremendous transformations in relatively short periods of time. Whether it is gaining muscle or losing weight, ample evidence has already been documented to back up these claims. The real secret behind this is knowledge. In other words we need to take an intelligent, cautious and scientific approach to our diet and exercise.

Mike Mentzer (Mr. Universe) claimed that an individual could realize his or her genetic potential in one year! While this may seem a little unreasonable, who can argue with his clients? Though it might take more than a year to reach ultimate plateau of your human existence, I do believe it is possible to reach your goal(s) in a comparably short period of time.

Roadblocks

The main excuse or reason I often hear and one which we should eliminate is, "I was born this way." Though stated in many different ways I think we can all understand meaning. While saying "You can't pick your parents" is true we should not let this hold us back. Any person no matter how poor their genetics are can dramatically improve their appearance with proper mental outlook and physical application.

You just have to pick right kind of diet and training for your body type. There are generally three body types a person will have:

1. Mesomorph - describes a person who is more muscular looking even though they may not train, an athletic type build.