As a Houston In Home Personal Trainer, I am often trying to help clients change themselves by losing weight and gaining lean muscle. This is a challenging goal and the individuals who experience the most success are the ones who are very committed to the goal before they ever pick up the phone to call me. So the Number one thing necessary for good chances of success is a mindset that not only does a client WANT to lose weight, but they are already taking action towards that on a consistent basis by walking or exercising every day already. If, as a Houston Trainer, I tried to control and talk the individual into achieve the goal, then I would only meet resistance.

According to Dr. Glass, author of "Choice Theory, A New Psychology of Personal Freedom", it's human nature to resist being coerced into doing something you don't want to do and in his writings he talks about this by discussing the seven deadlies to relationships and also talks about the seven caring habits for relationships.  Trying to convince someone to do what YOU want them to do is a futile battle. In fact often Houston Personal Trainer Melissa will not schedule an appointment right away with a new Houston area client to see if that person is really motivated and follows up with more communication on their own and she does NOT want to be in the position of convincing someone to do the things they need to do rather she wants to just be able to educate them. It is important to learn how to get what you need  without using the seven deadlies of "blaming, bribing, complaining, criticizing, nagging, punishing, and threatening."
If a person realizes they are ruining a relationship with these" seven deadlies", they can put some effort into changing their way of "doing business".  If a person recognizes that  current behavior  is not working; and has a vision of what they want to be like, then they can start practicing behaviors of how they want to be." "I chose to be the best part of who I really am, which is someone who is strong yet supportive." says Sexy personal trainer Melissa of Houston.
By replacing the seven deadlies with the seven caring habits (accepting, encouraging, listening, respecting, supporting, trusting and negotiating differences) a person can to see major improvement in his relationships and major successes in other activities as well.
You can apply this same thinking to Spring or The Woodlands workouts by realizing that people will make changes in their bodies, eating habits and workouts when THEY are ready to do so. That level of commitment is essential for long term success. Start small and work your way up to five workouts a week.