how do people get motivated

suhanisuri

From personal experience, small changes is what helps lead to success. With food cut things out slowly, it takes about 21 days to get use to a change, so once a month change 1 thing that you eat. Before you know it you will see changes. That's one thing that helped me change my eating habits. In terms of exercising, you need to find something you enjoy doing. It can be trial and error. After I had my baby it took me awhile to find something that got me excited, but for me it's going to the gym. For you it could be walking outside, buying a workout dvd and doing it in your living room. There are going to be days where you don't feel like going, which is normal, but if its a constant feeling, what you are doing isnt working for you. Rest days are important, as it gives you a chance to recharge. Don't cut everything out of your life, eat a slice of cake, or pizza or whatever it is. You can't be 'healthy' all the time, and when you dont 'indulge' thats what leads to binge eating.

Sorchya

Thanks again for the posts! I am seeing that different things do work for different people and thanks to one poster I also now have the oldie song line "It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy..." in my head. I appreciate the input on HOW to change the mindset, it gives me something I can actually try. Also the thing people said would get them going.

I have worked hard at some things, like my biggest focus with how I grew up was to make sure to NOT become an abuser and also to break the cycle of being attracted to abusive people...I did not know any better and had to learn this was not cool and then how to get out, stay out, and have healthy relationships. I learned how to parent. I went through nursing school and built a career. So I am reminding myself of those things as a way to override the "you can't do this, you are a failure, you are no good" tapes that like to play in my head.

As to why, as someone asked, well the handwriting on the wall does not look pretty...like the person who says he saw what his father went through with diabetes. My father had diabetes as did quite a few relatives on his side. I have high blood pressure but it is kept under good control with medications. I want to be able to continue to work as a nurse including moving fast when I need to. I am not overly fond of knee and back pain.

I expect to have to kick myself in the butt sometimes...but I like the fact that I should pick something I like doing not something I loathe.

I have started with walking a half hour daily and with this sites calorie suggestions. I am also looking at and for creative ways to make the things I like to be more healthy, also portion control. And oddly as it sounds in some ways I need to eat more....more vegetables for instance! I am going to try the blog recently posted ideas on making my own salad dressings also.

I am looking to add some things in to this plan once I get this much going.

Thanks again!

goddessheatherr

I drag my butt every morning to do the little things I do. I lace up my sneaks and just do it. I would honestly rather sleep in but having to take my daughter to the bus stop every morning gives me Mon-Fri no reason not to.. I walk with her instead of drive every day now and after she leaves I do the best I can do with HIIT, jog as much as I can followed by a quick walk until my asthma calms down allowing me to breathe a little bit more, then I jog some more and I do this until I went around a very long block twice. Walking it took me 11 minutes HIIT takes me 8 minutes. Hopefully one day I will be able to just jog all the way around. So even the SMALLEST things you can find to be motivational maybe you just haven't found yours yet.

I would recommend finding awesome workout music so you can zone out and now worry about people watching you. I have to wear two sports bras and tight ones and they girls still damn near give me a black eye but I still do it.

Sorchya

I can so relate to the difficulty with the girls being so large....makes it painful to run but I can fast walk at least. I have started walking a half hour daily and I bring someone with me, pick a place that is more nature oriented too. Once that is a habit (in a few weeks) then I will add more.