Can someone motivate me

dniania
dniania Posts: 251 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm lacking motivation to go to the gym :(

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  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    Quit stalling. Put your shoes on and get going.
  • JaydenLindsey420
    JaydenLindsey420 Posts: 39 Member
    The best way to motivate yourself is not to sit around and contemplate, rerunning through your head exactly why you are not looking forward to going to the gym. Just get up and do it. Be ambitious, and remember your long term goals and if you are putting in the work to get there.

    Also, very importantly, don't rely on motivation. Motivation comes and it goes. It is strict self discipline that will take you where you want to be. Think of motivation simply as a booster in the process of getting started but don't rely on it or you will find yourself disappointed when you realize it simply does not work

    Best of luck and I am hoping you will follow through! Positive energy your way (:
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    I agree with Jayden...don't sit around and think about it, just do it! The longer you contemplate, the less likely you are to go. I also run the mantra through my head...I never regret it when I go, I often regret it when I don't!
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    dniania wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    No you're a grown adult, you have to take care of motivation or whatever it takes to get to the gym on your own.
    _dracarys_ wrote: »
    This is where discipline should take over.
    suruda wrote: »
    I agree with Jayden...don't sit around and think about it, just do it! The longer you contemplate, the less likely you are to go. I also run the mantra through my head...I never regret it when I go, I often regret it when I don't!
    JaydenLindsey420 wrote: »
    The best way to motivate yourself is not to sit around and contemplate, rerunning through your head exactly why you are not looking forward to going to the gym. Just get up and do it. Be ambitious, and remember your long term goals and if you are putting in the work to get there.

    Also, very importantly, don't rely on motivation. Motivation comes and it goes. It is strict self discipline that will take you where you want to be. Think of motivation simply as a booster in the process of getting started but don't rely on it or you will find yourself disappointed when you realize it simply does not work

    Best of luck and I am hoping you will follow through! Positive energy your way (:
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    Quit stalling. Put your shoes on and get going.

    Thanks guys I went

    Yay! I knew you could do it!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Take the emotion (that's all "motivation" is) out of it and just go...make it routine...routine becomes habit. Nobody can do it for you.
  • for_ever_young66
    for_ever_young66 Posts: 2,877 Member
    to motivate myself, I look at the pics of all my muscle gains the past few years. I then say to myself, if I start getting lazy, I'll start looking like my "before" pics again. Next thing you know, it's on! lol.
  • atiana19
    atiana19 Posts: 94 Member
    pre workout and shoes on ..youll be out the door in no time
  • dniania
    dniania Posts: 251 Member
    for_ever_young66 wrote: »
    to motivate myself, I look at the pics of all my muscle gains the past few years. I then say to myself, if I start getting lazy, I'll start looking like my "before" pics again. Next thing you know, it's on! lol.

    I have no before pictures lol!! But I did go to the gym thanku
  • Bluerose203
    Bluerose203 Posts: 9 Member
    haha...go check out some guys at the gym....used to motivate me before i got married. hahahaha
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    Whoop!! Now keep doing that until it's just what you do. I find myself driving to the pool on the yuckiest, coldest, wettest, darkest days when a glass of wine while I fix dinner watching a favorite TV show is all I want. But there I am, in my car... "It's just what I do." Keep it up!
  • tarothelp
    tarothelp Posts: 167 Member
    Look up member genelizabeth. She has pose
    Yes under success stories. See how she transformed through exercise it will inspire you hopefully!
  • dniania
    dniania Posts: 251 Member
    tarothelp wrote: »
    Look up member genelizabeth. She has pose
    Yes under success stories. See how she transformed through exercise it will inspire you hopefully!

    Exercise alone?
  • bketchum1981
    bketchum1981 Posts: 130 Member
    Two words...group fitness
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    only you can motivate you
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Maybe if you lack motivation to go to the gym, workout at home. So much easier to just get up and start!
  • demorelli
    demorelli Posts: 508 Member
    Do you have any friends who go to the gym? Gym partners can be the absolute best motivation. Changing up your playlist, getting a cute new exercise outfit, or planning something yummy with the calories you earn might help too. Last night I had hot chocolate made from melting yoohoo chocolate and marshmallow hearts in milk and I was still on target for my calorie target because of my workout
  • canary_girl
    canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
    I go to the gym a lot and like to go, but have days where I don't feel like going. So those days I tell myself that I'll just take it easy. And some days I do, but mostly I do what I always do. Just getting to the gym is half the battle.

    Join some group classes. You'll meet people and they'll make you accountable.
  • tarothelp
    tarothelp Posts: 167 Member
    dniania wrote: »
    tarothelp wrote: »
    Look up member genelizabeth. She has pose
    Yes under success stories. See how she transformed through exercise it will inspire you hopefully!

    Exercise alone?

    She has her diary on here yes she watched her calories no doubt. Many ppl posted what an inspiration her thread was u may want to check it out!

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