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Staying motivated

markdrizzel
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I've had a great success since last november I've lost 120 Lbs but this last month i've been slacking anything helps I don't know why i've been this way again I think its stress and maybe eating for comfort I just wanna stay consistent well thanks for listening or reading God bless
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Screw motivation.... drive and habit... that is all....1
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psychod787 wrote: »Screw motivation.... drive and habit... that is all....
So true. When I wonder if I have the "motivation" to continue this journey forever, I remind myself of this quote, "Extraordinary things are done by ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination." -Various
And isn't maintaining a healthy weight and healthy lifestyle extra-ordinary considering many Westerns societies have obesity becoming the new norm?
No waiting around for motivation. I need to be determined to continue. I need to keep putting "one foot in front of the other", and keep on keepin' on.
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Agree that good habits backed up by determination will get you a lot farther than motivation. Because weight loss is a long term project, we can’t just work our program when it feels good and get results.
But I don’t think it takes iron clad will to succeed. With some planning you can find the easy road a lot of the time. Try to reserve willpower and determination for the problem situations.
And this- I’ve lost almost as much as you and have been maintaining quite a while. The potential for regaining is a real problem. Work on this now. Don’t fall into the I lost it before, I can do it again trap.
While maintaining I’ve never had an incident where I felt like I was running off the rails. I call my issue calorie creep. Little extras start finding their way into my diet. Cookie here, cookie there, a couple of beers, pizza tonight. Those things are all ok but not all within a few days. Calorie creep leads to scale creep.
You keep a food diary? I’ve quit tracking several times but always go back when in trouble. It has worked every time I’ve done it.2
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