What keeps you motivated?

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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    The desire to be awesome.
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    Because I feel like a lazy tub of lard if I don't get a good sweat in once a day.
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
    My "skinny" jeans. I want to get into them by Xmas (:
    And old pictures of hubby & I before we had our daughter
  • Cheeky_and_Geeky
    Cheeky_and_Geeky Posts: 984 Member
    Small, attainable goals. Not focusing on how far you have to go but 5, 10, 20 pounds goals!!!!
    Great idea! I do that too.
  • ginag516
    ginag516 Posts: 44 Member
    That's exactly what I do every morning when the alarm rings at 5:30... I don't like getting up that early, but it is the only time that is available. I am out the door at 5:55 and walk to meet a friend at 6:00. the first time she texted me to cancel, I was tempted to rollover and go back to sleep BUT I decided that nobody else is more important than ME and that if this was a job and I had to be there at 6:00, I would get out of bed and get there! It worked... I have walked a minimum of 60 minutes every day for 15 1/2 weeks. I now walk farther and faster than I did in May. I added on stairs and more hills... I refuse to quit this "job" ... it is the most important one I have ever had!
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    I force myself to get up at 4:30am every Morning regarless if I feel like headin to the gym or the track I am not a morning person at all so even if I didnt get 8 or 10hrs of sleep im at the door by 5:15am I usually have a workout buddy to but, most of the times is me
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    The desire to be awesome.
    Ha! Good thing I read all the posts because that was going to be my reply. High fives, babe! We are super awesome people!
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    <Cue stirring intro music>

    I eat well out of habit now and the same goes for my exercise, it's built into my routine and I enjoy it.

    I don't want to drop in the 'lifestyle' cliché but that's what it is, I have no desire to slip back into my old ways.

    Some days I feel that progress isn't as swift as I was expecting but I suspect that this is just my subconscious trying to derail me. The 'Well, progress is slow, why bother? You might as well eat ALL the chips' mindset.

    I trust the process for the long haul.

    <Music swells>

    The mind/body doesn't like change, it wants to maintain whatever is the status quo. The mind likes to run off of habits, routines, keeping things safe and known, reverting to old ways even if they are less than optimal, even if the prevailing conditions have changed and we really need a new roadmap for life in order to improve ourselves both mentally and physically.

    Well I say they WILL change and there ain't nothing going to stop me dragging them into the next phase of my life.

    <Music at an almost unbearable level now>

    This isn't just losing a bit of fat for me, this is re-engineering my life and mindset.

    I'm going to be even more awesome than I am right now, it's going to be a stretch but it will happen.

    Life is not going to know what has hit it.

    <Dramatic pause in musical stylings>

    What keeps ME motivated? Not denying to good people of Planet Earth my presence in it's most magnificent form both physically, mentally, spiritually and, last but not least, sexually.

    Watch me &*()ing fly.

    <Cue Team America Montage music>
  • jhloves2knit
    jhloves2knit Posts: 268 Member
    I've come half way into my weight loss goal. I'm lacking motivation recently. I've been feeling a bit low and unwilling to work out or eat right. What motivates you? When you feel a bit ~blegh~ what helps you stay focused? Youtube videos? Any books? Pictures? Blogs? Let me know! I'm in some need of help lol. :ohwell:

    This is a really good question. I think when you've lost some weight, not all of it, but enough to look and feel better, then you're at a danger point where you could just quit and slowly gain it back. This is the place to up your motivation -- sign up for a class where other people will get you going again, for example.

    I think I'm at that danger point right now. I've lost 33 pounds, but I should lose another 15 or so, maybe even 20, it's hard to tell. I've started college classes again in addition to my job, so I have less time to exercise, too. I'm thinking about buying a treadmill to use at home for the winter.

    It's a trap to act when you feel like it -- to wait until you are in the mood to do what you should do. You have to remember the big picture at all times.

    This true story really inspires me whenever I see it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

    Thank you for listing this Youtube video. It was awesome!
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    one entire wall of our master bedroom is mirrors. That's 40 feet of reflective wall. Yeah, that.

    Ahaha you poor sod. How do you cope on off days? I avoid all mirrors like a vampire.

    Off days? I don't understand the question...
  • doIlhands
    doIlhands Posts: 349 Member
    Honestly I don't even feel like im motivated anymore. I've just developed a habit that im sticking to. (logging & working out)
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Persistence!
  • hollywollyx
    hollywollyx Posts: 14
    Honestly I don't even feel like im motivated anymore. I've just developed a habit that im sticking to. (logging & working out)

    Yeah! I did feel like that for a long time. Now I want to start doing more and I'm kinda lost for inspiration. I walk 2 hours a day, every day and interval training for 20 mins on the stationary bike (15 mins rest 30 mins full speed) 3 days a week and then the days I don't do bike I wanted to fill with something extra... Maybe yoga or pilates. I can't do lifting because of back issues. I've lost so much weight but I still feel a bit meeh lol. Can't explain why. I'm fine as far as habit goes. It has really helped reading everyones positive attitudes though :D
  • momof2osaurus
    momof2osaurus Posts: 477 Member
    I stay motivated because I've found a form of exercise I really genuinely love. I focus my health around my ability to do said exercise - I sleep more so my body can repair, I eat enough of the right kind of food so I have fuel to do it but don't feel sick. Before I started that, though, motivation was extremely hard to come by, so I totally get it!
  • gigglybeth
    gigglybeth Posts: 365 Member
    IMO, motivation comes and goes. Most days I don't want to workout or eat healthy. But I'm dedicated to meeting my goals no matter how long it takes. There are A LOT of days that the only thing that gets me to eat healthy and go to the gym is dedication. I always feel better when I'm done, but getting off the couch is the hardest part of my workout.

    Have you tried signing up for a 5K or something like that? Sometimes that can give you a little boost to push yourself.
  • MJDuley
    MJDuley Posts: 47 Member
    Looking at my 7-month-old daughter and realizing that I will be almost 60 when she graduates high school is my motivation. I want to be healthy and live a long time for her. I want to live to see HER kids and be able to enjoy playing with them! And I don't want her to be stuck caring for me at a young age because of my poor health choices.
  • baigra16
    baigra16 Posts: 1 Member
    I watch this video every morning when I wake up.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41Zjh3AirjU
  • bikiniaday
    bikiniaday Posts: 42
    My profound answer?? BIKINIS !!!!!!!
  • sjwilson0223
    sjwilson0223 Posts: 5 Member
    Cute clothes! I want to lose weight and go on a shopping spree! I think about skirts and dresses... and a swimsuit! Maybe by next summer!!
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    What keeps me motivated is looking at old photos. Knowing that they weren't even at my high weight gives me motivation to not get back there and gives me the drive to keep doing what I'm doing.
  • cateyedkp
    cateyedkp Posts: 70 Member
    I might set up a rewards and punishment chart lol. It sounds like something they do on 'Super nanny' for the naughty kids. But I honestly have the attention span of a fish and I'm full of excuses.
    Sticker chart on a wall calendar in a highly visible spot (like above your television!)- do it! No joke. Gold star for meeting or exceeding my exercise goal for the day. Green star for being at or under my calorie goal. Smiley face when I weigh in and I've lost. I try to add a sticker on every day of the week, because if I've met even one of these goals, I know I'm on the right track ;) Totally geeky but really can help motivate when you're feeling whiny or full of excuses (one of my constant struggles).

    The other thing I try to expose myself to regularly are fitness/health podcasts (I like The Jillian Michaels Show and Cut the Fat on iTunes.) Good luck!
  • pauljsaunders
    pauljsaunders Posts: 79
    At my age I just dont want any of the health issues that go along with over eating and being over weight, currently it's good to know I'm out of the obese an purely just over weight.... lol At least that gets me going again...
  • kittenful
    kittenful Posts: 318 Member
    I take time off, every once in a while. Right now, I'm at the end of a week break from Ripped in 30, and I'm starting to get antsy to get back on it. That keeps me perked up and back into giving 100%. I still make healthier food choices and I definitely continue to log in, but I know that the break is just what I needed. I don't want it to be a chore. I want to WANT it.
  • hollywollyx
    hollywollyx Posts: 14
    I might set up a rewards and punishment chart lol. It sounds like something they do on 'Super nanny' for the naughty kids. But I honestly have the attention span of a fish and I'm full of excuses.
    Sticker chart on a wall calendar in a highly visible spot (like above your television!)- do it! No joke. Gold star for meeting or exceeding my exercise goal for the day. Green star for being at or under my calorie goal. Smiley face when I weigh in and I've lost. I try to add a sticker on every day of the week, because if I've met even one of these goals, I know I'm on the right track ;) Totally geeky but really can help motivate when you're feeling whiny or full of excuses (one of my constant struggles).

    The other thing I try to expose myself to regularly are fitness/health podcasts (I like The Jillian Michaels Show and Cut the Fat on iTunes.) Good luck!

    OOhhh!! Fab tip!. I'm definitely going to do a chart! And the pod casts sound like a good shout! Thank you :D

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