Round 4 maybe 5?

Jazzyftw
Jazzyftw Posts: 3 Member
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I kind of stick to a goal and plan for a small amount of time and then lose motivation. This time I’m trying to really get it right and working really hard in the gym. Any tips on staying consistent & motivated?

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  • OnTheRoad24
    OnTheRoad24 Posts: 218 Member
    I'm kinda the same way... go gang busters for a few weeks, then get distracted and fall off the wagon.

    One thing I do is take regular progress pics and compare them monthly... it takes time but when you start seeing the progress, it's inspiring! Keep you goals out in front of you every day, stay consistent and be persistent... you'll do great!
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    You'll notice that there are always threads asking for motivation and where to find it. Motivation only goes so far (as you've seen). What the successful people on here have done is built new habits. You eat what's right for you, and exercise because you like it. I think it can help to mix up your exercise so you don't burn out on one thing. Staying at a healthy weight is a lifelong effort. Look for things that you can keep doing long term.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    Try to find a plan that makes it relatively easy and relatively enjoyable (at least tolerable) for you personally, rather than a plan that makes it fast.

    Being overweight or out of shape is not a sin, so it's 100% optional to suffer in order to change that.

    You can manage your weight eating foods you enjoy; bonus if they add up to good nutrition, on average, most of the time. There aren't diet foods and regular foods, just foods. You can use portion sizes, proportions on the plate, and frequencies of some foods to make what you eat calorie appropriate. If you pay attention when you do that, you'll figure out which eating patterns are more filling and otherwise satisfying for you (in terms of tastiness, practicality, social connection, etc.).

    Similar thing with exercise: If you love working really hard in the gym, and it fits into your life well (leaving time and energy for other things important to you), that's great. If you don't love it, try something else. To improve fitness, pick any way(s) of moving more that is a manageable challenge to current capabilities. It can be gymming, or it can be playing with kids, dancing, bowling, biking, martial arts, frisbee golf, hiking, kayaking, walking in the park, riding a bike, playing active VR games, or . . . pretty much anything that involves moving.

    Find happy, sustainable habits that gradually make you healthier. It doesn't need to be as difficult as a lot of people seem to want to make it. Specifically, if it took hard things like "motivation" and "will power", things I totally s*ck at, I'd still be inactive and obese. (Or maybe dead, because I'm already 66.)

    It won't be everyone's cup of tea - nothing is universally perfect - but this is the approach I took to the eating side of things, as just one possibility:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

    It can be gradual, and it doesn't have to be difficult. Suffering is 100% optional.

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