Losing motivation with positive results...

equinegirl200
equinegirl200 Posts: 35 Member
in Motivation and Support
Does anyone else lose motivation when they see a lower number on the scale, or when they get a compliment or think they look better/things are fitting better? It's weird... I feel like I'm backwards! Most people seem to get motivation from success, but I seem to lose it! Any tricks for dealing with this? I feel like every time I take a step in the right direction and get some success I lose my motivation! It no one ever said anything and I never knew I was losing/ getting fit I feel like I would do better!

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  • IanBee93
    IanBee93 Posts: 237 Member
    I'm the same way. I had a really good week (last week), and lose my goal pounds, but this week I'm slipping a lot. I guess I get cocky and think I have a handle on it, until I gain what I lost, the following week. I hate it. My motivation is when I fail and have to start over, and it I don't like that :explode:
  • kyleekay10
    kyleekay10 Posts: 1,812 Member
    It's really easy to become complacent once you start having some success- I'm the same way. I've lost weight in the past, only to gain it back after I reached my goal. I'm at that tipping point right now, where I'm basically at goal weight, and I'm losing motivation. I know I'm supposed to be in a Cut still and I know I still have fitness goals to reach, but my brain is screaming at me to take a break.

    I just need to give myself a little time to keep being a bit slack, and then I'll jump back on the horse like always.
  • nikkiclaire123
    nikkiclaire123 Posts: 119
    i usually see a low number and decide to have a burger, then put it all back on.
  • ktaylormusic
    ktaylormusic Posts: 151 Member
    I've done this in the past as well. Actually, for me I've identified that it's self-sabotage, clear and simple... more specifically the fears coming up to the surface that i've been burying with overweight for so long -- i.e. if/when I actually succeed at weight loss, I might be attractive to men, and also supposedly have to start having the amazing life that I've projected onto being thin. I know it's all hoo-ey and that I'm the same, whole person now that I will be at 120lbs or whatever, but this is definitely baggage of mine I'm still trying to unload.
  • kristinhayes505
    kristinhayes505 Posts: 4 Member
    I am the same way. I have decided this time I am not going to weigh myself. I am going to track my success by how I feel and how I look. I am hoping that this will help keep me motivated. Any one else have any ideas for keeping motivation?
  • equinegirl200
    equinegirl200 Posts: 35 Member
    I am curious now what underlying reasons there are for this... interesting thought with the self-sabotage... I will have to do some introspective examining to learn a little more. It seems hard for me because I'm not exactly unhappy with the way I look or feel, I just know that I could be healthier at a lower weight/higher level of fitness. It so much easier to just decide that eh, that's good enough, and not continue, when I know I can maintain where I am and be comfortable.
  • theopenforum
    theopenforum Posts: 280 Member
    man you will self sabotage yourself into the ground checking on your scale that way. I check my scale maybe once every two weeks but back in the day when I was bigger it was everyday and I nearly lost my mind. Everything I did either made me loose alot or gain alot there was no inbetween and because of that my patience was wavering. Then I thought back to it and realized that it took me 26 years to put this weight on. Expecting it to just fall off in just a few months is unreasonable. You have to put things in perspective or you will get in your own way.

    Cheers

    Tof

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