Addicted to procrastination / laziness?

matcartmill

So I've been a MFP member for a couple years now, and I'm back at step 1. Every year I tell myself that I can do it and I'll lose the weight. Thing is, I DO start losing weight, and rather quickly. Issue becomes that I start getting complacent and then I start procrastinating. Then there are times when I'm not even procrastinating, I'm just being lazy.

This brings me to my question: Is procrastination / laziness an addiction? And if so, what's the remedy? Not procrastinating? Not being lazy?

I REALLY want to finally meet my goal weight, but it always seems so far-fetched and I lose patience. Then I fall back into the same "I'll work out later" routine.

How did you guys stay motivated and keep pushing, even when you felt on days that you didn't want to?

_jayciemarie_

I'm a lazy procrastinator, but I love tracking my calories, and I love exercising now. I've only been doing this for 5 months, but it has been the best 5 months of my life. I'm only lazy/procrastinator when it comes to things that bore me or don't interest me. If whatever you are doing for exercise isn't exciting to you--do something else. Find something you love doing.

happysherri

I just had a bout of this addiction, I get the lazy "hibernating" bug about this time every year. Because of the cold, holidays and other excuses.

What is different this year is that my food diary may have the chocolate, christmas cookies and other junk on it, but then I look at the calories and think OH Crap and stop eating! Also, I slacked for a couple weeks after I got sick, but yesterday got back at it and kicked butt! Today ater work I plan on doing some strength training.

Believe me I love sitting around in my pjs and watching tv, but I also want to look good, so call it vanity but that motivates me!

You Can do It, one step at a time!!!

Lizzy622

I fight the laziness by making it a habit. I have to take a shower and wash my hair and brush my teeth. I also have to exercise at my planned times and eat what I know I need. Do I slip sometimes? of course but by making it a habit I tend to slip less often.

_jayciemarie_

I fight the laziness by making it a habit. I have to take a shower and wash my hair and brush my teeth. I also have to exercise at my planned times and eat what I know I need. Do I slip sometimes? of course but by making it a habit I tend to slip less often.

I agree. In the reverse, I say this when I want a treat: "Once a week is a treat. Once a day is a habit." So, if I splurge on something I try not to make it every day. However, exercise and eating right should be the norm, with the laziness as the treat

cuinboston2014

You mentioned you lose patience - as do I.

What about breaking it in to smaller chunks? I finally stopped looking at my overall goal weight and I have broken it down into smaller increments. I have my MFP goal set for 10 pounds right now even though overall I want to lose 30-40.

I have a certain middle goal weight that when I hit that my husband has to take me on a "super date" so I have something really to push for as it's something I really want

i also have a Christmas goal weight. Just a reminder to stay on track from now until then and it's only a few pounds. Breakign it down into small chunks can help.

karlospiklington

On days when I have little motivation I blast some music that makes me want to get up and move. I also try to remind myself that I only need to commit 25 - 30 minutes a day to exercise and I've achieved something. I always feel better for it afterwards. I try to remember that post workout feeling to inspire me to actually exercise, instead of thinking about exercising. Apparently that doesn't burn any calories..