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Keeping Motivated & Sticking With It-- my strategy!

Linnaea27
Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
edited February 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone,

I have been struggling lately with keeping myself under my calorie goals-- partially because I've been HUNGRY and partially because I was just getting tired of worrying about how much I eat all the time.

Something very useful occurred to me the other night, that I think will help a LOT. If I do strength training, then instead of worrying so much about how many calories I burn, then I both get exercise and I think about the muscles I'm building (I know, it is frequently said that you can't lose weight and build muscle at the same time but through my own experience I respectfully disagree). And when I think about gaining nicer muscles, I want to continue losing fat so they show more!

That is a huge motivator for me. I thought it might help someone else, too. :smile:

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  • 125KC
    125KC Posts: 71 Member
    That's a great strategy and one i use often. When I get the urge to binge, I tell myself after a workout I can eat. I find i'm not so hungry after a workout so it thwarts the derailment :)

    Good luck!
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    bump for anyone interested
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