Kick Start - Daily Exercise Motivation

MissTomGettingThin

Hi All
As you can see from my Ticker I lost a wonderful 26 lbs using MFP.
I did this all in the first part of the year and have either been stuck at the lowest weight or yo-yo'd up 8 pounds.
I've not been a well bunny but now have some time off from work and intend to get back on the wagon.
Anyway....
Some days I have ALL day to spare but can't motivate myself to get to the gym or to go for a walk but seem to be able to find food!

So I was wondering if anyone wanted to use this thread as a motivator to just do something. Anything that will burn some cals.

Post every night what you have done OR post the reason you didn't do it.
Hopefully we'll be motivated enough to do ANYTHING to avoid posting 'I did nothing today as I'm lazy' :O)

Genuine reasons for not exercising accepted of course and hopefully we can support each other when we really need a kick up the rear.

I know this is thread 8 million doing the same thing but I'm up for this now.

I hope you join me.

Best of luck in your weight loss anyway.

Amanda

Claire739

i love the idea of this thread as i really struggle with the motivation to get up and exercise!

always feel better afterwards though!

lexieonni

Hey, ill try and keep up with this with you, I have only just started on here but am really making dismal amounts of loss. I just need a kick up the butt to make me move

aa1440

I always think to myself, "If you want that cheese burger or a big steak, another sandwich, etc... you have to work for it."

If you work out you can eat anything that you want. (In moderation.)

hush7hush

I am going to the gym to run when I get out, because I want the energy and focus to deal with my school's financial aid office. [:

My DAILY motivator:
"Exercise releases endorphins.
Endorphins make you happy.
Happy people just don't kill people."

MissTomGettingThin

I always think to myself, "If you want that cheese burger or a big steak, another sandwich, etc... you have to work for it."

If you work out you can eat anything that you want. (In moderation.)

I almost agree )
I've had chocolate lately and had the calories but the sugar and fat has made my diary go RED! LOL

I'm going into work for a few hours but can leave when I want and will then go to the gym.
Will touch base here later to tell you all I went.
I can't stand to say I didn't go now :O)

Have a great day everyone!!!

MissTomGettingThin

My DAILY motivator:
"Exercise releases endorphins.
Endorphins make you happy.
Happy people just don't kill people."

I love this!! lol

MumPotNoodle

I would love to join this thread...I had big plans to exercise a lot during the holidays but have done nothign so far! First excuse, I am waiting for my new trainers to arrive, second excuse it's my birthday tomorrow so I can't possibly diet/exercise. I find the excuses so easy to find but the motivation is sadly lacking....perhaps this is the kick I need.

MissTomGettingThin

Ok Me first.
I got to the gym ONLY because I remembered I'd started this thread :blushing:
I did a decent workout.
Thanks for your support folks.
What did you do!?

lexieonni

I would love to join this thread...I had big plans to exercise a lot during the holidays but have done nothign so far! First excuse, I am waiting for my new trainers to arrive, second excuse it's my birthday tomorrow so I can't possibly diet/exercise. I find the excuses so easy to find but the motivation is sadly lacking....perhaps this is the kick I need.

I completely agree with you- I can have good intentions and some how by the end of the day i've made an excuse for every intention.

lexieonni

I didn't do anything as extreme as the gym
I believe its important to do more than I have previously and something I am most likely to stick at in the future.
So with that said as a first step I played rounders and piggy in the middle with a friends daughter- got to say I'm shocked at how tiring it was. I also went on a very long walk.

MissTomGettingThin

I didn't do anything as extreme as the gym
I believe its important to do more than I have previously and something I am most likely to stick at in the future.
So with that said as a first step I played rounders and piggy in the middle with a friends daughter- got to say I'm shocked at how tiring it was. I also went on a very long walk.

well done :O)
I only go to the gym because it makes me work seeing others working hard.
well done on doing something! :happy:

MissTomGettingThin

I did another hour at the gym today folks.
I expect to be the only person posting on this thread but am going to continue. I need to be accountable. :O)

MissTomGettingThin

No gym today but I walked round a very hilly zoo pushing a buggy so happy with that. :O)

MissTomGettingThin

Only Me. :bigsmile:

Made it to the gym again today.
Did 70 mins.
Lots of stretches too.
Party tomorrow so hope to go again in the morning as there will be LOTS of cake. :drinker:

MissTomGettingThin

I'm Back again!
On my own LOL
Yesterday I went to the gym. It was a pitiful event but I did burn some cals. :O)
go me.

MissTomGettingThin

Guess who!!? :yawn:

It's me.

I did a great workout and burned off 640 cals.

Go me.

If anyone is reading this - go you!! :O)

Good Luck

MissTomGettingThin

And it's me again. Whoop whoop
Gym session again.
Feeling pleased with myself.
Won't go tomorrow.

lexieonni

And it's me again. Whoop whoop
Gym session again.
Feeling pleased with myself.
Won't go tomorrow.

Well done on keeping it up! You've got good stamina
I totally forgot I could write on here when I hadn't done anythin as a way of motivation so I've been in hidding.
After the last time I wrote on here I've had 2 days where I've done stretches (relevant to a course I want to do)
Then friday hit and exercise disappeared! So by tonight I'm planning to have a realy long walk to add on to here.
Tell u all thenm

lexieonni

i did half a hour of stretches ready for a circus course im waiting to start in september, so its a step in the right direction.

lexieonni

Hey today I rode my bike for 45 minutes and got pelted in the rain on the way home! I now have curly hair! Ha!
and I've pr- planned walking a friends dog on sat and sunday as on saturday its gonna be a calarific dinner.

MissTomGettingThin

well done Lexieonni!
I forgot to drop by yesterday. I didn't exercise. I was lazy. :O|

Today I hit the gym and although every minute seemed like 2, I busted 500 calories.

lexieonni

Well done on 500 cal. That's a good bit of exercise. I was sadly lazy on fri too, but I did keep to my dog walk yesterday for a whole hour! I even walked through my strange achy leg pain! I've missed todays
chance of dog walking but have full intentions of a long walk after lunch.

lexieonni

The past 4 days have bEen spent battling the sea whilest attempting to surf. Ill be doing the same again tomorow. I've not been on everyday as I am strugglin to get a inet connection.hope everyone else is doing well

jlmq62

hey, I'm a newbie, but love this thread. Going to start walking again starting Monday. Its the first day of school. Yippee! This will help be be accountable. ( hopefully)

rebbecarose

I would love to join this thread. This is exactly what I need. A place to share growing pains and successes. I am currently out of the US on a job but I really want to get back on the gym/diet bandwagon when I get back in town. My goal weight is 135 lbs. Current weight is 165 lbs. So I've got a ways to go and could use the support. I have been gaining weight lately and I hate it. I want to make the scale go the other direction.

lexieonni

hey, I'm a newbie, but love this thread. Going to start walking again starting Monday. Its the first day of school. Yippee! This will help be be accountable. ( hopefully)

hey, I am doin it for the same reason- i am a big lazy bugger when it comes to excercise.

lexieonni

today i managed to jog for about 15 min- then i ended up speed walkin the rest of the way home as a friend called- all in all 40 min of exercise i wouldn't have done normally since i have one muscle from surfing im determined to keep it up

lexieonni

today i managed 10 min on the tread mill and 6min on the cross trainer. By then i was bored of the gym so home i went and did some long stretches- not a massive attempt at sporty but better than normal. the Surf muscle is still here ha

FitCoachJen

"You'll never regret a workout, but you will probably regret not working out"

Keep it interesting so you'll have something to look forward to:
- Create a reward system so x number of days at the gym (or minutes) earns you something (not food!). My HRM does this for me, I get stars or a trophy on the watch face for meeting my heart rate zone and/or time goals.
- Buy new workout clothes, you'll feel better and want to wear them.
- Download new music and only listen to it at the gym.
- When you leave your house in the morning, go straight to the gym and put your housekeys in the locker. You'll have to return to the gym to get them, and while you're there you can workout :-) (a client actually did this).
- Sign up for an event so you'll have something to train for. A 5k, walk-a-thon, sprint triathalon, etc.
- Buy a Groupon/daily deal and try a new sport.

bcattoes

My daily motivator is wine. I've been eating pretty clean and healthy for more than a decade, and I can be satisfied and get my macros and vitamins on 1300 (or so) calories a day. But if I want wine with that and not to gain weight, I have to work out. So, I work to earn my wine.