Motivation

gemmie_c

Does anyone else feel there was a single moment where you felt in the right mind set for losing weight?

I have been losing weight for quite some time now-but the last year (due to lots of reasons-finding out I have a rare genetic form of liver disease) I have been plateauing and hovering around the same half stone-I don’t go over and I don’t go under. It’s almost as if I am somehow blocking myself from doing it.

After a conversation with someone last night, I feel like I have woken up a totally new person this morning. I feel strong and confidant that I can reach my goals in the time frame I would like to. I know this probably sounds crazy but I truly feel like the switch is on and will be glued down.

I don’t want to lose this focus-I want to be the best I can be.

What’s your motivation? Has anyone had a switch sticking moment like I had last night?

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H_Factor

having the right mindset is the most important thing when it comes to losing weight. you can have all of the nutrition and exercise information at your fingertips, but if you're not mentally committed to it, then none of that information will matter too much. personally, I was going at it hard for the first 5+ months of the year. Once I got to 42-44ish loss, I sort of got content with my progress as I felt better and looked better. I wasn't at my goal (70ish loss), but being content caused me to go half *kitten* through my nutrition efforts. this resulted in pretty much staying the same weight for a while. I joined this site about 2 weeks ago and reading some of the stories has helped me turn the switch from half *kitten* to committed again. its time for me to get the rest of the weight off.

I have to remind myself of some things:

even though I have more energy now than I did earlier in the year, I can have even more energy if I reach my goal.

I was tired of being lethargic and I know that going half *kitten* can easily turn into getting off the program completely...which could turn into lethargy again...which completely sucks.

I certainly look better now than I did in January, but I still have lots of pudge to lose. I can look better. I can feel better. I will look better. I will feel better. I will be healthier.

I turn 40 on Saturday. I have recently committed to myself that I will be healthier when I turn 41 than I am today.