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This lil geek needs some motivation

TeamEdwardJenn
TeamEdwardJenn Posts: 400 Member
edited December 18 in Social Groups
I am seeking some motivation or support . I feel like Frodo and this weight is the ring ...I cant get rid of it !!! Or the healthy side is Smegal and the self sabtogeing side is Golum ARG!!! Either way i feel like i Epic Fail ...meh

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  • msunluckythirteen
    msunluckythirteen Posts: 335 Member
    Where do you feel you are lacking motivation the most? Is it in your food or exercise? I have been scouring the boards for all the info I can. Now I take that info and go and do research because every seems to have an opinion and feels they are right. LOL!
    Exercise is hard for me. I joined a challenge that starts at the end of April (the Couch to 5K) so I will feel obligated to exercise.
    I also take my daughter swimming two times a week and try to tread water or swim after her the whole time so I am not just bobbing in the water. Feel free to add me.
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Take the motivation aspect out entirely. You don't need to be motivated, because you have a plan and you follow it and you can't not follow it because, that's the plan? Motivation is only to do extra.

    Like for me:

    Monday - Thursday - Sat I have a weight lifting plan. it doesn't matter how I feel those days or if I want to do something else because on those days, I set aside an hour to lift weights.

    Nonlifting days I eat 1750 calories -this is a very small deficit (250). Lifting days I eat 2000 calories, again, small deficit. Sometimes I eat more than that but I am allowed ot make it up on another day, within reason. I always choose to eat protein first and then fat and carbs just fill in the extra. Anything other than that, I can do whatever I want. If I want to eat more, I can, as long as its not over maintenance

    Cardio and eating a larger deficit - this is the only place where I need motivation to do it, so if I only have the motivation to do cardio on 2 days of the week then great, that's 2 days above and beyond THE PLAN.

    This system works pretty well for me - I don't have to push myself because the stuff I need to push myself for is all "extra". The only thing that matters is keeping up a goal based exercise routine and not overeating. Which means my plan is maintain weight + fitness + any extra motivation I have to burn some fat.
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