help?

jennie0918

hello, i feel like i need help getting motivation and drive back. when i first started doing mfp i lost 21 lbs. then finals week came and i know that's not an excuse but after i got off track a little bit i just didn't care anymore.. i had gained most of it back. but then i didn't wanna gain it all back and i dropped a couple more pounds. but i have school at the end of august and i wanted to be a good 25 lbs down by then i just i'm having trouble sticking to it and getting motivation to do anything at all. i've been tracking my food but sometimes i go over and i just want that drive and passion back i had when i first started. i did so well .. now it's just like eh i go over.. oh well .. like i don't wanna be like this . . i just don't know how i can care it's driving me nuts

yoovie

You are gonna have to do this the good old zombie way.

Sometimes you have to just stfu up and do it, like Nike says, and youre rewarded with the return of your zeal after you restart.

Sometimes you have to prove that you can do it without the peppy motivation in order to get the burning ferocious desire back in your skin.

Go light it up and prove you want this, darlin, and youll get it back

Sp1nGoddess

Fake it till you make it! Try writing down new reasons for wanting to get fit. Maybe try new workouts or do something off the wall and fun. (I took up ice skating for example...) I keep a notebook with inspirational quotes and reasons for getting fit. It helps to read it sometimes.

Jaxta10

"'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
And just pull that **** out of you and get that motivation to not give up
And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse."
- Til I Collapse, Eminem

I can relate 100% but we're all here to help and motivate each other

Also, when I need motivation and inspiration, I sometimes just scroll through this http://before-and-after-pictures.tumblr.com/ ...and it gets my *kitten* movin'! You can do it, don't give up! Have a fabulous and active day xoxo

lorimacc

I agree with everyone else. I totally understand i have been where you are. When i feel that way i look at my heaviest pics then look at where i am now and it keeps me going. You can do it! As soon as those first 5 pounds come back off you will find your drive again:)

Sp1nGoddess

I love Nerd Fitness... check this out:

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/06/28/insipration/

selig0730

record everything everyday no matter what, try to eat healthy and dont go over your calories, and exercise, it take alot of work but if you want it you gotta put the effort and time into it. you need lots of friends to motivate you when your feeling down to pick you back up. you or anyone can add me if they want. good luck you can do this

lengleking

I completely understand how you feel- especially since I am in the same spot now. For spring semester, I was super motivated and was losing left and right. My husband had joined me on my journey and we were both doing well. We were doing the Special K challenge, which helped so much with taking my meals with me while in class for 12 to 15 hours per day, and working 80 hour weeks as well. Then...Finals came. I told myself that I was doing so much with work and school, that I earned that eating out lunch. One turned to two, and the excuses kept creeping up. I aced all of my finals, but had done enough damage to my motivation, that I gained all of my weight back. I had surgery at the end of the semester, and was on a strict order from my doctor not to do anything till July 13. I had lost all motivation until I visited my best friend.
I was on "vacation" I kept telling myself and I am a foodie, so we hit all the hot restaurants. My budget and my waistline started to embarrass me. My best friend and I once were the same size and could share all of our clothes except shoes. Now, I can only borrow her socks. She has a personal trainer at work and elite fitness is part of her job so she is in amazing shape...perfect shape like I want to be. After a week with her, I told myself that I would get back on track, but do it progressively so I don't hurt myself. I tend to go all out and burn out, then lose motivation. I want the weight gone and gone for good this time. I am traveling this until school starts, so it is going to be tough. This week, I came with my husband to a business conference. I sit in the hotel all day while he is in the conference until he gets back at dinner time. I made myself go to the gym in the hotel to see where I was at. On day 1, I went for 50 minutes on the elliptical. I was not motivated because I was on an older machine and it said I only burned 210 calories. I called my best friend to get motivation. Her advice was that at least I was doing something and that was a start. On day 2, I went to the gym again and tried the newer machine with all the bells and whistles. I also downloaded an audiobook to listen to. I burned 458 calories in 65 minutes. I felt so much better that I went again on day 3 and burned 471 calories. Unfortunately, I told myself that I hit the gym, so going to dinner at a buffet was somehow justified in my head. Today, I have cramps and a migraine and want to just sit in the bed and watch tv and not move. I know myself and know if I don't push myself, then I won't do it. I forced myself to get up and go to the gym. I was tired, cranky as can be, and unmotivated...but I went. I just got back and showered. I decided to get back onto MFP and try to keep myself motivated. I found your post and you motivated me more. I have accepted that I have been lazy and that I hate how I feel and am using that as my motivation. Like you, I go back to school next month and I want to fit into my uniforms without having to pay to get a bigger size. I have a small plan. I am going to keep pushing to do the gym or a video workout since I am traveling until class starts. Every day, at least 30-60 minutes and I will cut back on the eating out. I will use MFP to help me try new menu options when eating out is unavoidable and no more buffets for me for a long time! When school starts, hopefully, I will be able to do the P90X program that I started and failed a few years ago. I no longer have to fight with work and school for workout time, so I have no more excuses. I cannot afford to keep buying more clothes instead of trying to stay in the ones that I already own. I can't honestly remember the last time I wore my jeans at all- not even my fat jeans. I am digging as deep as I can to find motivation, and even a little tiny bit is more than nothing, and I am holding onto whatever I can to motivate me to keep going. MFP and going to the gym even when I feel like poo is my starting point. I also have a FitBit to track my exercise and just daily steps. I compete with my husband to see who walked more steps and that helps me be more willing to walk the dog, or go across the room to get something. I am not sure how much I did or didn't do before the FitBit, but...with it, I am motivated to just keep taking steps. It is also nice that it syncs with MFP too.
Sorry this is so long, but I was able to relate to your story so much that you motivated me. I hope it helps that you are not alone. Dig deep and find what little things can keep you going and stack them up one at a time until you are where you need/want to be. Good luck, sweetie.

CeeJourney

ADD ME --> College student here & i know exactly what you're going through! You have to surround yourself with positive people.. WE CAN DO IT

Loulady

I love Nerd Fitness... check this out:

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/06/28/insipration/

Thank You! *bookmark*