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The MORE in shape I get, the LESS motivation I have...

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  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 985 Member
    if you're having cravings for things you didn't want in the past could it be that you aren't eating enough? Your body is lacking something? I usuallly only get cravings around that time of the month.... and then I want to eat everything..... and I always want cake! haha - I never used to be a big cake person, but now I treat myself to cake when it's that time! always works out and because I eat great most of the time, I don't feel guilty about it anymore..... 80/20 rule! :)

    And what has kept me motivated is I feel like something is missing from my day if i don't work out. If I feel a little like I'm lacking motivation I just come up with some new goal.... to hit a certain weight in a certain strength training exercise.... to run a faster 5k.... anything to work towards.



    LOL, so funny... that's what I was referring to -- CAKE!! :embarassed: I'm not the type of person that eats (or craves) cake, cupcakes, candybars, crap... but, for whatever reason, I want some cake! My biggest problem/fear is that whenever I "treat" myself I end up wanting it more and more often. I'm more of an "all or nothing" kind of girl. I don't do well with moderation.

    Well you could always treat yourself to one of those single slices they sell instead of getting a whole cake. An every once in a blue moon "treat" should be an option for everyone. Complete denial just doesn't seem healthy...or fun. :wink:
  • kellyo15
    kellyo15 Posts: 51
    Oh man, I do this too!! I can't believe how badly I eat and I'll justify it with "I earned it". Meanwhile, during my workouts I'm cursing all those extra calories for making my final reps/last 5 minutes of cardio that much harder!
  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
    I'm so GLAD to see this thread -- I've been the same way for MONTHS. And hearing that a lot of other folks have the same struggle is very comforting. Better than what I think in my head when I'm flogging myself for being a goofball.

    I hit my goal weight at Christmastime, but haven't been able to maintain it. I did do my 1st half marathon in April, and training for that was a BIG motivator! When I completed it with a pretty good time for a beginner, I was ecstatic, felt like SUPERwoman. :love: But then?? The let down. Now what?!? :noway:

    I'm also setting some mini goals -- lifting heavier, running another 1/2 in the fall. But my biggest issue is deciding what I consider my "maintenance". Is it that darned # on the scale that won't STAY at goal (up 3 lbs, down 1, up 5 lbs., down 1, etc.), or is it the fact that I can do ___ or _____ or ____? Mind games.

    And sometimes I think that these up and down times when we fight ourselves -- both physically AND emotionally -- are meant to remind us that this is a JOURNEY, not a destination. :flowerforyou: Maybe learning how to work through these thoughts, feelings, frustrations is part of the "training."
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