Lost motivation after losing over 590 days...

kel7298
kel7298 Posts: 1,542 Member
in Motivation and Support
Yea, you read that right. Over 590 days! :sad:

I didn't even know it happened until I saw on the news feed:

kel7298 has logged in for 5 days. :grumble:

OMG, really!! When? How? Then I remembered! It happened over Thanksgiving weekend. Time had gotten away from me before I finally had a chance to log in after midnight.

Since then my motivation has plunged! I have changed my news feed settings. I don't give props, I barely log my food and exercise. :brokenheart:

Sad what losing that achievement did to me. :frown:

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  • Adrian211
    Adrian211 Posts: 52 Member
    First of all congratulations on an awesome feat:) That level of consistency is really remarkable

    Second, you know this is a lifestyle change, and life sometimes gets in the way. My girlfriend went to the Dominican a little while back, and she couldn't log into the website because she didnt have internet access or an international data package. She had previously logged over 250 consecutive days! She was steamed when she got back, but she got over it. You look at the long term habits you're working on and the progress you've made, and ultimately that's more important than some arbitrary number of days you log in.

    Personally I would have thought the lost weight and inches, improvement in self esteem, new wardrobe, and greatly improved health would trump the achievement of how many straight days I logged into the site.
  • RubyRed8067
    RubyRed8067 Posts: 301
    Write the administrator. Same thing happened to me, and they restored my days logged in.
  • kel7298
    kel7298 Posts: 1,542 Member
    Write the administrator. Same thing happened to me, and they restored my days logged in.

    I thought about it, but it was my fault and didn't think it would be fair. Oh well.

    Adrian...your are absolutely right.
  • lambch0ps
    lambch0ps Posts: 79 Member
    I was just about to check on you, but been having trouble logging myself, so I might not be the best motivator right now! But I don't think its seeing the actual number of days that made me lose motivation; after awhile it just gets tiring. After my husband got sick and I didn't log, I realized that logging was an option - I could still stay on track without logging. But then after awhile....duh....I veered off course. So its a chicken or egg kind of thing and the bottom line is logging keeps you on track; but logging gets tedious. I'm still trying to figure out a happy medium. But agree with Adrian - you have accomplishments aplenty and you look fabulous! Keep thinking about what you have done and not about what you have not done (not log for a day, a week? phsssh - what's that compared to 590 days!!!!!)!
  • SarahAFerguson
    SarahAFerguson Posts: 250 Member
    Missing a logging day after getting up past 30 days demotivated me for a bit so I can see why you would be discouraged.
  • LauraDotts
    LauraDotts Posts: 732 Member
    You didn't lose that achievement. You still accomplished a great run of logging. More than that, you've achieved better fitness. Losing that number hasn't taken anything of real value away from you. You still rock. WELL DONE!
  • kel7298
    kel7298 Posts: 1,542 Member
    I was just about to check on you, but been having trouble logging myself, so I might not be the best motivator right now! But I don't think its seeing the actual number of days that made me lose motivation; after awhile it just gets tiring. After my husband got sick and I didn't log, I realized that logging was an option - I could still stay on track without logging. But then after awhile....duh....I veered off course. So its a chicken or egg kind of thing and the bottom line is logging keeps you on track; but logging gets tedious. I'm still trying to figure out a happy medium. But agree with Adrian - you have accomplishments aplenty and you look fabulous! Keep thinking about what you have done and not about what you have not done (not log for a day, a week? phsssh - what's that compared to 590 days!!!!!)!

    You hit the nail on the head with that! Definitely need to find my "medium"

    (pulling up my big girl panties and trudging on)
  • YellowRose49
    YellowRose49 Posts: 10 Member
    Oh, kel, I'm so sorry! I did the same thing a few weeks ago when I was sick! Logging in when I couldn't even eat seemed pointless!! If the administrator can restore it then see if they will. I didn't have but a 100 or so.

    (((kel)))
  • kel7298
    kel7298 Posts: 1,542 Member
    Oh, kel, I'm so sorry! I did the same thing a few weeks ago when I was sick! Logging in when I couldn't even eat seemed pointless!! If the administrator can restore it then see if they will. I didn't have but a 100 or so.

    (((kel)))

    Thank you ma'am
  • prokomds
    prokomds Posts: 318 Member
    Personally I would have thought the lost weight and inches, improvement in self esteem, new wardrobe, and greatly improved health would trump the achievement of how many straight days I logged into the site.

    This, this, THIS!

    Look at how far you've come. Life trumps a website, every time. What if you lost internet connectivity for a day? Is that going to derail almost two years of an improved lifestyle? And are you going to continue to track every meal for the rest of your life?

    You'll be fine :)
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Personally I would have thought the lost weight and inches, improvement in self esteem, new wardrobe, and greatly improved health would trump the achievement of how many straight days I logged into the site.

    This, this, THIS!

    Look at how far you've come. Life trumps a website, every time. What if you lost internet connectivity for a day? Is that going to derail almost two years of an improved lifestyle? And are you going to continue to track every meal for the rest of your life?

    You'll be fine :)

    This AND that! :bigsmile: You really have done amazing, between the not smoking and kicking your own *kitten* with the workouts. You'll get your groove back, and you'll be just fine. :heart:
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Ok listen here,

    you gotta shake that S off! It's an arbitrary number on a weight loss website. It does not define who you are or what you've accomplished!

    I had around 400 some odd days logged. I took one off to prove to myself it didn't matter. That this isn't about numbers or streaks or even MFP. It's about you. Your life. Nothing else matters.

    So get the F up, put one foot in front of the other, and get to the gym!
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Is this serious? I don't even have that counter turned on personally. The only thing that tells me is that I eff around too much on the internet.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    So, one day of not logging onto a website and you lost all the motivation you had to log in and continue making progress? It is just a log in day.
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    Personally I would have thought the lost weight and inches, improvement in self esteem, new wardrobe, and greatly improved health would trump the achievement of how many straight days I logged into the site.

    This, this, THIS!

    Look at how far you've come. Life trumps a website, every time. What if you lost internet connectivity for a day? Is that going to derail almost two years of an improved lifestyle? And are you going to continue to track every meal for the rest of your life?

    You'll be fine :)

    This....I seriously don't get it that a computer can make you "lose motivation"...Are you doing this for yourself or for the praise a dead object gives you automatically?:noway: ....
  • kel7298
    kel7298 Posts: 1,542 Member
    I personally don't feel that I needed a reaming on what SHOULD motivate me thank you. We all have different ways and reasons as to what motivates us. Regardless, I do understand what I have done and accomplished, it's was just great motivation TO ME.

    That said, I will survive and move forward. Most likely a good thing as now I am not a slave to MFP.
  • jodis319
    jodis319 Posts: 21 Member
    Hello, the same thing happened to me a couple months ago and I felt the same way you do. I lost my motivation too, but I think I was slowly losing it before that anyway....I'm still having trouble finding it. Hopefully I will soon :smile: Hopefully you will too...
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    TIME TO BEAT YOUR RECORD!
  • WestCoastPhoenix
    WestCoastPhoenix Posts: 802 Member
    I personally don't feel that I needed a reaming on what SHOULD motivate me thank you. We all have different ways and reasons as to what motivates us. Regardless, I do understand what I have done and accomplished, it's was just great motivation TO ME.

    That said, I will survive and move forward. Most likely a good thing as now I am not a slave to MFP.

    The days counter being reset will do nothing to reset all the days of commitment and progress you've made thus far. Just remember that and it's all good.
  • LMHinson15
    LMHinson15 Posts: 201 Member
    I had a similar letdown, but I had only made it to like 200 days... but then I changed my settings so I don't it doesn't post the "has logged on for "xyz" days" anymore. I realize I didn't need that affirmation, and I didn't want to have it hanging over my head anymore.

    Good luck on getting the motivation back!!
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    While circus animals are being transported, Mrs. Jumbo, one of the elephants, receives her baby from a stork.
    The baby elephant is quickly taunted by the other elephants because of his large ears, and they nickname him "Dumbo".

    Once the circus is set up, Mrs. Jumbo loses her temper at a group of boys for making fun of her son, and she is locked up and deemed mad. Dumbo is shunned by the other elephants and with no mother to care for him, he is now alone, except for a self-appointed mentor and protector, Timothy Q. Mouse, who feels sympathy for Dumbo and becomes determined to make him happy again.

    The circus director makes Dumbo the top of an elephant pyramid stunt, but Dumbo's ears cause the stunt to go wrong, injuring the other elephants and bringing down the big top. Dumbo is made a clown as a result, and plays the main role in an act that involves him falling into a vat of pie filling. Despite his newfound popularity and fame, Dumbo hates this job and is now more miserable than ever.

    To cheer Dumbo up, Timothy takes him to visit his mother. On the way back Dumbo cries and then starts to hiccup so Timothy decides to take him for a drink of water from a bucket which, unknown to him, has accidentally had a bottle of champagne knocked into it. As a result, Dumbo and Timothy both become drunk and see hallucinations of pink elephants.

    The next morning, Dumbo and Timothy wake up in a tree. Timothy wonders how they got up in the tree, and concludes that Dumbo flew up there using his large ears as wings. With the help of a group of anthropomorphic crows, Timothy is able to get Dumbo to fly again, using a psychological trick of a "magic feather" to boost his confidence.

    Back at the circus, Dumbo must perform his stunt of jumping from a high building, this time from a much higher platform. On the way down, Dumbo loses the feather and Timothy tells him that the feather was never magical, and that he is still able to fly. Dumbo is able to pull out of the dive and flies around the circus, finally striking back at his tormentors as the stunned audience looks on in amazement.

    After this performance, Dumbo becomes a media sensation, Timothy becomes his manager, and Dumbo and Mrs. Jumbo are given a private car on the circus train.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    I turned my notifications off because it annoyed me. People know I'm here far too much anyhow.
  • gentlebreeze2
    gentlebreeze2 Posts: 450 Member
    Everyone does better with motivation... and I'll take whatever motivation I can get, including log in days. I have 835 I think, and while the weight loss is stalled, I am proud of the fact that I keep logging. I went thru a lot this last year, and not only did the logging keep me grounded, my mfp friends were amazing. We each march to a different drummer, and for people to fault you cause you're disappointed is just wrong. I'm a firm believer is being positive... so I really get annoyed when people are negative. Helpful comments are always welcome, but what is the point of negative ones?
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    SO, how do you turn on the counter? I've been here for a year and a half and never figured that out but I would like to see it.

    **To OP, don't let this silly number derail you, you have come way too far!
  • WestCoastPhoenix
    WestCoastPhoenix Posts: 802 Member
    Everyone does better with motivation... and I'll take whatever motivation I can get, including log in days. I have 835 I think, and while the weight loss is stalled, I am proud of the fact that I keep logging. I went thru a lot this last year, and not only did the logging keep me grounded, my mfp friends were amazing. We each march to a different drummer, and for people to fault you cause you're disappointed is just wrong. I'm a firm believer is being positive... so I really get annoyed when people are negative. Helpful comments are always welcome, but what is the point of negative ones?

    Please. No one is 'faulting' her. We're simply saying...it's an arbitrary number that doesn't mean much, you know in your heart how much effort you've put in and some counter on a website suddenly being reset does not negate the effort you've put in. How's that negative? I mean really. I'm pretty sure that even if you reset your weight loss ticker...you won't suddenly regain the weight either.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Helpful comments are always welcome, but what is the point of negative ones?

    new perspectives ya know?
  • briebear77
    briebear77 Posts: 253 Member
    I turned my notifications off because it annoyed me. People know I'm here far too much anyhow.

    This. I was relieved once mine was off, but it was the push I needed when I first got started to keep logging in and using the site. I don't need it anymore, I'm here all the time now!

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