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What Inspires You?

antitek
antitek Posts: 121 Member
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We all go up and down with our motivation to exercise and watch the food. What do each of you do to keep yourself on track?

For me, I find terrific encouragement in reading blogs by those who've successfully lost 100+ and kept it off. I try to find a new story every day. They did it! I CAN DO IT TOO!

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  • deprek
    deprek Posts: 101 Member
    I've tried to read the success stories everyday and find one person who will inspire or motivate me for the day.

    At work, we have a 10 week program "healthy u" and I've been going to the meetings each Thursday. It helps motivate me to get through the next week.
  • Blakelynn3
    Blakelynn3 Posts: 127 Member
    - The Success Stories thread definitely helps.
    - Being in this group and on MFP in general, where others are checking in every day & having people to chat about weight loss helps too.
    - Just being determined.
    - Having health issues that can be controlled with weight loss is a motivator.
    - Keeping my goals small helps, especially since I'm losing weight more slowly than I hoped and expected to.
    - My weight loss marble jars.
    - Seeing clothes start to fit better or get too lose.
    - My measurements getting smaller.
    - Having a few friends and family in the loop so that they can help me stay on track, offer advice and encouragement when it gets hard. And knowing that if I fail and quit that I'll have to face them.
    - My Motivation/Fitness Pinterest board. lol
  • Julie_Donahue
    Julie_Donahue Posts: 394 Member
    Definitely the success stories board!
    I have two friends at church who have lost over 100 pounds each.
    The promise I made to my siblings when my brother was in the ICU not expected to live.
    My children and my husband
  • antitek
    antitek Posts: 121 Member

    - My weight loss marble jars.

    What is that?
  • Blakelynn3
    Blakelynn3 Posts: 127 Member

    - My weight loss marble jars.

    What is that?

    :blushing: Haha! Ok, I have two jars. One has a bunch of marbles in it. Every time I lose a pound I move a marble to the other jar. I saw the idea on Pinterest. I like having a visual.

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