What is the one thing that kills your motivation completely?

mikegl1

For me it is having a couple of beers --- wont go to the gym for sure on that day.

SusieDerkinsRocks

Feeling sad.

Turtlesallthewaydown

Depression. Sometimes it's like " F-this. I'm fat now and I'll stay fat even if I deny myself this yummy food, so I'm going to have it". And then I eat my feelings.

lithezebra

Stress. I struggle with the feeling that I SHOULD be doing something other than what I'm actually doing.

stella1314

when people are mean to me and i feel i didnt deserve it and i am crying and sad bc of this. I am nice and willing to help and they just make fun of me or just spit in my face..

TraceysJourney

Feeling tired or a stressful day at work

Austadophilus5

A horrible day at work. Customers are unforgiving, a lot even taunt me for my weight as they leave. Others just taunt me for my place in life, working at Wal-mart instead of being in college. Its hurtful and crappy. That's why I work out in the morning before I do anything.

Joehenny

NOTHING!

Blood sweat and years brah! lol

Beck9a

Life becoming overwhelming. Going out with friends. Lack of sleep.

gerard54

A packed gym...

lithezebra

A horrible day at work. Customers are unforgiving, a lot even taunt me for my weight as they leave. Others just taunt me for my place in life, working at Wal-mart instead of being in college. Its hurtful and crappy. That's why I work out in the morning before I do anything.

I hope that you go to college too, however, you have a job - good for you! There's something wrong with anyone who would taunt you.

fg8585

Getting sick. The whole recovery tends to throw me off for at most 2 weeks.

katy_trail

anything. I will use any excuse.

JeneticTraining

Definitely getting sick. I had the flu in January. Worst 3 weeks and worst way to start off a new year.

JacksMom12

Honestly? When I feel good about myself. Crazy, I know. I tend to get a few good days under my belt and then I ease up completely and lose my motivation. It's a brutal cycle. I've been maintaining a year though, so I guess it evens out.

ashlinmarie

Not feeling well when I wake up. It has been that way for a few weeks now...massive headaches that won't go away all day. I try to push myself to workout, as I did yesterday and then today I woke up and felt good, got out of bed, and almost collapsed because I stepped weird on my foot yesterday. Ugh... lol.

gerard54

anything. I will use any excuse.

Haha...

LolaErca

pms

hadlam83

Having sick kiddies

CrystalDreams

life kills my motivation.

JoanB5

Discouraging people who "don't get" your goals. (Fortunately, I'm currently blessed to have support and love).

mjm8700

Being sick, especially when I have to end up on some meds that cause side effects.

xoTalim

Depression.

Or seeing really skinny people eating a ton and ton of food and not gaining much weight.

NikinCilla

Feeling tired from work, lack of sleep & mean people kills my motivation & drives me to heaps & heaps of carb.

metacognition

I have several things that kill my motivation:

1. Getting two hours of sleep. I feel drained, starving for something sweet and like I'm always on the brink of falling asleep. It's like being on a hormonal see - saw, and having almost NO impulse control.

2. Getting home late at night from a long day at work and having to exercise. It just won't happen.

3. Over eating used to kill my motivation for the next day, but now it doesn't do anything because my weight is almost at goal. I still get to wake up at 105 pounds in the morning and that feels good. So what if I maintain for a while longer?

4. Cream. Cheese. Cake. 500 calories blown on a few small bites. Evil.

For 500 calories I could have had 6 Fuji apples, 14 clementines, 5 Weight Watchers chocolate ice cream bars, 15 cups of popcorn, or a fat plate of chili over whole grain spaghetti with cheese on top - instead. That cake is like throwing dynamite to all my carefully laid plans. Of course this is only if I eat it - so I don't.

Run_Forever

Injuries !

Nothing brings me down more than not being able to get in the workout I want.

cschiff

feeling like i don't have enough time in the day to do what must be done for school and work let alone the gym

Lainny21

Not seeing the results I want.

AmethystPheonyx

That time of the month or 2 weeks before.

DanielleWatson83

Honestly? When I feel good about myself. Crazy, I know. I tend to get a few good days under my belt and then I ease up completely and lose my motivation. It's a brutal cycle. I've been maintaining a year though, so I guess it evens out.

aint that the truth, its the fat days that motivate me, and when i see im loosing, im like hrmm ill slip up and ill be fine.. yahhhhhhhhhhhhh right

albertine58

Feeling depressed, lonely, overwhelmed, stressed, and out of control of my life. (grad student- happens too often!)
also, seeing little movement on the scale really bums me out, even though I know I'm building muscle.

but the thing that elevates my mood and motivation more than anything is my small group training workouts! Swinging kettlebells like a pro or dancing like crazy at Zumba - I leave the gym a sweaty triumphant mess every night. My motivation suffers the most on the weekends, which is when I don't have those workouts to pump me up!