I Challenege YOU to Motivate Yourself!

I'll start by saying everyone had "those" days. You know what I'm talking about. The days where you don't wanna workout, the scale isn't moving fast enough, etc. But you can't hang onto them! Learn to move on and hold yourself accountable. I'm not saying be unreasonably optimistic. Take them with a grain of salt, we all have them. Don't let it stop you.

NSV - write them down. Whether your clothes fit better or someone noticed you're slimming down. Write a note about it. What you noticed, or was said, and how it made you feel. So when you have one of "those" days, you have a reminder of what's actually happening on your journey to being healthy and losing weight, not what you're telling yourself is going on for that day. Or days.

Holding yourself accountable - personally I prelog everything. I definitely sit down every morning and log up until supper. I never know what I'm going to have for supper. If this just isn't you, at least log it before you eat it. It's like saying this is what I'm eating and this is what I WILL eat for this meal. I also hang a pair of shorts I no longer fit into in my kitchen. So when I ask myself do I want this Dr. Pepper? I see them. Of course I want that Dr. Pepper, but I want those shorts WAY more! I'm not saying don't have cheat meals. I have one once a week, usually on Fridays, that keeps me sane.
I also prelog my workouts. Especially on days I don't feel like exercising. It's like making a commitment. I already said I would, I logged it, and now I'll do it. And I feel MUCH better. I set a goal for myself and I DID IT!

Goals - set them. I generally stay away from goals like "I'll lose 2lbs this week". Because if I do lose 2lbs I feel good. I get a boost. But if I don't, I feel horrible. Practically broken-hearted. And it's that much harder to tell myself I'll do better next week. Instead I make a goal such as: I'll have that apple for lunch, I will drink 8 glasses of water, I will workout and go deeper into my squats or lunges. I'll push 5 or 10% harder. Every day I make a new goal. And I do it and I feel GREAT. That's how I learned to love exercise. Some days I set the same goal as yesterday, but I still feel good about doing it.

This is how I learned to motivate myself. I challenege you to do it now. Some days are harder than others. Sometimes I have one of "those" days. But most days, this really works for me. Hopefully it helps someone else too. How does everyone else motivate? I'm always open to new ideas. And always motivate your MFP friends. Every word counts, even something as simple as "nice". If they motivate you, you should do it in return. Thanks for reading!