LAZY MOTIVATION

I have been strongly motivated for 8 months and counting but 8 months ago I had this epiphany. Basically I realized that the only thing stopping me was my own mental block. I decided if other people in worse physical shape can do it, the only thing that really hindered me was ME. Here are a few quotes I want to leave you with:

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Christopher Robin

"There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." --Unknown

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” ~Thomas Jefferson

“Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.” ~Vince Lombardi

“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” ~Dennis P. Kimbro

“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.” ~Les Brown

“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” ~James Gordon

“Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.” ~Zig Ziglar

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” ~Chinese Proverb



While it is good to have support here and you are right to seek it out, I want to also leave you with this thought:

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.” ~Stephen R. Covey

YOU CAN DO IT!

(These quotes, among others, inspired me when I first started. There are 400 quotes on this website that I got these from. It is worth a look. http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/helpful-weight-loss-quotes/ )

EDIT TO ADD: I'm not trying to discourage you from finding buddies that will help you. Support is a fabulous thing. I'm just trying to share that ultimately the fire needs to come from within. Find it. Light it. Open your mind and accept the journey and go for it!

Great post!!!

gonna use these quotes!! thanks!

Hi! Add me if you want. I was quite lazy myself but since June have gone into overdrive!!!!!!
I just had to change ans decided to get into shape and eat healthier.
Don´t be shy!!!!!

Sign me on, I USED TO BE LIKE THAT. I LET THE DEVIL LAUGH AT ME FOR YEARS, DIET AFTER DIET.... LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING NOW???? lost it all and still losing, weight that is:) BOOM. IF ANYONE CAN MOTIVATE, I CAN


slimSCONIE AKA superslimSCONIE WHEN i TURN 50, jAN 18TH, 13

wow....where do I find employees like you:)

wow....where do I find employees like you:)

...and that made me laugh! Ha!

I feel you i get lazy too! def since i havnt been working the last few months. But i just started insanity yesterday! Im just tired of not fitting in to my jeans. Fell free to add me we can motivate each other!

There are days I don't want to do my workout. Then I remembered my promise to myself. Certain things can get me out of a workout (sick, etc.) but I told myself I am never allowed to skip because I don't want to, I'm tired, or poor time management. II talk myself through my promise as needed.

One day I was under extreme stress. I got up, went to the gym and ran into a friend. The stress came out--in a long vent. I was clearly upset and my head was not in the game. She witnessed me talking myself out of working out. I got in my car and realized I left my gym bag in the locker room. I walked back in. I asked myself why I was skipping today's workout. The real answer wasn't because I couldn't but because I just didn't want to exercise. I used the stress as a coverup. After I identified that, it triggered me to remember my promise. I sat there for a minute for some more self talk and after an hour of talkin myself out of it, I effectively talked myself into it.

There are times when I substitute exercises/workout plans if needed. If I am on vacation and gyms are not readily available, I pick some active activities to do where I'm at, include walking or something! In the beginning, time management was awful. I picked up a DVD at 1130 at night, even though I was tired, because I made that promise to myself. I knew to change, I had to change me. I had to make it a habit. In the beginning I knew eventually I would be on a 3 day a week plan. But initially I made it 5 days a week. I didn't want to start waffling about which days I "felt" like doing it. Eventually time management became less of an issue thus tiredness became less of an issue. I'm so darn proud of my progress that the "don't want to" has significantly decreased. But I won't lie to you and tell you there aren't days I don't still have to talk myself INTO it. Now I can be flexible as long as I meet my weekly goals because I know I am strong enough to handle it.

Committment was first. Then I started really experimenting with different types of exercises. So far I've tried Zumba, yoga, weight lifting, circuit training, walking/hiking, water sports, and HIIT. Zumba and water sports I like the most. Those are my recreational motivators. Weight lifting I do for specific results I am looking for. It is helpful to find things you enjoy but at the end of the day, Soemtimes we do things because it is part of taking care of ourselves.

*Be kind to my errors here. I am on my phone.