Losing motivation as confidence grows

You are not alone here. I have lost 67lbs, and about 12% body fat. I'm so confident and happy with myself. But I would really like to lose about another 40lbs. The urgency has also went down with me as well.

I guess I am overcoming it by giving myself new fitness challenges. Next year I'm in a friend's wedding which is also motivational. I'm also worried about going back the other way sometimes. I definitely don't want to go back to where I was!. Good luck:)

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lol, we are not alone!! that is for sure . . . . . I have lost 92lb so far and have at least another 8lb. This last 14lb has been the hardest, as you have said the urgency has GONE, DESTERTED ME, LEFT THE BUILDING!

Im trying super hard now to stick to the calories and exercise plenty, its really hard but I just keep telling myself 'your not where you want to be'

I know its hard and for the first time ever IM NOT FAT and its amazing but im sure with persaverence I will get to my goal. Just keep logging and trying and hopefully we will get there. :happy:

I've also experienced this. I still workout 5x's a week, i eat anythng i want but i haven't gained any weight back in three months. I am loosing weight here and there but nothing like before. I do want to shed the last pounds but omg i have no motivation. The good news is that i am keeping it off and i keep telling myself do you want to go out and run everyday for nothing. Sooner or later i will get back on the right track.

Yep - in the same boat. I lost 33 pounds in about 8 months, then gained back 2-4 in the last year or so. Really want to get down another 5-10 pounds (well, really just want to decrease body fat, the pounds are less important). It's been so hard to get myself to really stick to my calories and eat really well. I'm slowly getting back to a focused point.

I started strength training and lifting heavy, so that has helped me get back on track - when I get up at 7 to work out, I don't want to have a poor eating choices day!

I'd suggest trying a new workout routine or set up a calendar where you get gold stars for keeping yourself on track/meeting your personal goals (logging, eating 5 servings of veggies in a day, etc) and getting a reward (mani/pedi, new top, new outfit, adventure trip, etc) which might get you into the swing of things.

I have lost almost 50lbs and I am finding that I am having the same problem! I have dropped 10 sizes from a 28 to an 18 and I am liking what I am seeing in the mirror but it is hard to keep it going!

I think the most important thing is to be happy. If you're happy with yourself right now, give the weight loss a break and switch to maintenance. That way, you won't undo all the good work you've done, but then you'd get to relax a bit.

But keep on logging so you won't go overboard. Then when your motivation returns, then do a calorie deficit again. But because you have been logging the whole time, it won't be as huge of a lifestyle change as when you started.

You may keep losing, if just more slowly, at maintenance. It seems like if lots of people do on here.

I have lost about half (19 of the 40-50ish I want to lose). I really struggled with going any further since the 20 lbs put me at pre-pregnancy weight and more importantly the weight I have been for more than 12 yrs. I finally found something that worked. I decided to no longer be scale obsessed and instead be fitness obsessed. Cardio has always been my weakness. I can lift and walk all day and get (what feels like) little out of it. So I signed up for a 5k for a deadline and a progress measurement. Once I have accomplished the cardio fitness that I am looking for I plan to switch to focus on lifting but I wanted to create a new challange and tackle what I consider the biggest obstacle for me personally first since I have a habbit of going for the lifting and figuring I will add the cardio at a later date (which never seems to happen).

I guess what I am trying to say is focus on something else you want to improve and the motivation to accomplish something comes back.

I lost 40 last winter, and then took the summer off. I was strict about maintaining my weight, and have just started back (a couple of weeks ago). I'm well on track again (4 lbs already), and am very happy with how it worked out. It's important to learn to maintain your weight as well, so I used that as an excuse to relax for a while. If you need a break, take it! Just make sure you stay with your good habits, and you'll get back to it when you're ready.

Going through the same right now. I do feel better and not as fat lol. I dont have a long way to go but, Im having a hard time getting there. Need some serioussss motivation.

I don't have that problem yet since I haven't lost a significant amount of weight yet, however I can see that being an issue for me in the future.

I think what would work for me is if I reset my ticker. Starting with my current, new weight and have that be my new starting point.

So for example, that 60 pounds you lost (which is AMAZING by the way!!) is the old you. In the past. You'll always know how much weight you lost total, but now focus on what's left. It's a much smaller amount to lose. You already know you can do it. You just have to do it, just like when you initially decided to lose weight.

For me, the ticker thing would help. It wouldn't give me the excuse of "well i've already lost X amount of pounds....so I can slack." It would show me, everyday when I log on, how much more I need to push myself to reach my ultimate goal.

Just a thought.
Best of luck.