lack of motivation

If it were an act of heroism, an instant of inspiration, it'd be different. But it is not. It is consistently doing this one boring thing well: Record your food, record your exercise, make sure the calories out is 500 more than the calories in, every day, no exceptions.

And a hundred days later things will be very different.

Do this boring thing well, and find excitement and motivation in other areas of life.

That's what I think. If I got emotionally involved I'd screw it up.

Sometimes people find success in truly thinking about the reasons they want to lose weight. It's easy to say 'I'm sick of being fat, I want to be thin' or 'I know I should get my weight down to be healthy' but those statements don't really hold a lot of weight.

Let me give you an example: when I was a student I was observing a great dietitian with a very difficult patient. The patient swore that she wanted to lose weight and had 'tried everything' to get there. When the dietitian took her history she discovered that the patient was skipping breakfast and lunch (because she had a hectic job and 2 small children), snacking heavily and eating large amounts in the evenings. The patient insisted throughout the conversation, despite the number of solutions offered that she just did not have time to eat these meals. In the end, frustrated, the woman became angry and said that her job was very important to her and she wasn't going to sacrifice it for anything.

The dietitian asked if her kids were important to her (of course they are!) and she said they were the most important thing. The dietitian proceeded to ask why she was sacrificing the years her kids would get to spend with a healthy Mum for her job. At this point I felt quite sorry for the patient because she really broke down in the room but she admitted that she had been putting the wrong things first and found true motivation.

Sometimes finding that deep-rooted reason for yourself can be a huge motivation.

Good luck!

I was once 250pds and now I am 215pd. I lost the weight by making small changes and reducing portion size. I am looking to lose about 50 more but feel stuck at 215pd, I am 5 "4 and size 18. I just got a stationary bike but so far just look at it. Where does one find motivation? If I could buy it I would, but can't seem to find momentum to achieve more weight loss. Does anyone here find motivation from any particular source?

What i use to help me get on the bike is TV. If theres a program i really want to watch or i realise im just sat watching TV doing nothing I try to think to myself, i could be doing this on the bike. I think cycling in front of the TV is great cause it can make it more enjoyable! Good luck with your weight loss

In your post you speak of your motivation that is being lost but you never spoke about your passions?! Is your weight hindering you enjoying your passions? For me it is. I have battled with my weight since i was 7 yrs old. I get short of breath when I walk bc of my weight and that prevents me from enjoying the outdoors, bird watching, and taking walks on our nature trails. So my motivations come from what I want to start doing again. Think about your passions and see if you have enjoyed them lately

You also said you lost weight by making small changes. Well keep doing those with your bike! If you’re watching TV, then get up and bike during the commercials. By the end of the show you could do about 15 minutes. Watch two hr long shows and you have your work out.

Keep Up the good work, your doing fabulous!

Koshie

I found what helped me the most is goals. Goals that you are accountable for. The first goal I did was join a contest at my gym. The big Loser. It was for eight weeks and the winner got money. I am living pay check to pay check so I treated it like my job to go to the gym and it worked. I lost 25 lbs in 8 weeks. My team won and we each got $500!! Now I am signed up for a half marathon in August and have to train until the big day. I continue to eat healthy and watching portion control, writing down my food. Now I just realized that the more weight I lose the easier it is for me to run. The weight is starting to steadily come off from simply eating healthy, making sure I stay around 1700 calories (I got tested for what my basic metabolic rate is). I also take different classes at my gym in order to discover what other activity I like. Amazingly enough, I like kickboxing even though its extremely hard. I am also trying spin class. My next goal once I can finish the half marathon (14 miles) to do a whole marathon (21.6 miles). I figure I can do this one step at a time. i am starting to feel amazing, more confident with each small stride I take. I hope this helps. I have lost more then 28lbs in total. This is just from Jan 1, 2010. I have actually lose 61 lbs in total so far