What is the one thing that kills your motivation completely?

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  • AmandaMarie916
    AmandaMarie916 Posts: 75 Member
    That time of the month or 2 weeks before.

    Exactly this. I feel so drained and have to push myself because I'm just so tired
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,477 Member
    I am Bi-polar, I have no real motivation. I am trying to get out of the house for some activities, taking a walk, I sing in a choir, going to the store grocery shopping and that is it. I have tried going to the gym, but the gyms in my town, they are all about body building. So my depressive stage just gets worse. I bought a trampoline jogger as I have arthritis in my knees so can`t run, I get on it maybe once or twice a week. The medication I take helps with the disease so I feel better, but it does not help getting me up and exercising. :mad: :cry: :cry: :cry:
  • Zepplipop
    Zepplipop Posts: 33
    What is the one thing that kills your motivation completely?

    NOTHING. I straight up, jack-moved murdered the thing that killed my motivation. The end, sucka.

    I win.

    ^^ this :)
  • emiliewright
    emiliewright Posts: 148 Member
    Weekends!
  • elainecroft
    elainecroft Posts: 595 Member
    Lack of sleep (not talking about 2 hours a night here but anything less than what I usually get - I need a lot of sleep!)

    Not being able to say no. (Want a cookie? Want to catch a movie? Want to sit on the couch and be lazy?)
  • melleose
    melleose Posts: 4
    Feeling dirty
  • KCoolBeanz
    KCoolBeanz Posts: 813 Member
    In the winter, when it's -40 something outside. Balls to that, I'm not leaving the house!
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    nothing kills my motivation
  • domgirl85
    domgirl85 Posts: 295 Member
    Winter! I can hope up and practically run to the gym when it's warm outside. When it's cold, I don't want to do anything :/
  • Hooyah25
    Hooyah25 Posts: 10
    My kids drive me insane when I am trying to work out. That kills my motivation completely because I just need time to concentrate and my infant and toddler bug the heck out of me. I love them so much, but it is hard to do yoga and listen to my infant cry (she's teething) and my toddler climbing over my back and coughing in my face.
  • darwinwoodka
    darwinwoodka Posts: 322 Member
    Motivational posters and slogans...
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    being accident prone and inquiring myself.
  • VoodooLuLu
    VoodooLuLu Posts: 636 Member
    food.... my weakness
  • xXxHBICxXx
    xXxHBICxXx Posts: 370 Member
    after trying really hard and seeing no improvement I feel like i'm just destined to be fluffy forever.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    hangovers kinda suck donkeyballs.
  • Sherae12
    Sherae12 Posts: 89 Member
    Feeling confident. The number one killer for me is when I look in the mirror and like what I see. Instead of using that as motivation to keep going and maintain my work, i use it as a crutch to lean on for a few "cheat days". It's a vicious cycle and a terrible mind set.
  • KCoolBeanz
    KCoolBeanz Posts: 813 Member
    hangovers kinda suck donkeyballs.

    OMG yes.
  • NavyKnightAh13
    NavyKnightAh13 Posts: 1,394 Member
    My confidence (looking in that mirror and thinking I am never going to be able to do this) as well as stress (which leads me to being drained emotionally) and my depression and anxiety.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    It's very rare when something completely kills my motivation, but when it does, it's usually getting only a few hours (think 3-4) of sleep the night before and functioning in a zombie state the next day (this probably happens twice a year).

    And the only other thing that's ever kept me from exercising, was stomach flu and regular flu. That'll knock me down for the count for a minimum of 2-3 days. But then it's not so much lack of motivation, it's knowing that I NEED to rest.
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    hangovers kinda suck donkeyballs.

    OMG yes.

    Very true. But even when I'm hungover, I force myself to go and at least walk on the treadmill or something. Just to do *something* vs sit in my self induced misery. :drinker:
  • brentalanrhodes
    brentalanrhodes Posts: 82 Member
    An injury will KILL my motivation. I'm "babying" a pulled tendon in my left arm and it is KILLING me that I can lift like I want. Very defeating sensation.
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
    bad weather and being over tired.
  • canadiandee
    canadiandee Posts: 196 Member
    Definitely getting sick. I had the flu in January. Worst 3 weeks and worst way to start off a new year.

    Weird. Getting the flu was the trigger for me losing the weight. I'd been sick for a number of days, couldn't keep anything down except broth, figured I had a head start on reducing my caloric intake. Forty pounds later ....

    Travel and going out seriously erodes my motivation. I love going out with my husband, having a good meal and some good conversation. Typically, I allow myself this once or twice on the weekend and that, I think, gives me what I need to get back on track from a dieting perspective, but going out makes me too lazy to go to the gym.
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    Drinking alcohol the night before, even just a few drinks. I always feel really washed out the next day. I usually just chug a gallon of water and have some coffee and can get going, but man, that initial kickstart is brutal.
  • Scarlett_Belle
    Scarlett_Belle Posts: 145 Member
    A migraine. If I can feel my pain with every step- I'm done.
  • BakerRunnerBadass
    BakerRunnerBadass Posts: 1,359 Member
    hangovers kinda suck donkeyballs.

    This and being sick!
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    My allergies are the worst. It doesn't just kill my workout motivation, it kills all my motivation. Can't get over how many years it took me to realize that. Admittedly it has gotten worse over the years, but still, shouldn't I have noticed that my whole life always falls apart every damn Spring?
  • metermaid11
    metermaid11 Posts: 31 Member
    Anger. When I get angry about my job. About being broke. About being left alone at work to do the job of two people. When someone from the main office calls and is snotty when I didn't do anything wrong.
    I get home and DH hasn't done a thing. Again.
    I just take what life gives me. And then I stuff myself.
    Rant over for now.

    I could have written this entire post word for word. I am right there with you.
  • 1goodgranny
    1goodgranny Posts: 14
    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.

    Stay the course & use their comments as motivation. You'll show them!

    And you know what? Honest work is honest work, no matter what you are doing or where you work. Be friendly, look people in the eye and speak to them. MOST people will respond positively. As for the others? Forget them. In the scheme of things they mean nothing.

    Good luck!
  • 1goodgranny
    1goodgranny Posts: 14
    Anger. When I get angry about my job. About being broke. About being left alone at work to do the job of two people. When someone from the main office calls and is snotty when I didn't do anything wrong.
    I get home and DH hasn't done a thing. Again.
    I just take what life gives me. And then I stuff myself.
    Rant over for now.

    I could have written this entire post word for word. I am right there with you.

    Me, too!! Except since using MFP I have quit stuffing myself. I hate being over in calories!!!

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