What motivates you to work out? :)

I don't need to be motivated to work out, I enjoy it. Bet I'm not the only person on MFP that feels like this

I won't lie, the best motivator to work out most day is the extra calorie I get to eat.

But I also love that working out sometimes has a stretching effect and I get rid of the stiff feeling. And I also love the andrenaline rush after a good workout.

I won't say I love to work out... but the side effects definetly motivate me.

I don't need to be motivated to work out, I enjoy it. Bet I'm not the only person on MFP that feels like this

I didn't previously but can honestly say now I look forward to it. It is so much fun to do something you enjoy that will actually help you in the long run.

My 1st motivation...being sexy naked and job security. The military doesn't play around with weight.

Seeing the results, feeling stronger, and my strong desire to make it a routine part of my day. I don't love working out yet. I hope that eventually I will.

The feeling of accomplishment I know I'll feel when I'm done. Also, music helps a lot!

The thought of the feeling I had when I completed my last workout. I always try to come up with the best excuses to myself when I drive to the gym about how I have more important things to do. But then I get to the gym, start my walk & run, lose myself in it and jam out to great music and let all my worries go away, and then BAM, I am done. And I feel great! Hmmm..maybe I'll go to the gym today (Its one of my off days). cause just the thought of it makes me want to go :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

In the first place, I just like to exercise. It's one of my favorite things to do, though I prefer non-traditional kinds of exercise like swing dance and martial arts. I like to take long walks or runs (on the right day), and swimming is pretty much my favorite thing ever.

That said, even I have days when I don't want to work out. I have a thyroid condition that sometimes makes me so tired that I don't want to move, and sometimes I get discouraged at my lack of physical progress. Everybody has those days.

What helps me out then? Peer pressure. It's the best thing ever.

As I said before, I do social dances and martial arts - I do both as part of a club of sorts. If I miss more than a day or two, people are calling me to ask if I'm okay, if I'm sick, and when I'm coming back. If I randomly run into people from the club, we inevitably part with, "see you Tuesday," or, "you're coming this week, right?"

Being part of a social exercise group is also great because it motivates you to work out on the off-days. You don't want to be huffing and puffing in front of your friends (or at least, you don't want to be huffing and puffing more than they are), so you take that run or you do those crunches. Seriously, if anyone out there is struggling to exercise, I recommend joining a class or a club that has a great atmosphere and people who care about you. It'll make a world of difference!

Tonight's motivation to make sure I work out? The fact that when I do I will have completed Level 2 of Jillian's 30 day shred! What I need motivation on is getting the key for the work out room on my street (It's a one time $20 fee for the key), so that on days like today (it's pouring rain right now) I can go down there and go on the treadmill and get some walking in.

I too am motivated by how I hope to look when my body is reshaped.

1. Endorphins
2. Being able to eat more

I despise working out. If I didn't, I wouldn't have gotten back to this shape.

That said, my husband has joined me on MFP and is working on losing about 35-40 pounds himself. And, unfortuantely, I'm competitive. And I think I've ended up doing a bit of damage to myself physically because I was trying to do as much exercise as he is (didn't quite make it, he walks 4 miles, I manage 3, BUT I can do more stairs than he can). But my feet, ankles and knees feel like I'm walking on needles/knives constantly at this point. He's also about 50 pounds lighter than I am.

So yeah, I'll dial back to trying for 2 miles, rather than 3. That, I think, is doable.

ETA: I just want to be slender and healthy as an adult so my twin daughters will have no memory of me as the blob I am now, and thus hopefully break the cycle of fat mom leading to overweight/fat daughter(s). And hopefully head off the budding problem with my son and his weight.

It puts me in a better mood and helps me crave less food.

Skinny B*tches

I don't need to be motivated to work out, I enjoy it. Bet I'm not the only person on MFP that feels like this

^^^^^^^ This totally!! ^^^^^^ I did not enjoy it before but now I found stuff I LOVE to do and BAM LOVE it!!!

I hate working out. But yoga and walking have been a good form of exercise for me. I see my instructor 3 times a week at class, we we do essential oils on the side, so I usually see her once a week for that too. The group of friends I've made through yoga and essential oil classes has been great, plus everyone on here who messages me and is friends with me always comments on my status' and weigh in so I feel like We're really pushing each other. I had a bad day today, but I was uplifted and motivated by everyone else doing well this week and telling me "one bad day is nothing! Get back on track tomorrow!"