Help! I can't get motivated.

jacihardy
jacihardy Posts: 15
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
I want so much to lose the weight but I am so lazy and I keep letting other things get in my way. Like sleep. I thought about writting down a daily schedule, but I think what I really need is a swift kick in the pants...................Whats wrong with me?

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  • jacihardy
    jacihardy Posts: 15
    I want so much to lose the weight but I am so lazy and I keep letting other things get in my way. Like sleep. I thought about writting down a daily schedule, but I think what I really need is a swift kick in the pants...................Whats wrong with me?
  • GrnEyz
    GrnEyz Posts: 360
    I wish I knew the answer, I think we all struggle with modivation. from time to time.

    I try to set my alarm for earlier in the morning so I can get up and work out and sleep wins EVERY TIME. So I've accepted the fact that I'm just going to have to shower twice a day and work out at night. I also crank up some fast beat music, the kind that just makes you want to move. I just listen to it for a while and pretty soon my hearts pumping and I'm ready to go. I also just try to work out for 10 mintues. I tell myself that "Ok if you are still too tired after 10 minutes then at least youve given it a shot" usually by the 10 minutes I'm working up and sweat and feeling good!

    Hope this helps!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    There's nothing wrong with you.

    I've come to believe that this whole idea of "motivation" is kind of a myth. I very rarely look forward to working out, I would still like to eat bad food. But, I know that working out makes my body feel better after it's finished, and offers me the opportunity to get better and better. I know now that bad food will most likely make me feel bad, while nutritious food will give me more energy, and let my body run like a machine.

    The nike ads are right. . .sometimes you have to "just do it." The only person that can really kick you in the pants is you.:flowerforyou:
  • MisdemeanorM
    MisdemeanorM Posts: 3,493 Member
    Ibut I am so lazy and I keep letting other things get in my way. Like sleep.

    :wink: Sorry, but I think you answered your own question! When you want it bad enough it will win out -even over sleep (or, you will otherwise work out your schedule as I KNOW I cannot get up EVERY morning and work out but I do 2 mornings a week and the other 4 I go in the evenings and I get one day off).

    Get into a routine and stick with it. Then like you would not imagine going through your day w/out brushing your teeth you will not imagine going through your day w/out working out in some way... I go every M-TR at 7 pm and it is on my schedule and I go no matter what (within reason :laugh: ). My day now feels lacking when I don't go! And I got the schedule started and stuck to it because I wanted it bad enough. I had a 7 month old and the only pants that fit were my pregnancy pants! It was starting to get embarrising! Now, my normal pants fit and I am shooting for a size 6 as my goal size/weight (which I have never been before)! And I want it more than sleep (most days! :laugh: )
  • denae
    denae Posts: 9
    You should reward yourself when you loose so much weight. Like an hour massage or a facial. I had to try to look better in a swimsuit because the last camping trip I had to many dimples on my butt and no girl wants to show that off. I try to keep that picture around when I need motivation. Good Luck!

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