How do I stay motivated??

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  • zdawg77
    zdawg77 Posts: 7 Member
    This is so great! I've enjoyed reading your posts (and other people's replies). Thanks for sharing, and keep us updated!

    Your last post was clearly one when you were riding the motivation wave, and I hope it keeps going. I'd also love to hear how you cope with those lows - when you feel like stagnation or old habits are creeping in - even if you are not successful with your efforts. Sometimes we learn the most from our failures.
  • BadassCrossfitMama
    BadassCrossfitMama Posts: 110 Member
    This is so great! I've enjoyed reading your posts (and other people's replies). Thanks for sharing, and keep us updated!

    Your last post was clearly one when you were riding the motivation wave, and I hope it keeps going. I'd also love to hear how you cope with those lows - when you feel like stagnation or old habits are creeping in - even if you are not successful with your efforts. Sometimes we learn the most from our failures.



    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1040702-progress here is a good example http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/getfitwithtamela/view/where-to-start-550562 and this blog in particular.

    I dealt with 2 deaths my grandmother and my husbands grandmother within 2 weeks of each other in June/July. My husband has been without a pay check now for 8 weeks and we have yet to be able to come up with the money for our July rent. I take my issues out to the track, it clears my mind and I avoid becoming depressed about these things. When I would get depressed is when I would not want to do anything and eat whatever I wanted. So I found a way to avoid that and so far it's been working. My boss' buy our lunch on Fridays, not that it's a bad thing but they don't really pick the healthiest places to go, so I adapt, I find something healthy on the menu or it there is something that's not very healthy I allow myself to get it but I split the portion in half and have the other half for dinner. I really think it's all in the mindset to weather I succeed or fail this time.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    I don't post anything on mirrors
    I don't have workout buddies



    what motivates me-
    getting out of obese category and into over weight- im almost there
    buying smaller clothes
    getting to my goal weight- im almost there- 22 more pounds
  • aschlender30
    aschlender30 Posts: 7
    Hi everybody!

    Motivation is a tricky thing. I have actually googled how to get motivated before while in a slump. I've read numerous articles trying to find my inspiration. Well, maybe I internalized some of the stuff I read, but I don't know that it helped all that much. Really it's up to you to devise a plan that works for you. I've had the most luck going day by day. Practice mindfulness all the time. You will not become a "zen master" over night, but I promise it does help. Be mindful of the voice in your head that tells you to cheat on your diet or skip your workout. Tell yourself that you are not saying no or denying yourself anything. You are not making yourself do anything. Tell yourself you are choosing to be healthy, you are saying yes to a better lifestyle. Listen to yourself, note your emotions. Maybe you don't have it in you to run 4 miles today, but a 20 minute yoga video might do you a world of good. Your brain might be screaming Haagen Das, of course you can't eat a pint of ice cream, but you can allow yourself a little dark chocolate. Try not to straight up deny every craving you get. Try to outsmart it. Want salt? Make popcorn. Drink plenty of water. You get the idea. We are very stubborn creatures. Embrace your stubborness and get it to work for you! Best of luck!!

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