I'm feeling really discouraged lately.

Rags_91
Rags_91 Posts: 15 Member
in Motivation and Support
I've just left a summer camp as I was working there, I believe I lost some weight there, 10 pounds maybe. But now that I am back in the city, I've lost motivation. It's not like I'm trying though either. I've bought good healthy foods for myself, and have gone running a few times. But I'm losing motivation to keep going. I'm overweight, close to 215 pounds.

I don't know how to explain it, I'm just not motivated, I see my friends who are losing weight fast and doing well and I wish I could do the same as they make it look so easy.

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  • miatavixxen
    miatavixxen Posts: 373
    What is your reason behind wanting to lose the weight? Sometimes the old "just wanna look good" isn't enough to keep us going. Do you have a special event coming up that you can use as motivation?

    Is the weight not coming off as quickly as other people and maybe that is discouraging?
  • lilmiss_sunshine29
    lilmiss_sunshine29 Posts: 136 Member
    I've just left a summer camp as I was working there, I believe I lost some weight there, 10 pounds maybe. But now that I am back in the city, I've lost motivation. It's not like I'm trying though either. I've bought good healthy foods for myself, and have gone running a few times. But I'm losing motivation to keep going. I'm overweight, close to 215 pounds.

    I don't know how to explain it, I'm just not motivated, I see my friends who are losing weight fast and doing well and I wish I could do the same as they make it look so easy.

    I'm going to have to ask;
    - do you have a weekly goal of exercise sessions you want to do?
    - healthy food - all good but how much of it are you eating a day?

    There are running apps like Nike+ which I use & have been finding supportive in that I set challenges with other people who are on my friend's list and we set a goal distance for the month for example & we each push ourselves to get to it. That being said, we all have different abilities but the objective is not doing it alone.
    I have found on the days or weeks it's not happening with running, I turn to the basics....gold ol fashioned walking!

    Try weighing yourself weekly as seeing the weight come off no matter how slowly, can be a major motivator for some....sure is for me and the weeks i notice i gained, it works in making me be accountable more & step up the eating well and exercise a notch.

    as for seeing other people losing it fast & doing so well....trust me we each have our own battle to fight. May look fast but fast doesn't always win... slow and steady wins the race too.:wink:
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Dude!

    215 lbs is totally doable man. I had 20 more pounds on ya a bit more than a year ago. Don't let this slip now or you're going to suffer that regret sooooo bad.
  • Rags_91
    Rags_91 Posts: 15 Member
    What is your reason behind wanting to lose the weight? Sometimes the old "just wanna look good" isn't enough to keep us going. Do you have a special event coming up that you can use as motivation?

    Is the weight not coming off as quickly as other people and maybe that is discouraging?

    I have a few reasons to losing weight, one of them is looking good but as well to being healthy and being able to do more outdoorsy things with friends or my girlfriend. In addition I'd like to one day do a marathon.


    I'm going to have to ask;
    - do you have a weekly goal of exercise sessions you want to do?
    - healthy food - all good but how much of it are you eating a day?


    I don't really have a weekly goal as of yet, I try to run everyday though


    Dude!

    215 lbs is totally doable man. I had 20 more pounds on ya a bit more than a year ago. Don't let this slip now or you're going to suffer that regret sooooo bad.

    Last year I managed to get down to 205 but gained it back thanks to Christmas. So I've tasted the success before.
  • msneave
    msneave Posts: 16
    Motivation is such a myth. You don't need it to lose weight or get fit or stay that way. I've been exercising consistently since I was 15 and I've had times when my life was falling apart due to business bankruptcy, divorce, child support issues. At one point I had 3 jobs and was so exhausted because of adrenal fatigue but I just never bought into this idea that you need to feel motivated to exercise and eat healthy so I just kept doing something every single day.

    Feeling down and stressed and lazy and discouraged is part of life. If you feel like that about your job or parenting or other things you have to do but still do those things then exercise and healthy eating isn't any different. What I try to teach my p.t. clients is that when you stop babying yourself and thinking that you need to be pushed and rewarded and patted on the back for doing something you're supposed to be doing anyway (as humans we're designed to move and eat healthy) then that is when the magic of fast and effortless weight loss happens.

    Until then you will cling to every silly excuse and feel that you need will power or fitspo or all that other nonsense you see everywhere. You don't need any of that. Just go do it like you go brush your teeth every day :bigsmile:

    edit: Also I mean this from a very positive place so please do not get offended by what I've said. I just know what some of my clients who have struggled with this needed to hear to get past this obstacle.
  • chelseagirlfl
    chelseagirlfl Posts: 207 Member
    Motivation is such a myth. You don't need it to lose weight or get fit or stay that way. I've been exercising consistently since I was 15 and I've had times when my life was falling apart due to business bankruptcy, divorce, child support issues. At one point I had 3 jobs and was so exhausted because of adrenal fatigue but I just never bought into this idea that you need to feel motivated to exercise and eat healthy so I just kept doing something every single day.

    Feeling down and stressed and lazy and discouraged is part of life. If you feel like that about your job or parenting or other things you have to do but still do those things then exercise and healthy eating isn't any different. What I try to teach my p.t. clients is that when you stop babying yourself and thinking that you need to be pushed and rewarded and patted on the back for doing something you're supposed to be doing anyway (as humans we're designed to move and eat healthy) then that is when the magic of fast and effortless weight loss happens.

    Until then you will cling to every silly excuse and feel that you need will power or fitspo or all that other nonsense you see everywhere. You don't need any of that. Just go do it like you go brush your teeth every day :bigsmile:

    edit: Also I mean this from a very positive place so please do not get offended by what I've said. I just know what some of my clients who have struggled with this needed to hear to get past this obstacle.

    SO ON THE SPOT...GREAT ADVICE!
  • kowajenn
    kowajenn Posts: 274 Member
    I've been at this since January and get in a funk every time I hit a plateau (which I'm in now, joy). I know it's normal and I know it will pass but it is really hard to keep to the plan when you are doing all of the right things and nothing is changing.

    Tell yourself every day that you will stick with this for one more day. Eventually the scale will move and you will feel a little better. One more day.

    I set little goals and then go on a short vacation to celebrate when I hit them. Do whatever it takes to keep you going.

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