Giving up?

rosestring
rosestring Posts: 225 Member
in Motivation and Support
What I'm about to type is mainly targeted towards weight loss, but honestly everything, every goal in my life, seems to be failing. So this can really apply to anything and everything.

Anyway, yesterday I bought $5 worth of these candy packs (the kind that you see in the movie theater, only a hell of a lot cheaper). I ate a lot of it last night. Along with that, I haven't really been exercising, let alone really watching what I eat. I'm so scared.

I thought I was going to change and, well, I haven't. I'm definitely stressed out right now (mother in the hospital, gradually decreasing self-confidence), but that's no excuse! I'm just disappointed.

Does anyone have anything that inspires them to get back on track, whether that's before or after you devour a few packs of candy? Would looking at a picture of what you would want to look at be considered unhealthy? I don't want to be too thin. I want some curves. What I'm getting at, is that I don't believe I'm on the verge of becoming anorexic. I've got 1,000 problems, but being anorexic surprisingly isn't one of them!

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  • rileyhall00
    rileyhall00 Posts: 98
    My biggest motivator is having a nike train of thought: Just do it.

    When I started out, It was a real push to go to the gym and join a basketball team with stranger. But I did it and didn't want to have any regrets. I now love doing both those things. I stuck to a routine and found what worked for me.

    With it these frustrations going on you should be channelling all that into lifting big and running hard.

    I know those bags of lollies look tempting but stick with a routine and power through it and within months it will all sort itself out.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    I have pictures of fit women hanging in my closet. Some people think it's weird that I have hot women on my wall, but it's inspiration to me. I also keep a notebook of clothes from magazines I long to wear when I'm in the shape I want to be.

    Most importantly, I focus on my fitness goals more than my weight loss goals. I have come to realize that even if I achieve a number on the scale, I will probably not be the shape I want unless I exercise. When you have an attainable goal, like running a 5k, when you achieve it, it's just as satisfying (if not more) as losing weight.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Having a lot of stress in your life makes it difficult to keep going sometimes, but not impossible. Motivation only lasts so long. The real success comes in making changes and then making the changes habits.

    When you are really ready to lose the weight - that will be your priority - regardless of what else is going on in your life. You'll still have stress, you'll still have bad days, but you'll keep moving in the right direction.

    The one thing that helped me was to quit obsessing about losing weight. Make changes so that you will improve your health. Small changes that you can build on. Small changes in your diet and how much you move every day. Also realize that these changes will need to be in place forever. Not for 6 days, not for 6 weeks, not for 6 months, but forever.

    The better you get at building habits to improve your health, the better you will feel. The better you feel, the easier it is to keep going. And in the end, that's what you have to do - keep going.

    Best of luck!
  • weaving2fast
    weaving2fast Posts: 64 Member
    Here are a few motivators I use. Knowing the doctor will tell me I'm doing better and my lab numbers and weight are improving. Being able to grown into an old man instead of dying young. Looking at all the people fitter than I am at the gym(all of them.) Knowing that when I wake up sore I had a good day. Yes I do have a few motivating pics of other people and of myself in my younger days laying around. It can be a rough, lonely, and difficult journey but hey nobody said it would be easy. But at the end of the day all you are left with is yourself alone in the dark laying in bed with your thoughts. That's when the honesty shuffles through your head and all the excuses run away. It's then when you know what is the right thing to do. There are a million distractions and excuses but listen to yourself and you can't go wrong.

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