TIPS TO STAY MOTIVATED AND DISCIPLINED

KKabo
KKabo Posts: 21 Member
in Motivation and Support
Hello All! Those who have had weight loss success, can you please grace us with your wisdom? How were you able to stay on track and see it through? What motivated you? Did you do weekly food prep, groups, solo? Please, if you will, share your best tips in successfully losing weight! Thanks! -Kourtne'

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  • katznkt
    katznkt Posts: 320 Member
    I'm almost half a success. I stay motivated by reading success stories on mfp daily. I also stay motivated by noting all sorts of victories beyond the scale. Measurements, better results from my blood work, lifting more, increased endurance, clothes feeling loser, getting less out of breath doing normal activities. I also break my total loss into small goals of 10 lbs. Every 10lbs I celebrate with a new outfit, mani pedi, or something else that makes me feel pretty. I then take pictures and compare them to my before to see how my daily actions are slowly giving me great results.

    Good luck!
  • KKabo
    KKabo Posts: 21 Member
    That's a great idea to note the none scale victories!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    There comes a point where you won't need motivation anymore. It's just my life now. I workout, I stay in my calorie, I see results. There's no magic formula. If the scale stops moving, I might adjust a few things, but there is no quitting option now. I live my life like a fit person.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Log everything religiously, no matter what happens. If you blow it one day, log it.

    Get and stay active everyday on this site. Find friends, participate in the forums, share your struggles and your triumphs with your friends here.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    It's a job - treat it like one.
  • jojojo909090
    jojojo909090 Posts: 205 Member
    There comes a point where you won't need motivation anymore. It's just my life now. I workout, I stay in my calorie, I see results. There's no magic formula. If the scale stops moving, I might adjust a few things, but there is no quitting option now. I live my life like a fit person.

    This.
  • Elektrolyfe
    Elektrolyfe Posts: 151 Member
    It takes about 3 weeks for something to turn into a habit (At least in my case)

    Working out is not a chore for me, in fact I look forward to it; it becomes apart of me.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    sign up for a race that is in June. you now have a good reason to stay in shape for the next six months. make it something outside of your comfort zone, like a Spartan race, or a half-marathon, or something.
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    I took weekly progress pics to keep myself motivated. Took measurements and kept track. I agree with another poster, eventually this becomes routine. You find a sustainable path for you and you keep progressing. Another thing that helped me was not cutting anything out of my diet. I still eat the same things I used to, jist with better portion and being mindful of nutrients. I still eat ice cream, pizza, and a lot of things that before I fully committed myself to this would've perceived as "bad". Learning there were no good or bad foods really demystified dieting for me.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    I took weekly progress pics to keep myself motivated. Took measurements and kept track. I agree with another poster, eventually this becomes routine. You find a sustainable path for you and you keep progressing. Another thing that helped me was not cutting anything out of my diet. I still eat the same things I used to, jist with better portion and being mindful of nutrients. I still eat ice cream, pizza, and a lot of things that before I fully committed myself to this would've perceived as "bad". Learning there were no good or bad foods really demystified dieting for me.

    This! Being consistent and patient. Motivation comes and goes you need to form good habits. Logging and exercising are now part of my daily routine, just as showering and brushing my teeth are.

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