How do you motivate urself when ur not in the mood?

dxc92
dxc92 Posts: 138 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have a gym buddy who I go to classes with - I don't want to let her down by not showing up and it's the same for her, therefore we both make sure we turn up regardless if we want to or not :)

Interested in hearing everyone else's x

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  • rjpittner
    rjpittner Posts: 70 Member
    Do a forum search for before and after photos. Or go on Pinterest and look at "exercise" pictures of all of the physically fit individuals. If all else fails, I look at my own before pictures. Does the trick for me every time :)
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    I MAKE myself put on my shoes and go to the gym. I figure that if I get all the way to the gym and I still don't feel like working out then I can always go home. 95% of the time by the time I get there, I just do it. The other 5% of the time...well, it just wasn't meant to be :laugh: . It's still a heck of a lot less gym sessions missed than if I didn't get up and go at all.
  • kbolton322
    kbolton322 Posts: 358 Member
    It helps with my stress... So I get off my butt to work off my stress or I just might kill somebody somedays... Now if only I could get up in the monring and wok out so I could sleep at night that would be greatness
  • JG762
    JG762 Posts: 571 Member
    I take my shirt off and look in the mirror...
  • FitnessVixxen
    FitnessVixxen Posts: 20
    I remind myself of what I want.
    I look at old pictures of me... what I want to look like again.
    Then I look in the mirror, unclothed.
    An instant reminder and motivator.
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    i have yet to feel unmotivated.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    In the early days, I just had to make myself do it...now, it's pretty much like brushing my teeth or taking a shower...it's just something I do.

    That's not to say that I don't have days here and there that I'm really not feeling it...and on occasion I just say, "you know what...I'm taking an unscheduled rest day." But those days are pretty far and few between and by and large, if I don't get my workouts in I'm pretty cranky.

    To sustain long term, you do have to come to the point where you do not think of exercise as something "extra" in your day...it has to become just an ordinary part of an ordinary day...and I'll tell you emphatically that it is far more important to maintaining your healthy weight when you get there than it is for losing. So important to find exercise that you truly enjoy so that you will sustain that activity long term.
  • JojoEffeckt164
    JojoEffeckt164 Posts: 146 Member
    I told everybody that I want to lose weight and that I will lose weight.
    So failure is not an option anymore :laugh:
    I will show the whole world what I can do!
  • Lemmynade
    Lemmynade Posts: 160 Member
    I look at before and afters, sleep in my gym clothes (or change into them as soon as I get home from work), on swim days I walk around in my swim suit to remind myself why I gotta get my fat *kitten* to the pool, and sometimes, I just do it. (que Nike swoosh)

    And sometimes, I just don't. (Which motivates me the next day, because I hate feeling the lazy-guilt!)
  • megan1869
    megan1869 Posts: 166 Member
    Just changing into my gym clothes does it the majority of the time. If my butt is still dragging I take a little C4 to help pep me up... I'm not a big proponent of pre-workout supplements but sometimes after a long day of work you just need something for that extra push.

    It also helps that the majority of the time I am going to the gym my husband is going with me and his job depends on his weight maintenance.... since he makes the vast majority of money in our household I feel like I should have to suffer too
  • zanne54
    zanne54 Posts: 336 Member
    I ask myself what do I want more, to be fat* or to do my exercise and achieve my goal? Exercise wins 99% of the time.

    *calling/thinking myself fat works as motivation for me. It's not a self-esteem issue at all…anymore. See my ticker.
  • nkrush12
    nkrush12 Posts: 1
    I have a running journal that I feel out after each run... it reminds me of how great I felt and gives me a sense of accomplishment - this way, when I am feeling blah I have proof that I will feel fantastic after my run :)

    Way to go and get your goals!

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