How to Sustain Motivation when You're Struggling
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Thank you for sharing this. Like all the others on here, I really was looking for motivation today, so the timing is perfect.
I am at a point of complacency right now. I had a goal to get down to 155 by my 50th birthday. My bday came, and I still have 25 lbs to go. After losing 50 pounds, I am no longer Obese, and my health risks have dramatically dropped. I don't think of myself as a failure for not meeting the target time. My problem is quite the opposite. I have fallen into the 'good enough' trap. I have enjoyed the support and positive feedback from my friends and family, and even my drs are telling me I have lost enough and am fine at my current weight.
But I still have 25 lbs to go!
I can maintain fairly easily, as long as I keep my mind on it. But losing at this point is extremely slow, and the temptation is just to relax and stay where I am.
I need to find a new motivation and new goal, aside from the scale.
I am thinking about changing my ticker to show my current weight as my starting weight. I think looking at 'zero lbs lost' might snap me out of this. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I am proud of the lbs that I have lost so far, and don't want people to see my ticker and think I haven't lost anything in over a year.
But I guess I need to get past worrying about what other people think, and just do whatever I need to do, to make some goals and reach them.
Ok, talked myself into it. I am changing my ticker. YIKES!0 -
Had to come back to this this morning after stepping on the scale.........0
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I like the one of not skipping 2 days in a row!!
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I like the one of not skipping 2 days in a row!!
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Needed to re-read again today0
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Bump for a good Monday read!0
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Thank you for posting this! I also like to go to the maintenance and success stories forums and imagine that someday I'll be posting my own story there!0
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Thank you for posting this! I also like to go to the maintenance and success stories forums and imagine that someday I'll be posting my own story there!
I do the same thing girl, im on the success stories a couple times a week0 -
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I absolutely needed this today. Bump!0
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I absolutely needed this today. Bump!0
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I so needed this last year But I am back !0
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I loved reading this and plan on reading again and again to stay motivated. Thanks for this!0
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Very good read, glad I found it. I'm 16 lbs into my original plan and 8 lbs from my original goal weight.
I'm starting to think another 10-15 lbs would be better but the thought of that is depressing. It's hard to stay motivated when I think of losing another 18-23 lbs. There's probably 5-10 times a day when I feel like I'm not getting anywhere, which makes no sense. The scale may not be accurate all the time but the way my clothes fit compared to 2 months ago can't be wrong.
Again, thanks for posting and reviving this thread.0 -
JeepJeep87 wrote: »I loved reading this and plan on reading again and again to stay motivated. Thanks for this!
I am so glad it helped you!
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Very good read, glad I found it. I'm 16 lbs into my original plan and 8 lbs from my original goal weight.
I'm starting to think another 10-15 lbs would be better but the thought of that is depressing. It's hard to stay motivated when I think of losing another 18-23 lbs. There's probably 5-10 times a day when I feel like I'm not getting anywhere, which makes no sense. The scale may not be accurate all the time but the way my clothes fit compared to 2 months ago can't be wrong.
Again, thanks for posting and reviving this thread.
I felt I had to re-read it after falling off the wagon for so long, then I figured might as well bump it so others who may be in need can read it as well
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Needed this today!0
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