Hey fitness pals... I could use a little push..

Yes, we can all use a little push every once in a while. You have to constantly talk to yourself. Keep your goal in mind. What is your motivation. Remember that you have a goal and you can do it!

I totally know what you mean. I'd established the same pattern. But, recognizing the problem is halfway to solving it. Being aware of our weakness' gives us the power to change it. So, that said..... Let's do this! This time let's make it all the way to the finish line! Are you with me?

I can totally relate to your inconsistency! I am the same way. Recently I started working with a life coach whose niche is exercise and healthy lifestyle coaching. He introduced me to the concept of a personal 'saboteur' that works against us to achieve our goals. One exercise that he had me do was to think about what it was going to cost me to not make changes - cost me mentally, emotionally, physically and socially. I haven't figured out the social cost aspect yet but have thought a lot about what it would cost me mentally, emotionally, and physically. I figured out that I was spending a lot of time and energy focusing on NOT exercising and eating right. When I fall off the wagon, so to speak, I spend a lot of time focusing on feeling guilty and feeling bad about myself. I'm trying to use this revelation to motivate myself to stick with my exercise plan and healthy lifestyle changes that I have been trying to make. I don't know if this is helpful to you at all, but if you can think about what it is costing you to NOT do it and what the benefits are of doing it, then maybe you can use that to get over the inconsistency cycle. I'm on that same cycle too and I'm hoping that this helps me. I'm also setting little weekly goals for myself such as 1) buy a blender so that I can make healthy fruit/veggie shakes for breakfast; 2) buy the stuff I need to make the fruit/veggie shake; 3) find out how to join the gym at work. These are pretty basic goals but I feel like if I can get these done by Friday then I'm on my way to making some changes. I also read somewhere that if you do something 20 times it becomes a habit. So I'm hoping that after 6 weeks making and drinking these shakes and going to the gym will become a habit for me. I hope this helps you. Good Luck.

I have been down this road alot in my lifetime. I am finding that setting small goals are helping me. If I do fall of the wagon I just say okay I didn't do good today but tomorrow is another day and I will do better tomorrow. I try and eat healthy the rest of that day . I am not allowing myself to feel guilty and beat myself up!! Keep on trying and keep on going don't give up!! We can all do this togather.:happy:

Once a good amount of weight comes off you think to yourself oh i can eat that huge chinese or mcdonalds andonce you do that you sort of go on a binge you start slacking on your exercising i know thqt becaus eive done it myself its ok to treat yourself once in a while but in moderation say a chocolate bar at the end of the week or some new clothes anything that makes you feel good, you diet and exercise for a reason so bare that in mind, it is so difficult to give into old habbits but as soon as you put on a couple of pounds you feel like a complete faliure, best ing you can do is write a note to yourself or stick a picture of yourself up on the fridge, cooker, freezer etc.. Reminding yourself why your doing this, that will just give you an extra push not to over eat, when you go to the supermarket make a list of heakthy good foods and stick to that nothing else dont be tempted, there are thousands of lovely insperational people on this site and if we all help eachother we can achieve our goals

I am pulling/praying for you! I just started this "Fitness Pal" on Sunday this week. I am amazed how many calories I mindlessly pop into my mouth throughout the day. A little nibble here a little nibble there and before you know it I have eaten enough calories to make a meal. And they are usually non-nutritional calories like.....CHOCOLATE! It is funny..I don't eat things because I don't want to see how many calories are in them. Never eat a Panera Chocolate Duet w/ Walnuts cookie..445 calories! I really had to push through the workout today but I made it...yeah. I feel sooooo good now. Remember you deserve success if you work for it. Don't hold yourself back!! God wants you to take care of His temple. He lives in you. Have a great day.:flowerforyou:

I am not a consistent person, but it hasn't ever bothered me. I'd rather be a fly by the seat of my pants person.

However, what I have realised is that in order to have the body you want, looking after it has to be completely natural to you, what changes you make need to fit into your life in a way that is long-term sustainable, or you won't stick with it. So find an exercise you like doing and do it because you love it, not because you feel you must.

Cruel as it sounds, everyone has the body they deserve (severe injury and birth defects aside. No one deserves those).