I have so little motivation lately, What motivates you to start your workout?

The hardest door is your front door. i find dressing in gym clothes way before i hit the gym helps me get out of the house, then once im in my car, there's no stopping me.

The only persons who can motivate you is yourself. No external people, forces, or endless forum posts! I am motivated by the scales. I weigh every morning. If I have gained weight, I am discouraged but motivated. If I lost weight, I am excited but motivated. I take stock of what I've eaten, and usually when I have gained weight is when I ate out. Overall, I've lost 20 pounds (ten before I joined MFP, and ten since) and I'm loving every minute of this journey. People are actually starting to notice I have lost weight. Yes, it's taken six months, but it too a WHOLE lot longer than six months to put that 20 pounds on!

I know that if I exercise, I feel happier/less anxious/less worrisome. On the flip side, I know if I don't exercise, my anxious energy will grow and I'll start feeling more down. That's motivating to me.

When I'm sitting on the couch or on the computer doing nothing, I think about why I'm not working out instead and I can never think of a good enough reason. Plus I just think about how good I feel post-workout. It works for me.

I usually listen to some good, upbeat music to get myself "in the mood" and just force myself to get up and start either with my normal reps or dancing. Signing up for races as previously mentioned is a great idea too if you're able.

I have workout equipment at home, and I can do the elliptical while watching my favorite shows. I never have a good excuse to NOT workout. Unless I am just so tired I go right to bed, I can always do at least 30 minutes while I watch TV after work.

I know this sounds pretty childish but it works for me whenever im in a slump and i dont feel like getting up i google image search "thim slick" and my ideal body shows up, makes me hop right out of bed and hit the gym!

I sign up and pre-pay for classes 3x a week. I find winter is harder to motivate than summer too.

I've found that morning is best for me, only because I have three very active children and it's often difficult to schedule in a workout in the evening. I also get everything ready the night before so that I can sleep a little longer, then get up, get dressed and walk out the door (or go to the basement if I'm working out at home)

I joined a fitness program that put participants in teams to compete against each other to see which team lost more weight, so my initial motivation was wanting to help my team and wanting to beat everyone else for most weight lost (I didn't). Now that I'm almost at my goal, my motivation is to keep looking and feeling the way I do. I didn't like the way I looked or felt in January. I don't want to go back to that, not for all the cookies and chocolate in the world!

plutonianfrog wrote: »

Not thinking about it, just thinking about it as scheduled time do this activity rather than exercise weight loss and all the baggage.

Yep, this is me too.

Also once you get in the habit, you will start to feel guilty and/or 'itchy' for missing days. I workout 4-6 days a week, either in the gym during the week or out hiking on weekends. Yesterday, I did squats and my quads are DONE. I was going to row today, but um, yeah, no that's not going to happen. But even though I know I have good reason for not doing the cardio I was planning, I still feel 'bad' for not doing it. I will go to the gym in a minute, but only to do some 3mph walking on the treadmill, but no pushing it, no steep inclines. I will wear my work clothes to keep me in check. I will see how I feel tomorrow or Sunday and row one of those days instead. Once you get started exercising, it is hard to stop. Motivation finds itself somehow.