I'm Just a Lazy Butt or is it something else

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  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Lasmartchika wrote: »
    You gotta dance your lazy butt off... :laugh:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXEurnT09iw

    Seriously tho... find something that you like LOVE to do. For me, it's turning on the radio or Pandora and put some music that'll pump me up to do some exercise (which most likely I end up doing some Zumba). :smiley:

    Yes!
  • kdvia
    kdvia Posts: 18 Member
    Wow !!! It feels good that I'm not the only one who feels the way I do ! Love all the suggestions ! Ready to put your words into actions ! I've been inspired ! Ty !!
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    As said above its just commiting and getting on with it.

    Its easier to kickstart if you break it down and transition into it with small managed steps.
  • lthames0810
    lthames0810 Posts: 722 Member
    kandell wrote: »
    Think about why you want to lose weight. Get a dress or a pair of shorts that you'd like to fit into and hang them up in your room. Have a folder of bikini models in your phone. Something that can help you visualize your goal and remind you why you want to get there. Good luck :]

    I had to smile at this. I can just imagine my husband's reaction if he looked at my phone and saw a folder of bikini models in there.

  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    jennifershoo wrote: »
    I'm a lazy butt too.

    Me three!
    Seriously, OP, sometimes we just get burnt out on it. This is when I decide for a diet break. (Having a two weeker right now and it's fantastic). I have done this once before and it seems when I come back, it's with a vengeance.
  • rocknlotsofrolls
    rocknlotsofrolls Posts: 418 Member
    if you're anything like me, I have held on to my tight clothes for years just knowing that one day I will fit back into them. They have went in and out of style at least 3 times. Not anymore Jack, I'm fitting into them babies again. Something clicked in my brain and it must have been an ON switch. I'm bringing sexy back, one pound at a time. Yeah baby!
  • lthames0810
    lthames0810 Posts: 722 Member
    When I look ahead an see how much I have to lose and how long it will take to do it and how much effort will have to be applied, it just is too daunting to want to think about. It's at those times, when I think that way, when I begin to fail. I'm tired when I leave work and don't really feel like going to the gym and out of the whole year that it will take to lose all this weight, will one missed workout really matter? I go home and skip the gym. I likely eat something off plan for dinner as well since I'm thinking that way.

    This is what I was thinking about as I read the OP. This is how my motivation fails me and I get in that rut.

    The way I snap out of it is to not look down the road. I have a calorie goal and an exercise goal. I only have to hit those marks today...for this one day. I can do a single day of this, right? Tomorrow I'll get up and only look at that one day. It's sort of like riding my bike up a steep hill. I don't look at the top so I don't see how friggin far I still have to go. I just concentrate on making the pedals go around.
  • rocknlotsofrolls
    rocknlotsofrolls Posts: 418 Member
    that's it. Just take it one day at a time, just like every other issue in life.
  • kdvia
    kdvia Posts: 18 Member
    Thank you do much for your words of encouragement ! :)
  • SkinnyWannabeGal
    SkinnyWannabeGal Posts: 143 Member
    I have those days where I just feel like sitting around doing nothing. I have to constantly remind myself why I'm even on this super hard weight loss journey. There are days when the scale goes down a little and then back up again a couple days later and I beat myself up for it even though I know better (water weight, etc). Then there are times when I feel like I'm trapped in a life long plateau (so silly, I know). So there are a few things that keep me going, even on the toughest of days.

    1) I hang onto a lot of my smaller, sexy, before baby clothes in hopes that I will fit into all of them nicely again someday. That motivates me a little.

    2) I've also bought some super cute clothes recently that are about 2 sizes too small just so I am forced to lose weight to wear them. That helps to motivate me a little too.

    3) How others (that are dear to me) perceive me: My long time boyfriend is no longer interested in me because of the weight I put on after having our child, my own child calls me fat and my family all make snide remarks about how unattractive I am when I'm not skinny. This also helps to motivate me a little.

    4) But you know what motivates me the most? Seeing healthy, strong women who are nicely toned and thin, smiling, laughing, being comfortable in their own skin and just overall happy with themselves. I look at pictures of women like this all the time as a reminder of what I want to be like. This is what I strive for, to be 100% comfortable in my own skin, super healthy and happy. Regardless of what others think, I want to think of myself in the best way possible and have the healthy physique to match that healthy mindset. :smiley:
  • jontucc
    jontucc Posts: 142 Member
    Few things that help me
    - mark exercise days one a calendar as a reminder and tick it when done
    - keep it simple to start e.g. short workout and gradually increase duration/intensity
    - diet changes slowly ie. don't make.drastic changes like cutting out certain foods because it might make you obsess and think about it all the time. Instead reduce frequency and portion size.
    - read success stories on mfp! Very motivating.
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