How do you stay motivated?

I feel motivated when I go on a run and realize I couldn't go as far as I just did two weeks ago

yeah i get that.....

I went for a major looong bike ride yeserday... Went for 11km and I felt AMAZing after
and felt good that I could do that WANTING to do more...

The mirror lol. And my boyfriend. He goes to the gym 6 days a week and constantly changes his routine...and he has the body to prove it! So...I dont want him to have a pudgy girlfriend! LOL.

Think about your long term goal and deine short term goal that will get you there. SO instead of thinking: "I need to loose 40 pounbds" think about the little changes you will make this week that will get you there. Also look for people that are in the same journey as you are. I am part of the Beachbody community...I'm also a Coach so I will recommend to join us and you will find a lot of people going through the same struggles as you are but with their support you will achieve a lot.

If you want to join (FREE) send me an email cynthia.coreano@gmail.com and I will send you a link so you can JOIN. I will be assigned as your FREE Coach so I can help you keep up your motivation.

PS: Beachbody is the company that created P90X, Turbo Jam, Insnaity and others. I also strongly recommend this programs.

Most deff the mirror and approching single diget BF

I know there's probably been loads of these threads before, but I was just wondering, what keeps everyone motivated? I'm new to this site and having trouble sticking to my healthy eating/exercise plan, I know if I stick to it I'll look better and feel better etc etc, but I just need some kind of kick up the *kitten* to stay on track!

Edit: And I just realised this is in the wrong forum, sorry!

guilt is my biggest motivator. we all make a lifestyle choice for a reason that can only be good. the trick is to make diet and exercising into something enjoyable rather than to treat it as something awful and tedious. lots of people set short term, mid term and long term time frames to lose x,y and z amount of weight, but as long as you are sensible..it's never the wrong time to do the right thing. the people in this MFP community are all without exception incredibly friendly and very supportive...be true to yourself and keep an eye on the bigger prize..a fitter,healthier and even better looking YOU :-)

Right now I am not motivated. I have not lost any weight for over a month. I am just having a really hard time sticking to the plan. I try to keep myself motivated by logging on to MFP and reading / replying to posts. Maybe someday soon I will get back my mojo. :indifferent:

Try to remember that you're in charge of how you achieve your goals, and so try not to give into things around you that might make you loose focus. I agree with Bluefox - guilt is a huge motivator for me as well and diet and exercise should be enjoyable. I actually find using MFP as a reward at the end of my workout/healthy day and that's been great as well. And always, always remember to get back on track. Everyone has a bad day every now and then and that's an important part of getting to your goal - just remember to get back on track as quickly as you can

What keeps me motivated is my improvement. But everytime I hit a plataue, I normally starts something new. For example, when I first started in July I worked out and followed my diet for the first 60days with insanity. Once I saw the results I stop. Then two months later I wanted to lose more weight so I did it again for another 60days. Once I started to lose motivation I started P90X, when I lost motivation I went back to Insanity. Now, I'm currently going to the gym and working out with a Personal Trainer, and getting remotivated again. But really what helps me stay motivated is my improvement of all the hard work I've been doing.