How to stop doubt?

U are ur motivation don't give up on yourself

I do this a lot, particularly after a long stretch of healthy eating or working out. It's almost an anxiety over whether I will reach my goal. What happens if I don't ever get to the fitness level I want? What if I stay at this weight forever and can't tone up? Which is absolutely ludicrous if you think about the science behind it. If you are eating healthy and at a calorie deficit, along with regular workouts, of course you will continue to lose and eventually reach your goal, no matter how slow it seems to go. Plus even if the worst case scenario materializes and you never reach your goal, you are still at a lower weight and better health than when you started. When I find myself on this negative thinking track, I have to consciously stop and make myself think other thoughts, or focus on the positives from the previous day (like yay, I came in under my calorie goal, or yay, I added 30 more minutes of cardio). Two of my closest friends are very into health and fitness and they give great motivation. I love talking to them about my workouts and stalking their diaries for new meal ideas. Just yesterday I signed up with my friend to do a 5k. I'm a little bit anxious about it as I haven't done one in a year, but her success pushes me to push myself harder as well. If you surround yourself with like minded people and people that treat fitness and healthy eating as a priority you'll feel a lot more motivated. I find I spend less time with my friends that drink and party a lot just because my active lifestyle doesn't seem to jive with theirs anymore. I also look at a lot of fitspo pictures. I know fitspo gets a lot of backlash about setting unhealthy goals and everything, but I find it motivating to look at...that way I'm always keeping my "goal body" in the back of my mind. Before and after weight loss pictures inspiring...reddit body transformations has a lot of good ones. After all if they all did it I can too. I also keep a list of all my fitness/health goals and reasons why I want to achieve them in my planner at work. That way whenever I'm feeling down or feel like I might fall off the wagon so to speak I can just read over them and it helps me stay on track.

Feelings of doubt and inadequacy are unnatural. You have to find the route cause of why you feel that way about yourself, your ability, and therefore your progress. Do not look so much at how far you have to go, but rather how far you've come. Good luck!