Incentive for working out?
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AmberNew16
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The obvious incentive is looking and feeling better but does anyone have any tricks to further motivate themselves. I've lost 8 pounds in 5 weeks from just eating right. Between renovating my house, student teaching, work, and school, I'm always too beat to work out.
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The more I exercise, the more I can eat.17
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I don't want to be stuck with only 1200 calories so I exercise every day to earn more food!!
It's also just become
A habit at this point.0 -
amusement parks!1
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For me its alone time, kids are not generally welcome on my runs. I listen to music, daydream etc.
My weightlifting, well I do get company for those workouts from time to time. But weightlifting is more about results for me. I like that my arms are getting some definition.
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Buying work out clothes and signing up for races keeps me motivated. Having a routine and stress relief also keep me motivated.0
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I find that once i started working out i gained more energy to do more. You may find the same.0
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I find walking is the perfect antidote to what you're describing!3
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Yep, exercise = more food! This was my biggest motivation for the first year. Now that I'm in maintenance I've found that exercise was such a normal part of my life that I didn't need that extra motivation anymore and I switched to the TDEE method. But it took a while to really change my life style to get to that point.0
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It makes me feel good. Its a huge stress reliever and I never regret a workout. And food ofc.1
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Exercising clears my mind, gives me more energy and a feeling of accomplishment. Plus I can eat more without the effects of weight gain. It's my "me time" thus my motivator, I guess!4
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Yep, I'm one of those people who exercise so I'll have the strength and energy to get through my next workout... Actually I'm pretty sedentary when not working out, so it's my time to feel physical and active. I like that feeling. Also, when out of shape and not exercising I feel very lethargic with no energy. I hate that feeling.1
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I'm kinda over the "more food" bit as motivation. But I can easily lose a pound a week on 2k cals a day. Ymmv!
My motivation is mostly in looking and feeling better. I've got my resting heart rate down to about 55 bpm average, and I'm looking to lower it even more. I feel great, and that is motivation enough for me!3 -
Thanks everybody. I love walking. I guessa big part of it is being low on free time but if I want to do it bad enough, i'll find the time. I should add that on weekends, I am renovating a house and my job involves lots of standing and walking. I'm really not sedentary but I want to love working out again.1
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Truth is some days there's no motivation. When you get into the habit of exercise the way you feel afterwards is worth just sucking it up and doing something.3
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Try to find a type of exercise you enjoy; my work out is my reward and I look forward to it daily. I hate rest days.1
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AmberNew16 wrote: »Between renovating my house, student teaching, work, and school, I'm always too beat to work out.
OK, I can see that renovating your house is physical work, but I find that with mental work (like teaching and studies) that I become lethargic rather than tired and that a work out (gym, run, other) makes me feel less tired not more.
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