How do I stay motivated.

For me the biggest thing has been accountability. Knowing that friends of mine know I am trying to lose, knowing they are going to ask how am I doing. The thought of saying...well I gained...or nothing new kills me. It really has helped. Seeing the scale drop and feeling better have helped me.

For me it's not about motivation per se, it's dedication. Fake it until you make it. Don't want to exercise? Do some anyway. Feel like overeating for whatever reason? Make a decision not to hinder your progress.

I don't limit any foods, I make them fit into my daily goal. That helps a lot because I never feel like I'm missing out on something.

For me it's all about support. I know that I can go for X amount of time on my own, but beyond that point I always lose motivation and stop and then I yo-yo and...yeah. No good comes of that. Fewer than two people just isn't enough. I need my friends to keep me motivated. To that end, I even asked my best friend to stop me from sabotaging myself. I don't report everything to her, but if I don't feel like exercising for the second day in a row, I tell her and she tells me to exercise and I do (because if I tell someone I'm going to do it, then I have to actually do it). And when we go out to eat and she reminds me that I don't hate thin crust pizza or whole wheat pasta and that leftovers are a good thing and things like that. It sounds simple, but it really does help with motivation.

And more motivation buddies is always a good thing, so feel free to add me.

Thanks ladies, I haven't hit a tuff workout sense the delivery of my baby boy and was hoping nursing would knock off some extra weight but as it goes I got to intake more to make milk and have only snacks left for the little guy! Anyways that and I'm sure age adds to the blunder, i want to say I will workout hard but usually I'm lucky to get out of the house and I have a beautiful pond to walk around... Now I just need to start applying !! Thanks for sharing.