Need motivation...

Biancakdelapaz1 wrote: »

Hey guys and galls, my name is Bianca I'm new to this whole weight loss support thing... basically I need motivation... I have four children and I hate the way I look. I feel unhealthy and I just feel lousy

There's your motivation.

If you have four kids, I assume you make them brush their teeth and do basic things for self care, yes? You need to do the same for yourself. Do it whether you like it or not, because it's what's best for you. That will take you through the times when you're not motivated to do anything.

MissusMoon wrote: »

Biancakdelapaz1 wrote: »

Hey guys and galls, my name is Bianca I'm new to this whole weight loss support thing... basically I need motivation... I have four children and I hate the way I look. I feel unhealthy and I just feel lousy

There's your motivation.

If you have four kids, I assume you make them brush their teeth and do basic things for self care, yes? You need to do the same for yourself. Do it whether you like it or not, because it's what's best for you. That will take you through the times when you're not motivated to do anything.

This. If everybody would approach eating healthy and moving more this way, we'd all have a much easier time.

Just don't try to change everything at once; you'll just set yourself up to fail. Pick one small thing to change (say, walk for 15 minutes a day if you're not exercising) - commit to it, and then do it until it doesn't hurt anymore. Move on to next thing you want to change. Lather, rinse, repeat. In a year you'll be amazed at how much better you feel and look.

Also - remember you're setting the example for your kids. Whether they're boys or girls, you're modeling self-care. Boys need to grow up knowing that women don't have to sacrifice their needs to take care of them. Girls need to grow up knowing that they don't have to sacrifice their own needs to take care of men's needs.