back on the wagon
foxyforce
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i posted a few days ago about all my partying and how it pushed me off the wagon.
i JUST got back on...officially. i think inactivity, aka lack of exercise and lazyness really contribute to my weight gain.
i just jogged 20 minutes, and i feel motivated enough to plan out my diet for tommorow, just to start me back up on the right track.
what do you guys do to motivate yourselves to exercise?
i JUST got back on...officially. i think inactivity, aka lack of exercise and lazyness really contribute to my weight gain.
i just jogged 20 minutes, and i feel motivated enough to plan out my diet for tommorow, just to start me back up on the right track.
what do you guys do to motivate yourselves to exercise?
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literally visualize yourself afterwards feeling great about the fact that you did...:flowerforyou:0
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I look in the mirror
I see room for improvement
and I try to improve
plus I like to sweat0 -
To be honest, the thing that keeps me motivated is the guilt factor. I hate the feeling that I get after indulging in some unhealthy habits or going over my calories. I love the feeling of going to bed with calories left over. I call my friend and tell her "yes, I have 300 calories left over."!! :drinker: We are so proud of eachother. The feeling I get in the morning is amazing. When I wake up, I feel skinnier even if the scale doesn't show it. Another thing is to realize how much a pound really is! It is such an amazing thing! Don't be so hard on yourself....also, I'm not sure what your drinking forum was about because I didn't see it but, realize that you can socialize and drink and all that and still not go over your calories. If I know that I am going out for the night....I save up my calories for my Bicardi Limon Diet 7's Treat yourself sometimes....0
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To be honest, the thing that keeps me motivated is the guilt factor. I hate the feeling that I get after indulging in some unhealthy habits or going over my calories. I love the feeling of going to bed with calories left over. I call my friend and tell her "yes, I have 300 calories left over."!! :drinker: We are so proud of eachother. The feeling I get in the morning is amazing. When I wake up, I feel skinnier even if the scale doesn't show it. Another thing is to realize how much a pound really is! It is such an amazing thing! Don't be so hard on yourself....also, I'm not sure what your drinking forum was about because I didn't see it but, realize that you can socialize and drink and all that and still not go over your calories. If I know that I am going out for the night....I save up my calories for my Bicardi Limon Diet 7's Treat yourself sometimes....
you have great willpower! i was drinking about 3 pints a night with friends...and at night, even if i do have calories left over, i don't have room for that many. and it pushes me right over. but if i am active, i don't even feel like overindulging.
i love that morning feeling too. rubbing my tummy instead of my gut!0 -
i posted a few days ago about all my partying and how it pushed me off the wagon.
i JUST got back on...officially. i think inactivity, aka lack of exercise and lazyness really contribute to my weight gain.
i just jogged 20 minutes, and i feel motivated enough to plan out my diet for tommorow, just to start me back up on the right track.
what do you guys do to motivate yourselves to exercise?
I find that if I "fall off the wagon" I start feeling like a giant sack of crap after a few days...ha ha!
I recently did the same thing as you...I went away for a weekend to see some friends...drank lots of beer, ate a lot of crap and got no exercise. By the time I got back home, I just felt like complete garbage.
Today, I hit the gym for the first time in 5 days and re-focused myself on eating properly and voila! I already feel better
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Yep, I look in the mirror too. And I do it on my lunch break at work and also my last break. But mostly I just look at myself in the mirror naked and that right there along with self loathing gets me motivated LOL0
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you have great willpower! i was drinking about 3 pints a night with friends...and at night, even if i do have calories left over, i don't have room for that many. and it pushes me right over. but if i am active, i don't even feel like overindulging.
i love that morning feeling too. rubbing my tummy instead of my gut!
I have found that shots have a much lower calorie count, if that is what you are going for. An added bonus, for me, is the deliciousness of Jameson Irish Whiskey.0 -
Yeah I just have a Jameson on the rocks or two and call it a night (pretty lighweight, hah.)0
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