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foxyforce
foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
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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?

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  • pfunkt
    pfunkt Posts: 4
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    literally visualize yourself afterwards feeling great about the fact that you did...:flowerforyou:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    I look in the mirror

    I see room for improvement

    and I try to improve

    plus I like to sweat
  • bryannakay
    bryannakay Posts: 198 Member
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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 :love: Treat yourself sometimes....
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
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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 :love: 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!
  • jeffwyeg
    jeffwyeg Posts: 105
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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 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 :smile:

    Jeff @ YEG
  • NickelPlated
    NickelPlated Posts: 14
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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 LOL
  • dunhammj
    dunhammj Posts: 16
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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.
  • sevenfourshoreline
    sevenfourshoreline Posts: 27
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    Yeah I just have a Jameson on the rocks or two and call it a night (pretty lighweight, hah.)

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