WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED?
lexy83
Posts: 122 Member
Hello Everyone,
I am not New but I am a returning to MFP from being gone for a while...
I am the first to admit it is easy to lose focus or make mistakes and excuses. BUT I am not giving up...
I am in need of motivation and my biggest problem is staying motivated!
WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED?
ADD ME!!!
I am not New but I am a returning to MFP from being gone for a while...
I am the first to admit it is easy to lose focus or make mistakes and excuses. BUT I am not giving up...
I am in need of motivation and my biggest problem is staying motivated!
WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED?
ADD ME!!!
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Come on here, everybody is motivating and inspiring to me!0
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I actually just started posting a blog regarding my second motivation tool. I've been using a calendar with the big boxes as a mark off journal kind of tool. It's hanging in my living room where I can't avoid it. I mark in a big red X's the days I don't do something physical and then write what I do do down. It's been working so far, but I'm only my second month in. I only use this as a method to encourage myself to do "something". I also have my first set of before pictures posted on my bathroom mirror. Makes it hard to avoid when I brush my teeth. Feel free to add me! Everyone can always use some extra motivation. Good luck! Just remember: Just because you had one day off the wagon doesn't mean you can jump back on the next day.0
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allergies. I have to keep moving because if I stop my allergies flare up. I'm allergic to excuses. :laugh:
kidding aside, diabetes type II. I was taking 5 different meds to help control it including an injection, I lost 100 lbs and reversed it. I can easily get it again so I keep it up. That's 1 of many things.0 -
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I have lots of friends here, many of whom have been there and done that just like me! I continue to be challenged with my workouts. The more I accomplish the better I feel. I have so many people that look up to me and I them! When you inspire others it's hard not to stay motivated. With every day I feel stronger and healthier. I am determined that I will never go back to where I was ever again.0
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MFP has been my biggest motivator...I would have give up ages ago without it and the community...Just come back everyday xx0
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@ It's so motivating, I watch tags like ' Fitspo ' and weightloss and things like that, they are very supportive and motivational. One person has a whole blog dedicated to before and after pictures. That's what keeps me motivated~0 -
That's great news! I'm a newbe and I will be back daily
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I keep before pictures all over the place...I am never going there again0
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When I reach a 'mini-goal' I treat myself to a new workout outfit. Keeps me motivated because I love new clothes, plus I want to wear them to the gym!0
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Take pics of myself in my underwear twice a week, this way i can keep track of where i need to work on. 0
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Make this site my homepage. So it's in my face much of the day. Log every calorie even when I went over. Sometimes way, way over.
Get ready to work out in stages when I'm not feeling enthusiastic.
Like get my workout clothes on. Sit back down at the computer for awhile, get shoes on, sit back down, throw HRM watch on and hair in a ponytail.
Oh fine, I'm all dressed to workout, I guess I will.
Drag self in other room to use XBox or out for a walk.0 -
Usually I log in, check the boards for new success stories and those usually help me along.
Otherwise, I'm staring at wishlist items, or looking at my collection of dresses that I'd love to remove the panels I added to fit.0 -
Posted a picture of my Fat *kitten* on the mirror so I had to look at it every day.0
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Facebook I log everyday my food and exercise and get my cheering from Fitness foodies there. I refuse not to be successful0
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I signed up for a 4 mile run that I would not be able to back out of. There is nothing more motivating then having to do something you can't fail at. I focus daily on that goal. Plus I promised I would finally get my new Tattoos and that is a huge motivator.0
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Come on here, everybody is motivating and inspiring to me!
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************Posted a picture of my Fat *kitten* on the mirror so I had to look at it every day.
Lolol...I did this!!! :-)0 -
Every time I think of skipping a workout or over eating I say to my self "self do you want to be that fat again or stay this fat?"
I know for me if I Skip it only makes it easier to skip again and I do not need that.0 -
Vacation to Mexico in 3 weeks (yay!) followed by the summer. After baby #3, I really wanted to get back in shape.0
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When I feel like eating a large amount of crap that will blow my calories for the day, I go look at my naked body in front of a full length mirror. Then i may eat the crap, but only a single portion.
When I feel like skipping a work out I either: a) look at my naked body in the mirror for the length of the workout or b) come and read posts here for the length of the work out.
Either way I usually go work out after a few minutes.
I keep a few pictures of attractive women around, as a male, there is something about it that makes you get off your *kitten*. I rotate these pictures from time to time so they don't become background.0 -
Am I the only one here motivated by food? A friend and I have made a pact that when we get skinny (and it might take a year or two) we are going to Dollywood (where I plan to indulge in a funnel cake...) Otherwise, I weigh every morning to remind myself that I can gain it much more easily than I can lose it.0
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If I start to lose focus I look at my old pictures and it gets me back to where I need to be. I don't want to go back to the way I was before.0
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it might sound kinda weird... but I love dancing workouts. So I love to watch music videos and seeing how fit the dancers are inspires and motivates me. Also sometimes if I am being really lazy and I know I am avoiding things or making excuses of myself... I just look in the mirror at myself and what I want to change. It's definitely a wake up call when I do that.
But don't be too hard on yourself... know that you will have good days and bad days on your journey but the most important thing is just to never give up 0 -
Get a group of people together, have a weight loss challenge for 16 weeks, everyone puts in 20 bucks or more, whoever looses the most weight wins the money... I am in one and I am winning. 15 lbs lost in 2 months! so far, Its really easy to fight for money in the economy we are living in right now... I am going to need new clothes ( I don't fit in anything anymore and don't have money to buy new) and that is motivation for me!0
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Visualize!
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My motivation comes from knowing I have a goal that I want to hit. Plus.... I'm on a mandatory PT Program...lol. So once I test out, Its going to be hard to keep going. But I'm going to do it!!!0
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I go to the gym at 5am and there are times where I get up and I just do not want to go. But then I think of what I have accomplished and what I can further accomplish and it gets me revved up and ready to go. Also I love the feeling I get after my work outs. I am full of energy through out my work day0
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I weigh myself daily and set daily goals...seems to help me. Good luck!0
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By forcing myself to avoid the path of least resistance- walking instead of driving, using the stairs instead of the travelator- and also being surrounded by overweight colleagues!!0
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