lost motivation :c

DeminishingDown
DeminishingDown Posts: 8
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi there :)
i used to get out and walk everywhere , but lately i've been eating everything and not getting out as much ,
as the weather here is pretty nasty , I need to get back into better shape and I've lost all motivation .
I have no idea what to do :c

any ideas ?

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  • Plan2Be
    Plan2Be Posts: 12 Member
    Can you choose a small goal ? Like walk to the park / grocery store / wherever ... and back .... and build it from there ? I've just *literally realised I am an all or nothing person ... hence back to basics for me, and I need to find smaller targets !
  • lyn611
    lyn611 Posts: 7
    I am with you both, totally been eating like a pig the past 2 weeks and doing basic exercise - i am an all or nothing gal so I have been really bummed and heading towards depressed. I did my basic morning work out and as I was heading into the house to sit and eat stuff I shouldn't - I decided to hop on my bike - I ended up doing 12+ miles and came home feeling great and kept going all day - today I feel better than I have probably felt in a month - - find small challenges and make them happen then you will feel better and results will start happening!!! Good luck!
  • karen0214
    karen0214 Posts: 120 Member
    I am also an "all or nothing" type person, and very much a perfectionist. I have been battling severe fibromyalgia, adrenal burnout, and hypothroid issues for almost 9 yrs now. I am finally getting better, but my tendancy is to think I have to go out and achieve GREAT things in the exercise world and be like I used to be. Well, I have recently realized that I have to accept that I am now 49, not 40 or 30, and I am weak from not doing much these last 9 years. So, I have had to accept the little goals that I am able to achieve, like walk for 15 min. around my land, or do 10 squats while washing dishes. A friend recently said to me that if I would just start little, then I would get stronger and be able to do a little more, etc. That really stuck with me and right after that is when I started here at MFP and was able to accept these little goals. Soooo, all that to say, just do a little at a time and keep moving forward because I've finally found that lots of times we just cannot achieve it "all," but we don't have to settle for "nothing" either. :-)

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