DON'T "Just Do It"

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  • LAWoman79
    LAWoman79 Posts: 348 Member
    Well, I think for some people, having someone say "JUST DO IT" is motivating.

    Agreed. I'm better with people yelling at me to do it. I have to tell myself the same thing everyday.
  • emnk5308
    emnk5308 Posts: 736
    I say that because that is what needs to happen! You literally just do it. You can't always sit and prepare yourself, or find motivation sometimes the person needs to just get up and Move. That is what they need to hear. Just Do It.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Cut BS. Apply effort.

    Would that be better? It's the truth. You need to just...well...do it. No matter what excuses or 'reasons' you have. Formulate a plan and apply it. It's as simple as that.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I think a lot of times, while it might be oversimplifying things, it's used when people are overcomplicating things.
  • aegisprncs
    aegisprncs Posts: 236 Member
    Just Do It works for me as well. Anything from losing weight, working out, changing a personality trait I'm not happy with, keeping good friends and getting rid of toxic ones, or choosing the proper foods. I have been through many extremely difficult time in life that I wouldn't wish on anyone and the only way to grow and get beyond is to Just Do It no matter how hard or how many "excuses" one has for themselves. It may be difficult but Just Do It is the only solution for change in yourself.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I'd also like to add that people are different. My response might be more pointed if I know someone IRL and am familiar with his/her environment, history of effort, and resources. It might be appropriate to give someone a nudge.

    Here, I don't what's going on with people. If I could, I would make my boilerplate response:

    "See appropriate professionals who can tailor programs to your needs."

    But I know that would be unrealistic. Some people don't have insurance, or can't afford that kind of help.


    I also connect this kind of phrase with an over-simplified, blame-the-victim approach to drug problems in the 1980s. Nancy Reagan loved to counsel people to "Just Say No." Easy for me, I've never done recreational drugs or had any desire to. When I had back surgery, I couldn't stand the opioids they gave me -- they made me sick to my stomach -- and couldn't for the life of me understand how people could get addicted to them. But some people respond differently, physically and psychologically, to different stimuli. "Just Say No" wasn't very good advice for them.

    I'm someone who's been pretty successful at "just doing it" in the weight area (other areas have room for improvement). I'm trying to be empathetic to people who aren't like me. If someone lectured me to "Just Do It" in regard to areas of my life in which I have more difficulty I would be incensed.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I say it - usually not that alone but w/some other comments. People will come up with a billion excuses of why they can't exercise, they can't log their food, they can't drink water, they can't they can't they can't... but if you just DO IT I bet you can. Would you rather I agree with them? No you can't do it. Continue sitting on the couch, eating chips, and drinking a gallon of coke.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    true, but some people over think things way too much.. of course thinking is fine and optimal, but there does come a point where too much thinking leads to analysis paralysis and nothing gets done. and sometimes needing to over think things is just a way to avoid having to actually deal with them.


    so maybe just try it is a better suggestion?
  • ishallnotwant
    ishallnotwant Posts: 1,210 Member
    Well, I think for some people, having someone say "JUST DO IT" is motivating.

    Yeah, if i'm in a funk and someone says that to me, about 80 percent of the time i'm like dang they're right...and I go out and do it. lol
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    Sometimes that's the only answer there is. Motivation is not magical, and you can't manufacture it, or get it from other people, as much as we'd like to. You find the willpower inside yourself to do something, not from outside sources.

    this exactly. when I decide to start working out its because i just got up and did it, not because of everyone else telling me, not because my doctor told me, not because my ex called me fat. its because i just....did it...lol
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    Sounds like you're whining needlessly to me. Lots of people find "Just do it" to be great motivation. It's direct, it's to the point, it's void of excuses. If I want excuses? I cry to my Mommy. If I want to change or improve or move on with something? I "Just Do It."

    Personally, though, I much prefer "Suck it up, Buttercup" as my go-to expression. I like that little bit of "edge" to it.
  • DianeMomof2
    DianeMomof2 Posts: 5 Member
    We are all here because we want to change our eating habits and get healthier. The first step was to admit to ourselves we have a problem. Second step was to decided to do something about it. The only way to make these changes it to change our behavior. Sometimes it is hard to take that first step but we just do it. When you keep making those changes we modify our behavior and start making our good choices our new habits. Sometimes we all need a little tough love but I think when someone from this forum tells us to just do it, they are providing some tough love and telling us something our friends and family may not have said. Make better choices, big or small, just do it.
  • stormyraine
    stormyraine Posts: 1 Member
    We are all here because we want to change our eating habits and get healthier. The first step was to admit to ourselves we have a problem. Second step was to decided to do something about it. The only way to make these changes it to change our behavior. Sometimes it is hard to take that first step but we just do it. When you keep making those changes we modify our behavior and start making our good choices our new habits. Sometimes we all need a little tough love but I think when someone from this forum tells us to just do it, they are providing some tough love and telling us something our friends and family may not have said. Make better choices, big or small, just do it.
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    I love everything that has been shared in this quote. 6 years ago, I admitted I had a problem with drugs and alcohol and the second step was to do something about it. I have been clean and sober since then. Next was to learn how to take care of my body in a healthy way ... I again admitted I had a problem and the second step was to do something about it. "Just do it" to me means, stop all the excuses and the stories you tell yourself that are not true and simply do it. No matter what my head is telling me of why I can't do it .... I put on my running shoes and head out the door. I am so very grateful to MFP for giving me the tools to understand how to eat healthy and to my fitbit for motivating me to meet my goals. I think it is a wonderful website for people to get the support we all need to make healthy choices in our life. I was told to "hang with the winners!" I found a great place for that!!

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