How do you motivate yourself to lose weight or work out?

I look at all the other skinny ladies! LOL

Hmm, maybe I will try this with guys? But since I'm gay, not sure if it will have exactly the same effect...

The scale motivates me ... I don't want to go back where I was!

The people at the gym. As creepy as it sounds I want people to stare at me the way I stare at them. I want to walk by and have tongues wagging. :laugh: :laugh:

I look at pictures of thin people too ! Also work out in from of a mirror or something that I can get a reflection of my self in lol

Sometimes all it takes is just grabbing a handful of the belly fat and shaking it hard, thinking to myself "life would be better without this stuff" and I can go work out.

Other times I have to be sore, hurting and aching from general wear and tear, and I think to myself "working out will make me feel more limber".

Sometimes it come easy, sometimes it is a real struggle.

This is exactly what I used to do!

It sounds mean and awful to do to myself, but it worked.
I would glance at the reflection in my iPhone and see a double chin- MOTIVATION right there!
I would focus on my fat jiggling when I ran and it made me push harder.
I also started doing some exercises in my sports bra and look down at my abs. It was motivation to push harder to get that fat OFF OF ME!

I see results and want to see more and more! My initial goal was just to get healthy ... now it's to compete in a body building show in 40 weeks! Keep reaching for the stars!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/650289-rewards-vs-penalties

I usually go on my iPhone and Google pictures of models with nice toned bodies. And then when I work out I glance at it once in a while.

Yes, it sounds creepy and stupid as hell but at least it works for me haha.

i access www.weheartit.com and i search for some tags, such as ''skinny'', ''skinny girl'', ''skinny boy'', ''thinspo'' and I get inspired by those beautiful bodies, clothes and photographs. *-*
and also I try to eat healthier by googling nutrition info.

I use a combination of all these things really, some days one thing works and not something else. I have a picture of me in my wedding dress next to my treadmill and I've chanted in my head "I'm coming after you" as I run because I am going after that body and making it even better.

Some times the scale helps, some times a loss makes me feel great and energizes me to do more and some times a gain makes me want to try harder.

I also like success stories, not just any tone body for me works, but some one I know has worked for that body, makes me feel like "if they can do it, so can I!"

I've also used an outfit I loved that didn't fit and hung it in front of my treadmill, makes me feel like I'm running towards something.