Need Some Motivation!

annamc18 · July 2012

I've been struggling for a while now with all the stuff going on in my personal life & just being lazy...not gonna lie...

I've been logging onto MFP, but not really logging anything though I do keep healthier choices in mind. I've been really bad lately about snack binging at night after my boyfriend falls asleep & before I go to bed....its like since he doesn't notice/see me snacking I have a free-for-all in the kitchen..its crazy & im super ashamed of myself for doing it...

My WORST problem is getting out & exercising....its like if I don't have someone doing it with me, I find every excuse NOT to do it & that just isn't going to cut it!

I don't want to make excuses but it is kinda hard to get outside at the times that i have to workout - I live in GA & with the heat and humidity during the summer time it is SUFFOCATING to try and do anything outside unless you are a freak of nature & wake up at like 4 or 5 am to work out. ....now I've tried doing that and I LITERALLY wake up and walk across the room to hit the snooze on my alarm without even knowing Im doing it...several times...like sleep walking....and I wake up at like 5:45 or 6 am when it goes off AGAIN but I am conscious at that point lol

IDK if any of you have ever had the same issue....im sure im not the first....but I really need your guy's help!!!

Please feel free to add me as well! Thanks in advance! :flowerforyou:

Edit: I should also add that I dont have the money to pay for a bunch of classes nor a gym membership, and the only other thing I have to try is the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, but I can't seem to stay with that after doing it a few days. It gets boring & hearing my fat *kitten* jump up and down and the floor shaking underneath me kinda turns me off, mentally discouraging I should say, and I end up not finishing like i should....UGH FML lol

annamc18 · July 2012

*BUMP*

AwesomelyAmber · July 2012

I can DEFINATELY relate to the "husband goes to bed and I eat like crazy cuz noone can see me" line... I find sometimes, even a year into this, I still do it! The craziest part about it is that HE WOULDN"T EVEN CARE... he would say something helpful I'm sure like "Was it a hard day?" "Were you under your calories today?" something to discourage me but not belittle me and I know this, yet I still hide like a child who knows they are doing something 'naughty' :blushing:

I also don't have a workout partner, don't have a gym close to me, and my little 24x24 house doesn't hold much room for home equipment. I have learned that if I want this, if I truly WANT to lose this weight and be a healthier, happier ME... I just gotta do it! I live in Maine so I fight the seasonal issue for sure...winters of snow, ice and COLD, summers of HEAT and HUMIDITY, and spring and falls full of the buggiest bugs!:laugh: ... but I, like YOU, am important enough to make this work. I pop in my headphones and off I go for a walk or a jog or whatever. OR I use my stairs and just go up and down.

You have just got to tell yourself over and over that YOU are worth it, YOU can make it happen, and that YOU will be sooo much better for it! You have already admitted laziness... that's half the battle, the other half is doing something about it! Go get em, girl!

beyond_beauty87 · July 2012

the important thing to remember and give yourself great for is the realization that u have for a need to change. Working out or exercising can be hard but what i would suggest doing is fine something u like to do, swimming, going for walks etc. They say the key to weight loss isn't so much exercsing but diet. Eating healthy is 80% and exercsing is 20% -- something close to that. If you can't get outside or whatever to exercise try to eat a little healthier. Its hard going from eating no so healthy too all of a sudden no junk. What i usually do is combine the two meanwhile staying within my calorie goal for the day so 1600-2000 calories for me. I drink lots of water and i let myself have popcorn or something sweet to satisty my craving that i might have. I have tried eating healthy cutting out sweets completely and when i cave in from going without it for so long i eat way more than i should and i feel like crap later. If u save urself 300 calories for a snack and u have ate healthy and stayed within ur calorie goal thats awesome. Remember it takes time. Weight loss is a life change not someting that lasts until u reach ur goal. Take baby steps and you will get there. I'll add you as a friend and we can support each other. You can do it!!

Jezebel9 · July 2012

When I was young, my mom would give me a task, and after giving it a small try, I would tell her I couldn't do it. She would say, "If your life depended on it, you could do it." And she would accept no other answer. I found that I could do it, if my life depended on it.
Your life depends on it. Because your life is sort of on hold right now.
If you make this a top priority and make a very serious investment, you can do this. But you would not do such a thing for a person who is not worth the effort.... sometimes we have a core belief that we are not really worth the effort. It helps to hunt down the thing which is hindering you.

I wish you the best

"An impeccable stalker can turn anything into prey. The Nagual told me that we can even stalk our own weaknesses. ... (you do it) The same way you stalk prey. You figure out your routines until you know all the doing of your weaknesses and then you come upon them and pick them up like rabbits inside a cage." -Carlos Castneda

annamc18 · July 2012

Thanks everyone! Your words are definitely helping!

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