I am new to the forum. I just wondered what kinds of things you guys think, imagine or say to yourselves in order to keep yourself motivated? Sometimes I can be super motivated, and other times trying to lose weight feels so hard as I'm sure you know.
What lifts you, spurs you on, helps you to get through the difficult patches and back on track?
I joined WW today (ive lost count of how many times I've joined before) but I really want to do it this time. I have about 62ibs to lose.
I have broken it down into targets to try and make it more achieveable, so between now and Christmas I want to lose 21 ibs, then my birthday is at the end of March so I'm aiming for another 21ibs then, then 20ibs for my holiday at the of July, I'm trying to lose 1 1/2 ibs per week to achieve this.
I'm hoping smaller target will keep me on track rather than freaking out about losing the whole lot, which seems like such a big amount
Irish, I've done the same thing, breaking it all down into small weekly targets to help me achieve my ultimate goal, to be 140lbs for my wedding in April 2010. It seems much more manageable this way. Sometimes looking at the whole picture is very overwhelming.
I don't have anything nearly that good as motivation, but I spend a lot of time appreciating the small differences in me. Things as little as... my ankles are thinner, or I feel like I can tell my boyfriend my weight finally (which I just did a few days ago for the first time in years!)
I don't have anything nearly that good as motivation, but I spend a lot of time appreciating the small differences in me. Things as little as... my ankles are thinner, or I feel like I can tell my boyfriend my weight finally (which I just did a few days ago for the first time in years!)
Thanks! ...theres not many changes I'm seeing yet, except my ring keeps sliding off, I guess the 10lbs I've lost so far was in my hands lol
Thanks to all of you who replied, you're all so brilliant and upbeat.
I decided I wanted to put down the things I want to achieve through losing weight and wondered what you guys want to achieve for yourselves as well.
I want.....................
to be happy
to live a long and healthy life
to love my body and not feel inhibited or ashamed of it
to be able to walk in to any womens clothes shop whether here or while on holiday in the knowledge that I can fit into any clothes that are on the rails
to feel attractive
not to feel invisible
How about you, what things do you guys want?
Good luck to everyone and keep up the good work
P.S I still choose not to know how much I weigh or how much I have lost, as I'm not ready, but I was weighed on thursday at the dieticians and I have lost more weight. Yippeee
For me, I want to love my body for the first time in my life. I want to push my body to new limits. I want to see muscles where I've never seen them before. I want to be able to get places on time because I actually RAN for the bus.
It's a work in progress but I know I'll get there - sure there are awful days but I know that in the long run habits take time to break and for new ones to form.
I want to be happy and not self concious of my body or the way i look....
i want a healthy lifestyle that i can stick with for life....
i want to wow people with my transformation....
Well, initially it was to get into a size 10 and be under 10 stone.
Now I'm in a 10 and under 10 stone, there are still pockets of flab on my body, mainly my upper thighs and my tummy that I want to reduce substantially. I also would like to get into an 8. I actually managed to fasten a pair of size 8 New Look jeans around my body the other day. They didn't look good and I couldn't breathe in them, but they still fastened.
I've also started running and after only a week of doing the C25K programme, I am seeing muscles that I didn't know were there. I want to do a 10K in May and maybe even a marathon one day.
I never ever thought I would feel like this and I just wish I'd done it ten years ago.
When I start to lose motivation, I imagine how I felt when I was semi-thin! I was always around 150 until I had my child, which brought me up to 220. At the time, I thought I was so fat! Now, I'd kill to be 150 again, though my goal weight is more around 140. I just try to imagine how good I will look, the different style clothes I could wear, how much better my sex life with my husband will be. Those things tend to keep me motivated and for the most part staying on track.
this may sound obvious but its so important to believe in yourself because if subconsciously you're thinking that you're probably going to fail then as soon as you hit a hurdle you'll think "why bother". A major influence i have found on my success in weight loss and life in general is self worth and self asteem. its important not to beat yourself up and be proud that you are making a change and that you can achieve it even if you've failed before. and all the times you have failed in the past just put down to trial and error and it was just the path you needed to take to find the right way to do it. ( which is definately this time!!) the only thing that will ever stop you is negative thoughts and feelings.
and just close your eyes and concerntrate and visualise yourself in that outfit you would love wear and exactly what you'd look like. and just imagine how amazing you'd feel. your mind is a very powerful tool you just have to know how to use it!!. and if you ever fall off the wagon which is only natural it only has to be a minor set back in the big picture of how far you've come. for me its all about positivity and self belief and everyone motivating eachother really helps so keep up the good work guys!!!!
jenna- an incredible post with very wise words. I believe too that the weight loss journey is about understanding and loving yourself. Thanks for sharing such an enlightening perspective
wanting to go lingerie shopping with the bf and for his eyes to go ----> (ok i know it looks scared but i mean 'hubba')
i want to be the kind of person who can jog for miles
i want my aunt who used to say horrible things about my weight when i was a lil girl to eat her words when i see her next
also i want to know i can do it so when i have kids i dont freak out about the weight i gain
What keeps you going?
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(ok i know it looks scared but i mean 'hubba')
