What do you guys do to re-motivate yourself i have fallen and i dont want to stay down i want to do this
count my points exercise etc??
any suggestions?
PLEASE HELP
Michelle, take a moment and look at how far you've come. You're down 14 pounds! It takes many people a year or two for 14 pounds to creep up on them, yet you've gotten rid of it! Cheer for yourself!! Go to the grocery store and pick up a 15 pound bag of potatos. Carry it around a couple of the isles and see how tired your arm is....that's what you've eliminated! I think that will be the eye opener you need to hop back on plan. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have two of those bags of potatos gone for the new year? YOU CAN DO IT!!!
When I want to give up I go and work out... hard! I drag my sorry butt to the YMCA and do vigorous, powerful exercise which for me is a spin class, swimming, or treadmill workout. I work out until I have sweat dripping down my face and then go rinse off and soak in the hot tub. I feel like a new person! I know it seems like the opposite of what to do when you want to quit, but for me mentally I have to exert authority over my desire to give up and be lazy. Being able to make the choice to do something healthy when every part of me wants to veg on the couch and eat pizza is the key for me. Having the discipline to do what I don't want to do... the path to success. I read a quote somewhere along the lines of "We always have control over ourselves, its just that sometimes we control ourselves to do things we wish we hadn't". Wish I had the exact quote because it was more eloquent, but you get the idea.
Stick with it! You've come so far and the only way this will work is to keep at it. Its a lifetime commitment which we renew each and every day, every meal, every workout.
Well an exercise video or a nice long walk and then a soak in the bath tub with some fabulous oils or bubble bath is just as good! And wow you are in the Bay area... what a gorgeous place to walk and feel healthy and beautiful... go climb those hills! You can do it!
Also really pay attention to your internal dialogue. What is going on in your head that is making you want to quit? Here is where the self-sabotage begins. I am convinced that most of our weight problems are related to emotions and our sense of self-worth. I had a major "a-ha" moment when we adopted a little puppy and I realized I was willing to do all sorts of things for him that I wouldn't do for myself. Why would I walk the dog and not walk myself? Why would I buy the dog the healthy and expensive food and feed myself junk? It hit me that I really loved that little guy and believed he was worth the sacrifice... and truly I did not love myself and did not think that I was worth the sacrifice. Know this... you are worth the sacrifice of measuring portions, counting points, tracking intake, the pain of exercising, attending meetings, weighing in, choosing healthy foods, making the right choices even when every cell of your being is screaming NO... you are worth it! Now I ask myself "am I worth the sacrifice?" and everytime the answer is yes and I find the strength within me to move forward.
WOW - I needed this thread this a.m. I'm struggling trying to get my basics in this week as I had a gain last week. I grabbed a bunch of stuff for lunch and dinner as I am working 2 jobs today and not looking forward to it. I have a good range of points and food options. Oatmeal for breakfast (a 3 pt one as it has become a bit of a treat for me to start the day somedays).
I am not feeling "thinner" this morning and I've been at this 5 days of being TOTALLY OP and was feeling a bit discouraged. Then someone brought in leftover brownies and spice cake from a party they had last night and it's in the kitchen. I mixed up my oatmeal grudgingly and opened this up.
THANK YOU!!!!!! You guys rock and I love the fact that you helped me get my focus back this a.m.
You are soooo encouraging! I am copying your replies and putting them in my WW notebook for inspiration. Even though right now I'm OP and psyched about it, I know that eventually I will hit the wall and need someone to remind me that this is all worth it!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! That is what I feel like all of the time. I look back at all of the years of being fat, all the Christmases that people kindly ask me what to get me for Christmas because they know that they aren't even going to try and get me clothes. WE ARE ALL WORTH THE EFFORT. I want so badly not just to be slimmer, but to be healther and to BE PROUD OF MYSELF. I am a wonderful mother, I would give the world to my kids. I need to now take the time to love myself as much as I love them and my husband. I have allowed myself to be lazy with so many area of my life, mainly myself, but also with housework and that kinda stuff. But I know that when my house is clean I am so much more at peace, just like when I am working out I feel so good about myself. My self esteem sky rockets. My dh and I went to work out the other night after a long long time away from the routine. Anyway I was so proud of staying on the elipitical for 30 minutes (15 was my goal) that after we worked out I was so mad and hurt at him that he did not say way to go......whatever, Then I told myself damn it this is not for him, it is for me!!!! And I was totally PROUD OF ME. Anyway sorry I got off on a tangent. But know that I am cheering for you!!!!!
When I need motivation I think all the things have changed.
I have more energy to do things
My knees don't hurt.
Clothes feel better.
Then I think about the goals I am getting closer to with baby steps and I don't really want to go back to where I was....Hope that helped.
When You Want To Give Up ??????
