What keeps you motivated?

  • I'm at the point in my weight loss journey that I have lost most of the weight I set to lose (6 pounds to go) and I have been so lazy. I've been eating crap and haven't exercised in weeks! I've maintained a weight of 157-164 for the past few months and I'm ready to start losing again and toning instead of maintaining. Anybody else lost most of their weight and struggling to stay motivated?
  • while ive only lost half the weight that ive set out to lose...what keeps me motivated is the enjoyment that i have now that i've lost weight, liking my body and able to do things like running that i couldnt do before...and also slightly motivated by the fear of slacking off and regaining everything

    two years ago for christmas, before i began losing weight, i was given Spanx as a present...how embarassing!...this year i got a personal pen that says "hottie" on it...i never want to go back to the weight that i was
  • I don't have any answers really, but I relate. I have definitely found it difficult to stay on track the closer I get to goal. I've relied more on my commitment to myself than on motivation. I can't say I've been motivated more than a day or 2 at a time for months. I miss motivation. This last bit has been so incredibly mentally exhausting. It's so hard at this point with so little left to lose especially with the holidays.
  • Skinny feels good! It feels so, so good! I only have about 10-15 pounds left to go. I'm so happy with how I look and I can imagine how happy I will be when I get to my final goal weight.

    I made a decision to take a break from weight loss and maintain through the holidays. I had planned to go back to weight loss in January. Now I'm thinking about not going back to actively losing weight, but, like you, focusing on toning.

    I was afraid it would be tough getting back in to weight loss, but I'm feeling really motivated now. I don't know why. Now planning and doing are two different things, so I hope how I feel today and how I feel a week from now are the same!