Shed a few pounds?

[Pyrate81]

Everyone has different levels of motivation that get's them going.

Sissy: I gained back 35 lbs over the winter of the 100+ pounds I lost the previous 1 1/2 years(had back surgery and got lazy). From March until July I kept telling myself to get up off my butt and get back to it(trying to learn self-motivation). I worked out halfheartedly.

To get me back into my old workout/eating routine, 3 things factored into it:

1. I finally signed up to run a half marathon coming up in September

2. I'm at a point where only two pair of work pants fit and I refuse to buy bigger clothes again.

3. I tell myself I am disappointing someone else because I find it easier to do things for others than for myself.

Started back to the old routine last week and feel a lot better about myself. The weight drop is not far behind.

Hope this is more of what you are looking for.

[sissysnakes]

Everyone has different levels of motivation that get's them going.

Sissy: I gained back 35 lbs over the winter of the 100+ pounds I lost the previous 1 1/2 years(had back surgery and got lazy). From March until July I kept telling myself to get up off my butt and get back to it(trying to learn self-motivation). I worked out halfheartedly.

To get me back into my old workout/eating routine, 3 things factored into it:

1. I finally signed up to run a half marathon coming up in September

2. I'm at a point where only two pair of work pants fit and I refuse to buy bigger clothes again.

3. I tell myself I am disappointing someone else because I find it easier to do things for others than for myself.

Started back to the old routine last week and feel a lot better about myself. The weight drop is not far behind.

Hope this is more of what you are looking for.

It Is!
I also dont want to buy bigger clothes.. and I Loved my old ones that dont fit as well any more... I think even starting this thread is a good start toward motivating myself to move. Its good to hear others stories/advice. Thanks everyone!

[Vasiliki]

The best part is just starting. There's no way to do less than you're doing now, so doing more should be just an easy step

Love the idea of signing up for a physically challenging event! I actually discovered that an event I've wanted to do for years has recently been set up in a city just several hours West of me.

Another thing a friend of mine did was book a photoshoot for the family, and a private one for herself, 6 months from when she started working out. Since the one photoshoot was a 'sexy' shoot focused on her, she worked so much harder to get to her goals by that date. She paid for the photoshoot ahead of time, so the commitment was there.

[Pyrate81]

Welcome. Exercise has become a small passion.

[sissysnakes]

I am happy to announce that I have been working out everyday! I have restricted my diet for the next few weeks (as a trainer friend of mine suggested) until I reach my first weight goal and will then move to a healthy diet meant to maintain and support muscle growth for toning up. I am super excited and feelin pretty darn pleased with myself. Thanks everyone for your suggestions, stories and advice!

[Wobbilly5]

So almost two years ago I was 5"9 138lbs and feelin fancy. Now I have gained about 15lbs back and I want to loose it. Here is the thing, at 138 I was hitting the gym, running and doing light cardio at home on days off. Now I tell myself every day to start up again but its like i've lost the will to do so. I don't like where I am now and want to get back down again... But I Do like eating what I want and not having to obsess over diet and if I am putting in my exercise dues. So my question is.. How do you find the motivation to start moving?

I ran into a similar issue a few months ago. In my case I was just tired of working out and eating healthy for no particular reason. I was always asking myself why I was spending so much time lifting, doing cardio and preparing healthy meals....other than to be healthy of course, but it wasn't enough for me.

What I did was set a goal. I needed to accomplish something I hadn't done before. Something to push myself and give me that motivation that I was lacking. I decided to enter myself into a men's physique bodybuilding competition. Instead of lifting and dieting for size and muscularity, I am working for the magazine cover look in boardshorts on a stage in 14 weeks. I've never done anything like it before and it's an interesting experience.

I found a fitness consultant to tell me what to eat each day and which lifts to do to supplement my physique and it has really pushed me!

I probably didn't need to go though all that, but I hope you get the idea.

Set yourself a goal for something that you haven't accomplished and maybe would like to say that you did down the road. Maybe it's a marathon, a competition of some sort, or an intramural sport. It's up to you. You get a new experience, new friends, and that sometimes difficult to grasp motivation.

[sissysnakes]

So my work started a biggest looser competition... guess its working iv lost 10lbs in 2 weeks. Competition is a good motivator for me thanks again for the advice!

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