Get Motivated and Staying Motivated.... New DietBet, New Blog!

Posted on April 4, 2015

Get Motivated and Staying Motivated is probably one thing that everyone has a problem with. I have a problem with it and when I know i feel like I am starting to quit I add something into the mix and mix it all about and do the hokey pokey and start all over again. HAHA.

Anyways... I have a few friends that congradulate me on my weighloss and they keep wanting to do what I am doing ( RUNNING, going to the gym etc ) but they just talk about it and don't do it . Come on people, you can't just say I want to start you actually have to get out there and do it whether its raining, snowing, sunshining etc. It frustrates me, maybe it shouldn't but it does when they ask me how I do it and I tell them what I have done including the diet bet which keeps me on my toes every month, but they don't want to make the changes. Running is free, gym memberships can be as low as $10 a month, biking is free, hiking is free if you go before the season opens, skating is free if you do it outside, running around with your kids is free, get up and do something about it. I don't mean to be an ass but why ask me what I am doing if you have no interest in it. Put down your electronics and get out there and do somethin.

Another thing I am told is "I don't know how you find the time" you know what that was an excuse I did last year, i kept saying i didnt have the time, i dont have the time etc. I don't have the time becuase I have to do this and this and this. I stopped saying I can't and things started happening and changing. I find the time, I do the time, I make the time, I get the job done be it 10 mins or 2 hours. I get up at 5am for work ,to come home after work to run the dog, take my son to karate or we go to the gym depending on the day , to come home make dinner and then since its been nice out we go out side before bed. I literally don't sit down again until 8pm every night to fall asleep by 9:30-10pm.

My suggestions to get motivated and stay motivated. Find something you love, I remember a few years ago I called my father crazy for running all the time. I told him no way I would ever do that as I hated running but since I got my dog Morgana to walk with I have enjoyed it , especially her at my side she keeps me feeling safe while I am on the road alone and keeps me going by pulling me on times I slow down. When you start getting bored with something step up your game or find something else to get you going. I am doing several different things to stay with my journey. One I continue to have races every other month, I tested out kickboxing and loved it so I am signing on for 8 weeks at the end of april. I also see a personal trainer 2x a week for a half hour which forces me to go to the gym then after our session I usually stay for another 1/2 to hour and 1/2 later. Also I have my father doing long runs with me on Sundays. If you find a motivation buddy they will also be a big help in your journey. Never back down, Never give up, Never get discouraged. Keep on going, you can do it and if you feel like you have failed Take a day break and jump back in again.

Get healthy, get fit, stay strong!

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Cara H.

04/04/2015 6:22PM

Amen. Don't let others frustrate you too much. Ive got a friend that wants it but not enough to do it. I've written out workouts for her, offered to walk with her, talked her into joining MFP, offered to input her food for her, sent DB invites.......... I just check in and offer again every couple weeks but don't wait around. She'll join me or not. I hope she will bug I can't make her. That's what we have to keep telling ourselves.

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Sondra D.

04/04/2015 2:41PM

Oh my gosh....I swear you must have been in my head listening to my thoughts this morning. I have a few people in my life, just like what you talk about. I have finally learned this is obviously not a journey we can take together. We've tried. They want to do what they have always done, and they continue to get the same results. The same that I got when I "dieted" with them. I have finally learned they are not my motivators - they're enablers for my "cheats." A big reason I started buckling down was to motivate a friend whose daughter is getting married in September and she doesn't want to be overweight (we're about the same size, or were before I joined here). Now, she won't even comment on my weight loss, because she doesn't want to change her "diet" which is the same one she's done unsuccessfully for years. The "diet five days, binge for two, yo-yo diet." I emailed her again yesterday about the success and motivation of our group and the response was "I'm too social to be thin!"

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Gigglesgurl7014

04/04/2015 2:31PM

Exactly! I work full time plus some too it's not only the ones that work 8hrs a day, some of them stay home all day. And they say they can't because of the kids . You can't tell people to stop making excuses or they get mad but i do offer to help if they want help. But don't like to be asked my "secrets" if they won't use them. I do however have some friends that have started their journey and we are running a 5k in two weeks. I can't wait to see them cross the finish line, I am proud of them for making the effort to succeed and not making excuses of why they can't!

Jocey

04/04/2015 12:59PM

Amen! I too get annoyed by all the questions - and I have the added bonus of my friends telling me that it's "easier" for me because I don't have a 9-5 job like they do. Um, no. Not at all easy, in any way shape or form. Dedication, determination and the ability to pick myself back up after I fail at trying. I'm prone to excuses but am determined to change that - I often tell myself to suck it up. (And I've started telling my friends to suck it up, too. Feel free to complain if stuff isn't working - but certainly don't complain if you're sitting on your butt eating chips in front of the tv all week!)

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Gigglesgurl7014

04/04/2015 10:54AM

Thanks les!!! My goal is to get to 150 and I am planning on sticking it through till I am down there. 50lbs more to go

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Les

04/04/2015 10:14AM

Wonderful blog Giggles......................and remember it for when you think all of the other things you have "signed up for" are going to keep this from working! So happy to journey with you again - you have the exact right mindset - work it GF!

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