The fire has gone
I gained 2lbs this week and I’m not happy with myself. I just can’t seem to get motivated at the moment. When I started this I was all fired up and ready to go. Losing the weight was only part of what I wanted to do and I was moving towards all the others at the same time.
Now the fire has gone out and I’m doing this half-heartedly. The rest of my original aims have all disappeared. I’m not hurting anyone but my self by not doing this properly and I really do want to lose the weight. So I’m going to read through the book behind my plan this afternoon and try to get some enthusiasm back.
Sue, take it one step at a time. Sometimes it’s hard to find the original motivation that we had when we started! As for myself, I know I only hurt myself when I don’t follow my plan and workout the way I need to. My workouts have really become part of who I am. I enjoy them immensely! So, for me, I have to make time to get a workout in even if I can’t manage to get to the gym.
Good luck on finding that motivation and moving forward on your weight loss journey!
Don’t Give Up.
I’m new here and have never before read your blog, but all I have to do is look over at your Weight Graph to see you have been doing great and have made some impressive progress. Fight for it.
I know you can do it. We all have times where we don’t do as well as we want, but just jump back into it. You are taking a great step by looking for the motivation to keep it going.
Motivation gets one started … grit keeps ya going. Look at what you have already done. You walked away from Ben and Jerry’s only days ago and I was impressed beyond belief by you. Cover your ears to that negative voice we all have in our heads. Endure the pain you are having now. You will get by this moment. Susy you are tough ya proved it, and we all know it. Hang in there kid!
It’s only a little blip Sue….sure you’re only human. You take it for what it was….forgetable….and move on. Pick yourself up, stay positive and focussed. Make 3 healthy goals each day…write them out and put them where you will see thm. When you acomplish a goal….put a line through it on the list and give yourself a mental pat on the back.
Keep your chin up girlie….you’re doing great
I feel your pain. I keep trying to get remotivated, but it only lasts a day or two. I started a new plan, so hopefully this one will work for me. I don’t think my problem is what I’m eating, but how much. I hope you will find your motivation again. You’ve been doing great! Hang in there!!
Awww, Sue, it is just a place in life we all hit from time to time, and being the great analyzer you are, you will figure this one out too! You have what it takes and you still want the same thing. Sometimes a fresh approach works for a while and sometimes as walkerhound says it takes grit. We’ve all seen your grit. You got it! Grit on and know we have so much respect and admiration for you!
Dont give up!!!! We all go thru these dry spells, its not easy but you can do it. You have come way to far to give up now. -Dee
It’s funny…I felt the same way last thursday night…after a horrible week of emotional eating and bad moods and guilt…I finally had it and I was ready to quit. And then I came here to read everyone’s blogs in an effort to re-boost…and I read and read and read, slowly feeling better and then finally I came to a chick name “Buttercup” aka Shanna (I think) and her blog titled ” No Man’s Land” just hit the spot for me. I felt so good and my hope and faith were restored, instantly. She too, had lost interest or her “fire went out”. She had a lot of things to say…look her up.
Just wanted to let you know you are not alone here and to just take it a day at a time. What happened to me was…I started thinking about how much weight I had to lose (160 lbs to be exact) and I started feeling overwhelmed. I started exercising or doing pilates. I started thinking of how I needed to also add 20 minutes of walking to my regimen. I never added this walking to my daily routine, then I started feeling guilty and then I skipped a day and then skipped another two days and finally I stopped exercising all together and then came the unhealthy eating. Finally when I couldn’t take it anymore I came here and it all ended up well.
Keep blogging and logging in here. Someone always knows how you feel here….You can do it!
This happens to the best of us and I don’t know why. Why can’t we stay motivated til the end? I do believe the people that succeed can push through even when we don’t have the most motivation. I have faith in you and I know you can do it!