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Motivation..where?


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What are the best things for motivation? I need alot of motivation, because i tend to procrastinate.

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if your talking about working out, what works for me is packing my clothes ahead of time (hair dryer, flat iron, clothes, lotion, toothbrush, comb, shoes, etc. everything basically) so that in the morning when you feel you think you can't workout, all you have to think about is unpacking everything you have packed.  Of course this is if you workout in the mornings (trust me, it's a battle for me as well)!  But, this seems to work.  Hope this works for you.

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well thank you for your advice. i will keepit in mind, i dont currently exercise in the mornings, i just started yesterday, and havent actually came up with an exercise plan cuzz i have been pretty busy rightnow the most exercise i get tho is probably cleaning and running up and down the stairs, so its all throughout the day. but i do want to start walking every morning.

Positive self talk, SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely), baby steps, and non-food rewards.

The procrastinator in me does best if faced with a deadline.  And since I am a procrastinator, daily and weekly goals work best so that I don't put things off.  If I don't quite make my goal, I do nothing and focus on the next one.  But if I make a goal, I make a point to celebrate and/or reward myself.

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I never thought about rewarding myself for completing a daily goal, but sounds good. Thanks

When i feel a lack of motivation, I like to go to health/weightloss websites and look at people's before and after pics.  That always seems to kick me in the butt and refocus on my goals

yep, and also success stories!

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