What's keeping you on track today??

I know that we are all here in the name of health and bettering ourselves in some way.  There are articles, support groups, calorie counts, activity tracking, etc.  I see a fit woman at the gym or jogging down the street and I want to be like her!  I want to be lean and toned, athletic and energetic!... I want to be hot!

However...

There are days when I want to sit on my butt and do absolutely nothing - and if my work allowed it I'd probably have more days like that than is good for me!  And on those days I'm ornery, annoyed, tired, unmotivated - and the powdered donuts in the vending machine hold more appeal than a brand new wardrobe!  I start dreaming of a greasy hamburger from Fuddruckers, or a brownie shake from Dairy Queen - and it takes effort from every ounce of my being not to indulge and toss health aside.  I can be a happy fat person, right?

*sigh*

So what keeps you going?  What keeps you on track?  What gets you through the days when the "mission-fat-loss" is threatened by fat indulgence?

What's keeping you on track today?

For me... today I liked the way I looked in my black capri's.  They're finally fitting the way they should!

Today and for the next month or two the company I work for is doing a wellness campaign where we try to get in 10,000 steps a day. We all have pedometers and throughout the day ask each other how many steps we have so far.

This is keeping me motivated. I dont want to be behind every one else and although its not a contest...we kind of make it out to be one. Its fun.

I want DQ. mmm.

Hmm.

1. I'm going to Cape Cod in a little over 2 weeks, and I want to be happy with myself while I'm there!  I know a little discipline now will pay off for my vacation.

2. I'm on a new money-saving kick...indulging generally costs some coin, even if it is just a snack from the vending machine!

I like this idea for a thread!

1. Just like you, my nice shorts are finally fitting properly! I couldn't wear them all summer, but now I can!

2. I'm doing the C25K program and learning to run is my goal, so that helps keep me on track with my exercise.

3. I binged on garlic fingers (pizza, essentially) last night, so today I have to make up for it!

That's all I got for now. Good day to ask though, I've been doing super well staying on track today! I don't even WANT any unhealthy food. That's a new one!

Thanks!  It seems like everyday I think of a reason that my health matters to me, because we all know this isn't easy! 

So, I invite everyone to think of the reason they're eating well today, or what's giving them the desire to exercise - despite the temptation not to! 

What keeps me on track is the thought of how much closer to my breast reduction and tummy tuck I am!!

I've wanted a breast reduction since I was in the 8th grade and the tummy tuck was added recently because I had two children back to back.

Smaller boobies here I come!!!!!!!!!!

Whats keeping me on track is that i want to be in peak form to go back to college in a few weeks.. i want to have the healthiest body i can because i know that i may or may not have to fight off a little bit of swine flu at some stage and also with college comes drinking and socialising..so my immune system has to be in top form.. bit of a strange motivation!! I need the energy for working hard and playing harder in other words!

It also helps that ill be able to head back to the college gym straight away and not be self concious carryin extra summer weight like i was last year :) also that my skin and body will be lookin great too :)

I havent had sugar in a week and feel fantastic!!!!!:)

Thanks for the extra motivation:)

Hey... reasons are reasons!

I was so ridiculously tired today at work and had every excuse running through my head not to go to the gym on my lunch break!  But then I thought about my original post and what I want - so I drug my lazy booty to the gym, and feel better for it! 

Today I'm thinking about the necessity of continual effort and diligence!

Who knows what my motivator will be tomorrow... ;)

My motivation is that I have 5 lbs to go before I can start eating maintenance cals! It will be nice to be able to do that cause I will truly be starting my full new way of eating healthy.  Also I think that the toning I want to do will really start to happen when I've got more cals to build more muscle.  So I guess food is kinda my motivation, and that I only have 5 lbs left to loose! Good job u guys, and Samantha you just motivated me to do my Yoga X right after work, I was already making excused not to do it.  I'm doin P90X and yoga is definitely my least favorite day!

My motivator was that I lost another lb today.  Another one was today was the last day I had to work out for the week.  I usually take the weekends off.  If I do happen to take a weekday off I feel guilty about it all weekend.  One less thing to have guilt over.

Have a great weekend everyone.

My weigh in tomorrow morning is motivating me.  I have purposefully avoided the scale for over a month now for "fear of disappointment."  If I COULD eat whatever the hell I wanted, NOT exercise and always maintain a slamming body, I'd be an over-eating slug in a minute.  It takes quite a bit of self-discipline to keep me on track every day.  LOTS of mind over matter Jedi mind tricks.

My day-to-day motivator is knowing that each pound I lose is one pound closer to my goal weight and those jeans I use to wear 2 years ago.

My lifetime motivator is looking at all the problems my family members have had with obesity/overweightness. Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea etc. Knowing that you will be like that in 30 years if you don't change can really motivate you.

my motivation is that i want to look at myself
in the mirror and be happy with what i see :)

oh

and i want my boyfriend to like it too. ha ha

I am going to the gym today... I am going to the gym today... I am going to the gym today...

This is pretty much the only thing motivating me today!  I, like xohmyx, want to like what I see when I look in the mirror, but I'm also working at liking what I see despite the fact that what I see is not perfect!

Either way, health and exercise are important, right?!?  Hence...

I am going to the gym today... I am going to the gym today... I am going to the gym today...

;)

Samantha-  I like this thread! We all need to find a "motivation" every day! I know i do...

My motivation today is thinking about how much better I feel when i eat right and work out consistently. My energy level goes way up, I feel lighter, more confident and more comfortable in my clothes.

Ain't nothin to it but to do it!

gddrdld...

I just think it's easy to focus on long-term goals like the number you want to see on the scale as the grand finale to your weight-loss venture, or finally fitting into a specific size, or being able to buy the same size you did 10 years ago!

While I think about those things ultimately, that's not what keeps me going everyday. 

Sometimes it's just the fact that I like the way I feel today, or I like the way my clothes look on me that morning, or I feel like I've overcome a hurdle by having oatmeal instead of syrup-soaked pancakes for breakfast, or that I know I'll feel better if I get just a little bit of exercise today! 

After all, the end result is about how you did today right?

I suppose I have never really had a healthy relationship with food. My weight has yo-yoed since I was around 14. I come from a long line of sedentary food loving people, and so since puberty I have struggled to develop a healthy relationship with food. I've run the gamot of diets and battled with an eating disorder or two along the way, and now that I am in a healthy romantic relationship I've gained 15 lbs since March.

Today, the thing keeping me motivated is wearing my skinny pants. Oh, they are a little uncomfortable, and maybe this isn't the healthiest way to look at it but it is a constant reminder for me why I need to stop grabbing convenience foods.

I work at Applebees by the way. It is so easy for me to just order up a plate of disaster, at 50% off the average consumer price.

I would love to be able to look in the mirror and love what I see, even like what I see...but I've noticed that when I achieve this I tend to start gaining weight again.

Dr. Cox from Scrubs says "If you look in the mirror and you like what you see, you've already lost the battle."

I don't want to be like this, but complacence is dangerous for me...hence...tight jeans.