Motivation

[niro]

See my profile pic. There's my motivation. If not for that precious face, I wouldn't get out of bed. Or breathe.

Yeah, other people can be a huge motivation especially those people we love and care about.

 

[niro]

Motivation - ugh. Many years ago I wanted to stop smoking, but since I was young and healthy it was hard to convince myself that there would someday be consequences. It was finally out of vanity that I quit - I hated smelling like an ashtray.

Last year I wanted to lose weight, but couldn't find the motivation. In my twenties I was motivated by the search for a romantic partner, but now I've been married 20+ years and my husband didn't seem to mind that I looked like a turnip. I minded, but couldn't stick to anything. I decided to invent an imaginary boyfriend that I'd be meeting for the first time a few months down the road. However, I'm not that stupid. So then, I decided I needed to find someone local to have a "crush" on - a real, live person who I'd really run into every few weeks. Well, this really worked! I chose someone who I found totally unattractive (because I didn't want to really have a crush on someone), and made it like a game - it became easier to stick to the diet plan knowing I'd see this guy every couple of weeks, and even though he looked like a turnip, it was a victory when I realized that I was 5-10 pounds lighter whenever I saw him. But then, guess what? I wound up really getting a crush on him - he was a turnip, but very smart and funny. That was okay, it only added to the motivation. But then I started blushing furiously whenever I ran into him at the Winn Dixie, and it just caused me a lot of embarrassment (not to mention guilt, because I'm married). So then, I had to convince myself that although I was 25+ pounds thinner, it was totally unacceptable for me to have a crush on someone I had to see around town - I'd have to try to go back to believing that Clive Owen was my boyfriend, which didn't work, and I gained 15 pounds.

So, my "Imaginary Boyfriend Diet" was a fail. Any advice on finding and keeping motivation would be appreciated!

I would love to lose weight and fall in love maybe I should try this!

 

[blunthead]

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[Neesy]

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I admit my ignorance - can you explain what this diagram illustrates please?

 

[no bounce no play]

Weight loss trick that no longer works...

I used to keep a daily list of what I ate and it kept me on my diet. I quit doing it because I'd made it too complicated - I noted calories plus saturated fat and sodium content. I tried the ploy again this weekend but after eating just a few potato chips and writing down "a few potato chips", I picked the bag back up and ate almost the entire bag I did not correct my list lol.

 

[blunthead]

I admit my ignorance - can you explain what this diagram illustrates please?

It's an illustration of what motivates humans to want to procreate. It probably would have helped had I included an explanation; then again, I don't remember if there was one.

 

[Neesy]