What does it for you?

BelleU · 10-01-2009, 11:19 AM

I am curious to know...
How do YOU stay motivated? More importantly how do you stay disciplined w/diet & exercise?? What do you do to keep it from becoming boring and routine?

I get on a good streak and then just blow it. I will eat clean, bust my booty at the gym for a solid week or two. I even see results and then I make it all go to crap.

I guess you can say I get scared. Does that make sense?

SarcasticWalrus · 10-01-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BelleU

I am curious to know...
How do YOU stay motivated? More importantly how do you stay disciplined w/diet & exercise?? What do you do to keep it from becoming boring and routine?

I get on a good streak and then just blow it. I will eat clean, bust my booty at the gym for a solid week or two. I even see results and then I make it all go to crap.

I guess you can say I get scared. Does that make sense?

I know I've only been following a clean diet and working out since June, but I am no longer having much trouble with cravings for junk and whatnot anymore. What keeps me motivated is the way i feel. It would be so much harder if I were constantly looking for big muscles (my goal :P), since the process takes so much time. The quickest (and arguably the best) gain for me was becoming a calmer person. I suffered from panic disorder for a number of years, which disabled me from living a normal life at many points, but what came with this lifestyle change is a really good energetic, yet calm energy rather than a nervous one. I don't really pay a whole lot of attention to the taste of food anymore, but rather, the feelings I get from them. Brown rice and spinach used to taste terribly dull to me, but now they are my favorite foods because they make me feel so good.

I suppose I'm just trying to remind you that the aesthetics of your body are not the only rewards you get from this lifestyle, but it feels great too.

mommalu · 10-01-2009, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BelleU

I am curious to know...
How do YOU stay motivated? More importantly how do you stay disciplined w/diet & exercise?? What do you do to keep it from becoming boring and routine?

I get on a good streak and then just blow it. I will eat clean, bust my booty at the gym for a solid week or two. I even see results and then I make it all go to crap.

I guess you can say I get scared. Does that make sense?

Setting my alarm at 4am and getting my butt to the gym for a good workout. I've been doing this since Feb and have seen great success in the way my body has changed. I am also now starting to get compliments from customers that makes me want to push even harder.
Hard work and dedication "does" pay off

I also gave up CL and don't have the sugar cravings. They say" You are what you eat" and I do believe that!!

princessTiffany · 10-01-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SarcasticWalrus

I know I've only been following a clean diet and working out since June, but I am no longer having much trouble with cravings for junk and whatnot anymore. What keeps me motivated is the way i feel. It would be so much harder if I were constantly looking for big muscles (my goal :P), since the process takes so much time. The quickest (and arguably the best) gain for me was becoming a calmer person. I suffered from panic disorder for a number of years, which disabled me from living a normal life at many points, but what came with this lifestyle change is a really good energetic, yet calm energy rather than a nervous one. I don't really pay a whole lot of attention to the taste of food anymore, but rather, the feelings I get from them. Brown rice and spinach used to taste terribly dull to me, but now they are my favorite foods because they make me feel so good.

I suppose I'm just trying to remind you that the aesthetics of your body are not the only rewards you get from this lifestyle, but it feels great too.

I can totally relate to that. I have anxiety and when I get up to walk or jog I actually breathe.

DemetriaF · 10-01-2009, 07:08 PM

What does it for me?

My ego is huge! So working out helps feed it, and keeps me in check.

sugarkrm · 10-01-2009, 09:32 PM

I stay naturally motivated for the majority of the month. Reading fitness magazines or reading inspirational quotes help too. However, (TMI ALERT) about a week or so before my period I have a decrease in energy and start craving more food. I suffer through those work outs, but after that time of the month is over my appetite returns to normal, and I get right back on track.

lucatoth · 10-02-2009, 01:11 AM

I put myself some targets (like the amount of weights I want to lift). I know if I dont reach my targets I feel bad, so it gets me moving. Also doing other activities helps a lot. Like today I do not feel like doing any cardio (from weights I need a day-off), so I called up a friend to play some squash. Some like joining various classes. Checking motivational articles, videos etc... also pushes me. Sometimes I like to go to other branches of my gym chain, different machines, different location, etc...