10-20-2010, 07:51 AM
[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]I am pretty sure that the question being asked here was about motivation and not about the hows and whys of weight loss. Very few people are NOT aware of the basics about calorie intake and weight loss.
Motivation is a tricky beast. Often it can be put aside when something else presents its own, more appealing motivating factors, a bit like the cartoon image of a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other.
Having goals in mind and reaffirming and reminding yourself of your goals is a good way to help keep motivated. Think about your goal, how does it look, how does it feel, smell, sound - imagine everything about it and notice what stands out in that image. At time that you feel your motivation is lacking, or you feel motivated towards the opposite action you have to be self disciplined and take a moment to focus and see that image again. This can help with all kind of goals, not just weight loss.
Try and tackle your reluctance to go out as this will improve your self confidence and give you other areas of interest to focus on. If you cant feel safe in the immediate outdoors is there somewhere you can get to where you can feel safe? Challenge yourself, is the threat of yobs real or imagined? If its real, what contingencies can you make to protect yourself?
Good luck, and remember some days will be more of a challenge to your motivation, and when that happens start afresh the next day.
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Motivation is a tricky beast. Often it can be put aside when something else presents its own, more appealing motivating factors, a bit like the cartoon image of a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other.
Having goals in mind and reaffirming and reminding yourself of your goals is a good way to help keep motivated. Think about your goal, how does it look, how does it feel, smell, sound - imagine everything about it and notice what stands out in that image. At time that you feel your motivation is lacking, or you feel motivated towards the opposite action you have to be self disciplined and take a moment to focus and see that image again. This can help with all kind of goals, not just weight loss.
Try and tackle your reluctance to go out as this will improve your self confidence and give you other areas of interest to focus on. If you cant feel safe in the immediate outdoors is there somewhere you can get to where you can feel safe? Challenge yourself, is the threat of yobs real or imagined? If its real, what contingencies can you make to protect yourself?
Good luck, and remember some days will be more of a challenge to your motivation, and when that happens start afresh the next day.
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