Where do you find motivation to work out...?

nfanel

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

I never consider that working out for some reason, even if I bike like 30 miles.

it never feels like work....but i actually burn @600 calories/hour biking...and go for @4-5 hour rides on the weekends...so i always lose weight come bike season without trying.

Ms. Haiku

Also, you have to enjoy at least part of the exercise. There is nothing like a runner's high to make me think I'm alive for a reason. It's one of the most beautiful feelings! It's like unconditional love from the world.

GreenTeaDisease

facepollution wrote:

it tells you EXACTLY what you should be eating and when to eat it. If you follow what it says you will see the results. /quote]

no book can do that because every person is different and every different body performs differently every day.

libragirl

mostly just feeling healthy and being able to fit into my clothes.

Brain of J.Lo

ok, well...I did a quick workout and now I feel great. If I could just remember this feeling on the days I'm not motivated, it would be much easier to get going.

Ms. Haiku

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

ok, well...I did a quick workout and now I feel great. If I could just remember this feeling on the days I'm not motivated, it would be much easier to get going.

Do you feel like this

I've paid my dues -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
-
I thank you all -

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

GreenTeaDisease

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

ok, well...I did a quick workout and now I feel great. If I could just remember this feeling on the days I'm not motivated, it would be much easier to get going.

I read something about how people can't remember how they feel in certain situations, like it's the function that makes women forget the true extent of the pain of childbirth. The thing I read was in the context of people feeling bad about themselves after eating- they forget about how hungry they were or what they were craving before they ate.

Brain of J.Lo

Ms. Haiku wrote:

Do you feel like this

I've paid my dues -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
-
I thank you all -

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

lol! Well, maybe not *quite* that triumphant after 30 minutes on the bike, but I do feel all tingly and good.

Ms. Haiku

Or This-

After every life goal I complete I think of this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyvrdEKLEw0

Everytime I watch this I feel like my soul is in flight to the stars!

Steve Dunne

kids. enough said.

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

I read something about how people can't remember how they feel in certain situations, like it's the function that makes women forget the true extent of the pain of childbirth. The thing I read was in the context of people feeling bad about themselves after eating- they forget about how hungry they were or what they were craving before they ate.

That's interesting and so true! Incidentally, I can't really remember what my contractions felt like. Rather, I remember what they felt like but I can't remember how intense they were. But they must have been intense because I was literally groaning and sweating and crying....lol.

It's a shame you can't find a way to bottle the "after workout" glow. I'd love to feel like this without all that effort.

nfanel

actually, what am i saying.... i live in philly, this is my motivation.

eye of the tiger!

edit: oops. saw ms. haiku's post too late.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

no book can do that because every person is different and every different body performs differently every day.

Yep, this is the main reason consistent weight loss is difficult. Your body is too dynamic. It adapts very quickly to whatever you do to it. So you always have to change what you throw at it.

Ms. Haiku

nfanel wrote:

actually, what am i saying.... i live in philly, this is my motivation.

eye of the tiger!

edit: oops. saw ms. haiku's post too late.

Ohmygawd! We're cosmic twins. What a great movie!

Thanks for showing the picture. I just made it my background image

GreenTeaDisease

Saturnal wrote:

Yep, this is the main reason consistent weight loss is difficult. Your body is too dynamic. It adapts very quickly to whatever you do to it. So you always have to change what you throw at it.

Exactly, and I have come to understand this so much in the past year with all my weight gain and seeing the nutritionist and reading some books and whatnot...god, especially as a woman, I could never adhere to the same diet the week of my period as I do every other day. Also there is more and more scientific evidence that people just burn different calories differently due to genetics and/or stomach flora, which I find fascinating. So they are finding that even just burning more calories than you eat isn't necessarily going to make everyone lose weight. (there was a 400 lb, 25 year old woman that was hospitalized and included in a weight loss study. they fed her like 1000 calories a day or some extremely small amount and made her exercise and what not. She complained that they were feeding her too much- she actually ate less on her own. She ended up GAINING weight and the doctors assumed she had been smuggling in food but they never found any evidence of it. it all led to the idea that the bacteria that exist in the stomach are different in everyone! and these bacteria break down different nutrients more or less efficiently depending on the person!)

it's just important to eat often, healthy, and consistently. For example on tuesday my schedule was all screwed up and I ended up having coffee and a cookie for lunch rice crackers at like 5 and a bowl of vegetables for dinner! Yesterday, I was a mess. I kept eating bits of chocolate. I couldn't satisfy my hunger and all I wanted was carbs. I felt like crap and had a tummy ache this morning, all from a messed up schedule on tuesday.

sennin

I need to get some motivation too!

Ever since I stopped racing my bike, I've gained a bunch of weight, and feel lazy.....but still happy!

I'd really like to get back in shape though, but not sure I want to start racing again, it's a big commitment!

It's hard for me to work out just to look good....there has to be some kind of competition involved.

know1

I enjoy being healthy and active. What else am I going to do, watch TV? I can say that working out is one of the more enjoyable things I do on an average day/workday. It's all about attitude.

MyHandsBound

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

...when you don't have ANY of your own?!?

I need to get my ass on the bike right now, but I just don't feel like it.

You have to set a positve goal ( If I can exercise I can also .....)
or
Gamble ( If I exercise I'll .....)

Ms. Haiku

Because of this thread I just finished my 2-mile run. If I didn't run I'd feel like a fraud. Here I am writing happy happy joy joy running stuff, and what if after writing this stuff I'm sitting home eating bonbons and cheese doodles. Nope, won't work. Now that I've finished my run I can eat bonbons and cheese doodles

JaneNY

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

...when you don't have ANY of your own?!?

I need to get my ass on the bike right now, but I just don't feel like it.

My motivation was I like to look good, and stay slim, be healthy, and have energy. I ended up as an aerobics instructor/fitness center owner, so my motivation now is if I don't show up to teach, people will be upset, and if I do show up I make money. Its all good.

The thing about 'always listening to your body' is basically not true. If you listen to your body it will tell you to sit around and be lazy. You have to get in the habit of making yourself work out regularly whether you want to or not, AND find something you like to do. I like my program because its like dance, and its not boring. I read somewhere, if your mind is bored now, your body was bored weeks ago.