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Where do you find motivation to work out?
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It will come off as a chore at first, especially on your first month then it will become a habit eventually. Try surviving each day, one at a time and never target unrealistic goal like losing a lot or gaining abs after just a month or so. Find a good gym especially a great trainer/coach.
This week I started working out for seven minutes a day. I feel completely different, like it's just easier to live. Seven godamn minutes.
Don't pick a time to start with, meet your body where it is and build. The goal should be to keep improving, not to always be at absolute peak intensity.
(P.s.- for a start, try Maggie binkley's 15 minute 1.0 videos on Amazon prime. If you're sore after the first day, do half the next.)
Don't pick a time to start with, meet your body where it is and build. The goal should be to keep improving, not to always be at absolute peak intensity.
(P.s.- for a start, try Maggie binkley's 15 minute 1.0 videos on Amazon prime. If you're sore after the first day, do half the next.)
Force of habit. Every evening when I get back from work, I put on headphones and take a 20-30 minute bike ride (90 minutes on weekends). Always, unless it's pouring rain or I'm seriously ill. Even if I've had a terrible day (heavy workload or just feeling tired for no particular reason) I always feel at least a little better after a ride.
It's certainly easier when the weather's nice, of course.
It's certainly easier when the weather's nice, of course.
Watch this.
I've been working out for close to 10 years, I wen't from being really overweight to in quite good shape.
But I've hit hurdles, I'm trying to challenge me at all times, I'm quite happy where I am strenght wise, now I'm trying to up my cardio, learning how to run further and faster, at 230 pounds, it sucks.
It's a grind, there are no shortcuts, just get up and do it.
I think going to the gym is fun as well, I love working out in almost all forms, I love the feeling of exhaustion. So that helps.
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My motivation? Hate for obesity, not in general of course, I'm talking about specifically and solely me, the obese lardass.
At my peak, I was 350 pounds, and it was horrible. I was going nowhere, and fast because I was stupid to myself, ignoring the fact that a person's worth (again, talking about me specifically) is a number, a number lower than 180. Anything over that is worthless, and a waste, so I did something about and ran.
And I kept running.
And I will keep running.
Right now, I don't have that much time to run, so I have to run only 1-2 times a week whilst starving myself at 1400 calories a day (with doctor approval, vitamins, and water of course, don't be dumb), and am 171 pounds. My goal is to be 160 pound one day, while still being healthy, or 180 pounds with muscle (which itself is a problem due to dysphoria and such)
My motivation is self-worth, I value myself to much to ever be a worthless unhealthy slob again.
No regrettably, my motivation isn't considered healthy. I acknowledge this. My advice? Follow a doctor and try small, monthly goals for healthy, realistic fitness and health results.
But yeah, starving sucks... I've had only 850 calories all day.
At my peak, I was 350 pounds, and it was horrible. I was going nowhere, and fast because I was stupid to myself, ignoring the fact that a person's worth (again, talking about me specifically) is a number, a number lower than 180. Anything over that is worthless, and a waste, so I did something about and ran.
And I kept running.
And I will keep running.
Right now, I don't have that much time to run, so I have to run only 1-2 times a week whilst starving myself at 1400 calories a day (with doctor approval, vitamins, and water of course, don't be dumb), and am 171 pounds. My goal is to be 160 pound one day, while still being healthy, or 180 pounds with muscle (which itself is a problem due to dysphoria and such)
My motivation is self-worth, I value myself to much to ever be a worthless unhealthy slob again.
No regrettably, my motivation isn't considered healthy. I acknowledge this. My advice? Follow a doctor and try small, monthly goals for healthy, realistic fitness and health results.
But yeah, starving sucks... I've had only 850 calories all day.
My girlfriend is the reason I go. She always had her routine with yoga and running. Earlier this year she wanted to do strength training, so we decided to go to the gym together. Ever since, she has been pushing me to go as well.
On my own I also had a hard time finding the motivation, but I have been going steadily ever since she has been going.
On my own I also had a hard time finding the motivation, but I have been going steadily ever since she has been going.
Deep seated fear of being fat again. The quality of life decrease would be like going back to prison after escaping, when I thought I never could.
I keep a picture of when I was a weak, pathetic, skinny, beta twig of a 20 year old hanging on my mirror.
Never again.
Never again.
At first it was to stay in football shape. In my 20s it was to pick up girls and improve my mood. And now in my 30s, I just want to be as healthy as I can for my family.
Not to be a downer, but a goal that seems unattainable has always had the opposite effect of motivation for me. Comparing yourself as a newbie to highly accomplished people is discouraging.
I'd listen to this but the song will change in my pocket and you can't close YouTube.
It's routine now.
But when I started years ago it was all about the post-workout high/sense of accomplishment, and then the physical change you see over time. If you lift you can also add strength progression to that.
All of it combined together turned it into more of a lifestyle. Now my workouts are much more varied too.
But when I started years ago it was all about the post-workout high/sense of accomplishment, and then the physical change you see over time. If you lift you can also add strength progression to that.
All of it combined together turned it into more of a lifestyle. Now my workouts are much more varied too.
honestly if you don't want it, don't bother. but if you really are unhappy with what you're looking at in the mirror then you should be able to find the motivation, the rest is routine.
i'm the laziest motherfucker in the world but still wake up at 4 A.M. every morning to hit the gym because i used to be chubby and do not want to go back to that
i'm the laziest motherfucker in the world but still wake up at 4 A.M. every morning to hit the gym because i used to be chubby and do not want to go back to that
It's about the positive feedback. I started cycling everywhere because I found it super enjoyable. That's free exercise.
I started doing the 100 hundred pushup challenge thing out of boredom, and saw the tangible results and it made me feel really good about myself. I kept adding to it after that and now I'm on a full weight lifting routine and every time I see the progress in myself physically, it makes me feel better and better.
I had to do a routine medical monitoring visit a few months ago and the doctor was looking over my results and just made the comment "You're an athlete? Or you work out a lot?" and he was talking about my resting heart rate and it straight up made my day.
It even makes eating healthy easy. Watching that number on the scale go down week after week is exciting.
I started doing the 100 hundred pushup challenge thing out of boredom, and saw the tangible results and it made me feel really good about myself. I kept adding to it after that and now I'm on a full weight lifting routine and every time I see the progress in myself physically, it makes me feel better and better.
I had to do a routine medical monitoring visit a few months ago and the doctor was looking over my results and just made the comment "You're an athlete? Or you work out a lot?" and he was talking about my resting heart rate and it straight up made my day.
It even makes eating healthy easy. Watching that number on the scale go down week after week is exciting.
I tell myself I'll look less gross if I'm less fat. Don't know if that's actually the case but I'm sticking to it. Helps that I actually have a goal in mind this time around. I'm trying to drop to 180 pounds before my trip to Europe in January. Started at 210 and I'm down to 198 currently.
But yeah eating healthy and working out consistently sucks. I'm hungry all the time and everything I'm allowed to eat is bland as hell. I need taste goddammit!
But yeah eating healthy and working out consistently sucks. I'm hungry all the time and everything I'm allowed to eat is bland as hell. I need taste goddammit!
I feel happier after working out, thats my main motivation. Second is looking good/being healthy :)
Its scientifically proven prolonged periods of exercise release endorphins.
Also, getting some Sun and fresh air help a lot with my mental health.
Its scientifically proven prolonged periods of exercise release endorphins.
Also, getting some Sun and fresh air help a lot with my mental health.
It's the only way I know how to fight my depression at this point.
I cant let myself forget that
I cant let myself forget that
I hate working out. Probably one of the worst things I can think of doing. I'd rather be doing anything else.
And or the life of me I can't fathom why some people actually enjoy it. I know the joys of weight loss and getting in shape but some people enjoy the actual activity. I wish I felt the same.
Instead I like food. Lots of food.
Good luck.
And or the life of me I can't fathom why some people actually enjoy it. I know the joys of weight loss and getting in shape but some people enjoy the actual activity. I wish I felt the same.
Instead I like food. Lots of food.
Good luck.
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The thing that motivated me was learning about losing muscle mass as you age. Thought I couldn't spare any so better build some before that happens.
I can't get motivated for gym sessions though so I do a bodyweight fitness routine at home and it's finally become a habit.
I can't get motivated for gym sessions though so I do a bodyweight fitness routine at home and it's finally become a habit.
I had no motivation to go to the gym until I took a sport (Muay Thai). Now I love going to the gym.
Lol I wanna experience that. I've had girls grab my arm or touch my chest but never the drooling over abs thing.
Well for starters I like working out and I like my body so that is a plus in my book. And not training makes me get a bit anxious and I start to feel a bit down. The last thing is i'm not young anymore, turning 35 made me realize that my body is going downhill so training helps me feel "young"
The strength progression is pretty empowering too, from a self-esteem sense.
Now, I'm not saying that all self-esteem has to come from body image, but that very same sense of accomplishment is a very good boost in a basket of other positivities.
