What Motivates You To Lose Weight And Get Fit?
Every busy Mom needs a little motivation to lose weight and get fit every now and then. The key is knowing what motivates you and what doesn’t. You have to have a reason…a purpose for losing weight and getting fit.
I am motivated to lose weight and get fit because I don’t want to be unhealthy. I want to look good and feel good. When you are healthy, you greatly decrease your chances of getting a serious disease. And for some silly reason, I just don’t want to be that one who runs into an old high school friend and they *gasp* because I look totally different than what they remembered!
I have noticed that motivation takes on a snowball effect. When I’m not feeling very motivated I’ll start off doing something small - like go for a walk. Once I’m out walking, I start to feel more motivated and then I end up jogging. Start small and you will get more motivation as you go.
We are all motivated by different things. If you are lacking motivation then you must look within and find the reason why. Purpose drives motivation to lose weight and get fit. So what’s your purpose? Once we know what motivates us to lose weight and get fit then we must have willpower to keep going!
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Where There Is A WillPOWER There Is A Way
Hey busy fit Moms! If you haven’t been serious about losing weight, getting fit, and living healthy NOW is the time to turn it around! You have what it takes within you to lose weight, eat healthy, exercise, AND maintain it.
It’s called WILLPOWER.
Dictionary. com defines willpower as the control of one’s impulses and actions; self-control. This let’s us know that we can have control over our impulses and actions!
It is a powerful thing when we know that we control how much we eat, what we eat, and how much we exercise. Willpower is very much tied into being disciplined. Discipline is defined as an activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill. It is something that is practiced and with time if you continue doing what you are practicing you will become skilled.
Here is a really great 5 part series on self discipline. Read it when you have some time!
We need to GET TOUGH with ourselves! Don’t be a wimp!
Once we decide that we want to get fit all we have to do is lay out a plan and STICK to it. If we use our willpower to practice a discipline we will soon master it.
Action Item:
Identify one area on your weight-loss journey that you need more discipline in and use your willpower to master that area!
What area do you need more discipline in? Share your struggle area in the comment section below. Let us know what you will do this week to master that area!
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BookieBoo: The Fitness Hangout For Moms
I just came across a great social site thanks to Fitness For Mommies called BookieBoo.
“Bookieboo is a place where moms who are into fitness, weight loss, and healthy living get together to share. Our members consist of all kinds of moms: stay-at-home moms, working moms, Managing-Moms , moms with babies or toddlers, and pregnant moms.”
Sounds like a great place and I’m heading over there now…see ya there!
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