I went to the gym today and worked out. I didn't stay long just 30 min. But thats longer than I was doing. I keep gaining weight and thats not what I want to do. The sad news is its only me that can do something about it.
That shouldn't be sad news. Should be glad news. Training yourself to realize that you can do something about it...that you don't have to depend on someone else to rescue you.
Everyone's different and motivated in different ways, but what helped me at the start was to not let myself worry at all about weights and measures. I didn't weigh myself or measure my girth or otherwise give myself a chance to judge just how bad I had become or how far I had to go. If I had, I'd have been too daunted to start out on the journey.
Instead, I concentrated on habit forming. As the Nike saying goes, "Just Do It." Don't think of that 30 minute workout as "just 30 min." I liked the "but" statement better. It was longer than you had been doing. That's great. That's where your attitude should be. In time, what I think you'd hope for is to find that 30 minutes as something you'll actually start to crave on a regular basis, rather than something to dread. At least that's what happened to me. It's not that I actually enjoy the workout, but I love the afterglow. And if I miss a day or two, I start to feel like I've been gypped.
Don't worry about the scale. Results there will follow. It's too easy to let the scale rule your goals and if results don't happen fast enough or you find yourself backsliding, too often it kills the motivation.
I don't want to come off as some sort of guru or cheerleader. You left an encouraging comment on my blog which I appreciated. So I followed it over here and wanted to do the same...albeit a bit more wordy, which is my nature.
Good luck. Keep sparking.
Comment edited on: 12/4/2009 2:42:42 AM
RAYCGIRL10/29/2009 4:14PM
You can do it! I just started my workout plan 2 weeks ago. I started at 278 lbs, and in only two weeks of exercising and eating right, I am now at 272. Be proud of yourself for getting started, and keep at it.
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Everyone's different and motivated in different ways, but what helped me at the start was to not let myself worry at all about weights and measures. I didn't weigh myself or measure my girth or otherwise give myself a chance to judge just how bad I had become or how far I had to go. If I had, I'd have been too daunted to start out on the journey.
Instead, I concentrated on habit forming. As the Nike saying goes, "Just Do It." Don't think of that 30 minute workout as "just 30 min." I liked the "but" statement better. It was longer than you had been doing. That's great. That's where your attitude should be. In time, what I think you'd hope for is to find that 30 minutes as something you'll actually start to crave on a regular basis, rather than something to dread. At least that's what happened to me. It's not that I actually enjoy the workout, but I love the afterglow. And if I miss a day or two, I start to feel like I've been gypped.
Don't worry about the scale. Results there will follow. It's too easy to let the scale rule your goals and if results don't happen fast enough or you find yourself backsliding, too often it kills the motivation.
I don't want to come off as some sort of guru or cheerleader. You left an encouraging comment on my blog which I appreciated. So I followed it over here and wanted to do the same...albeit a bit more wordy, which is my nature.
Good luck. Keep sparking.
Comment edited on: 12/4/2009 2:42:42 AM