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okay, i would REALLY like to shed a few pounds and get a nice flat stomach for spring break. I always tell myself that im gonna eat less & drink more water, but i never do, and i get a guilty conscience because i cant ever follow through with my goals. What are some tips that could really inspire me to want to be skinny & loose weight..everytime i start working out it only goes on for about a week..and then i`ll skip a day and say 'well i`ll do it tomorrow, i`m busy tonight" and then never do it the next day, and it just keeps going on and on til i forget about it. im really desperate, anything will help

I know it sounds elementary schoolish, but I've found that it really helps me out to make a chart. I have a chart with the days of the week down the side and the stuff I want to do everyday across the top. When I'm feeling really down on myself, I use foil stars, otherwise I just use check-marks. Then I look back and go "oh no, I've skipped 2 days, I better do my leg lifts, like, right now!". Or "wow, I've done my leg lifts every single day this week, I'm going to set aside an hour this afternoon to take a bubble bath complete with scented candles and that fancy soap I've been waiting for a special occasion to open." You'll have to be creative when rewarding yourself. Don't fall into the trap of spending lots of money, or letting yourself pig out on chocolate ice cream every time you remember to exercise. :) If you find that your meeting your goals too easily, instead of every day in a week, make it all but 3 days in a month, or something like that. Your goal has to be obtainable, but not easily obtainable.

I find it helps to have an exercise partner. I started taking a karate class at the local community center (it's a lot cheaper than a dojo). In the past, to motivate myself to exercise, I've set dates to walk with my mom 3 times a week for a 1/2 hour each time, met with a friend at her apartment's weight room once a week for an hour, invited the next door neighbors kid over to swim races with me every sunday afternoon, and had a friend that would do sets of sit ups while I did sets of leg lifts and we'd check in with each other every night over IM.

I've been working on loosing weight, and I've been putting 6 pairs of jeans in my drawer. 2 that are a little too tight to be comfy (but will zip up if I struggle), 2 that fit nice, and 2 that are a little loose. About once a week, I'll forget which pair is which, and grab the tight ones. When I grab a pair that's too big, or I can't find a pair that's too tight, I know I've lost some inches/weight. I go into the box and get 2 more pair that are a little too tight (I've got some few hand-me-downs, and some from thrift stores, so I didn't spend more than $5 a pair). I then put the 2 pairs that are too loose in the bag to send to goodwill. It's important to have a few pairs available that are a little loose if your a woman (since for a week out of the month, they won't be too loose anymore).

Good luck!

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