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i need motivation!!
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
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Try some kind of exercise that you enjoy. I personally hate exercise butif you disguise it as playing raquetball or swimming or biking, I'm all for it. So look for something that you like and can do easily-maybe skating or something. Also, find an "exercise buddy" to go with you. Somebody to talk to and keep your mind occupied really helps. You can keep each other going and push each other to try harder. Just remember, don't doo too much at first, work up into a good workout.
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ok one, i dont know ur conditions, but i'm sure that you are beatiful the way GOd made you!!! if you would like to live a healthier life though, you should try giving up softdrinks, NOT DIETING IF YOU ARENT FULLY GROWN (and if you are only healthy diets where your happy AND healthy), and excersise. hope i helped!!!
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I used to wear a really weird rainbow colored bracelet to remind myself about not watching what I ate. It was so brightly colored and conspicuous that I had to look at it every time I took a bite of food and then I'd always remember "oh! I'm not supposed to have dessert anymore!" It may seem a little retarded, but it worked for me.
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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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one word for you, procrastinator!!! you could like make a chart, and take it with you everywhere, and just look at it everytime you eat, to see if u can eat it, if you haven't already eaten enough or sumthin, or you can just ask a friend to take ur food away and eat it at lunch.
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I do the same thing! What I do instead is go for flavored water instead of soda, and at night I do sit ups. Start with 15 or so, and go up each night from there. 15, 18, 22, etc. If you do them at night when you're laying down and ready to go to sleep, it is easier than stopping what you're doing and working out. If you miss a day, then do twice as many the next night, with a 30 second break in between. Don't eat less unless you eat great amounts, otherwise your body will start storing food because it thinks it won't get another meal for a while, and you'll gain weight. Eat until you're full, and have little snacks inbetween, but only if you're really hungry. Don't stuff yourself, and do little things while you work/at school. Fidget, tap your feet, anything to loose those little calories when you're just sitting around.
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well ii wanted to lose weight just like yu! but then i lost like 15 pOunds but only because it was a sympton for gettiinq diabetes [[ :( ]] but sOme tips yu can do is make sure yu count yur carbs cause those r the ones that make yu fatter n stuff n drink more water yea good idea but yu shud make yurself excersise at least 5 minutes a day everyday a week ii mean yu can do that right whats 5 minutes [[ like be4 bed so yu can sleep restless or something like that ]] do some yoga it works my cousin lost weight like that! yu cud also run a lil biT!! works great ii love running! hehe but whatever yu do dont use those PILLS or PATCHES they rnt as safe as the people make yu thik they r!!
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Definately get a goal. Pick out a pair of jeans that don't fit and work towards them. It's the easiest way I can think of. For instance. Within the past few weeks, I've been working my ass off for school, when in the past I've been failing. I picked out a college. And, everytime I don't want to do something, I just think, I may not want it now...but what will I want later. Don't kill yourself with desires. Do what has to be done.
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