So very lazy

[Mandie]

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[Elena99]

Music is a great motivator. Get some music that has a good beat/inspiring lyrics/makes you get up and dance around. Play it loudly, and try to really get into it.

What do you like doing? Any specific interests?

[zoebird]

you're going to have to find your own motivation. for me, it's setting really grat goals. For instance, one of my goals is to dead lift 185 lbs. when i reach that goal, i get to go to france. it should take about 1.5 years from now to get there. maybe less. how fun is that? another friend of mine has set a cardio goal of "walking to hawaii" and so when she reaches that goal, she can go to hawaii.

i also do well if i have an activity that i like that i want to improve in. If i still played soccer, for instance, my other cross-training would be sport specific. not just running and soccer practice, but lots of stretching just for soccer, as well as good weight trianing for it.

so, another idea is to get another sport/activity that you really enjoy and then train for that.

these are what work for me anyway. :)

[Elena99]

I just downloaded that song now. I can think of a few more high-energy songs like that, but they're mostly anime theme songs. Not sure if that's what you're after.

You could go for her older music, with No Doubt. The album Tragic Kingdom has a lot of great tracks for exercising. Most of Aqua's songs tend to be good, too, for getting energized.

Maybe you should go to classes? You could do fitness, martial arts, aerobics, yoga, dance classes, aquatics, all sorts of things. If you're on a budget, local YMCAs are usually cheap and have a variety of classes. Sometimes it helps if you have someone telling you what to do, and you're in a class of other people doing it too.

[rabid_child]

Honestly, I think you need to develop some interests other than yourself. Every post you make is about how you're going to lose more weight, plans to lose weight, eating to lose weight. You seem very obsessed with yourself and your weight and maybe if you had other hobbies or interests you wouldn't worry about it so much, and you wouldn't feel lazy because you'd be out doing other things.

[rabid_child]

You don't know how sick I am of people going off on me. I've had three people including you go off on me in the past two days. It may seem like all I think about is my weight, but I don't. :(

One in every four post you've started have been about your weight. You've started nine topics about your weight in three months. Your weight isn't even a problem! What impression do you feel that gives about you?

[NDvegan85]

You don't know how sick I am of people going off on me. I've had three people including you go off on me in the past two days. It may seem like all I think about is my weight, but I don't. :(

I can't say that I really consider what RC said "going off"... but anyway...

Maybe if so many people are saying the same thing to you over and over again, perhaps they are onto something.

[CountessKerouac]

I am also lazy, but I've managed to work going to the gym into my daily schedule, so now it just is a habit. Maybe what Zoebird said about having rewards is a good idea because it'll give you something to work toward. Also, watching tv or a movie while you work out is good because it passes the time faster. I like going on ellipticals because they burn the most calories in the shortest time...I think it is approximately 10 cal per minute. I would join a gym if I were you, they are fun! And after a good work out, reward yourself with a fruit smoothie. :drool: I like burning 600 calories on the ellipical, then burning 300 on the bike. I used to lift weights, but I never had the right form and hated the pain.

[Jinga]

All I really do is sit around the house all day except for going on my treadmill. I could do more exercise and probably lose the weight I want, but i'm just too lazy. I don't think I really do anything unless I have to. I need some motivation.


Geez. I wish I had the option to do whatever I wanted all day :-/

Have you considered volunteering or getting a part time job? It will give you something to do and get you off the couch. Volunteering is a great way to help out the community. A job would be a great way to learn new skills and earn a little extra cash.

Move it. Move it. Move it! :whip:

[veggiequeen]

I would really like to go to a place like the YMCA, but it's 30 or 45 dollars a month.
That's really not too expenisve compared to private gyms- most charge about $100 a month. If it's not too corny for you, I would suggest exercising with friends on certain days.

[80s_Lover]

I am not going to critisize your making posts concerning your weight but I would like to give you something to think about.

I used to do it, heck-I was a member of an eating disorder board for over a year that was not exactly pro-recovery if you get what I mean...90% of my posts were about my weight, eating, exercise...you name it. All I used to do was worry about my weight. I used to jump on the scales 6 times a day, consume 500 calories a day and exercise until I was ready to pass out from exhaustion. I eventually got involved in even more dangerous activities I won't get into here...it didn't matter, anything to lose a pound. It was literally all I thought about from the moment I got up to the moment I went to bed. One day my aunt mentioend it to me and said she thought I had a problem...I flipped. I thought she was absolutely crazy and just jealous of all the weight I had lost. It took me 4 years to realize she had a point and I finally got the help I needed after putting my body through hell.

Maybe this doesn't apply to you at all...but if even part of it does, please reach out and talk to someone about it (PM me anytime). I've been there, it's no fun. You're right, there is no motivation because you might be depressed! Please hang in there and take care of yourself.