| When I weighed 280 pounds, I was able to stick to my | | | | have to go to the gym, though. You can do stuff |
| weight loss exercise program for the first month or so. | | | | around the house. The current activity guidelines from |
| When I went to the gym, it was easy to keep my | | | | the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tell us that "10 |
| weight loss motivation in the beginning, especially if I | | | | minutes at a time is fine." The 2008 Physical Activity |
| wanted to lose weight to fit into that special outfit. | | | | Guidelines from the CDC advise adults to do 2.5 hours |
| Slowly though, I lost my weight loss motivation I visited | | | | of moderate intensive aerobic activity or 75 minutes of |
| the gym less and less and eventually went off my | | | | vigorous-intense activity weekly to improve health. And, |
| exercise and weight loss plan. | | | | if you don't have this amount of time all at once, the |
| The problem with exercise and weight loss plans is | | | | CDC recommends doing the aerobic activity for at |
| that when we lose motivation and stop doing the right | | | | least 10 minutes several times a day to reach your 2.5 |
| thing, for one day, we may suffer a relapse. Even | | | | hours or 75 minutes. Moving more at home while doing |
| when we enjoy exercise, other factors come into play. | | | | housework, playing with your children or cutting grass, |
| Family, work, stress, and things outside our control can | | | | all adds up! |
| derail our daily weight loss motivation. | | | | Celebrate Successes! |
| Here are some Motivation tips I used to lose over 140 | | | | At 280 pounds I found a lot of things wrong with me |
| pounds and keep it off: | | | | and very little right! I hardly celebrated any personal |
| Start by remembering why you started your exercise | | | | successes. As I began my healthy eating plan and |
| and weight loss plan. | | | | exercise routine, I celebrated every success daily. If I |
| For me, it was to decrease my health risks of obesity | | | | returned to my healthy eating plan after a relapse, if I |
| including GERD and Gastritis and chronic knee pain. | | | | followed my exercise and weight loss plan while |
| Losing weight can be the difference between living a | | | | traveling and if I exercised a little longer, I celebrated |
| healthy life and being dependent on others or | | | | these successes by congratulating myself and |
| medication because of obesity, like diabetes and heart | | | | journaling how well I did. When I accomplished a bigger |
| disease. For me, feeling like I would suffocate in my | | | | goal, like a 10 or 15 pound weight loss, I treated myself |
| sleep because of my severe shortness of breath | | | | to a new outfit. I had to; my old clothes were too big! |
| helped me with my daily weight loss motivation. | | | | It took me 13 months to reach my initial weight loss |
| Move More. | | | | goal of 120 pounds but I kept my daily weight loss |
| Another weight loss motivation tip I used was to move | | | | motivation by using these tips. If I can do it, you can |
| more. Exercise is a great stress reliever. You don't | | | | too! |