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Post by Sheryl on Jan 6, 2011 17:42:53 GMT -5
I dug up some photos - not from my youth or some unrealistic time, but more recent past when I was a bit lighter then I am now. I printed them and posted where I could see them. It is an acheivable goal, just to get back to where I was not too long ago!
How about you, do you have any motivation tricks/tips?
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Post by Vicki on Jan 6, 2011 19:35:05 GMT -5
My newest motivation trick is a little bracelet. A friend and I are having a friendly weight loss competition. We each have a bracelet. The person that loses the highest percentage for the week gets to add a bead to the bracelet. She picked out a pretty bracelet from Hobby lobby that makes it easy to add pretty beads that are part of the set.
I did not think it would work as motivation, but with it on my dominate wrist, it constantly reminds me to not stuff my face when I reach for food.
e.t.a It could also be used as a personal goal motivator. i.e. add a bead for a week of successful tracking, a bead for every 2 lb loss....
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Post by Newfygirl on Jan 6, 2011 21:20:34 GMT -5
Hey thats a good idea! A constant reminder. I like it!
I use a picture of myself that was when I was 25 pounds heavier. It reminds me of what will happen if I am not careful.
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 7, 2011 7:14:25 GMT -5
I have a lot of trouble with dysmorphia, or really knowing where my body is by looking at it. So for me it works better to do it by how I feel. How I feel in my pants, how I feel bending over, how I feel climbing onto a horse, how I feel when it's effortless to do certain jobs around the place. Fat's an impediment, and having it on me or not having it on me is something that I notice.
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Post by snaffle on Jan 7, 2011 8:53:49 GMT -5
I didn't know there was a word for that MA. Wow can I relate to that! I like Newfy's idea of the photo, but I dont want anyone to see those ugly fat gross pictures of me  I like to take one of my favorite jeans, shirts or outfits that I cant wear any more and hang it in the kitchen. I also like to hang a sing on the fridge that says "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" I think I will make up a sign and hang it on the fridge right now! |
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Post by Sheryl on Jan 7, 2011 11:47:35 GMT -5
I like that bracelet idea. I don't do well with negative emotions. When I see a picture of myself at my heaviest, it makes me internally cringe. It isn't motivating to me, it is demoralizing. My head works better thinking positive, where I want to be. This is something I learned from riding - look where you want to go, not what you are trying to avoid - it really does seem to work. I too struggle with dysmorphia. I think I have the opposite though, I never imagine I am as heavy as I really look. This is probably why i find pictures shocking - it is like, that can't be me! What do they call it when you don't relate to your age? I saw a character on TV that was supposed to be 46 (my age). He looked so dang old - and I thought, that just cant be what a 46 year old looks like. In my head, I still think I am about 33, although my joints tell me otherwise.  |
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 7, 2011 13:44:21 GMT -5
I do it both ways. When I'm thin I think I'm fat. And when I'm fat I think I'm thin. Maybe what I am is about six months behind, I don't know. I realized it was really a problem when I was out shopping once with Joye. We were browsing in a thift store that used to be a ladies dress shop. They had a three way mirror back in the pots and pans. I looked up and saw myself and laughed, and said "Hey Joye! They have one of those mirrors that makes you look thinner!" She came back, stood in front of it beside me and said "No it's not." I felt like the camera zoomed in and out, it was so weird. How could she look normal and I didn't?  I like your positive approach, Sheryl. And it makes a lot of sense. I remember hearing a psychologist talk about weight loss one time. He said that oftentimes, people aren't successful at getting to their goal because they begin from a place of self-loathing. They dislike being fat so they try and move away from it. After awhile they're not so fat anymore, and they get more comfortable and jump off their program. They're not moving toward thinness or optimal health; they're moving away from fatness. I like the idea of looking ahead; the riding analogy rocks. |
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Post by Reds on Jan 7, 2011 19:27:22 GMT -5
I look at myself naked...that reminds me to get to work... Right now I have my bridesmaid dress hanging on my bathroom door. Initially it was pure laziness because that was the first convenient spot to hang it, and then I sort of adopted the idea of leaving it there for motivation  |
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Post by snaffle on Jan 7, 2011 20:47:25 GMT -5
Back when I had some discpline and lost 50 pounds, I still saw myself as pudgey. I went to Bergners to buy some winter boots because I hadnt had any in YEARS. They had some great sales. I loved those tall boots with a heel. Loved them. The sales lady told me I should try some of them and I told her I couldnt because my calves were too fat. Heck I couldnt get a pair on in 15 years because of the fat. She finally convinced me to try on a pair and I couldnt believe it. They were loose!! I bought a pair. I was always a wee bit jealous of slender girls who could wear blazers or light weight tops that hung just below their butts. They always had slender legs and looked great. I of course looked like a squishy slob. That same year I had dumped the weight, I was trying on clothes to wear to a wedding. I put the top jacket thingy on over my shirt and jeans and walked to the 3 way mirror to look at my flabby a$$ I just about fell over when I saw how it fit. My gosh. I had lost so much weight that my butt looked good!! ;D (It no longer looks good  ) |
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Post by snaffle on Jan 19, 2011 7:48:00 GMT -5
Well boogers. Last week I needed to wear my tall winter boots. Couldn't get them zipped up. My calves are too fat!!! |
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 19, 2011 10:06:01 GMT -5
At about our age, my mom decided that she needed a few extra pounds. She said it would plump out her wrinkles. ;D
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Post by snelson on Jan 19, 2011 17:25:00 GMT -5
I like that MA....but I am hoping I have some of my mom's genes. She is now 67 years old and barely has any wrinkles. She has always looked 10 years younger. And it didn't matter if she was 30 lbs heavier or just the right weight.
Yup...if I can have Mom's lack of wrinkles and Dad's lack of gray hair I will stay young forever!!!
I really like the looking ahead analogy too. And the physical reminder. I have tried looking at pictures of me...both skinny and now and they just depress me.
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