Day 1: Find Your Real (Not Pretend) Motivation | 30-Day Weight Loss-athon
Welcome to Day 1 of the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon! Let the fun begin. 
We only have 10 minutes, so Iām going to get straight to todayās action task. This task will provide fuel to fire your motivation for the month ahead. I suggest you read through the steps first, then take 10 minutes to work through the steps.
And because we only have 10 minutes, you need to move fast, act quickly and stop over-thinking. Just throw yourself in. Ready?
What You Need:
- 52 Weight Loss Missions sample
- Pen
- Paper
- Several post-its.
Step 1
Remember the 52 Weight Loss Missions sample you downloaded? If you havenāt already, please read pages 6, 7 and the top of page 8.
These pages talk about your genuine, fire-in-the-belly motivation for losing weight. Not why other people want you to lose weight. Not why you think you should lose weight. But the desire deep inside you. This is what we want to uncover.
Step 2
Write at least 20 endings to the sentence below. Write fast. Donāt censor yourself. Let your pen go where your critical, analytical mind might not let you.
I want to lose weight becauseā¦
Step 3
Now read back over your answers and pick one or to two that excite you.
Donāt be surprised if they arenāt the reasons youāve been giving yourself for losing weight. If youāve struggled to lose weight, then thereās a good chance your supposed reasons are not very powerful.
What youāve just uncovered is a powerhouse of motivation. Letās make sure we use itā¦
Step 4
Write the exciting reason(s) from Step 3 on some post-its, and put them in several places youāll see them regularly, eg:
- On your bathroom mirror
- In your wallet
- In your diary
- On your computer
- On the fridge door.
Let these reminders of your real motivation drive you over the next month.
Check in!
And youāre done! Be sure to leave your comment below to check in and stay accountable.
See you back here tomorrow.
I want to lose this weight so that I can feel better about me. I do not like going out in public because I feel like everyone is staring at me. I want to like myself again When I saw this email about the 30 day weight loss athon, I couldnāt wait to get started so this is it. I want to feel better, I want to feel sexier, I want my husband to look at me and say WOW!
I want to lose this weight so that I can feel better about me. I do not like going out in public because I feel like everyone is staring at me. I want to like myself again When I saw this email about the 30 day weight loss athon, I couldnāt wait to get started so this is it. I want to feel better, I want to feel sexier, I want my husband to look at me and say WOW!
I want to lose weight so I can be healthy enough to have a baby one day. I have PCOS and been overweight all my life and the docs say it will be almost impossible for me to have a baby at this size. I want to be able do things normal 25yr olds do, and my weight prevents me from doing that sometimes.
I want to lose weight so I can be healthy enough to have a baby one day. I have PCOS and been overweight all my life and the docs say it will be almost impossible for me to have a baby at this size. I want to be able do things normal 25yr olds do, and my weight prevents me from doing that sometimes.
I want to get rid of the baby belly so I donāt cringe when I look in the mirror anymore and be fit enough to hike up the hills at the farm in the Warrumbungle Mountains. Iām not really overweight (only about 5kg over ideal) so everybody refers to me as being skinny when Iām not really. I just know how to dress to hide the mess! I donāt want to have to do that anymore. Oh, to have a waist again and wear tailored outfits!
I want to get rid of the baby belly so I donāt cringe when I look in the mirror anymore and be fit enough to hike up the hills at the farm in the Warrumbungle Mountains. Iām not really overweight (only about 5kg over ideal) so everybody refers to me as being skinny when Iām not really. I just know how to dress to hide the mess! I donāt want to have to do that anymore. Oh, to have a waist again and wear tailored outfits!
I want to lose weight to get my life back. Iām tired of feeling cruddy everyday with little to no energy which I know is due to the extra weight and lack of exercise. I have 4 beautiful kids and Iām missing so much b/c I canāt keep up. Having a flatter stomach is definitely a perk ;).
I want to lose weight to get my life back. Iām tired of feeling cruddy everyday with little to no energy which I know is due to the extra weight and lack of exercise. I have 4 beautiful kids and Iām missing so much b/c I canāt keep up. Having a flatter stomach is definitely a perk ;).
Made it through Day one. My answers were pretty much as I expected..smaller clothes, less stress and anxiety. I also put down that I want to start enjoying food again instead of just constantly shoving food into my mouth.
Made it through Day one. My answers were pretty much as I expected..smaller clothes, less stress and anxiety. I also put down that I want to start enjoying food again instead of just constantly shoving food into my mouth.
I donāt actually need to lose weight, so I decided to go with the āI want to be healthier becauseā¦ā sentence stem. Came up with sooo many reasons for this, it was difficult to choose a top one! Probably my main reasons are that I want to feel strong and fit and capable of doing anything, I want to sleep better at night and have more energy during the day, and Iām planning to run in a 10km race in September so I need to get a fair bit healthier in preparation for that!
I donāt actually need to lose weight, so I decided to go with the āI want to be healthier becauseā¦ā sentence stem. Came up with sooo many reasons for this, it was difficult to choose a top one! Probably my main reasons are that I want to feel strong and fit and capable of doing anything, I want to sleep better at night and have more energy during the day, and Iām planning to run in a 10km race in September so I need to get a fair bit healthier in preparation for that!
Iām supposed to want to do it for my health, and thatās part of it. But the main reason is probably more selfish. The clock is ticking and if I ever want to feel pretty Iām running out of time to keep ahead of all the wrinkles.
Iām supposed to want to do it for my health, and thatās part of it. But the main reason is probably more selfish. The clock is ticking and if I ever want to feel pretty Iām running out of time to keep ahead of all the wrinkles.
I had sever āexcitingā reasons, but the one that made me say, āthat will be niceā, was to finally BE there. āThereā may be either a weight or fitness level, but I havenāt been āthereā reallyā¦.EVER. I know you have to work at staying there, but to finally realize I accomplished it, reached a place in my life that has been so elusive will be GRAND!
I had sever āexcitingā reasons, but the one that made me say, āthat will be niceā, was to finally BE there. āThereā may be either a weight or fitness level, but I havenāt been āthereā reallyā¦.EVER. I know you have to work at staying there, but to finally realize I accomplished it, reached a place in my life that has been so elusive will be GRAND!
I want to look better and have better self esteem. I feel like crap most of the time. I have my head held high and my chin upā¦.on the outsideā¦.but feel like crying on the inside!
I want to look better and have better self esteem. I feel like crap most of the time. I have my head held high and my chin upā¦.on the outsideā¦.but feel like crying on the inside!
I want to lose weight because I feel unwell and really tired all the time and I know itās because of my eating/non-exercise habits.
I want to lose weight because I feel unwell and really tired all the time and I know itās because of my eating/non-exercise habits.