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 I’m going to get straight to today’s 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 haven’t 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. Don’t censor yourself. Let your pen go where your critical, analytical mind might not let you.
I want to lose weight because…
Step 3
Now read back over your answers and pick one or to two that excite you.
Don’t be surprised if they aren’t the reasons you’ve been giving yourself for losing weight. If you’ve struggled to lose weight, then there’s a good chance your supposed reasons are not very powerful.
What you’ve just uncovered is a powerhouse of motivation. Let’s make sure we use it…
Step 4
Write the exciting reason(s) from Step 3 on some post-its, and put them in several places you’ll 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 you’re done! Be sure to leave your comment below to check in and stay accountable.
See you back here tomorrow.
I want to lose weight because I like the way I look and feel! I recently lost weight, started eating healthier, and moving more and I like the results in all areas. But, I have hit a block and I want to get back in the groove…so, Day 1 – complete!
I want to lose weight because I like the way I look and feel! I recently lost weight, started eating healthier, and moving more and I like the results in all areas. But, I have hit a block and I want to get back in the groove…so, Day 1 – complete!
Exercise regularly and hard 3-4x per week. Losing inches, lbs staying the same. Work I am putting in not matching the results I am expecting. This program should help me identify the ‘barriers’ to move forward in my quest to be healthier.
Exercise regularly and hard 3-4x per week. Losing inches, lbs staying the same. Work I am putting in not matching the results I am expecting. This program should help me identify the ‘barriers’ to move forward in my quest to be healthier.
Just finished listing my motivations. I want to shed pounds so that I will feel better about myself, enjoy better health, set a better example for my kids, and be able to take long hikes in the Rocky Mountains during our summer vacation. I’ve lost the weight before – just seem to have a hard time keeping it off!
Just finished listing my motivations. I want to shed pounds so that I will feel better about myself, enjoy better health, set a better example for my kids, and be able to take long hikes in the Rocky Mountains during our summer vacation. I’ve lost the weight before – just seem to have a hard time keeping it off!
I want to lose weight because…I want to see my reflection and like what I see rather than constantly feeling uncomfortable, I want to be happy, and I want the real me to emerge and stop hiding!
I want to lose weight because…I want to see my reflection and like what I see rather than constantly feeling uncomfortable, I want to be happy, and I want the real me to emerge and stop hiding!
I want to lose weight for a few reasons that stick out to me. I want to like what I see in the mirror. I actually want to be able to see my muscles 🙂 I want my Husband to love what he sees when he looks at me…this is also a big motivator for me.
I want to lose weight for a few reasons that stick out to me. I want to like what I see in the mirror. I actually want to be able to see my muscles 🙂 I want my Husband to love what he sees when he looks at me…this is also a big motivator for me.
I decided to minimize my motivation down to 3 words. Energy, Strength and Spicy (I didn’t want to explain what sexy meant to my kids LOL) Ultimately, I want to look and feel good. I want to have energy to physically do the things my brain wants to do. I want to feel adventurous again. 🙂
I decided to minimize my motivation down to 3 words. Energy, Strength and Spicy (I didn’t want to explain what sexy meant to my kids LOL) Ultimately, I want to look and feel good. I want to have energy to physically do the things my brain wants to do. I want to feel adventurous again. 🙂
Wow. Putting words and thoughts on paper was hard! Who would’ve thunk it! 🙂 Honestly, I want to look good when we go on vacation and visit family and friends and to look and feel sexy again. I have put on most of my weight in the past 8 years since my total hysterectomy….
Wow. Putting words and thoughts on paper was hard! Who would’ve thunk it! 🙂 Honestly, I want to look good when we go on vacation and visit family and friends and to look and feel sexy again. I have put on most of my weight in the past 8 years since my total hysterectomy….
I want to feel good, be healthy, and enjoy life. That includes so many smaller goals, like fitting in my clothes and not getting out of breath on an uphill walk, but it’s so much more than the tangible things.
I want to feel good, be healthy, and enjoy life. That includes so many smaller goals, like fitting in my clothes and not getting out of breath on an uphill walk, but it’s so much more than the tangible things.
I have 2 main reasons for wanting to lose weight. I lost 50 pounds 2 1/2 years ago and have slowly gained almost all of it back. I want to lose the weight and keep it off so I 1) can be a healthy role model for my daughters and 2) can feel pretty again (it’s vain but honest).
I have 2 main reasons for wanting to lose weight. I lost 50 pounds 2 1/2 years ago and have slowly gained almost all of it back. I want to lose the weight and keep it off so I 1) can be a healthy role model for my daughters and 2) can feel pretty again (it’s vain but honest).
I want to lose weight because I am fat and I want to stop hating my body. I wrote that sentence 19 other ways, but it really just comes down to that. – I have MS so staying fit is physically challenging in a way it never was before I got sick.
I want to lose weight because I am fat and I want to stop hating my body. I wrote that sentence 19 other ways, but it really just comes down to that. – I have MS so staying fit is physically challenging in a way it never was before I got sick.