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’m just tired of being repulsed by what I see in the mirror, not being able to find stylish clothing and having and extra set of boobs LOL.
I’m just tired of being repulsed by what I see in the mirror, not being able to find stylish clothing and having and extra set of boobs LOL.
I did the post it notes. I want to have the feeling back of being in control of my life; not food controlling me. I also want to look nicer in my clothes.
I did the post it notes. I want to have the feeling back of being in control of my life; not food controlling me. I also want to look nicer in my clothes.
Motivations- accomplishing a goal by exercising my self-discipline muscle, & integrity (weighing what my driver’s license says I weigh).
Motivations- accomplishing a goal by exercising my self-discipline muscle, & integrity (weighing what my driver’s license says I weigh).
Oops, I did this yesterday and forgot to check in.
Oops, I did this yesterday and forgot to check in.
I want to walk up a flight of starirs without losing my breath.
I want to walk up a flight of starirs without losing my breath.
I want to be more attractive for my sweet hubby. I have diabetes coming at me from both sides of my family, and I have seen what it can do. I want to fight that at all cost!
I want to be more attractive for my sweet hubby. I have diabetes coming at me from both sides of my family, and I have seen what it can do. I want to fight that at all cost!
This was a difficult but eye-opening task. Being honest with ourselves is the most important thing we can do in life. It clears the path of obstacles for doing all the other important things.
This was a difficult but eye-opening task. Being honest with ourselves is the most important thing we can do in life. It clears the path of obstacles for doing all the other important things.
I have a lot of reasons, but I think my most motivating ones are that I want to avoid a lot of health problems that run in my family, and I want to feel great about the way I look!
I have a lot of reasons, but I think my most motivating ones are that I want to avoid a lot of health problems that run in my family, and I want to feel great about the way I look!
I had a few exciting ones but the one that stood out most was not be self-conscious in a crowd constantly tugging at my clothes to hide my muffin top! I want to lose my muffin!
I had a few exciting ones but the one that stood out most was not be self-conscious in a crowd constantly tugging at my clothes to hide my muffin top! I want to lose my muffin!
I want to lose weight to be more energetic, to stop the pain in my hips and knees and to be able to run or walk upstairs without getting winded. Looking better would be an added bonus.
I want to lose weight to be more energetic, to stop the pain in my hips and knees and to be able to run or walk upstairs without getting winded. Looking better would be an added bonus.