Day 1: Find Your Real (Not Pretend) Motivation | 30-Day Weight Loss-athon

Posted on by Michele Connolly
01 Apr

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:

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.

Michele Connolly

Michele Connolly helps people move from procrastination to action. She believes that taking action on your priorities makes you a happier person. Michele is the founder of Get Organized Wizard and creator of tools for business, home, and personal organization. Her programs are used by tens of thousands of people worldwide.

566 thoughts on “Day 1: Find Your Real (Not Pretend) Motivation | 30-Day Weight Loss-athon”

  5. Lenny Halfacre says:

    I’m turning 50 next year… I’d love to look amazing on my big 50, and losing at least 15kgs would help me feel attractive again and when I go on holiday next year I can fully enjoy it and don’t have to hide my fat bits.

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  6. Lenny Halfacre says:

    I’m turning 50 next year… I’d love to look amazing on my big 50, and losing at least 15kgs would help me feel attractive again and when I go on holiday next year I can fully enjoy it and don’t have to hide my fat bits.

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  17. Vintage Becky M says:

    I had 20 reasons but the ones I wrote in CAPITAL LETTERS are Having enough energy to play with my grandchildren and to DANCE again and so my knees will hurt less when I get up from a chair.

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  18. Vintage Becky M says:

    I had 20 reasons but the ones I wrote in CAPITAL LETTERS are Having enough energy to play with my grandchildren and to DANCE again and so my knees will hurt less when I get up from a chair.

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  19. Nicki Hutley says:

    I want to be able to wear jeans again without feeling the need to wear a giant floppy top. I really, really hate having a belly, but I have very poor will power. Hoping the group will keep me on the straight and narrow – especially over Easter.

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  20. Nicki Hutley says:

    I want to be able to wear jeans again without feeling the need to wear a giant floppy top. I really, really hate having a belly, but I have very poor will power. Hoping the group will keep me on the straight and narrow – especially over Easter.

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