Weight-Loss Would this be cheating?

Weight-Loss
I've lost some weight so far. About 12 pounds. But I want to lose the weight faster. Ideally, I'd like to lose weight at a rate of about 1.5 pounds a week. And I know that in order to do that, I'll need more motivation so that I stick to my routine better, instead of having certain days where I'll slack off and miss workouts.

One way to do this would be to start reading other people's success stories. People who lost weight and wrote down how they did it. I think this might inspire me and make me more motivated.

I'm not sure about doing this, though. It feels like cheating if I have to find strength from other people and can't summon that motivation on my own without help. What do you think?
 
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I'm not sure about doing this, though. It feels like cheating if I have to find strength from other people and can't summon that motivation on my own without help. What do you think?
Honestly... that's kind of silly! Most people come here to do exactly that, get motivation from each other. I'm glad to help motivate others, and YOU!
so.... MOVE YOUR ASS!!!!! EAT WELL.... EXERCISE!!!!
YOU'LL LOOK BETTER!
YOU'LL FEEL BETTER!
(did that help?)
 
(did that help?)
Not really. I know I have the motivation to lose weight, but I can't access it at will. It only surfaces occasionally each day where I'll feel a boost of energy and desire to get in better shape lasting for a few minutes. And then it'll disappear, making it harder for me to get to work when I need to.

I wish I knew how to tap into my motivation whenever I need it. It's always hiding from me. I guess reading other people's stuff is my last resort. And to be honest, I'm not sure if even that'll work. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
 
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:iagree: with Monster!

It's the best way to keep yourself motivated! That's the whole reason most of us are here. We keep each other on our toes!
 
Not really. I know I have the motivation to lose weight, but I can't access it at will. It only surfaces occasionally each day. And then it'll disappear, making it harder for me to get to work when I need to.

I wish I knew how to tap into my motivation whenever I need it. It's always hiding from me. I guess reading other people's stuff is my last resort. And to be honest, I'm not sure if even that'll work. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight. Keep it somewhere that you can see it every day. Remind yourself of those reasons. I do it all the time. You really have to find the willpower to push yourself. Even on days when you're not motivated, you have to find the reasons and force yourself to do the work! Good luck to you!
 
Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight.
I tried that once. It worked and gave me motivation the first time I looked at the list, but stopped working after that. Kind of like a movie that you watch once and love, but then get completely bored of the second time you watch it.
 
I tried that once. It worked and gave me motivation the first time I looked at the list, but stopped working after that. Kind of like a movie that you watch once and love, but then get completely bored of the second time you watch it.

seriously.... look up motivation... on google... or "motivation for weight loss" or for exercise. It's the internet.. you need it.. it's out there.....
There's a famous self book entitled "What to say when you talk to yourself" that pretty much asks the very question you're asking. I'm sure you could find that or other motivational books in any bookstore or online. There's hundreds of self help books out there, one is right for you.
 
"What to say when you talk to yourself" that pretty much asks the very question you're asking. I'm sure you could find that or other motivational books in any bookstore or online. There's hundreds of self help books out there, one is right for you.
There's a problem with me getting that book. It's one thing not to know what to say when you talk to yourself. It's another entirely to not be able to talk to yourself period. Guess which boat I'm in?
 
I read people's success stories and remind myself that I once lost 60 lbs. It was unhealthy, but I still worked really hard at it. I exercised everyday and hardly ate. The weight loss still took about four months though and so I know I have resolve somewhere in me, and when I feel like I can't do I google weight loss success, or look at people posts on here and I learn from their success.

Everyone has felt that way. Yesterday I barely wanted to get out of bed, but I did about 10 minutes of exercise just so I could say I did something and in the end I felt like I had pushed myself, even if it was just a little. And today I did fifteen minutes of yoga and 15 minutes of cardio, and later did 5 minutes of yoga.

A big improvement, especially since yesterday I felt like I couldn't do it.

Just remind yourself that, while the process will be slow, you'll get there. In two weeks do you want to be down 2-3 lbs or do you want to be where you're still at? Just think of it that way.
 
There's a problem with me getting that book. It's one thing not to know what to say when you talk to yourself. It's another entirely to not be able to talk to yourself period. Guess which boat I'm in?
That's kind of a negative attitude. As I have mentioned, there's all kind of self-help and motivational books out there. If you really don't want to get motivated, you won't. Maybe you need more positive attitude in general.
 
That's kind of a negative attitude. As I have mentioned, there's all kind of self-help and motivational books out there. If you really don't want to get motivated, you won't. Maybe you need more positive attitude in general.
I want to get motivated. Enough that I would prefer to try things that actually work.
 
I want to get motivated. Enough that I would prefer to try things that actually work.

Have you ever looked at any self help books?
You may be right, one of the thousands of self help books may not work for you.
Suggesting that NONE of them will work for you without looking into it might be counterproductive.
If you do find something that works well for you, let us know. It might help others as well.
 
I'm not trying to be rude but you asked for advice and all you are doing is shooting down everything we have to say. You obviously not ready to take this journey or you'd be more freely willing to try absolutely anything that might help. You can't say something isn't going to work if you've never tried it before. Put aside preconceptions and give it a shot!
 
I read through this thread and another one that you started, SuperFob, and to be perfectly blunt, I don't think you really want to lose weight. You don't even want advice on how to do it.

In both threads you asked people for advice, and then immediately shot everything down that people suggested. Whatever it was, you came up with the most obscure reasons why that couldn't possibly work and why you couldn't possibly do it. And while you're claiming innocence, you have a very negative and almost aggressive way of shooting people down who try to help you. Why ask if you clearly don't want to hear the answers?

I don't want to be rude, but there is really only one thing you need to do, if you really want to lose weight....pull your head out and stop making excuses.

Okay, that's two things, but hey. You want to lose weight? Fine. Get off your backside and do something for it. It won't happen on its own. It's not easy, and it can be incredibly frustrating. But it's worth it. Stop coming up with reasons why something won't work. MAKE it work.
 
Short goals work for me... and by short.... I mean like set a goal for today. When I get home from work, the last thing I want to do is go to the gym! So I sit on my butt and think, hey.... why waste my time here, get your butt off the couch and go to the gym! this is a routine I do most every day! After I drag myself there, start working out, I start to feel great. The same thing happened this morning.... alarm went off, and I didn't want to get out of bed to go exercise! BUT....once again, I talked myself into it...when I was done... I felt great about what I had accomplished!
Little goals! you have to start somewhere!
 
Okay, that's two things, but hey. You want to lose weight? Fine. Get off your backside and do something for it. It won't happen on its own. It's not easy, and it can be incredibly frustrating. But it's worth it. Stop coming up with reasons why something won't work. MAKE it work.

I was going to write a big reply but then I realised San had already written exactly what I wanted to say - in much less words!

Don't make so many excuses - you're just lying to yourself - be honest and do what you've got to do. ACTION ACTION ACTION!
 
if you really want to lose weight....pull your head out and stop making excuses.
What makes you think I'm making excuses? I told you exactly what my situation was, the fact that I don't have the motivation I need. I didn't make any excuses for that.

If you enjoy the feeling of moral superiority you get by saying the words "don't make excuses," try actually saying it to someone who it applies to.

Get off your backside and do something for it.
I am. I eat less. I exercise every day. I've lost 14 pounds so far. Nice try in trying to paint me as some lazy bum who just shows up on forums and complains about what they can't do, but I'm actually someone who gets up every day and tries to lose weight.
 
Looking at your other thread, you're full of excuses.

You came here and asked people to give you an eating plan, which should be around 1800 calories, requires no cooking or any other effort, tastes good, and that you can stick to for the rest of your life. You didn't want information, you wanted to be spoon-fed exactly what to do.

People answered, and nearly every single suggestion that was being made, you had an excuse for.

You can't eat healthy because you have nowhere to cook. You can't get any cooking equipment because you don't want your room mates to know that you're cooking. You can't cook food because you don't want it to smell. You can't eat salad and veggies because they might not have 'all you need'. You can't eat tuna because of mercury. You don't want anything that needs to be cooked or otherwise prepared, or that requires any effort from you whatsoever. You also don't want to do any of your own research, or get better informed.

Then you make this thread, asking about motivation, but in your first two posts already basically saying that you can't really do it anyway.

People go ahead and make suggestions. And what do you do? You shoot them down: 'that won't work anyway', 'I prefer to try things that actually work'. So, you don't know what to do, but you know what doesn't work?

All of that is accompanied by your general negative and borderline rude attitude, which, once again, showed in your last post. You accuse me of enjoying a feeling of 'moral superiority' by telling you not to make excuses. Apart from the fact that it's totally besides the point, it is also rude. And you did notice that I am not the only one who noticed your behaviour, even called you up on it?

And I am not trying to paint you as anything. You are doing it yourself. You lost 14 pounds? Great, well done. Honestly, you've done well and made a good start. Keep doing it - do your research, there is a massive amount of information on this board alone, and tons more on the internet. But you will not find anybody who spoon-feeds you the information you want, at least not on this board, so you will have to find it yourself.

And lose the attitude. People around here are trying to help. You ask them something, and they are trying to their best abilities to help. If you don't like what they suggest then that's unfortunate, but no reason to get passive-aggressive. They are not suggesting stuff to piss you off, you know? They are taking time out of their day to sit down and read your questions, and come up with answers. Even if those answers aren't what you expected, or what you wanted, it's still nice of them to bother at all, and they don't deserve to have that thrown back into their faces.
 
And lose the attitude. People around here are trying to help. You ask them something, and they are trying to their best abilities to help. If you don't like what they suggest then that's unfortunate, but no reason to get passive-aggressive. They are not suggesting stuff to piss you off, you know? They are taking time out of their day to sit down and read your questions, and come up with answers. Even if those answers aren't what you expected, or what you wanted, it's still nice of them to bother at all, and they don't deserve to have that thrown back into their faces.
San is absolutely right... plus you need to reread the above part....
you ought to be more appreciative.
 
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