The best way I stay motivated is to frame whatever I’m doing as not solely for my benefit but largely for the benefit of someone else. It’s easy to talk myself out of doing something for myself by simply lessening it’s importance on my list of priorities. However, if other people are counting on me, I am more motivated to do it. For instance, one day I might wake up and may not feel like exercising even though I know it’s for my own health and energy, but when I remind myself that there are several people younger than me who have "adopted" me as their older sister, I am motivated to exercise so that I can be healthy and be around for them for a long time.
A reminder and someone or something to to be accountable to is very helpful. Also, using apps like pacer to see how much I have walked.
I think about how I’ll feel after I do the thing I don’t want to do. It’s a 50/50 I’ll do it so I most of the time just get up and keep going because once I’m up, I stay up. And once I’m down, I stay down. If you get my drift
Thinking about all the benefits of what I’m about to do will give me. And also thinking how great my life will be if I continued these activities.
I think of my parents, grandparents. I think of my ambitions. I think about how lucky and grateful I am about the opportunities I have, and how wasteful it would be to squared them. I think of all I could accomplish if I simply did them.
Start small.
Music is a great way to stay motivated during an exercise, to keep envisioning what you want to get from the workout and your goal.
Think how good would you feel in 3 months lookingbackwards and seeing all the process. In days that u do not want to work out are the days that you MUST. it creates such a powerful feeling when you finish. You can do this
Remind myself why I’m doing what it is I want to do. For me, I remember that exercising keeps me calm throughout the day.
To stay motivated, I have to stay mindful. When I am mindful I am aware of the goals I have set for myself and I’m actively thinking about the things I want to manifest in my life. How do I stay mindful? Little reminders like the notifications I get from Fabulous or the way I have organized my surroundings jolt me from the kind of zombie-like way I usually go about my day into mindful thought.
Answers reflect the personal experiences of Fabulous community members. They are not medical or professional advice — for guidance about your health, talk to a qualified professional.
