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14 hours ago, Fatso said:


It's nice to hear what others do to get / stay motivated. It ebbs and flows, so getting exercise into the routine is imperative.

It needs to be as normal as showering & brushing your teeth. It doesn't need to be much either. Something every day is better than nothing!!


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I've been eating good again and surprisingly have had no trouble with it. I was on a really strict diet during my collegiate triathlon days  and that all but broke me of dieting. I have yet to find the motivation to get back in the gym but I've started with a healthy dose of calisthenics and dusted off the spin bike. It has actually been enjoyable and I know it will only help my shooting. 

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On 8/27/2016 at 10:52 AM, Fatso said:

So,

I'm certain I'm not alone here, but I just crested 40, and I'm having the worst time getting myself to the gym / out to run.  I have never enjoyed running, and merely tolerated the gym.  I have only really done enough to just get by with the minimum acceptable PT standards in the Air Force (which, historically, isn't difficult), but I need / want to be faster (and shed this 20 lbs hanging around my waist).  I'm just not super disciplined at getting off my butt.

What do you guys use / how do you motivate to get out and "just do it"?  Gym membership?  Peer pressure?  Fitness watch that tells you to get off your butt?

Thanks guys!

FATSO

Find a younger woman.........nothing motivates a man like a young woman especially if SHE likes to work out.

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I think you said you have 2 girls.  My 5 year old son is my main motivation.  I want to : A) be around and healthy for a long time for him and B )I want to set a good example for him.   I agree that diet is 90% of the battle.  I’ve lost a little over 70lbs in the last 6 months.  Here’s what I’ve done.

 

I’ve bought into and commited to diet and excercise.  Even on weeks when my weight fluctuates I tell my self it is going to work.  And it has.  

 

I’ve built a network of friends and family I can talk to and get encouragement from.

 

I’ve made a lifestyle change the goal and not the weight loss.

 

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I use a calorie counting app

 

Work set me up with a program called     Narurally Slim and Biometric screening

 

I do cardio of some sort 6-7 times a week.

I like running so I’ve been training for a 5k in July.  I run 3-4 times a week and alternate speed and distance weeks.  I fill in the rest with walking, elliptical, and rowing machine.  I bring my son on the walks and am starting him running a little.

 

I’ve began weight training.  I do body weight stuff like 6 days a week.  I added free weights and leg presses to overcome shin splints about 4 months ago.  Heavy weights for the legs add agility.  I mean heavy in a relative sense.  I’m no where near the level of some of the guys I see.  Like 180-225 is a lot for me on the leg presses and I see guys regular 360+

 

As a side benefit and motivation enhancer it has improved my match performance.

 

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All the theories of motivation, e.g. want to get healthier, look better, don’t work for a lot of people, including me.

I think for the most part it’s backwards: you don’t get motivated then take action, you get motivated after taking action.

So, the Nike slogan is accurate. Just do it.

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