How can I stay motivated?

[foexx]

I need to lose weight but my diet only lasts for one day :/ Sadly I give up really fast.

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[redeyemindtricks]

See, you are thinking about this the wrong way.

The correct approach is: Make it as inconvenient and annoying as possible to NOT stick to yr diet.

In descending order of importance:

1)
REMOVE **ALL** OFFENDING FOODS FROM YR ENVIRONMENT.
Yep. ALL of them. Get rid of ANYTHING that isn't a protein food, vegetable, unsaturated fat, and/or "slow" carb. Toss it ALL.

2)
See #1.

3)
See #1.

4)
BE BUSY.
In general, busy people do not overeat -- if you've ever had the pleasure of running errands on an overly full stomach, you won't ever repeat it -- and, busy people do not eat out of pure boredom.
If you just add a bunch of random activities into yr schedule, you'll find that, magically enough, yr diet becomes easy enough to stick to.

5)
See #1.

6)
CREATE OTHER BARRIERS TO RANDOM EATING.
This depends on you personally.
I'm a lipstick ADDICT. I'm also a fitness competitor. When I'm in pre-contest -- which involves 30-40 percent calorie deficits with ≈0 carbohydrate intake -- I do my lips with extra-intricate ombré patterns, topped off with gloss and some of my 8-year-old's craft glitter.
The point being -- oh shit, I guess I CAN'T eat for about the next 8-10 hours, because I can't be having to re-do mah fabulous lippies, now. <3
I mean... if you are not as unhealthily obsessed with lipstick as I am, then that particular solution may not work for you. But, the point is to find SOMETHING that can help you in those super tough moments.
This is especially important if you have a job where you have to deal with lots of free food that's shitty for yr diet. (I work from home, so, fortunately, I don't have to deal with that shit.)

G'luck!

[CHARismatic110]

You gotta have willpower. Determination. It's not gonna work if you aren't committed. Try making a vision board, it helps me a lot.

[foexx]

What do you mean by making a vision board?

[CHARismatic110]

Like get a poster board and find pictures and things that motivate you and put them on the board. You can write down your goals and plans. Dreams, hopes, whatever. Make it bright and cheerful looking and use it. Whenever you're feeling like losing motivation or having a rough day, pull out your vision and remember why you started. Remember all the things you want to accomplish. And then get back up on the horse and go for it! It doesn't matter if you fall off again. It only matter if you don't get back up to try again.

[CHARismatic110]

Thanks for MHO

[Keiran1995]

Ok so look at why you stop is it always when you sit and watch t. v? Or when you get in bed? Firstly if your restricting your carbs t much that will make you very hungry and crave junk food. What works for me is 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. With greens. No carrots peas. Brocholi and stuff low in carbs but make sure you don't go below 50/60 grams of carbs. And divide your meals through 6 equal meals a day drink a minimum of 2 litres of water a day. Buy supplements protein supplements low iv n carbs. That will help keep protein high. Your body burns calories just breaking down protein. Stay low in saturated fats and salt as that makes you bloated. Go to the gym mostly weights with a little cardio do that for 1 week 2 weeks I guarantee you will loose more than 2/3 pounds in the first week. But find out what triggers you to eat junk or stop the diet and do different eat an apple instead of anything else.

[grinning_totem]

Love your profile pic. Who is that, again?

Change your environment. E. g. since I started working at a convenience store, I eat WAY more junk food, simply because I'm around it all the time.

Make it fun. What is the best way to make healthy eating fun? Maybe you could start a cooking club where you take turns cooking healthy, delicious food for each other.

Associate with healthy eaters. Habits are contageous.

Do exercise you really, really enjoy. Whatever you like.

Start small. It is better to eat one healthy snack every day for a year than to go on an insanely healthy diet that lasts all of a week.

[foexx]

thank you, her name is audrey hepburn

[grinning_totem]

Of course! Thanks. I loved that movie :)

[BeerFarts]

Find someone who's body you idolize and go from there. Besides, health is wealth!

[Anonymous]

Your reason for doing it should be pure and reasonable. Are you doing it just to look a certain way? Are you doing it to be as healthy as you can be? If your reason is shallow, you will most likely give up very soon...

[redeyemindtricks]

Nah, my reasons are shallow af and I've been at it for my whole life.

Deep thinking is like any other drug -- OK in moderation, but, too much of it and you'll just be empty and depressed.

People forget that the surface IS the part that you see first.

[MoonlitSonata]

That's because diets don't work. You need to change your lifestyle.

[ConsultantIsBack]

You want to be healthy and hot don't you?
Just motivate yourself, there's no secret

[redeyemindtricks]

you don't have tricks? srsly?
wow impressive

I'd think you would at least throw in a mention of prayer, or something. that's totes legit..

i crack myself up... "see #1" "see #1" lol

[ConsultantIsBack]

@redeyemindtricks People act like there's some magic motivational good luck charm

[Byakuyarko]

diets are effective only with exercise regimens... Try martial arts... Or swimming...

[abc--123]

I find chocolate makes you feel better about giving up on diets

[Mesonfielde]

You need to introduce some kind of reward system.

[Polocrew]

Because your diet isn't prolly ideal OP