How to stay motivated?

[timberlake]

i used to workout like a beast, but once I've been trying to workout alone *my buddy works out at her own campus now* and getting caught up in finals and being lazy in general, I've fallen off the bandwagon. I'm four pounds heavier again and it's frustrating to not see the scale go down. money's been tighter too, so I've been missing meals or eating terribly. I'm surprised I haven't gained more weight to be honest. I just feel so blah about the gym, so how do y'all stay motivated? how do you get yourself up out of your house on a lazy day to workout?

[hallieb26]

You just have to get yourself out of the slump and after a couple of days you'll be back into the habit. It's a little different for me because I'm training for a sport, so that is what motivates me the most. I also love what I'm doing when I go. It used to be harder because, like you, my workout partner stopped coming, so I'd get bored easily. So, I changed things up a bit. I started listening to music and that really gets me going and I did some different workouts/drills. Think of a goal you have, other than just losing weight, to help motivate you. Maybe you want to run a certain number of miles or you do play a sport. Use that to keep you going.