When you start trying to lose weight, the first thing people often ask is "Well, what's your motivation?"
That can truly be a difficult question to answer, though. Some people have a short-term motivation, such as losing weight for a trip in a month or two. Others have long-term goals of raising their kids with a healthy understanding of food and exercise. Others still have no motivation, or their motivation changes often.
I'm one of those people.
My motivation for losing weight seems to always change, and I'm always struggling with what makes me want to keep going TODAY. I recently found a journal I kept ten years ago, and my motivation back then is drastically different than why I want to lose weight today.
In fact, if I thought real hard I could probably remember my motivation for every diet I've ever started on, because when I started it was very important to me. But when I stopped trying, stopped seeing results, stopped whatever (as most of us do at some point on a diet), and I was forced to "revisit why I started, revisit my motivation", I had nothing. No fire reignited that said "Oh, yeah, I want to keep going because..."
But I eventually kept going.
You see, I know the difference between motivation, dreams, and goals.
Motivation is usually what sparks you. Dreams are what you eventually envision your skinny self doing. Goals are measurable, both in weight and time, and achievable.
So, let me break down my motivation, dream, and goal:
Current Motivation:My current motivation is simply to learn a healthier relationship with food. I don't have any trips in a few months, I don't have any bets with a trainer, I don't have any big events that I'm like "I want to wear this special dress..." Though, I have told myself that by Jan. 1, 2017, I no longer want to fit into Lane Bryant clothes.
Current Dreams:
I dream of being able to go on an island get away and wear nothing but bikini's the entire trip, and not have any nagging feelings in the back of my mind of "Is anyone talking about me behind my back?" I dream of walking down the aisle at my wedding, slim and confident, excited to see the look in my wife's eyes when she sees me in my dress.
Current Goals:
My goal is to reach 150 pounds. I last weighed that in high school, and I feel like it's an achievable, maintainable weight. Do I have a time line? Nope, but that's ok.
Do you see how each of those is drastically different, but each spurs me on? And they can all change at any time, that's part of being human- our minds change, what drives us changes, but we still keep pushing forward.
And that's what matters.
Until next time, always move forward.
Current Dreams:
I dream of being able to go on an island get away and wear nothing but bikini's the entire trip, and not have any nagging feelings in the back of my mind of "Is anyone talking about me behind my back?" I dream of walking down the aisle at my wedding, slim and confident, excited to see the look in my wife's eyes when she sees me in my dress.
Current Goals:
My goal is to reach 150 pounds. I last weighed that in high school, and I feel like it's an achievable, maintainable weight. Do I have a time line? Nope, but that's ok.
Do you see how each of those is drastically different, but each spurs me on? And they can all change at any time, that's part of being human- our minds change, what drives us changes, but we still keep pushing forward.
And that's what matters.
Until next time, always move forward.
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