I am at a standstill and need some fitness motivation. Please offer me what you've got.??
Question: I lost 10 pounds recently and have been working out 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes. Then, I don't know what happened! I have had no motivation to work out at all this week. I need some motivation starters. My goal is to get lose another 20 pounds by then end of August. It actually took me almost 2 months to lose these 10 pounds and I know it is because I haven't pushed myself harder when exercising. Give me some fitness advise about how to mix things up so I don't get so darn bored. Also, how much should I be doing?
Anyone notice how busy this section is lately? lol
Answers: That is quite a coinicidance. I am having the same problem. But, I hope that I will be able to help you in some kind of way. I lost 25 lbs. so far and I have been riding the Elliptical Trainer for 40 minutes 3-4 times a week. When I lost motivation I searched for an online buddy...LOL... Then I received advice to do a different exercise for a week or so and then go back to riding the elliptical. Just think of what you will look like and feel like once you 20 lbs. lighter. Set a date be determined to lose the 20 lbs. before that date. I am also on a Midefast Diet from Take Shape for Life and you lose weight quickly. And, I am learning to eat 5-6 small meals a day. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
Do a class, classes are fun and different everytime, and the best thing is, you can't stop exercising until the class is over!! (unless you sneak away...)
Do you have Body Pump at your gym? It's great, a bit of cardio and weights and always interesting, Fat Burner is also good as well....the time goes fast when you are in a class.
Good luck
One of the best pieces of advice that I could offer would be...and this will sound a bit weird...but it would be to make the weight loss secondary. Of course you know that your goal is to lose weight, but if you put actual fitness goals as your first priority, you will begin to find that the pounds will take care of themselves. For example, set a goal to increase your time to 60 minutes instead of 45 minutes, or if your time is limited you can set intensity goals such as challenging yourself to increase your speed every week. By working toward those goals, you will see progress in your level of fitness and it will help jumpstart the weight loss.
Another piece of advice is to change up the exercises that you are doing. If all you do is the bike or treadmill, your mind gets bored and your body may have adapted so you are no longer seeing any progress on the scale. By occasionally or even regularly changing the form of cardio, you will challenge your body to adapt and be less bored as well.
Also, investigate interval training. It is another way to challenge yourself, add variety to your cardio, and jumpstart the weight loss. In a nutshell, interval training deals with alternating short bursts of all out cardio (like cycling or running as fast as you can) for short periods like 20 or 30 seconds, and immediately following that with a longer period of cardio at a more moderate pace like for 2 minutes. Doing 4 to 7 sets of this will help build you cardiovascularly and give you new challenges, again to kick start the weight loss and to give variety to a boring routine.
Of course, no matter what you do in the workout, the nutrition is the cornerstone, so be sure to stay on top of that. I recently made some changes to my sister's daily diet, and right away she dropped weight. Remember that eating 5 to 6 small meals, each including some form of lean protein, (by eating every 2 to 3 hours) is better than 3 big meals for jumpstarting your metabolizm. And of course, water water water makes a big difference too.
Finally, if you don't already, read women's fitness magazines like Oxygen, Shape, and Muscle and Fitness Hers. They are not only great sources of advice to help keep your workout fresh, but they tend to be very motivating as well. At least they are for me!
I hope all this helps. By the way, you did not say what you do during your workouts. I hope it includes some weight training, because cardio alone will not do the trick. Remember that building muscle means your body will burn more calories, even while resting, but remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so as you gain muscle you might temporarily see slower movement on the scale.
Which brings me to another point. Don't only go by the numbers on the scale. Although I am an unusual case, I lost 2 dress sizes after I barely lost 10 pounds! This is because I built muscle (not big and bulky, but sleek, feminine and defined) and thus lost inches because with more muscle I am more toned and trimmer. So, pay more attention to the inches, how your clothes fit, and what you see in the mirror because the scale alone is not always the best measure to go by.
And finally, don't feel bad about how long it took you to lose the weight. They say that the longer it takes you to take it off, the greater your chances of keeping it off.
Congrats on reaching your goal...cause you will!
Check out the motivation link on my site!
Anyone notice how busy this section is lately? lol
Answers: That is quite a coinicidance. I am having the same problem. But, I hope that I will be able to help you in some kind of way. I lost 25 lbs. so far and I have been riding the Elliptical Trainer for 40 minutes 3-4 times a week. When I lost motivation I searched for an online buddy...LOL... Then I received advice to do a different exercise for a week or so and then go back to riding the elliptical. Just think of what you will look like and feel like once you 20 lbs. lighter. Set a date be determined to lose the 20 lbs. before that date. I am also on a Midefast Diet from Take Shape for Life and you lose weight quickly. And, I am learning to eat 5-6 small meals a day. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
Do a class, classes are fun and different everytime, and the best thing is, you can't stop exercising until the class is over!! (unless you sneak away...)
Do you have Body Pump at your gym? It's great, a bit of cardio and weights and always interesting, Fat Burner is also good as well....the time goes fast when you are in a class.
Good luck
One of the best pieces of advice that I could offer would be...and this will sound a bit weird...but it would be to make the weight loss secondary. Of course you know that your goal is to lose weight, but if you put actual fitness goals as your first priority, you will begin to find that the pounds will take care of themselves. For example, set a goal to increase your time to 60 minutes instead of 45 minutes, or if your time is limited you can set intensity goals such as challenging yourself to increase your speed every week. By working toward those goals, you will see progress in your level of fitness and it will help jumpstart the weight loss.
Another piece of advice is to change up the exercises that you are doing. If all you do is the bike or treadmill, your mind gets bored and your body may have adapted so you are no longer seeing any progress on the scale. By occasionally or even regularly changing the form of cardio, you will challenge your body to adapt and be less bored as well.
Also, investigate interval training. It is another way to challenge yourself, add variety to your cardio, and jumpstart the weight loss. In a nutshell, interval training deals with alternating short bursts of all out cardio (like cycling or running as fast as you can) for short periods like 20 or 30 seconds, and immediately following that with a longer period of cardio at a more moderate pace like for 2 minutes. Doing 4 to 7 sets of this will help build you cardiovascularly and give you new challenges, again to kick start the weight loss and to give variety to a boring routine.
Of course, no matter what you do in the workout, the nutrition is the cornerstone, so be sure to stay on top of that. I recently made some changes to my sister's daily diet, and right away she dropped weight. Remember that eating 5 to 6 small meals, each including some form of lean protein, (by eating every 2 to 3 hours) is better than 3 big meals for jumpstarting your metabolizm. And of course, water water water makes a big difference too.
Finally, if you don't already, read women's fitness magazines like Oxygen, Shape, and Muscle and Fitness Hers. They are not only great sources of advice to help keep your workout fresh, but they tend to be very motivating as well. At least they are for me!
I hope all this helps. By the way, you did not say what you do during your workouts. I hope it includes some weight training, because cardio alone will not do the trick. Remember that building muscle means your body will burn more calories, even while resting, but remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so as you gain muscle you might temporarily see slower movement on the scale.
Which brings me to another point. Don't only go by the numbers on the scale. Although I am an unusual case, I lost 2 dress sizes after I barely lost 10 pounds! This is because I built muscle (not big and bulky, but sleek, feminine and defined) and thus lost inches because with more muscle I am more toned and trimmer. So, pay more attention to the inches, how your clothes fit, and what you see in the mirror because the scale alone is not always the best measure to go by.
And finally, don't feel bad about how long it took you to lose the weight. They say that the longer it takes you to take it off, the greater your chances of keeping it off.
Congrats on reaching your goal...cause you will!
Check out the motivation link on my site!
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