Tips for Staying Motivated to Lose Weight When You Just Want to Veg Out

Staying motivated to keep off weight is key to a healthy lifestyle. Sure I lost weight, and I have some more to go, but that doesn't mean I can get discouraged and eat anything. That doesn't mean I can give up. That doesn't mean I just throw in the towel and keep gorging myself.

After losing about 35-40 lbs, I didn't do what I normally do and slack off and just watch TV. I go to the gym five days a week and sweat up a storm, releasing feel good chemicals such as endorphin and seratonin.

I pay attention to what I eat, not eating out of boredom. I pine for a walk although recently I have been getting blisters when I walk. That hasn't stopped me from working out. I use the elliptical trainer and use weights. I spend about an hour at the gym and people are very nice to me there. I didn't do it so that I could have a hundred lovers. I am not that big of an Ass. I didn't do it to become a model. I am not that greedy. I didn't do it to feel superior to other people. I just did it to feel better about myself.

When I realized most fit people work out, I was like, I gotta keep it up. It helps your mood, and if you eat right, it can lead to weight loss. I remember being so happy at 14 when I ate a lot of protein and was a size 12. And I want to get back to that. I don't want to be vain and unattainable. I just want to be healthy, mind body and soul. I have Jesus now and the bible calls the body your temple. You need food, exercise, rest and surrounding yourself around positive people.

I was harrassed in my High School after I lost weight. My teacher yelled at me. A boy kept coming on to me. And this model who claimed he loved me kept grabbing at me. Distraught, I turned to medicine after highschool. What I needed was proper nutrition. Malnourished, I gained weight on the medicine and I was afraid to lose weight because of my disasterous High School years where everyone just wanted to get high. I went to college, graduated magna cum laude and floundered afterwards. I did learn about communication though.

I think now that I know myself better, that I am sensitive and a dreamer and need to pay attention better to my health, I have gotten a lot better. I rest now instead of pushing myself too hard. I was in Junior Showmanship in Highschool and didn't get a good nights sleep. I wanted to be a Christian, but I didn't know any churches. I didn't have a day off. I kept going and going and going.

After trying to find myself through spirituality, I realize that I need to honor the body. And that I have so much to be grateful for. For a loving family. For my gift of creativity. That I am beautiful. And that I can change.

While I have a ways to go, it is important to keep it up and not get discouraged. And staying motivated is key. Even when I don't see results. I have to think I lost 4 inches in my waist and I don't want them back.