I have been looking at myself in the mirror and wondering if I will ever find the will to start exercising more.? I diet but I need to exercise. Any tips on motivational gains?
I just walk. It’s easy and relaxing on a nice weather day, and it’s better than nothing.
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I diet but don’t exercise. I’d rather not eat something than eat it and have to exercise to burn those calories.
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I’m overweight right now by about 30 lbs., so I may not be the greatest motivator, but I have lost weight before (and I will again). When I was about 34 I had put on a lot of weight through my divorce and after. I decided I wanted to date though so I needed to lose weight. Every time I would crave something fattening I would ask myself " do you want to eat that, or do you want to attract a man?" My basic formula was “move more, eat less”, which I had heard someone else say. Anyway, I lost 70 pounds. After dating one guy and deciding I didn’t really want to date, I gained back about 40lbs. Then, when ready to date again, I cut down on carbs and exercised intensely. I lost weight and was in the best shape of my life at 40. Now I’m 49 and it’s gonna be harder to do, but I have to do it. Move more/eat less. Good luck @jukebox! I’m with you in this 
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I like to walk in the House - it calms me down a bit usually.
Ive lost a significant amount of weight in the past.
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I seem to have my weight under control at the moment but in the long run I seem to be definitely losing the fight. I fit in my old pants again which are several sizes above what I used to wear. It’s hard to celebrate losing about 40 pounds when you go from 300 to 260 pounds because 260 is still bad news. Right now I am controlling my carb intake but occasionally I have some cravings that sneak in and threaten to sabotage things. Fortunately it’s been a while since I’ve been at a store where food was available when they hit.
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