finding motovation to train/diet

im on a roll,gone another weekend without my indian takeaway,lol,,i did dismantle a few bars of chocy but the dogs did help,,

Hiya

Well done for not eating the indian (sure he appreciated it) and also well done for being honest about the choccy. I am still going there......eating choccy that is. Just do your best, that is all you can ever do.

Val x

lol,,,take me a few days to eat him,,,

Lol Val at  the joke.......and BOTH of you....STEP AWAY FROM THE FOOOKING CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!.....ahem...clears throat.....as an aside..did you know the sugar in the chocolate is very bad for your skin and arteries?.....so you don't mind that your ya know....slowly killing yourself?...then hurtling off down the gym to ahem "get fit"......hummmmmm...someting not quite right about that......lol.....do you feel guilty?.....or do I have to try harder?......no-ones perfect, I myself actually hovered over a packet of gummy snakes this weekend...red and black ones......regretfully I couldn't manage to get my fingers inside the packet and nab one before the manager got there so...ahem...had to leave them in the shop!........hahahahahaha.......listen you guys, don't feel guilty about what you have eaten cos that's just negative thinking right?...if you HAVE to have it, then have it, enjoy it, and put it out of your mind, move on and try not to do it again.....OR ELSE!!!!!!....ooops...did I type that out loud?....lol

Both of you.....what sort of workouts do you do?  Tyrob, you are being VERY quiet about your routine, unless its somewhere else....spill the beans dude!  ......Val, you berluddy know what you're doing or you wouldn't be where you are now....but workouts?...come ooooooooon...tell, tell, tell........not that I wanna know of course...all for the benefit of my. ...ahem....the public.....

if you must eat chocolate, limit yourself to one or two small pieces each day, and get very high cocoa content (= low in sugar)

OOh I love that stuff !!  NR why did you have to post that pic... ??? I'm drooling now... and Tesco Xtra is shut !!

Hi All

This is a superb thread and thank you to all who continue to contribute!

I've stopped training four years ago and my waist has expanded quite significantly from 32" to 38". I guess it's all about a trade off and what is of importance to you personally. While I may never go to the beach or a public pool again, financially it's made a huge difference by giving me the time and flexibility back needed to be successful at work.

In addition, I can now throw together a fillet mignon with a red wine sauce followed up by a chocolate souffle and raspberries that will bring a tear to your eye. ;-)

Northern Rock - Staggering. Just staggering.

Tyrob - If this is what you want and it makes you happy. Seize it with both hands and don't let go!

Kaizen


Hi All


In addition, I can now throw together a fillet mignon with a red wine sauce followed up by a chocolate souffle and raspberries that will bring a tear to your eye. ;-)

TEASER!!!!!!!.......lol........

hello all,,im still a fat lazy twxt,making excuses not to train,even though im hitting the gym twice a week my food cravings are out of control,not lost a single ibs,,,got a big contract at work starting soon so hopeing this will help me start burning extra cals,,,,,,,,

At least ya still training bud so it's not all bad !

hi tyrob
try and stop saying you are "a fat lazy twxt,making excuses not to train"  Have you heard the expression - say it enough times you'll believe it?  Why don't you turn it round to a positive saying.  You ARE going to the gym you ARE trying you ARE on the road to success - sure there will be roadworks and detours on the way but that's life - it's how we deal with them.
So come on shake yourself down and get the feel good factor going!
look at Northern Rocker - he looks fab (sorry but he does!) we have to work hard at it we can't buy it.  Sorry a bit waffley I know, but I'm injured at the mo and would love to be in the gym right now and am also fighting the urge to pig out but I am fighting! So stay on that road!

I had been using my job as an excuse not to get to the gym.. I do a lot of hours, typically 10-12 a day sometimes 6 days a week.  But this last 2 weeks I've made a real effort to go before or straight after work and have managed 4 times a week with a good walk on the days I don't get to the gym.  It hasn't made me any more tired, I think I feel less tired after I've done my WO.  

Really got the bit between my teeth now!  Just need to see the gains.. but they are oh so subtle !!  Grrr...

the best feeling comes when the gym no longer becomes and effort and you then start to kick yourself for missing workouts,,,

lakeslass




Really got the bit between my teeth now!  Just need to see the gains.. but they are oh so subtle !!  Grrr...

I think this a motivational problem at our ages (im 49 next month),gains are very very diffcult to actually see,inspite of  working out 3 times per week full body.

Stresses in life generaly i feel affect diet/training etc etc and it is quite hard to put this to one side in order to keep motivated.

Whats the answer?who knows but i feel it is within everybody to make change and be consitant in order to achieve our persional goals.focus and you will achieve imo.