How do I get motivated to start working out?
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Have someone work out with you. Make a date. That way you are forced to do it so you don't let the other down. :) haha Works for me. Or take photographs of yourself in your bikini, and circle your target areas and keep em close to you and look at them while you work out! I should try that one.... hm.
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Go the gym and work out
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hard work, sweat, patience and determination, just like the rest of us.  Basically eat right and exercise a lot.  No soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fruits, vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Good Luck!
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1. Find something you love doing and go for it!\n\n2. If you have to do something you are not so keen on, you have to develop motivation by thinking of the goal or payoff you get from it.\n\nFor example, if you have to clean out the garage and have been putting it off, just imagine how you would feel when the garage is clean, the junk thrown away. What a relief you would feel. If you can see the desired objective, imagine it vividly, and make it seem real and concrete, you will be more inspired to do the necessary work to reach your goals.\n\n3. Define your goals specifically, your time frame, and the steps you have to take to reach your goals. Making your objectives specific and measureable go a long way in keeping you on track.\n\n4. Take small steps and celebrate each milestone toward your goal. For example, you want to reduce your wieght, but haven't been able to keep on a diet. Make a plan to reduce a few pounds each week, measure your progress on a chart, and celebrate your success on meeting each weekly goal (but not by eating, of course!).
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Just exericse. An start slow, and comfortable. An work you way to way you can push yourself. Make sure you eat good food. Fruit. Vegetables. Vitamin C. Protein. Carbs.'
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well what you do is you find a gym to work out at and then you find a friend to join you to help with your motivation.not saying that the friend would go everytime cause she may be slack and lazy but ya never know............
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1)You have to diet & eat properly. \nSee http://www.edietsuk.co.uk \n\n2)Exercises: WALKING lots of it at least 5x/week. Start slow with e.g. 1 mile and build up); HOME GYMS;  Aerobic workouts etc.; Weight training (a few free weights upto 10-12 lbs. should do).\n\n3) Discipline: stick with it!\n\n4) Get a partner to help give you a boost, especially when you wnat to give up.
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start by watching what you eat. don't necesarily eat less, just eat healthier. try and choose carrots instead of chips, etc. you could also start and excercise program, such as walking briskly for 30 min each day, and increase the intensity of the workout as you get stronger. following these tips should definitlye help you become more healthy.
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Sit ups, leg raises, side bends and touch your toes. Dont try and do too many too soon, start of what you are compfortable with like ten of each and gradually increase the number say each week. A good way to start exercising is to work out what time of day/night you'll have the time to do them and make sure you do it each day.  You'll be surprised at the progress you make in the amount of exercise you can do over even a month. make a chart up to see your progress to help you stay motivated and mayby after a couple of months you could start push ups and walking, mayby even jogging and it wont cost you anything but self commitment.
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Just think about how awesome your going to feel when you reach your goal... buy yourself a new pair of jeans!!! \n\nDon't make it a chore, it's just modifing your routine a bit... do you have a buddy that will do it with you?
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Join a gym...try getting friends to do it with you...it'll help motivate you to go every week, or how ever many times you go each week.
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listen it seeme to me that you have a lot of initiative, and a lot of eagerness to get some results fast hu? well listen you are doing the right thing, but do it because you care about your self and not for what society really thinks..FUCK THEM!! you are beautifull, it all starts inside, now, if you really wnat me to ansewer thes, well i am into sports, first of all, you are not going to get results right away, your body has to adapt to your "new" way of life , imagine you spent 30 years in china and come to the us you are not going to adapt in three weeks, But just keep your finger on the line and DO NOT loose any hope or motivation, remember day by day by day, you will see results in about 3 months and than on your 6th you are really going to tell, get on a good diet,mornings have a good breakfast, like oatmeal, fruit is very important, luch a sandwich you make it and choose it, dinner a well balanced meal, just have a good balance, do go so meticulosly crazy about what you eat, but do it right, go to a gym and get a trainer, do a lot of cardio, really there is the real burner, close your eyes and have an image {a realistic one} of what you want to achieve, set some goals, and like i said, do not loose that motivation, knowing and taking care of your self is the greatest gift we can return to our bodies...so good luck!!
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Motivation and Consistency are key. Just keep telling yourself that's the only way to achieve your goal, and you will naturally be more motivated.
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When you get inspired, start right then.  Don't put it off until tomorrow.  You said you already have a plan, so just pick it up and do it.  If you can, find a friend or family member to be your workout buddy.  When you have someone else involved, you're less likely to skip a workout.  For more motivation, cut out some pictures or articles from the fitness magazine that inspire you.  Tape them up on the fridge or somewhere that you go when you are putting off working out.  You'll see them and be inspired again.
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First of all, you need attitude to do exercise. Humans usually want to do something, but lack of positive attitude towards exercise brings always in saying "Nah, I'll do it next month" and it never arrives that month.\n\nSo, I'll suggest you to do:\n\n1.- Attitude.\n2.- Choose a sport or exercise to do it regularly.\n3.- Set goals ( If you choose running, running 5 miles straight within a month or another realistic goal according to yourself ).\n4.- Buy books or visit specialized web sites accordingly to the sport or exercise you choose to do ( Returning to the running example, you might go to runners.com ).\n5.- Your attitude must gain strength in order not to leave because your bones will sore due to the exercise, or you want to sleep or something else.
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well eating right is a good first step.  as far as working out, you just need to find a way to get yourself in the gym.  you could just pay for the trainer...that way you know you won't waste the sessions so you'll make time in your schedule to work out.  or get a friend to workout with you.  if you don't have the motivation right now, you need someone that can push you.
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Personally:\nWhat i do is that i keep a picture of the "fat" me on the fridge so that I can see myslef whenever I go to the kitchen to eat. Second i keep trying the clothes that do not fit anymore as a motivation. \n\nProfessional opinion:\nHere are 12 tips to give your eat-right, move-more efforts greater endurance.\n1. Eliminate Excuses "Even if you're not a morning person, schedule exercise for first thing in the morning," suggests Martica Heaner, M.A., a New York-based exercise physiologist and author of Cross-Training for Dummies. "The later you wait to exercise, the more reasons you'll have for not doing it." Sally White, Ph.D., dean and professor at the College of Education at Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and an expert on motivation and exercise, agrees. "Keep gym clothes everywhere -- in the car, at work -- so there's never a reason not to go." So what do you need to do? Sleep in your sports bra? Lay your workout clothes out on the bed the night before? Ask a buddy to call and remind you to get moving? Figure out what works -- then do it.\n\n2. Kid Around Of course, finding time to work out was simpler B.C. (Before Children) -- but just because family precedes fitness on your list of priorities doesn't mean there isn't room for both in your life. Get your children involved with you. Take a family hike, go for a group bike ride -- or roll with it. "Scooters and in-line skates are great for kids and can be just as much calorie-burning fun for moms," says Bonne Marano, a certified fitness instructor in New York City. Plus, getting moving with you is good for the little guys, says White: "The children of families who exercise together are more likely to be active later in life."\n\n3. Plan with Your Man A study at Indiana University, in Bloomington, found that 94 percent of spouses who worked out together stuck to their exercise plans, compared with only 57 percent of those who went at it alone. Can't tear him away from the TV long enough for a bike ride? Then try using the word "ball" to entice him, offers Heaner: "If a high-energy kick-boxing class or body-sculpting session isn't his thing, shooting hoops or tossing around a football may be. A little one-on-one on the basketball court burns twice as many calories as walking. Even if you never make a basket, the sprinting and lateral movements will improve your coordination."\n\n4. Get a Gadget Investing in a simple tool that will measure the progress you're making can be a big motivator. Try something as simple as the New Lifestyles Digi-Walker SW-200 ($26.95, www.thepedometercompany.com), which counts your total steps over the course of a day.\n \n• www.thepedometercompany.com >> \n\nLooking for a fun way to figure out how many M&Ms you burned off during that extra-long elliptical session? Check out BalanceLog ($49 to $69, www.healthetech.com), software for your computer and/or Palm that logs calories in and calories out, then helps you devise a food budget based on how much exercise you get.\n \n• www.healthetech.com >> \n\n5. Write It Down Keep your own food and exercise log: People who are successful at losing and maintaining their weight are good at self-monitoring, according to several studies. "And remember to put positive feelings in print, too, to review on days you need a boost," says Rachna D. Jain, Psy.D., a lifestyle coach and licensed psychologist in Columbia, Maryland. Describing how good you felt after a workout, for instance, could help get you out the door next time.\n\n6. Seek Inspiration Feeling a little less than vibrant? Find a mental mentor to get you moving. That's how Sarah Ferguson, former Duchess of York, keeps revved. Saying negativity drains energy, she counts the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela among her positive-energy role models. Or consider George W. Bush: If the president of the Un