i work out 4 times a week and usually do so in the pm when i get off work. i have been trying to get up before work but can't seem to get my tail out of that comfy bed.  does anyone have a good motivator for me to get out of bed.  i am trying to loose the last of my baby weight.
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Waking up to your favorite music! \nThe music that makes you want to move out of your seat  whenever you hear it.. It works 4me..  try it!
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I work at a gym and try to counsel a lot of the ladies that come there.  Here is the advice that i give to many of them who like to binge on fatty foods and eat when depressed.  Stop buying those fatty foods.  Stop tempting yourself.  If it isn't there, you can't eat it.  (Clean out your kitchen and pantry --excuse to exercise- lift all those cans and garbage outside!) I tell them that they should shoot for only eating foods that they have to prepare themselves.  To actually cook.  This might stop you from wanting a snack if you actually have to make it.  Have apples and fruits around instead of snacks.  Have yogurt around.  when eating fruits, cut them up and slow yourself down.  PORTION is very important.  If you are going to eat something fatty, MEASURE it out.  if you have a whole bag of chips there you will eat till you are overfull.  Measure it out so you only binge a little.  Cravings go away after 15-20 mins.  DRINK A LOT OF WATER.  Get a picture out of your target weight loss.  Look at it and know that you can achieve it.  You're in a funk right now but only you can get yourself out of it.  Be healthy.  just look at your daughter and see all the motivation you need.  From what you wrote, you already know what you want to do.  Now go and do it. Good Luck!!!
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Hang out in my pjs.  I can't stay still usually for a long time.  I get restless.  So I might nap and then force myself to get up and do something easy like laundry.  It is still very valued time at home since I'm not at work.
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I have the same problem and it affected my household. I read a book that had something that helped me a lot. It told one that when you wake up, get out of bed immediately, make the bed, take a shower and dress fully. This alone helped my mood and motivated me to get on with my day. As far as many tasks. If possible, don't plan too many for one day and overwhelm yourself. Keep your to-do list limited to what you can handle. I know that this has helped me a lot. I hope it something that helps you. I hope you feel better. (i didn't leave the name of the book because it's for getting organized and de-cluttering and not sure if that affects you at all, if it does, it's called "Messies No More")
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I know you won't like this but if you try it out for a week you will be glad you did. Get up early and run for 30 minutes before work. I know it is so hard to get out of bed to run but if you make yourslef do it for 5 days in a row you will find that you have more energy all day and you will feel so great throughout the entire day like you really accomplished something. The second week will be way easier and you may even find yourself looking forward to it. During my morning run I think of everything positive in my life and my goals. I feel so impowered like I can conqure anything. That is a great way to stat your day. Eat a good dinner the night before with carbs and you won't need to eat breakfast first either. Have breakfst after your run to avoid a side ache. This is also the best way to loose weight without cutting calories. After a week you will really see the difference. In a few weeks you won't beleive how great you look and feel! Best of luck!
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Worked out for about 80 minutes 4 or more times per week and joined Weight Watchers.  Having to weigh in and knowing I had all those other members pulling for me, weight that had been clinging to me for 6 months finally started coming off.  It's so mental.  Also, do not use diet pills, but I highly recommend reading and interacting with the website www.fheit.com.  Especially good is the inches and pounds tracker. Keeps you accountable!
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I delivered my fifth child November 29th, 2005.  I was 195 pounds at the time, after having the baby I was very determined to get back into my size 4/6 clothing, so I started eating every 2 hours, to speed up my metabolism, then I incorporated a 30 minute workout tape into my day.  The weight came off at a very steady pace, 1-3 pounds a week.  I'm now a size 8 and weigh 141 pounds.  I believe more weight would have came off on a weekly basis, if I were only able to get more sleep, I was averaging 2-3 maybe 4 ( if I was lucky)- hours of sleep a night. Try this and see if it works for you.  Eat every 2 hours- healthy for the most part- I mean, feel free to have the equivalent of 2 cookies a day, if you can't contain yourself, and when you eat your meals- eat them on a small plate.  That way you can control your portions.  If you have bad cravings in between eatings- then chew a piece of peppermint gum, or suck on a minty cough drop...also try drinking water.  Sometimes your body thinks it's hungry, when actually, it's thirsty.  So drink water when you get hungry and wait 20 min. for your body to take it all in, and see if you're still hungry, if you are, then eat.\nTo recap:  Eat every two hours (something healthy)- this includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eat dinner on a small plate and make sure you have lots of veggies on it, no food after 7pm, and 30 min. of exercise a day- minimum.\n Here's An example of what I eat in a day:\n\nBreakfast:  a bowl of whole grain cereal with Silk Soymilk, and an orange or apple.\n\nSnack: (2 hours later)- Fruit, one serving size of crackers...\n\nLunch:(2 hours later)- a healthy salade, maybe a sandwich...\n\nSnack: (2 hours later)- 2 graham crackers, milk...then \n\nDinner: (2 hours later)- whatever I make for the kids- just more veggies on my plate...and on a small plate.  \n\nA third snack is optional, but no food after 7pm.  It really works.  You'll lose so much weight, and you won't feel starved.
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You didn't say whether or not you work out.  With proper diet and exercise, you can keep the weight off.  I started working out consistently and making better food choices and I've lost 15 lbs. and kept it off.  You could simply start working out by walking and then maybe getting an exercise video.  I have several that I do and I love them all.  Tae-Bo and Carmen Electra Striptease have worked for me.  I will never get back to my 112 lb. weight with my 5'7" height but I can be satisfied that, at 130lbs., I'm doing what's right for me and my body hasn't been this in shape for years.  I wouldn't recommend wearing a girdle though.  Try working out if you don't already.  You may grow to love it as much as I do.  Take care and good luck!
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Whats working for me is since I am very lazy when it comes to excercise I  lay on my bed and with almost half of my body hanging off the side I  then try to sit up then go back down also as you are slightly hanging off the side raise your legs up off the bed about 6 inches and hold them there for a count of 25 then raise them up then back down slowly and hold again repeat as many times as you can just dont lay them down on the bed until you are finished I am also hoping that since gravity pulls everything downward with the years that hanging upside down enough will help keep everything in place alittle longer(wishful thinking). another good easy one that really works for the mid section and the back of your thighs is lay in front of the sofa but with your back up against the front of the sofa so you are resting on your shoulders  then try to touch the floor with your toes then bring your legs  up do a few sets like that and then keeping your legs straight up open them to form a wide v and bring them back together slowly this is great for the inner thigh. for the buns sit on the ground with your legs straight out in front of you then try to walk forward and backward by rolling your butt from side to side. Another good one is while watching tv stand up and pick out two places on either side of you eye level and without moving your lower body turn from side to side tring to pretend punch the target on either side this is great for the middle and arms and back. If you ever download things from the internet instead of waiting there doing nothing if your chair is like an office chair and bends back what I do is put my arms on my chest and lean back as far as it is safe without falling over and then do like sit ups it beats just sitting there doing nothing while you wait. since my chair also swivels I have got in the habit of turning from side to side while I am at the computer. In two months I have lost 6 inches off my midsection and 1 1/2" off my thighs   doing these lazy excercises. I try and do them at least once a day for about 30 minutes altogether. swiveling in the chair i do all the time when at the computer.
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(of course it's not "today")\n\nHow about:  Get up off your butt, else it will get BIGGER. ;)\n\nI like the oldie but goodie:  "You snooze, you loose."\n\nSet mini-goals for yourself, such as getting off the couch/chair, then eating breakfast, then brushing your teeth, then showering, then getting dressed.\n\nYou will accomplish so many mini-goals that you'll be ready to conquer the world and tackle the bigger goals! Hooray!\n\nOof, no good.  Pep talking is not my thing I guess.  There's your motivation.  Go get something done or else you will be highly un-motivating like me. ;) :)\n\nKeep smiling :))
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Walking works very well for me. It's easy to do, and it utilizes all body parts. Another fun thing to do is have some friends over, and put some upbeat music on, and all of you exercise together. It's not only fun, but healthy. Believe it or not, I lost 17 lbs. in 2 weeks by just doing the Cha Cha Slide with my daughters every day, a few years ago. It was really fun, and I didn't think about how boring and exhausting exercise could be.
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I like you was a stay @ home mom and single, 1st thing is to take time out for you, what worked for me was joining Bally's total fitness it helped me feel better about myself and now I;'m in great shape, I'm also a fulltime student majoring in Psyc, on the weekends I only watch tv, have my faviorte meal and the kids go to grandma's i found havein my 15,13 and 7 year old on a scheldue made my days and nights better, my 7yr old knows if momy's door is shut i need alone time, I hope you find theese items useful, also prayer changes things!!!!
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I read your question and it is EXACTLY what I went through when my husband was deployed just a WEEK after our son was born... and as I write this he is in the Mojave Desert training for the next deployment later this year. I know just how you feel... I was so exhausted from being the only one to care for my son (kudos to ANY single parent out there by the way) and I thought that I could get stuff done when he slept... But I was so tired that I also ended up watching tv or browsing on the computer... So, one day I just went out and bought a set of windsor pilates cause my back was killing me. I made a routine for myself: I got up at least an hour before my son's first morning feeding and did a workout from the pilates thing. I then took a timed shower and then tended to the baby for pretty much the rest of the day. I had a place on the dinner table and a smaller table in the living room where I'd have daily/ weekly checklists of what I wanted to do in that time period. (I even had to put "Eat breakfast and lunch" in there cause I'd forget to sometimes, because of the baby). Anyway, see what happens the first couple of days or so and the next week try to break the previous record. You'll still be caring for baby but you'll be keeping yourself busy when he's settled for a bit so you can manage your time better when you get a chance. I had lots of family around but they were always so busy and I felt guilty asking for help. Oh, so anyway, I'd make it a point to be in bed by 8:30pm but no later than 9:00pm. It's sounds lame but I used to do this in college and I felt awesome the next day, even though I woke up at 5am sharp. Sometimes I'd just lay there with my eyes open. Eventually, my body realized it needed rest and adjusted to the schedule. I was so refreshed the following morning and thanks to the mini workout I squeezed in the mornings, my aches and pains from stress and exhaustion were gone. It doesn't seem like much, but you definitely need to take care of yourself in any little way you can. Take up a small hobby, project, or indulge yourself a little and put it in your checklist. I hope my weird regimen doesn't seem too lame... lol... it worked for me and kept me "sane" while my husband was gone. I'm still on it for the most part, but now that our son is 19 months it's a little easier to get things done. Best wishes to you and your son and husband; Good Luck!!! ...now get some sleep woman!!!
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Uh yes.  December through March I felt that way.  Then I decided that I was in charge of my life.  I got out of bed (or off the couch) and started doing things.  I got a dog, which made me incredibly happy, I am looking for a new job because I realized how much  I hate my old one, and I am even moving.  I think I needed a change of scenery.  Try doing something new, out of the ordinary.  You'd be surprised what it can do for your mood.
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First of ALL, YOU are motivated! That is the first step. The second step, is to get out of the house, job, business, etc...and TAKE TIME TO GO FOR A WALK EVERYDAY. You can start by going out in the morning, walking to and from your lunch, or going out walking in the evening. YOU NEED TO DO IT FOR AT LEAST 20 to 30 minutes (preferably 30 min). It might be hard to do at first, but once you get going, you will LOVE IT! After a couple of weeks (14 days), without even changing your dietary habits, you will see progress. \n\nOne of my best friends had started golfing, and, without changing his diet (which I wanted to help him change), within 2 weeks he had lost weight, just by going out on the golf course for 9 holes (because that is ALL he could do). Then, he started feeling great about life again, and started to be BETTER with HIS DIET. Now he is enjoying a great physical benefit of having gone out daily. By the way, if he is NOT golfing, he is walking for the 30 minutes.\n\nEven people who do NOT need to lose weight need to do this simple kind of excercise! AND, THE BEST OF ALL, IT DOES NOT COST YOU ANYTHING BUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN TIME! INVEST IN YOURSELF AND YOU WILL REAP THE REWARDS! YOU CAN DO IT!\n\nIf you are EXCESSIVELY heavy, then you have problems with your legs (either your knees or ankles, or hips). Get to a SWIMMING POOL and spend 30 minutes walking gently in the water. The water supports you, and at the same time provides easy resistance which is helping you to burn those fat cells. Just don't sit in the water, MOVE AROUND. Move those arms, move those legs. It is a good overall workout, and another of my very best friends lost weight by swimming 5 days a week for 30 min to an hour. He did NOT swim because he was too heavy, he simply started by moving his arms vigorously in the water, then he started doing the walking in about 3 feet deep of water. You can do it. He went down about 75 pounds in weight in 6 months doing this 5 times a week! He saved his knees and can get around MUCH BETTER TODAY!
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Sounds like you just get in a rut, and feel overwhelmed and tired of working all that time.  Refocus your energy on what you like to do and commit to doing that at least one time a week (like walking, painting, reading).  Even if you have kids or a busy schedule, you should take some time in the week for yourself  (think nice long bubble bath or your favorite movie). Look for opportunities in the day that meant something, like cheering up a coworker, or doing a job well done.   Prayer can help or journaling.  Find a close friend to confide in, and ask for them to cheer you up.  They know you better than I do.  If you have written goals, post them on the wall and look at them every day to keep you going.  If you don't have your goals written down, then write them down and focus on what you are trying to accomplish.  And don't forget to laugh at the little things.  Like, for me, I was browsing through these questions and answers at work, and somebody wrote about doing a pee-pee dance and it cracked me up.  I almost laughed aloud at work.
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My first son, I lost the weight easily...with my second son it was harder. I cut my portion sizes down a little, drank alot more water, and did alot of walking (cause that was easiest for me...just put the kids in the stroller and go). It give you time with your kids and it's the best to get back to pre-baby weight. You can try sit ups in the evening before you go to bed to tighten your tummy. I did alot of this and was back in my old jeans before my son turned 9 months old. It's not fast, but you do see results after a few months. I didn't have the time to keep a regular workout.