I am always looking for ways to motivate myself and keep myself interested in this, what feels like, never ending process of losing. I found the best motivational tool ever. It took about 10 minutes to make, and I really feel because of this, I have been losing more consistently.
I made a chart, on a large piece of poster board with 4 columns to fill out and hung it on the back of my bed room door, so I always see it.
The first column is date- I list my weigh in days, so for me, every Thursday (I have 8 weeks on mine)
Second, weight- I fill in my weight for that weigh in day.
Third is my loss- I put my weekly loss, then my loss so far all together.
Forth is my mood- I write how I feel about my weekly results.
The mood column is just as important as the loss column. For example- If I have a bad week, and I write upset or mad, I will see that all through out the week. It motivates me to work harder. If I have a great week, I can remember how I felt at that exact moment, and I will strive harder to get those results again. The best thing about it is, you get to see your progress, and get to learn the patterns of weight loss your body goes through.
This chart has completely changed my journey. It is there in front of my face and I want to see good numbers, and smiley faces! If you are working at this too, try out the chart, it is now an essential tool for me.
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