Tips for Staying Motivated

So, I've been trying to think of ideas to help us stay motivated.

We have a money reward at the end, now what else can we do?

Here are a few ideas I found/thought of:

Write a contract with yourself, and be specific. Don't just say "I will lose weight" say how. 

Here are some examples:

"I will walk every morning for 15 minutes, even if I feel too tired to get out of bed"

"I will drink water, and only rarely have sugary drinks"

"I will stay away from high-Fructose corn syrup, aspartame and other dangerous ingredients in what I consume"

"I will eat all my serving of veggies and fruits a day (or at least the veggies :-)"

After you wrote your goals/contract, sign it and leave it on the fridge, or somewhere you will see often.

Some other ideas include:

Keeping a journal to track your progress

Work out first thing in the morning so you can't procrastinate it (This is something I may need to do)

Focus on little goals and slowly increase what you want to do. Also reward yourself every step of the way

Take before and after photos (These photos will be just for you, so they don't need to be good. Take pics of problem areas so you can see how they've improved.)

Watch fitness shows (there's something about watching other people workout that makes me want to).

When tempted to buy "junk food" read the label and try to find out what every ingredient is, and how it affects you -knowing all the unhealthy things will make it less appealing (I don't like doing this)

Start acting like an athletic person. This sounds weird, but lie to yourself and say "I'm athletic, I'm athletic." Think about it: What do athletic people do? What are their lifestyles like? What do they eat? What do they not eat? What do they drink? What do they do in their spare time? How much of a priority do they put on exercise? When do they exercise? Now it's time to live the lie.Eventually you'll believe it 

Only do hobbies while exercising (at least the hobbies that allow for working out while doing it) Want to watch T.V, listen to an audio book, talk on the phone or listen to music? Here's the deal you can make with yourself: you can only do those things, if you're working out while doing it. 

Work out with someone (this helps a lot)

Tell someone your goals, and report to them on how you're doing (this helps a lot too)

Reward yourself with new clothes at the end of our 3 months :-)

So, that's what I found and thought of! I hope some of these help.

Does anyone else have any ideas?