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Your old habits got you to where you are today. You must develop new habits to dig yourself out. You can't rely on motivation alone after a while. Motivation can be the spark you need but after the first few weeks you have to develop discipline. You don't need motivation to brush your teeth or shower, you shouldn't need motivation to stick to a calorie deficit/surplus/maintenance or a workout routine.
View Diet Calendar, 31 January 2019:
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3701 kcal
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Fat: 113.59g | Prot: 163.30g | Carbs: 534.95g.
Breakfast: Subway Double Chocolate Chip Cookie, Whole Milk, Kellogg's Special K Protein Original Multi-Grain Touch of Cinnamon. Lunch: Whole Milk, Post Honey-Comb Cereal, Pure Protein Chocolate Deluxe High Protein Bar (Small), Smucker's Red Raspberry Jam, White Bread, Don Pancho White Corn Tortillas, Great Value Egg Makers. Dinner: Pringles Original Potato Crisps, Home Run Inn Premium Classic Sausage & Uncured Pepperoni Pizza, Subway White Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie, Pure Protein Chocolate Deluxe High Protein Bar (Small), Bananas. Snacks/Other: Pineapple. more...
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4225 kcal
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Exercise:
Weight Training (Bodybuilding) - 2 hours, Sitting - 7 hours, Bicycling (leisurely) - <10/mph - 2 hours, Standing - 2 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 3 hours. more...
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Self-discipline is a huge key in so much of life!
31 Jan 19 by member: Em GI
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31 Jan 19 by member: DPN15K
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31 Jan 19 by member: Keilin_4
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I do need motivation to get out of bed 🛌 😰
31 Jan 19 by member: rosio19
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31 Jan 19 by member: rosio19
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@Rosio19, Joko Willink (retired Navy SEAL) says that getting out of bed at the first alarm rather than snoozing is the first victory of the day, and that if you show discipline in that moment, it carries through the entire day.
I wouldn't know -- it has been a long time since I set an alarm for 4:30 am and actually got up when it went off, but that's what he says lol
31 Jan 19 by member: Vocatus
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31 Jan 19 by member: Erquiaga
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Very well said. Couldn't agree more. Motivation is fairly transient and can disappear quickly however habits will pull you through day after day. Trick is to have the habits that support your goals!
31 Jan 19 by member: 59Carol
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Very true! Do you know that wayeee back in the day, the word "discipline" was used to describe a skill or craft that one specialized in. The term has since been bastardized. However, I really like to use it in this context. It definitely took discipline to make it to goal (i.e. learning and refining the skills and tools needed to make weight loss and life style changes a reality). I did not rely on motivation either, I also didn't rely on "feeling like it" as feelings are just as transient as motivation. I DID rely on momentum. Momentum and patience :-)
31 Jan 19 by member: Egull1
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such good words Diablo360x. This cold weather has closed all my options for walking and exercise and that has bummed me out to no end. Just wait until everything warms up and opens up again, I am going to follow your words and dig myself out of my own doing...haha...thank you!!!
31 Jan 19 by member: Doreenr248
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My bad habit is beer but that’s not changing other habits not a problem to stop
31 Jan 19 by member: razor123ray
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It can't be done in one day or one week, it all takes time. Dang it!
31 Jan 19 by member: kclab
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I'll add that if you have a tendency to resist change, work with it, and make just small changes over time. I have to work WITH the rebellious toddler that lives inside me.
31 Jan 19 by member: ConiMN
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