Motivate me!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
1

I will soon start a rigourous meal + excercise plan with the intent of putting on some much needed weight and getting in better physical shape.

My problem is that I never stick with these things. Laziness sets in, excuses are made and accepted, memory fails and so on. But this time. This time I really need this try to be “the one”.

And so I have decided to plaster my room walls with short motivational sentences printed in very large fonts on regular A4 sheets. I’ll select the best ones you guys come up with and print them. What an honor, eh? Anyways. here are some of mine:

There is NO other way.
Never for naught!
Stick with it for my sake.
Follow your rational mind.
Lower the barrier. It’s math.
DO NOT FAIL!
Never a better time! Don’t fuck up!!!
Screw the genes. Conquer the phenotype!
Do not falter! You have a mission.
This is the way. Follow it.
Every bit IS rewarded!
Be a man!*

2

Are you the type of person who responds to being yelled at like that? :wink:

There’s always “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” Works for some people.

3

How about something to keep up down the road like:

“It’s the journey”
“Give it time”
“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

I know it sounds cliche and kinda korny but keeping in mind your in it for the long haul helps you get past the days when you have crappy workouts or hit a plateau.

4

I don’t believe in waiting for motivation. If you try to get fit based on feeling motivated you will stay fat and weak. Period.

You set a routine and follow it, that’s it.

5

That’s a good one. I’ll probably print it.

PS: Not really relevant but I’m trying to gain weight.

6

LOL. Dammit, I should be a motivational speaker. :slight_smile:

Losing weight, gaining muscle, it still requires the same amount of discipline. Although gaining is more fun, imo. :wink:

7

Thin doesn’t feel good at all right now. Trying to gain weight, not lose it :slight_smile:

8

:smack: Sorry to assume!

9

And clearly, to not read very carefully!

10

It’s not your fault. The human brain likes familiar patterns and will sometimes lie to you. The real culprits are therefore your neurons. I suggest Vodka.

11

Perhaps you should print this up :slight_smile:

12

Gozu, listen to me. Go in there for a couple of weeks and keep on it. Set alarms on your cell phone, your alarm clock, and your computer. Have multiple reminders that you’ve got things you need to do and when to do them.

After a couple of weeks, it’s very possible that your body will enjoy the rush gained from working out and you won’t have to worry about the annoying alarms any more. You’ll do it on your own because you’ve trained yourself.
Good boy.

Here’s a stocking full of lard. Eat up.

13

It’s good advice but too long to print. Could you shorten it so it can fit?

14

Eat lard. Gain weight. Work out. It’s good.

15

Or…on a more serious note…
Set goals, set up for success. Follow through, do it, note the goals as you pass. Over time, goals won’t be necessary. You will motivate yourself.
(Look at it as getting through credit card debt, except, it’s not monetary.)

16

x2, and make them realistic goals. Having a goal to gain 10 pounds of muscle in a month is setting yourself up for failure.

17

Don’t try. DO.

18

“Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in 12 weeks…and underestimate what they can accomplish in 12 months.” - unknown

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” - Lance Armstrong

19

Oh, good one!

20

Along those same lines, my personal favorite is:

“Pain is weakness leaving the body.”

I have no idea who said it but I try and use it as my mantra.