Trying to lose weight...

Wow, good luck!

I hate working out usually...half my problem is that I have no motivation to do excercise for excercises sake. I'm never going to have the body I want (my skeleton prohibits that) so I don't have a body goal, and since I'm healthy enough to do the things I want to do I don't often feel the need to lose weight for the sake of my health either! Even if I am big.

The only ways I've found to motivate me are if it's something I'm enjoying for it's own sake. I took up martial arts which I would love to get back to if I didn't work evenings. I used to go swimming, but I can't afford to go. It sucks!

 

The only thing that really motivates me to exercise is that it feels really good. Yeah, I could look better if I had muscles, but I only do cardio and losing anymore weight is BAD BAD BAD for me, so aesthetics isn't a factor. I just like the feeling of pushing myself: 19:30 is a better time to run 5k than 20:30. If I wasn't trying to better a time, then I'd probably be too bored and wouldn't exercise at all. Although it's probably healthier not to go crazy.

 

"I just like the feeling of pushing myself: 19:30 is a better time to run 5k than 20:30."

It took me longer than I'd like to admit to realise you weren't talking about when to start running there...

 

Running! I love it, used to hate it and I try to lift weights because I have no muscle but I'm not very consistent. Motivation is is hardest part, some days I'm just like nah not today...Doritos!!

 

Well... mostly I'm motivated because I'm overweight and I really really don't like being overweight . But also for broader reasons; I find exercise kinda feels quite good, at least once you've finished a workout. Also I like the alone time going for a run/walk gives.

 

I suck at this, although I've had my moments of exercise mania.

At present, 15 minutes of knee bends, leg lifts and crunches about does it for me (plus some walking).

 

At the end of 2012 I was about 174 (79kg) and I'm just a fraction over 6foot tall. I didn't have a job for a year and uni was pretty easy so I really didn't do any activity, by the end of 2013 I was up to 194 (88kg). Now after having a job for 3 months I'm back down to 174! 20 pounds in few months! Just because my job (waiting at a large outdoor restaurant) is literally walking ALL shift!

In all seriousness though, I've started to think that I have some kind of body dysmorphia. Although I fall into a healthy weight range, I look at my body and still see some hideously fat blob. My friends don't seem to see this in me though, and if ever they mention someone's weight my guts churn because I've always thought of myself as the fat one :/

! I've noticed that my calves tone pretty easily, and apparently I can shed weight pretty easily. Now I just need to quit smoking and start actually exercising and eating healthy!

 

I hate losing weight, I normally suck and just starve myself and then binge so my weight usually changes from like 98-107lb and I'm like 5'8" which sucks cause I thought I was 5'10" cause my friend told me she was that tall and she was the same height as me so I found out she lied when I got my height measured but for working out I do like 2 hours of straight up cardio like 6 times a week. Motivation is seriously my issue though cause sometimes I skip like an entire week of exercise but yeah good luck, hopefully we can all maintain exercising consistently.

 

I work out 4 times a week, for 40-60 minutes, but I'm focusing more on strength training at the moment (abs, legs, arms). I'm at a healthy weight (146 pounds, 5'9"), so no more weight loss is necessary (I lost a little weight last year because I started getting a chubby face and a flabby stomach). I still run occasionally though - it's something I enjoy doing just for the sake of it, and it improves your health in general. I also play football (European football, that is) and basketball - can't stand watching either sport on TV, but love playing them.

What keeps me motivated is a combination of aesthetics and health - I want to look good (which in turn makes me feel good), and I want to be healthy - I don't want to keel over at the age of 50 because I'm eating a lot of processed junk.

 

I've started working out because just looking at my body makes me depressed, plus I lost a lot of weight after I had my second daughter but put it back on and then some. I'm not my heaviest, but I just want some semblance of my old body back after having two kids almost back to back.

Not to mention, I absolutely hate my boobs, so I'm hoping exercising will make them smaller.

 

One thing you should get addicted to is using your legs for transport. I don't know if it's possible for you in your hometown, but try to start walking everywhere. Get a bike and cycle longer distances!
Remember to let your body rest too. Shake and shock your body by training super hard on some days and focusing on lighter aerobic exercises on other days. Try out all sorts of different activities. Yoga is fun and although beginner asanas offer little in terms of physical fitness (they do vastly improve flexibility though), they are great for mental relaxation and I find it perfect after exercise.

I'm 5'6.5" (169cm), 132lbs (60kg). I was 56.5—57 for a while, but I gained some muscle and some fat. Now i'm trying to drop my weight to about 121 (55kg) by burning fat. Should be easy with a 1800kcal diet and 18km of commuting every day, also excited for running season. (maybe I'll even quit smoking!) Back in the running-crazed days of 2012, I ran 9-10km 3 times a week and it was the best I've ever felt health-wise, I hope I can get back into that routine.

 

i walk alot, especially last summer. i hit a plateau and gave up i spoke to a dr. and found out my bmi was lower even though the weight remained the same so i guess this is a... don't give up. walking is so easy, portable and nothing but a good pair of shoes required. bonus i got errands done at the same time.

 

I dont exercise that much at all, not motivated to ... my wieght is 160, im 16 and my height is 5'1

 

Good point. Walking is about the simplest and easiest exercise anyone can do (unless you're grossly obese and/or elderly).

 

I guess my only real goal at the moment would be, that if I have a day off and I'm just at home do SOMETHING to get some excercise! On that note I might go for a walk on the beach!

 

I don't really work out. The most work out I get is when I go to work. Since I work at a dog daycare my whole day is spent running around with the dogs and cleaning up after them, so I workout while I'm at work. Usually in the summer I go swimming to exercise.