Motivation:
I tend to have a hard time getting motivated too. Along with looking at tumblr blogs for Fitspo, I made a small list of reasons to not get skinny, but to get fit. (being over 50 pounds heavier than I should be I want to look good and be in the best shape of my life, my main goal is MMA fighter abs lol) and I put them on my wall. One Of the things at the top of that list is
"If I ever needed to run for my life, could I?"
I also use a reward system. I make a list of daily goals (for a whole month at a time) and If I meet all of them I get myself a little something. (If I want something small like a ball of yarn I cash in my "reward points" for one week, you can do It however you like.) If you want you can start a fashion fund. each time you meet a week's worth of goals you can put "x" amount of dollars into a piggy bank for your weight loss goal.
Because who isn't going to need new clothes and etc. right?
For Keeping the Cake at Bay and ETC. :
There are some Tips I would like to give you.
-When I want to eat something I ask myself, Am I hungry? Most of the time I'm just bored or thirsty. If you're not sure drink a glass of water and wait 20 minutes.
-Diets don't work, they are short term. If you want to lose weight and get fit you have to change your lifestyle or else you'll be stuck as you are.
-Give yourself a free day. Let's say you have 1700 calories to use a day. If you meet your goal with out going over you can give your self 200-300 calories to spend one day a week.
Depriving yourself will make you eat worse. When people deprive themselves they binge. Just because you want to lose weight doesn't mean you have to give up everything you love to eat. Like cake. That being said don't eat cake everyday or something crazy like that. Have one day a week to have a
little something special. That way you can still have your cake and you won't go crazy with wanting it. (You could spend that 200-300 extra calories on something yummy, like a small slice of cake, one piece of pizza from your favorite pizza place, etc.)
-If you want you can keep a list of daily mini goals. (ex: Drink 8 glass' of water a day, don't go over calories, exercise for 30 minutes, etc.) Make a little chart and check them off everyday. You can use this as a reward system if you want. like "Ok, I made all my goals this week, I think I'll have a small slice of cake on my free day." or maybe "Those earrings are cute if I make all my goals this week I'll get them."
-If you still want to eat no matter what, tell yourself to wait til tomorrow, Chances are if you wait til tomorrow you won't want it anymore (or at least not as bad.) and your craving will be gone.
Sorry that this is so long.
razz