What's your motivation?

I was watching the makeover episode of "Biggest Loser" tonight. I don't know if you watch the show, but this year has been fairly fun--though not my favorite season ever. ANYWAY, when Olivia (purple team!) got to have her say she made a comment that really struck me. She said something along the lines of, "I'm doing this for us. I'm doing this for us, and our children, and our children's children." (Us = she and her hubby)

That, to me, seems like good motivation.

I know working out and focusing on weight loss for ourselves is key to getting going. You can't do it for somebody else. But I think when you are doing it for you AND somebody else...that makes it more important somehow.

Just a thought.

Woe is me---it's cold and dark

I really want to go jogging. Really I do. But if I want to jog during the work day I need to come in earlier so i can take the time in the middle of the day. This requires leaving early which requires waking earlier --- I have a lack of motivation to wake earlier. If I want to jog at home at night it is cold and wet and icy and dark by the time I get home.

I miss summer. It was so much easier to jog when i could do it outside, in the warmth, in a scenic park.

Any suggestions for getting more motivation?

On the diet front things are getting better. I'm eating less sugar then I used to---at least less processed sugar. I'm craving carbs less, eating less food overall. It's a good thing. I am feeling better. So motivation on the diet front is much easier to come by.