How can I stay motivated to want to exercise?

We are doing something new in the PEERtrainer Point Of No Return Program- adding a strong layer of personal feedback. This starts in day six of the program, where we try to give each person one or two small things to focus on. As the program progresses, the bigger individual challenges come into focus.

It takes a lot of work, and we are taking some of the more common questions and putting them in blog format to create an archive of questions that people can easily access. For those who are not part of the program, this will also give you a little insight into what we are doing in it.

Here is a question that we get very often. Remember- these responses are designed to get people going in the right direction, some simple but personally relevant insights. We are posting this to give you a flavor of the interaction.

"How can I stay motivated to want to exercise?"

My answer is twofold. 

1. You can build up your discipline muscle and simply form a new habit. Every time you think you want to go to the couch, you go for a walk or turn on music and dance instead. You literally rewire the habit in your brain. 

You can find a sport you loved when you were younger. I play tennis and I never have to get motivated because I love it so much. When you find something you actually like to do, you will do anything, reschedule anything to make sure that you will have the time to do it.

2. I'd like you to give you something to think about as well: Here's what you listed as your daily intake of food:

Breakfast ~ mozzarella cheese stick, either oatmeal or a muffin; applesauce for a mid-morning snack.

Lunch ~ can of diet coke (that's my limit for the day), 1-2 veggie servings, Weight Watchers meal, SF pudding 

Dinner ~ typically try to stay within my WW points range for dinner. 4-5 oz protein, 3 bread servings, 1-2 veggies, fruit

Getting the motivation to exercise can also be directly impacted by your energy level and the nutrition that you're feeding your body. A cheese stick and a muffin in the morning will not give you as much energy as a handful of berries, grapefruit, cucumber with a little almond butter. 

I don't mean for you to make all the changes at once but you will start to have more energy as you increase the nutrient density of your food even more than you already are and it will give you more energy throughout the day. The greater the nutrient density of your food, the easier it will be for you to lose weight. We will be teaching you about this concept in great detail as the program unfolds. It is a very important key to permanent change.

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