i also find it so difficult to stay motivated.. i keep photos on the fridge.. i try on a pair of tight jeans that i want to be in and i aim to be in them by a certain date.. its a struggle every day... but i just keep moving forward and i relize i will struggle with this for a long time because i have 50 lbs to lose.. and i take meds that cause me to gain weight.. pick your favorite body on an actress and put her photo on your fridge. for me its halle berry.. see if that motivates you. good luck..

Exercise keeps me motivated. I hate to sabotage myself by eating badly when I've had a great work out.

I am doing the Beck diet system, which is all about our thoughts and behaviors/habits that help or hurt our diet efforts. One thing it has me do is to write on an index card lots of my biggest reasons for wanting to be thin. I read that twice per day (at scheduled times - in the morning and before dinner are my times) and carry it with me so I can review it. I have not done this perfectly, but sometimes. It helps. She also has you make up specific response cards to hurtful thoughts.
For example, I have had a bad habit of telling myself I'm either "on the diet" or "off the diet" and, when I'm off the diet, I kind of pretend the calories/food doesn't count. So, I wrote down a response to that thought. I have read it several times and can recite it to myself now when I'm tempted to allow myself to freely eat - when I try to fool myself into thinking I'm somehow in this safe zone of momentarily"off the diet." My response is that all calories count. Everything I put in my body becomes a part of my body. There are no arbritrary lines of on or off the diet. I have to learn to manage unusual circumstances and slight mess-ups as a part of my eating.

I think it helps.

this is a very interesting subject for me as i am struggling with the same thing and this is a very similar subject to my most recent post. I am really struggling to stay on plan and i know that my plan works and is quite flexible on what i can and can't eat. So why then am in a lazy phase where i just cant seem to stay on it. grrrr. I am also not on target and have never been so but i am at that comfortable stage but still really want those lbs off i know that i would feel and look so much better i am tired of feeling fat.

I too believe in mind over matter and surely I feel there is a bit too much matter here for my liking, lol. I love the idea of positive self talk. I think it makes a world of difference. More than just the matter though, I'd like to be comfortable in my own energy and I enjoy the positive energy so much.

Think of watching yourself from a distance. Do you like what you see in you? That's what I'm trying lately. :)

Personally, I have a sugar addiction. Really, I have a food addiction, but sugar has been my main choice as of late. I can get myself to work out and burn off calories, the problem is that I keep putting them in my mouth in the first place!

I have the motivation. I have the goal. I just need the willpower. Addiction is a tough thing to deal with!

im having the same issue. i am really trying, but my body just isnt letting me budge. i keep setting myself goals. right now its to be down to 132 by may 22 (my bday) and to be down to 128 by my anniversary (june 30) and i am really trying. unfortunately, my body just isnt cooperating with me. its very frustrating. what keeps me motivated is how much better i physically feel when i am working out and eating well.