Or would that me GOMA in the first person??

Motivation is the WANT inside of me that get's me moving towards my goals. Draw on that DT. Visualise, commit, and GOYA!!

What is harder the diet or exercise? Maybe just try and bite off one piece at a time and concentrate on that. If you try and change everything at once you may just wind up saying f.... it. This is one time when moderation may actually work. Gotta get the mindset though to follow through. I would personally try and keep up an exercise routine as this will naturally curb your hunger where as watching your diet isn't going to GOYA you.

I just ran into the same thing and now work out first thing when I get up so I don't have reason to put it off later in the day. I find the longer in the day i wait the more likely it is I'm not going to exercise.

We're not like Anne and Coogee who get sexually excited just thinking about a work out...lol

Motivation is Zuzana, zink ov vorking out vitz Zuzana, zat is ze zin zat vill zurely motivate you.

Yeah won't but motivate me towards ... what??

Yeah won't but motivate me towards ... what??

Seriously, I look at how much i have to lose and then go nuke popcorn! It's ridiculous!
I'm a recovering alcoholic and tobacco user and gave up drugs too. I can quit things, but I SUCK at doing things in moderation!

So become addicted to exercise and nutrition

Oh Zuzanna, the gift that keeps on giving.

Anyway! I can relate. My diet is excellent...I have lost about 6 pounds or so since I quit drinking so much beer but actually moving my body and excercizing is exhausting to think about. And it's cold. I keep saying tomorrow, next week, next year.

try reading Rick's post entitled "humbled again"

OMG... sexually excited? LMAO! OK, I have a suggestion: for now, throw out your scale and don't even think about looking at men's fitness magazines. Don't compare yourself. Why not buy a used treadmill or elliptical and just start simple. If you feel challenged after 20 minutes then stop. Add 5 minutes every few days then add intensity. If you live in a place where you can put on your walking shoes and go then just get outside and walk at a comfortable pace. Don't think about what you used to look like in the past. It only sets you up for failure if you're hard on yourself. I agree that exercise of whatever sort would be the place I'd start first. It is a natural appetite suppressant and also makes you think about what you're eating. Make a goal of 3 days a week then make another goal of 4 days a week and then another etc. Do something you really enjoy. We don't always enjoy exercise (yes I said it) but once you make it a habit (2 weeks is all it takes) then it's second nature. I also exercise in the mornings. I workout better that way and have better energy for the rest of the day and it gives me no time to make excuses. You can do this.

Then, and only then, you will be as ripped as I, Samurai Santa, am!

in the spirit of Anne's post

"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results." - Jack Dixon

Love that Jack Dixon.

I agree with Rick. Become addicted to exercise. Maybe not as much as Anne or Coogee. Just make yourself do it for a few weeks. It really doesn't take that much time to get where you start wanting to exercise. Take baby steps. If you start out trying to do too much you won't stick with it. The first time I climbed onto an elliptical machine I lasted exactly 3 minutes. Three weeks later I was hooked.

I agree with Anne about the mags. Mens fitness magazines are just as bad as the lady's glamour mags.