{"id":406,"date":"2016-08-18T08:43:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagingtops.org\/wellness-wednesdays\/?p=406"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T21:57:08","slug":"struggling-with-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/struggling-with-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling With Motivation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/blogs.tops.org\/wellness-wednesday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cant-e1475183430591.jpg\" alt=\"I can't do it\" width=\"375\" height=\"auto\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BRIANJACKSON\/ISTOCK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"first-paragraph\">One of the top questions we receive as a weight-loss organization is, \u201cHow do I get motivated?\u201d This is difficult to answer because the definition of motivation is different for everyone. One person may be pushed by numbers such as scale readings, blood pressure or cholesterol. Others may be more encouraged by praise from friends and family. Inevitably, the follow up inquiry then becomes, \u201cHow do I stay motivated?\u201d No matter how devoted to a new exercise regimen or workout plan, everyone in their own right has had that feeling of, \u201cI just don\u2019t want to go to the gym today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So maybe the answer to how you can get and stay motivated is that there is no answer at all. It\u2019s been said that we can act our way into right thinking faster than we can think our way into right acting. We need to stop thinking about all the reasons why we should go to the gym and instead make the conscious decision to just go.<\/p>\n<p>We all know the benefits of daily exercise\u2014an increase in energy level, a positive mood, burning calories, moving with ease and ultimately feeling great about yourself. To many of us, this isn\u2019t new information. So on the days where we are \u201cjust not feeling it,\u201d does that one excuse really outweigh all these other benefits?<\/p>\n<p>Lately, I feel like I\u2019ve been lacking any and all motivation to go to the gym. But, when I do go, I always feel so much better. I wish I could bottle that post-workout feeling and use it for \u201cmotivation\u201d but instead, I have to repeat two simple, but effective, little words: JUST GO. That way, when that stubborn little voice in my head tells me that I can \u201calways go tomorrow\u201d I can quiet it with these two little words and just lace up my gym shoes\u2014motivated or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the top questions we receive as a weight-loss organization is, \u201cHow do I get motivated?\u201d This is difficult to answer because the definition of motivation is different for everyone. One person may be pushed by numbers such as scale readings, blood pressure or cholesterol. 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