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Nothing stops me. I'm usually in the gym for 1-2 hours everyday after work. It's what I look forward to more than anything all day. I think when you start ea

Nothing stops me. I'm usually in the gym for 1-2 hours everyday after work. It's what I look forward to more than anything all day. I think when you start eating healthy and working out regularly, it gets addicting. Getting to that point is probably the secret. Get some small wins, see some results in the mirror, get a compliment or two, and then it will be a self fulfilling prophecy. /r/fitness is probably a good place to hangout if you're trying to get motivated. Lots of success stories, before/after pictures, and learning. Really helpful folks over there.

CPLX 10y ago
This is really the best answer in my opinion. You have to do it long enough and consistently enough to learn what routine is for you, and to get into that routine. Once you do it'll feel weird not to go to the gym (or do whatever) and you'll have to use very little willpower to stick with it. But in order to get to that point you'll need self discipline and patience, it'll probably take a few months to get into the groove. No way to do it but just to decide it's time and start. I strongly sympathize, I was allergic to organized exercise until my late 30's. But at the end of the day there's no secret, except that it does get way way easier once it's in a routine.
- atom-morgan 10y ago
  I agree as well and to be honest, I think it's no different than any other activity. When people say they eventually give up on exercising, it's always very early on in their exercising "career". It's no different than someone who gives up on learning piano after a month of playing the piano. It's really hard to practice when you suck. This applies to the exercise as well. When you come home after an hour in the gym, you're exhausted. You wake up the next morning and you can't see a difference. After a month of doing this, you get depressed and give up. It takes the maturity to realize you have to make a habit out of it long enough to the point that you are good, practicing regularly, to reach the point where going to the gym is something you look forward to. Going to the gym X times a week is practice. Practice enough and eventually you will be good with the physical difference to motivate you.

CPLX 10y ago

This is really the best answer in my opinion. You have to do it long enough and consistently enough to learn what routine is for you, and to get into that routine. Once you do it'll feel weird not to go to the gym (or do whatever) and you'll have to use very little willpower to stick with it. But in order to get to that point you'll need self discipline and patience, it'll probably take a few months to get into the groove. No way to do it but just to decide it's time and start. I strongly sympathize, I was allergic to organized exercise until my late 30's. But at the end of the day there's no secret, except that it does get way way easier once it's in a routine.

atom-morgan 10y ago
I agree as well and to be honest, I think it's no different than any other activity. When people say they eventually give up on exercising, it's always very early on in their exercising "career". It's no different than someone who gives up on learning piano after a month of playing the piano. It's really hard to practice when you suck. This applies to the exercise as well. When you come home after an hour in the gym, you're exhausted. You wake up the next morning and you can't see a difference. After a month of doing this, you get depressed and give up. It takes the maturity to realize you have to make a habit out of it long enough to the point that you are good, practicing regularly, to reach the point where going to the gym is something you look forward to. Going to the gym X times a week is practice. Practice enough and eventually you will be good with the physical difference to motivate you.