Motiveweight Has Been Revived and Revamped

Hi everyone, I’m back 😊

I never dreamed I would be away from this blog for so long. It’s been almost three years. WOW!!!

To be honest, as time went by, it looked as though I would never return because I felt done with the whole weight loss motivation thing. I felt I had delivered every weight loss motivational idea I could think of. I also did not want so much of my online life to revolve solely around weight loss. Each new post in the last six months of posting here felt like I was pulling teeth. I knew I needed something else, but at the time I was not really sure what I needed. Sometimes in life you feel that something is missing but you just don’t know exactly what it is. You just know you’re feeling a sort of niggling discontent.

I have discovered the major cause of this discontent was that I was not doing what I really wanted to do with this blog.

I have discovered that my new goal for this blog is to create empowering and inspirational content ON ALL AREAS OF LIFE, not just weight loss because I have learned that it is not just what we eat and how we move our bodies that determines whether we’ll become overweight. There are many lifestyle factors, including stress, low self-esteem, not living our truth, people pleasing, etc, that will make us overeat for comfort. I want this blog to address some of these issues by offering engaging, enjoyable, interesting, easy to implement ideas and strategies that will inspire you to work out the kinks in your life so that you can also work off the extra weight on your body.

We all carry unwanted ‘weight’ in many areas of our lives, whether it’s on our bodies, our romantic relationships, our jobs, our homes, our interactions  with friends and family, our negative thoughts about ourselves, our unwanted habits, etc. So henceforth I will be posting on all these areas in the hope that you, the readers of this blog, will see the revamped Motiveweight as a valuable and important resource companion on your journey to achieving many of your goals, desires and dreams and not only the weight loss ones.

I have a YouTube channel now called iiCANDii Mind Gym. iiCANDii is an acronym for "Imagery for I Can Do It Inspiration". You will find inspirational videos and ideas on many personal development topics. Here is a link to my latest video on iiCANDii posted today March 4th 2020, hope you find it useful.

I intend to post still images from my iiCANDii YouTube channel here on MotiveWeight regularly and of course you can visit the channel to view the video connected to those still images. Here is one such image from the last video posted.

 Quote: Your job is to fill your own cup so it overflows, then you can serve others, joyfully from your saucer. -Lisa Nichols

Hope you all enjoy the new revamped MotiveWeight and find it useful in many areas of your life.

Sending you lots of love, encouragement and empowerment.

Linda xxx

Just Keep Going

Never give up on a dream just because f the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. -Earl Nightingale

It's Never Too Late To Start Over

Starting slow is still a start. 

Remember why you started.

If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up. 

Everyone starts somewhere…just keep going.    

Every day is a new beginning, take a deep breath and start again. 

Stop saying I wish, start saying I will 

Do what you have always wanted to do, it’s never too late to start.

Start now. Make it happen! 

It’s never too late to start over. It’s never too late to be happy. 

Motivation gets you started habit keeps you going. 

Imagine a new story for your life and start living it.

Starting over sucks, so keep going. 

Stop wishing, start doing.

The key to success is to start before you are ready.

Think big, start small.

You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! May 2015 be your best year ever!

Successful Weight Loss is a Mind Game

Successful weight loss is a mind game…to reshape your body, first reshape your mind.

50 Motivational Fitness Quotes - Click and Drag To See Which One You Get

50 quotes…Click and Drag. The one you get might be just what you needed to see.

Gradually Get Used To Healthier Foods

Drink More Water

If You Can Dream It You Can Achieve It

Try Again...Never Give Up!

Hydration Matters

One of the most important habits to develop on your weight loss and fitness journey is to drink more water.

You Can't 'Out-Exercise' A Bad Diet

You can’t change your body just by exercising. As a matter of fact, I’d say you are wasting your time in the gym until you clean up your diet and implement a sound fitness nutrition protocol. It would be nice if we could work off last night’s junk meal with some extra cardio. Despite what some trainers would have you believe, it just doesn’t work that way. When you are about to cheat and eat that slice of pizza or bowl of ice cream, remember the Fitness Nutrition 80:20 rule. What goes into your mouth accounts for 80% of how you look. -Source

Focus On One or Two Well-Defined Goals

“Most people never really get focused about fitness,” says Mike Robertson, MS, CSCS, co-owner of Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training in Indianapolis. “They switch programs every few days or not at all. They miss workouts for weeks at a time.”

As a result, no matter how earnest our intentions, many of us miss the mark. Not for lack of trying, but because we don’t have a winning blueprint or a strategy. “It’s only when you focus on one or two well-defined goals and follow a clear plan to accomplish them that you start to make real progress,”

Robertson, along with many other leading trainers, is articulating a fitness truth grounded in the basic tenets of business: If you want to accomplish any complex, challenging objective, you have to set clear goals, approach each of your hurdles systematically, routinely assess progress, and course-correct when necessary. Source

Healthy Food And Working Out Is All It Takes

All it takes is healthy food and working out. No rushing, no starving, no pills, no silly fake gimmicks. It's possible. Quote by: Sailor-Moonn.Tumblr.com from her before and after picture post.

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Remember Why You Started

107 Fantastic Reasons To Lose Weight 

1. To feel better about myself.

2. To increase my feelings of self worth.

3. To be able to run and jump without worrying about hurting myself.

4. To look good in a tight dress.

5. To be able to wear shorts in the summer.

6. To be able to go swimming without being self-conscious.

7. To feel I can go swimming at all!

8. To be able to run with my grandchildren

9. To be healthier.

10. To not have fear going to the doctors, because he'll make me get on a scale.

11. To be able to wear a bra that actually fits.

12. To not worry about lawn chairs breaking.

13. To not worry about where to sit at a picnic or on an airplane.

14. To not get "those looks" at a restaurant, even when eating normal food.

15. So my ankles don't puff up and look like there's half a tennis ball on each side.

16. To be able to use a public washroom comfortably.

17. To be able to go into any store, and buy the clothes I like, not just the ones that fit.

18. To not feel awkward about going clothes shopping, or shoe shopping.

19. To be able to order clothes from a catalogue without worrying if they will fit.

20. To be able to wear something that doesn’t say PLUS on it.

21. To reduce my blood pressure.

22. So I can feel comfortable.

23. So I can run on the beach in a bathing suit and feel proud.

24. So taking a bath is a luxurious thing, instead of taking a shower so I won't risk overflowing the tub.

25. So my pants won't wear out between my legs while the rest of them are still in good shape.

26. I want to be able to read the scale by just looking down, straight down.

27. I don't ever want to feel my fat jiggle again!

28. So I can look in the mirror from the neck down and like what I see.

29. To feel strong and fit again.

30. So I can show off my muscles, instead of just feeling fat.

31. So I can play with my dog again!

32. So I can drive my car and feel comfortable.

33. So I don't feel like I'm always leaning back while sitting in a chair, because of my butt.

34. So I can walk up a flight of stairs and not feel winded.

35. So I can wear tight jeans.

36. So I can get up and dance and not feel weird.

37. So I can go on rides at amusement parks again, without stuffing myself into the seat shamefully.

38. So I don't have to worry about the maximum weight an exercise machine can take before I use it.

39. I want to deprive my cats of a perching spot on my chest because it’s too small.

40. So I don't get that pitying look when I go to a gym to work out.

41. So I can lay outside and suntan on my front lawn if I want.

42. I want to wear underwear that looks cute and dainty, not something industrial.

43. So I can buy lingerie that fits, and looks good.

44. So I can buy lingerie without getting weird looks from store clerks or other customers.

45. I want to be able to at least consider entering a triathlon and have it be a possibility.

46. So getting dressed every morning is a joy and not a dreaded chore.

47. So I can pick the haircut I really want and not just one that is for fat people.

48. So I'm when people start talking about weight loss, I don't feel they mean me.

49. So no one ever calls me "a big girl" ever again.

50. So I'm not embarrassed to have my picture taken.

The other 57 reasons can be found HERE on CalorieCount.com

Remind Yourself of Your Goals Frequently

Thought I'd put some previous gifs together to form a single picture...feel free to share it on your blog or website.

Be Willing To Experience Temporary Discomfort

Be willing to experience a little pain and discomfort on your weight loss and fitness journey...you cannot achieve success without it...no pain, no gain.

Don't Feel Like Working Out? Do It Anyway

When you don't feel like working out....

1. Do it anyway
2. Put on dance music and move!
3. Do it anyway, just not as long.
4. Remind yourself why you started 
5. Put on your workout clothes
6. Look at your before pictures
7. Read some motivational quotes
8. Focus on the rewards
9. Read weight loss/fitness success stories
10. Focus on how good you'll feel once you're done

Plan What You'll Eat

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. 

Do The Work See The Results

Don't be upset by the results you didn't get with the work you didn't do.