Motivation Wall

This week's motivation

I'm making a motivation wall.  I know there are several different versions of this out there, but I'm making one that works for me.  I thought about making it completely electronic and maybe even just post the motivation on here, but I really need something that is in my face because I get lazy and want to give up.  I've only been doing this for a short time and I already can't stop thinking about ice cream and chicken wings.  I also get discouraged when I don't see massive results very quickly.  This last part is especially difficult for me right now since I can't do super intense exercise.  I'm hoping a more in your face motivation board will help keep me on track.

• First I decided where I wanted to place it.  I chose it the wall between my living room and dining room.  It is also directly across from my kitchen.  I walk by it about a million times a day.
• Next I chose a medium.  I kept it simple and just used 2 poster boards.
• Finally I decorated and added my motivation.  This week's is about forming habits.  

 The components of my motivation board:  

I printed out my first motivation poster and stuck it right in the middle.  As I find quotes/pictures that resonate with me I'm saving them to a folder and when I need some motivation I find the appropriate one. I have also seen a lot of posts about people tracking pounds lost by moving a stone from one jar to another or by sliding over rubber bands.  I would like to do something similar, but I don't do so great when I focus on pounds on lost.  I get a little obsessive which ultimately leads to failure.  Instead I'm going to track exercises completed.  For everyday that I exercise I will add  a sticker or dot or something to the board to show how far I've come. And that's it!  Its super simple, but it works.  I especially like the exercises completed section.  I find myself wanting to add more stuff to it!


Weekly Update: I'm on track for this week.  I've already done my leg exercises 3 times and I have done 1 additional exercise.  I have tracked Lose It! everyday thus far.  I haven't lost my motivation yet.  This week really wasn't too much of a problem.  I know that won't always be the case.  

I do have the urge to hop on the scale every few days and weight myself.  While this may seem like an okay thing to do when you are trying to lose weight, as mentioned above this is a terrible idea for me.  I am trying to wait until August to weigh in.  Otherwise the cycle goes something like this:  Weigh myself for weekly check-in.  Adjust diet to progress.  Continue for a few weeks with healthy pattern.  Then add in a mid week weigh in.  Then start weighing daily.  Then start weighing twice a day.  Every time I add a weigh in, if I haven't lost any weight I either become more  calorie  restricted or more work out crazy.  "Oh, I haven't lost any weight since 4 hours ago...I should not eat and go for a run."  Not healthy.  Due to this, I am trying quite hard not to track weight.