{"id":90769,"date":"2013-08-16T11:40:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=90769"},"modified":"2013-08-16T11:41:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T16:41:42","slug":"finding-motivation-is-easy-maintaining-motivation-is-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/finding-motivation-is-easy-maintaining-motivation-is-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Motivation is Easy; Maintaining Motivation is Worth It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s so important to constantly reevaluate why we are making the choices that we make. This week on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/livewellnetwork.com\/Live-Big-with-Ali-Vincent\/8309596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Live Big With Ali Vincent<\/a><\/strong>, my mom and I find ourselves back where it all started and stood in line for the Biggest Loser. Although the experience didn\u2019t quite go as planned, I did find new motivation in Arizona to continue on this journey of the rest of my life, being healthy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE BIG WITH ALI VINCENT preview for 8\/17\/13\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1afIYD_fKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>People often ask me how to find motivation. If you are truly struggling with staying motivated I think it\u2019s of value to step back and take a look at the definition of the word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 giving of reason to act<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enthusiasm<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reason<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 forces determining behavior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you look simply at the definition it might become clear why you are struggling to keep it in your day to day. When we first start out on new journeys we are really clear on why we decided to act.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For me when I first decided to stand in line for the Biggest Loser I was tired of feeling bad about myself and I was willing to try anything to feel differently. For a while that desire to want a change was the force that determined my behavior and gave me a reason to act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ali-and-betty-sue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90770\" alt=\"ali and betty sue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ali-and-betty-sue.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ali-and-betty-sue.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ali-and-betty-sue-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter I started on the ranch and I started having results that fueled my desire and created enthusiasm. Seeing results is motivating! As with most things, after doing them for a while, it become more difficult to continue to see results. That&#8217;s when it gets to a point that you have to go back to the beginning and come up with a new reason to act.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that although I won the Biggest Loser I was always going to need something to give me a reason to act, that force that determined my behavior. I set physical goals that scare me enough that when I don\u2019t \u201cfeel\u201d like doing it my plan gives me reason to do it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Until next week,<\/p>\n<p>Ali xo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s so important to constantly reevaluate why we are making the choices that we make. 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