SOS!!! Motivation needed Immediatley !!!!

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

I haven't posted in awhile, but I've been keeping up with

everyone's progress and questions. I've been so out of whack in the

last month. I started doing Tae Bo this past summer (Capture the

Power and Ultimate upper and lower body), I've since added Flex,

Ultimate abs and glutes and I've just purchased the Live Series, I

lost just over 20lbs in two months I still have about 30 more lbs I

want to lose, but with a full load of classes (senior year, thank

God) and work, its just been hard to find the same motivation I had

during the summer. I think maybe I just hit a wall with the same

tapes over and over and maybe the new live series will add some new

and much needed spice. I also think that with the weather cooling I'm

relying on the fact that for the next couple of months I'll be

covered up with sweaters and jeans, BUT tomorrow is a new day and I

hope to have a new attitude, if anyone can lend a helping word it

would be nice, God Bless everybody and keep up the good work.

Kitta

[Guest guest]

Kitta -

Like you, I work full time and am a senior (finishing in April, woo-

hoo). Like you, I have lost wieght (74 pounds), but I still have

about 30 to go. I got certified as a Tae Bo® instructor in July,

and I have only taught like 4 classes since then. I have been

driving 45-60 minutes into Philly (I live in the burbs)to take live

classes every day but Sunday (for the past 4-5 months), and that

really has helped keep me motivated! Live classes will definitely

encourage you to keep going! If you every need a change and you live

near a facility that offers them, treat yourself (even if you just

pay for one class at a time). Anywhoo, this past week, I got stuck

in a traffic jam (they closed the road) Monday evening and I was in

my car from 5:15 to 10:00 (note: 5 minutes from my house I got into a

car accident - very minor, no injuries, just aggravating), and I

basically gave up. I needed a break from the traffic, so the rest of

the week, I ran errands and did homework after work and did my Tae-Bo

videos at home like I had done for the year and a half prior to the

Live classes. Monday evening, I will be going back to the live

classes.

My point to all of this is that sometimes you just need to take a

break from your current regimen and mix it up for a week or two. If

you are bored with your videos, find something else - either a

different video or a live class. Trust me, your videos will be there

waiting and you will want to come back to them from time to time.

The most important thing to remember is NOT TO GIVE UP. Take a break

if you have to, like I said, but make sure you stay active.

As far as the lumpy sweaters, they should motivate you to look LESS

lumpy! Especially because once the spring comes, you want to show

off the super body you have been hiding under them all winter!

Good luck and God Bless.

>

> Hey everyone,

> I haven't posted in awhile, but I've been keeping up with

> everyone's progress and questions. I've been so out of whack in

the

> last month. I started doing Tae Bo this past summer (Capture the

> Power and Ultimate upper and lower body), I've since added Flex,

> Ultimate abs and glutes and I've just purchased the Live Series, I

> lost just over 20lbs in two months I still have about 30 more lbs I

> want to lose, but with a full load of classes (senior year, thank

> God) and work, its just been hard to find the same motivation I had

> during the summer. I think maybe I just hit a wall with the same

> tapes over and over and maybe the new live series will add some new

> and much needed spice. I also think that with the weather cooling

I'm

> relying on the fact that for the next couple of months I'll be

> covered up with sweaters and jeans, BUT tomorrow is a new day and I

> hope to have a new attitude, if anyone can lend a helping word it

> would be nice, God Bless everybody and keep up the good work.

>

> Kitta

[Guest guest]

At 01:36 PM 10/17/2004, kittakat5582 wrote:

>I

>lost just over 20lbs in two months

wow kitta!! congratulations on your achievements so far!!

everyone's motivation wants to come and go.... as long as you make it

keep coming back then you will be ok. i find that pictures can be

motivating... put one on the fridge. also a cute outfit can help alot...

hang it out where you have to pass by it alot. im the type of person that

responds well to schedules and written plans. it really helps me to sit

down and think about my various goals and how i can manage to work on all

of them at once. it is tough but if you really want it, you will have

it!! and like billy says... 'if you have the will then taebo is the way'.

-carolyn.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the encouragement, you're right. I'm trying the new DVDs

and that should do the trick,and I'll look into any live classes in

my area, thank you so, so much

Kitta

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it so, so

much. I'm in the process of getting back on track and I'm thinking

that the goal setting is a great idea and I also think that if I

reward myself, that could be a great motivation for me also.

Thanks for the advice and I'll be in touch.

Kitta