Comments on: Temptalia Asks You – How do you stay motivated?

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:40:35 +0000

Hi Tracey!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I’m happy to hear that you’re liking the site It’s great that deployed women can find this site useful!

Those are amazing tips for staying motivated! Thank you for sharing them

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:46:44 +0000

Hi Christine!

Just wanted to tell you how much I love your site. I didn’t get into cosmetics until I deployed in February 07. Now, January 08, I am a huge MAC fan and I cannot absolutely will NOT buy anything without looking at your swatches since I don’t have the convenience of walking into the stores >_< I have to stick to neutral colors, I can’t wear the wild ones yet while in uniform! I actually learned about blending on your website. I thank you for this website, and I will be sure to continue to visit when I go back to the states in March. This website is a Godsend to deployed women!

As far as staying motivated, I write down my goals, and put stick it notes to remind me of them everywhere. Keep a book to track your progress so you can look at your self from a few weeks ago and be motivated by how much progress you’ve made.

Watching others accomplish the same goal pushes you also. Me, I want to become a Physician Assistant in the Army and I can’t stand watching other people get selected!

Getting your friends involved in your goals is a good one too, and can be a great bonding experience.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:56:46 +0000

lol, food is suchhh a tough one! I need to not have a car, then I wouldn’t be able to go OUT and get food

By: kat

kat — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:12:46 +0000

I think it totally depends on what it is. Motiving myself to go to the gym or not spend too much money is so easy! But motiving myself to eat well is hard for me. My solution is a band-aid solution, I just keep healthy food around and that’s it.

But in general I think that the best way to keep motivated is to remind yourself of what you are trying to accomplish. Some tasks can seem overwhelming so you have to break them into itty bitty pieces. For the sake of argument, use excersize. If your goal is to lose 20 lbs, you may give up before you start to make an impact because going to the gym for a few weeks will have a little overall effect on your goal. So try to concentrate on the small battles, like actually going to the gym at all, or losing 3 lbs that week or whatever

I find that really helps with school… one project/lab/assignment at a time!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:59:11 +0000

Sounds really good Steps never seem to work for me, I wish they would!

By: Chloe

Chloe — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:56:44 +0000

I do like Mariah and just take it in steps. If I need to workout I just get up, get dressed, get in the car all without putting too much thought into it. Then, I get to the gym, get on the treadmill and hey, since I’m there already, just walk!! Sounds silly but it works for me every time. Once I’ve been walking for a few minutes, I’m motivated to start jogging. Once I’ve been jogging for 30 minutes or so, I want to do some weight training. It’s a snowball effect and it’s worked for me for over 5 years now.