# Motivation.

Category: Health and Wellness

## Post 1 by TheLeslieThing (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 21:14:31

I have high colesterol and I am at risk for diabetes. I know I should start doing something about this soon for my own health, but I just can't seem to get enough motivation to do anything. I'm trying, but it's still really hard. For those who are in the same boat as I am in, what motivates you to try to do something about your colesterol and things like that. Thanks.
Leslie

## Post 2 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 21:50:44

trying new foods with friends and having an excersise partner that is as motovated or more than I am at excersiseing. Its easier to do things with others then alone, but its hard to do things you want if you have someone there who is not as motivated as you.

## Post 3 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 23:35:11

My motivation was almost losing a foot due to an infection that I tried to treat on my own without going to a doctor. Spending two weeks in the hospital and having to be on IV antibiotics for over a month scared me into losing weight and improving my health. However, as time goes by following the initial scare, it's hard to maintain the same level of motivation. I know people who have had heart attacks and still keep right on smoking and eating nothing but junk food. So I think the trick is to find support anywhere you can. Join an exercise class, a group such as Weight Watchers, etc.

## Post 4 by Nicky (And I aprove this message.) on Sunday, 25-Jan-2009 1:04:09

funny you said the thing you did because I just got out of the hospitel this week from being sick. I had gotten strep throat and it inflaimed and caused my neck to swell up really large. I looked as if i weighed about three hundred in the face because of the swelling. I had to go in to emergencey cergery and had two cups of fluid taken out. I now have a hole in the side of my neck that is still draining a small bit. I was in the haspital for a hole week and had a drainedge tube in my neck. I don't have it now but my friends and fiance says that the hold looks like an eyeless eye socket. I had no pain after the cergery, but before it I was in a load of pain. The swelling happened in two days. I whent to the doc then had an appointment the netx day and in the mid of the night had the cergery. I got three IV's in the proccess of it all and my blood drawen every day from my hands. They had to change the first iIV because it started to leak. Then I almost got out and then the doc put me back in so they gave me my third. I am so glad to be home. And i think that the next time I get sick I will go to the doc sooner.

## Post 5 by Click_Clash (No Average Angel) on Sunday, 25-Jan-2009 12:15:43

I don't have high cholesterol, but I've been in generally poor health for the past year and a half. Recently, it's gotten to the point where I feel sick for the majority of the time I'm awake. I've got a lot going on right now, a lot that I need to accomplish, and it's very difficult to do when I'm feeling so ill. But it's also hard to get motivated to take care of my health when I'm so sick and stressed. But you just have to make yourself do it, simple as that. The few times that I've gone a few days or weeks feeling well have been great, and I think that the sharp contrast of feelings is part of what gives me motivation to try and take care of my health.
On a different but related note, if anyone would like an alternative to mainstream medications, check out this natural health website:
http://www.holisticonline.com
Namaste,
Becky

## Post 6 by Shadow_Cat (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Monday, 26-Jan-2009 2:07:06

For me personally, sharing the work with other people is the best motivator. An exercise partner as someone else said, or a group like Weight Watchers, where you can encourage each other. Where you know that you're not alone in the work of getting healthier, and can talk to others who are working toward the same goals. Becky, Inu-Princess, is also right. At the end of the day, you can have all the support in the world, but you need to just nut up and do it. LOL.

## Post 7 by blw1978 (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Saturday, 21-Feb-2009 16:45:23

Hi, for those wanting to stay motivated, try not to overload the health thing so much. first, you might want to prioritize your immediate concerns. If exercise is your main priority, work on that first. Once you've established a routine, try to eat better and drink lots of water. Prioritizing works well for all areas of lide. For those who are a bit overstressed, try to take babysteps. Focus on one thing at a time, that's the best way for me to handle stress.