What is the biggest motivating factor in your life?

1.The biggest factor that will motivate you to change your lifestyle is YOU. In other words, you have to want to change. If you are just listening to other people tell you that you are overweight, eat unhealthy foods or do not exercise enough, you are not yet ready to make a permanent change in your lifestyle. Start thinking about why you should make changes. This part may take awhile and will make you ask yourself some difficult questions. Once you truly believe you need to change, consider what you could do to make that change. Realize that you do not have to suffer and going slowly with the lifestyle change is perfectly fine. Some people jump into change and others prefer to start moderately. The important part is simply to start your lifestyle change, not how quickly you make that start.

2.The key to motivation is a sense of control over what you are doing, when you are doing it and where. Choose something you know you'll love or something you think you'll grow to love and have fun with.  Add in social support such as friends, co-workers or family members to keep you engaged in the activities.  Similar to anything new, you need to realize that you are starting off with a sense of newness and possible discomfort, but those feelings go away; as with anything in life that is new.