Motivation is Overrated

Many people believe they would lose weight if they could just stay motivated.

But motivation comes and goes.

If lasting weight loss depended on motivation, very few people would succeed.

The people who lose weight and keep it off aren't motivated all the time. They simply learn to do the next right thing whether they feel like it or not.

They plan their meals when they don't feel like it.

They attend meetings when they don't feel like it.

They pray when they don't feel like it.

They follow their food plan when they don't feel like it.

The secret isn't motivation.

It's consistency.

One meal.

One decision.

One day at a time.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." — Galatians 6:9 (NIV)