Even Wii Mommies Need Motivation
I am going to do something I have never done as a Wii Mom. I’m going to ask for help.
Ever since my blog post about my 60 pound weight loss, I have seemingly become an inspiration of sorts. People from all over the world email, comment and tweet me telling me I have inspired them to start their own fitness journey and a few even credit me with the success they’ve had. It is both awesome and terrifying at times.
Never in my life would I have thought that I had the potential to be a role model, let alone a FITNESS role model. I’ve been up and down with my weight for over a decade and for a few years just stayed a size 12, which I was unhappy with but content enough to be.
Then the Wii Fit happened. I found something I loved and it really worked for me. Then blogging happened. I didn’t even realize the reach I could have. THEN I combined the two and my whole world changed.
As one of the four founders of the Wii Mommies, I feel that it is my duty to stay positive and healthy for all of our readers. I try to talk people out of cravings, inspire physical activity and motivate everyone to help others to do the same.
This week, I need you.
Memorial day weekend tossed my “diet” out the door. Then down the street. Then it buried it very deep into a hole.
I must say, I enjoyed every second I indulged in my favorite meals. Grilled cheese, french toast, ice cream. YUM. I didn’t necessarily overeat (much), but I ate. I had dessert. I skipped a workout.
Today on the Wii Mommies Blog Talk Radio show, Sarah and Jenn are going to talk about perseverance. I’ve already talked about choices. We all face the same challenges and how we progress depends on the choices we make.
I haven’t weighed myself and my clothes fit fine. However, I started to feel down on myself and guilty for my weekend indulgences and confided in a member of the Wii Mommies Forum.
You gave me a beautiful wake up call. You reminded me that not only am I human, but I need to practice what I preach. IT’S OKAY TO INDULGE. Just acknowledge it and work through it. Don’t let your setbacks weigh you down (pun INTENDED). Savor that indulgence and make the choice to take a different route the next time the situation presents itself.
You see, I NEED the #wiimoms tweets to maintain my motivation. I depend on these Fitness Friday posts to inspire weight loss. I read every single post written in that forum, whether I comment on it or not.
So as you can see, even us Wii Mommies need inspiration and I personally want each and every one of you to know that YOU are our role models. YOU make the choice to support this cause and each other and in turn are supporting us. We are on this journey together and we appreciate and acknowledge each and every listener, reader, tweet and post you all make to keep us all on track.
So please keep doing what you’re doing. I really need to lose 10 more pounds. 
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I signed up over at wii mommies, but find that the forums are huge. I’ve not posted yet. I started one but then quit.
we all need help. Support makes it happen faster! 
K? is this what you mean?
So I’m here to say, that this is a journey, if you are at goal, then Yay! fabulous but I’ll tell you staying at goal? is a lifetime commitment,and hard work. If you keep your goal as a “range” of where you want to be and stick to that “range” you will be able to keep it going.
The journey is about looking at what we’ve accomplished. This week at my meeting we talked about motivation. We made list of what we “don’t want” and then “what we do want” Keep those lists in your mind. Make Motivation something you can visualize in your mind. Make it something you can see. Those little “visualize how you want to look” that those wii instructors say over and over and over while your going “PRESSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA get on with it” are true. They aren’t pulling those things out of their cute spandex capris. I’m so very impressed that the makers of the wii fit have done research.
Take pictures of yourself, if you have “before” pictures, have them somewhere for you only, just something. Another idea, a lapse is not a COLLAPSE! there are 365days in a year, there is 1 Memorial Day, There is 1 Christmas DAYYYYYYYY not a year. You’ve got the skills, you’ve come this far, you’ve done this before, you can do it again. I’ve got more of these in my head, I will tweet them at you when I see you say something silly that is really a plea for help.
Sorry that was uber long
If it’s inspiration you’re looking for…thanks to reading your story I finally bought my Wii Fit yesterday!!! Time to get going on it though…LOL, its still in the box. Won’t do me any good in there!
you are an inspiration.. I understand, life can through things in our way I am trying to work on that right now.
You look great and you feel great. Don’t feel guilty or down, just hop right back up and show me how its done!
You go girl!
{{{HUGS}}}
You know last month I did fairly horrible with snacking and portions..and I felt so crappy about myself…almost like giving up…and thankfully there were a few still posting their fitness friday and always you motivating along the way. Then you started something new and that put a spark in me to keep trying…then the forum got busier again and others started joining in the fitness friday…it is great having so many people to motivate and support each other! You can definitly get back to it…having bbq’s during the summer can definitly put a damper on things…but I know you have it in you to keep with it. Indulge a little too…it really doesnt kill you as long as you are only doing it occassionally. That is the only way I have hung on all this time.
Congratulations on being a great inspiration to so many:) It’s amazing the impact mom’s have on each other to keep each other going and just not feeling alone in what they are trying to accomplish….whatever it is.
Have a great Friday!
Hi Julie.
Great post. It shows that we are all human.
You look great.
btw- there is a babe in your entrewidget too
I haven’t posted my fitness fitness yet. I was trying to figure out what to post! I, like you, enjoyed the weekend, Not minding the food issue but I did get plenty of exercise. I did write a post on one day when I was down, when my daughter was looking at old photos. I saw my self at various weights and it may me sick! It was up for about a day then I deleted it, too much self wallowing. Now as you so gracefully put it, we must move on. Sometime Fame can overcome one and the outcome is not good. Been there,I left that world and now I am working for me and not someone else’s goals. I not good at the twittering. But I,m With you on the 10lb losing:-)
I’m on the home stretch and have stalled, with 12 more to lose myself. Let’s work together and help each other. Are you using Wii Fit or EA Active? I have Wii Fit and have been contemplating EA Active to change it up to help me get over this hiccup to get to my goal.
We can do this
Wanna partner up? 
Julie Reply:
June 4th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Ha! I use both Active and the Wii Fit now. I find the Yoga and hula keep me tone and the ‘active’ in Active will burn off the calories!
Julie,
Forget about this weekend!!! And start over. You & the other Wiimommies have helped so many of us. I love the wiimommies sites & forum. I look forward to the Fitness Friday posts. It makes me accountable & I like reading to see how everyone eles is doing. We all have had our ups & downs. As you are getting closer to your ideal weight; it gets harder to lose the weight. It gets discouraging at times. I’ve been feeling that too. I try to eat the things I like (pizza,cheesecake, ice cream, chips) in moderation because I’m afraid if I cut them out completely then I’m heading for disaster. Don’t be too hard on yourself. I think You are Awesome & I know that You will lose those 10 pounds. Stay Positive & look at the progress you’ve made.
I really need to lose weight… and because of your glowing recommendation, I bought EA Sports Active for the Wii. My kids have used it so far, and really like it. Me? I’m still getting up the energy to turn it on and use it.
I am finally up, Posting through a nasty electrical Storm. thought I lost my Post. Was on my old laptop, on battery and the darn thing died! After 30 minutes! Plugged it back in and it was there. thank goodness for my site. It saved the post. fitness friday on Ready 2 Get Fit site:-)
That is pretty cool! Congrats on your weight lost. When I get a new wii I want to get wii fitness. TFS
You know I am positive YOU will make those last 10 pounds dissapear. Just relax a bit and keep working towards your goal. Smile and be positive, all else will follow suit.
Yeah! It’s really okay to indulge once in awhile when you know you’re going to stick with your fitness plan! Maybe it would be better to give yourself a day or a weekend when you’re allowed to do that, rather than making yourself feel guilty for EVER indulging – you’re only human, right? lol
I need my dark chocolate every once in awhile!
Julie, You are about the sweeties person I have ever meet. I only reminded you because you were reminding me just the week before when I was kicking myself in the rear. We are food for each other and we can loose that 10 lbs together when the June challenge starts.
Love Ya!
I have just joined Curves…and am very happy that I am beginning my road to weight loss and good health from Tuesday! Wooohoooo!!!
Ten? I need to lose about 40. Come on over and kick my ass in gear, would ya?
My gravatar doesn’t work on this (and ONLY this) site. Can you fix it? xxxoooxxx
Nevermind. Now it works. Yay!
We all need to be re-motivated constantly. Without that extra push, it’s so easy to give up!
You can do it Julie! We’re all there with you!
I left you something: http://jleighdesignz.blogspot.com/2009/05/id-like-to-take-moment.html
Thanks for sharing this Julie! Sometimes I think we tend to think that once you have lost a lot of weight that you are invincible when it comes to eating and exercise. Thanks for the reality of it all! We all need to be there for one another!
HiJulie,
Some of us envision you with a cape like a superhero.
Thank you for reminding us that you, too, are human.
I, myself, have fallen off the perverbial train. I’m trying to get back on and take smaller steps to get to my goal.
Knowing that you can’t answer all the posts but are reading them, helps. A lot. Thank you!
And a big thank you to all the other members at the forum. I’ll start reading again, encouraging and motivating again as that was/is a huge part of my motivation and encouragement.
Way to go on your weight loss. I went to the Dr. on Friday and told her to get out her scissors and cut off my fat…she laughed…then we sat down and talked about the real stuff. Anyway, CONGRATS on the loss! Three Cheers for you! Hip Hip Hoorah! Hip Hip Hoorah! Hip Hip Hoorah!
Julie is your comments not working? I have left two. Now hears the third. I finally got on the forum:-) Still trying the figure out the site. will leave a msg on it, so someone can help me get to the right Thread. Hope your week is starting out good:-)