Someone PUH-LEASE give me some encouragement

Welcome back!

Find yourself a training plan.

Find yourself a race (or 3!).

Enjoy the work - you'll get the payoff.

I'm a mom of a 3.3 year old and 1.3 year old and just getting into tris.  Plan on taking your 3 year old on runs and bike rides while your partner has newborn one-on-one time.  I've found doing ride/runs that end at a playground make them much more interesting to my 3yo.  We play for a while (I stretch, do strength/core exercises) and then I have a cool down ride/run back home. 

Question: How did you feel about yourself when you lost the weight and were more fit? How do you feel about yourself now? You are asking for motivation for a reason.

Even more motivation would be the 3 year old and new one on the way.

If you could do it once, you can do it again even better because you know what you did wrong last time!  Now that you have 2 children, you have twice as many reasons to stick to it!  Remember, you are your childs role model for how to live a healthy life.  Live the way you want your children to live. 

D001 - 2008-05-17 5:52 PM Good job! I peeked at your training log, and you've gotten three workouts in over three days. So you're off to a good start! But stop calling yourself names. (Yes, I saw that too, in your log.) How about saying something like, "I biked today, and I feel GREAT about that. Tomorrow, I will do another workout, and feel even better!" You may also want to think about visiting the Challenge Forum, and joining one of the monthly challenges. Some of them are individual challenges, where everyone supports one another. (There's one that just started where people are challenging themselves to cut out junk food.) Some are team challenges, where you compete in teams. They're a great way for staying motivated. There's also the Tri'ing for Weightloss Forum, where people losing weight. There are challenges in there, as well. It's another really supportive environment, that can help you stay on track. And yes, you're going to be OK. Just hang in there. Good luck! You're off to a good start. Keep it up!

I second Dee's motion.  She's a great motivator!

I did something similar.  Last year I trained for and completed my first Triathlon.  I lost 11 pounds during my training, it wasn't as much as you but it was a start.  After my race, I stopped training and working out and life happened.  I gained back 9 pounds by January 1st.  I was disappointed with myself but started training again.  After losing only 5 pounds the first two months, I bought a body bugg and stepped up my training.  I have now lost 22 pounds and continuing at about a pound and a half a week.  I want to lose another 30 pounds.

So, my motivational speech to you is... Stop kicking yourself for going back to the starting gate and get busy doing what it takes to lose the weight.  This time you should have more confidence than last year because you've done it before so you know you can do it.  You know what it takes and that you have it in you.  And this time, you know that once you lose the weight you can't slack or you might end up at the starting gate yet again.  You know this about yourself so stayed focused, even at your goal.  The yummy taste of Buffalo wings will only last a moment but being thin will feel good all day!!  Are the Buffalo wings worth it?

If it helps, do it for other unselfish reasons.  Do it for your kids so you'll feel better and be able to enjoy them and play with them more.  I've recently gotten involved with a summer camp for kids with life-threatening illnesses and when I don't feel like working out, I think of those kids.  I feel like I owe it to them to be in the best shape possible when I show up at camp to play with and supervise them.  They deserve someone that is energetic, has endurance and is fit and that helps me to go workout some days when I don't feel like it.  

I hope this helps.  Good Luck!!  You can do it!!

well, you just have to do it.

I work @ 46-48 hours per week. Have a 30 min commute each way, and I am IM training. Oh, and I still go to the grocery store, do laundry, and cook at least 3 times per week. Oh and over the past 2.5 years I've lost over 70 lbs.

You just have to suck it up and do it. I no longer have the time to watch all my favorite tv shows, read all my magazines, read all the books that have accumulated, clean my house, etc. I haven't had a beer since January.

Because everyday I choose to do this. And I'm glad I do. 

I suggest you try booking an early season sprint in 2009 to keep you going in the winter as well.  Maybe even find a local tri club or some winter runs like the resolution run on New Years Day.  You should have a series of short term goals, about one every 3 months to keep you motivated and working towards those longer goals.

Talk to your son.  3 year olds are amazing motivators!  My son tells me when he gets his bike he's going to race me.  I have to keep that attitude in him!