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Today I will be talking about Motivation VS Discipline and which is better? 

Now before I tell you my personal thoughts lets start with 

What is Motivation?

the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.

What is Discipline?

the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior

the controlled behavior resulting from discipline

Now that we have gone over the defintions im going to admit to everyone that

motivation is a strong and compelling thought/emotion that helps us deicde to make

a change. Whether that be weight loss, working out, to go to school, a new life goal, etc

but no matter how motivated we are that motivation can fade away, especially 

in times of weakness or trial. 

what i mean is that you may have the motivation to eat better, but after a long 

day at work you come home and want to snack on ice cream and oreos.

in that moment the motivation you felt previously fades away and you give in to 

eating the very snacks you want to eat less of 

that is where discipline comes in. having that "controlled behavior" where you 

tell yourself to not eat junk food or make sure you go to the gym even when you 

don't want to is the difference in becoming successful in you goals that you set

when feeling motivated.

now this isn't to say you shouldn't use motivation to your advantage BUT

discipline is what will help you make sure you achieve what you want.

for me it was going to the gym, in dec 2020 i saw a picture of myself and was very

upset with how i looked and let myself go. so the same day i signed up for a gym 

membership. BUT it took my over a week to actually go and then another month to

make sure i was going regularly. A big part of this was that i wasn't being

discipline with myself. I would feel motivated to go the gym when looking in the 

mirror or talking about "getting big" BUT when it came time for me to go workout

after a long day of work, chores, and just life i didn't want to go.

once i learned that i needed to take control of myself everything changed

and that is when i saw the most difference in my gym attendence but also

my eating habits as i worked/am still working towards weight loss.

my recommendation

start small to avoid burning out

continually remind yourself of what started this journey (your motivating factor)

be serious and real to yourself. go talk in the mirror and say 

"you will be discipline with yourself" "i will go to the gym today" 

track your progress towards your goal so that you feel rewarded with your 

efforts and self restraint/controlled behavior.