I personally feel excitement is over rated, nice when its there but its a fickle companion...if feeling a buzz is what keeps you going , then when its gone as it will do since its just an emotion, then out goes your motion.
Hozabouts a combination of things, support, structure, structure, daily check ins..erm did I mention structure?..phone calls texts, support groups ( I go to WW)..making time to do all this, looking at your priorities -all boring stuff-and what can be shifted around and honesty..is this the right time..seriously?
I don't think anyone really needs kicking though it might seem that way. The things you call excuses might be hiding some really important information...that you need to pay attention to first.
Its one thing to give up or to stop, its another thing to pause and take stock of the situation...and put the right support structure in place, or do some more prep.
Oh yes and get enough sleep, cos tiredness has de-railed me more times than I care to mention .
My personal feeling is that a small dose of a daily diarying or blogging/moaning/ranting and watching those pesky feelings and stuff that arises is worth more than that flighty excitment high. I know cos every 2 or 3 days i am grumpy about something!
..but writing it out helps a lot.For instance at the moment I am grumpy about the cost of the ww pedometer I bought that no one forced me to buy, but a small thing like that in the past and I am in dunkin donuts and I don't even like the stuff.
Anyhows take heart, you can do this, just as GG says, return to your basics and check your timing.