one thing that personally helps me about the gym is setting small goals - but not weight-related, because ugh i hate the scale!! it lies and cheats and steals.

anyway

i make little goals like .. stay on the eliptical 10 more minutes today than yesterday ... run the mile 15 seconds faster... do 12 reps instead of 10 with this weight today, etc. etc.

and then you get a feeling of accomplishment

otherwise it gets boring quick, especially when the numbers on the scale don't change as quickly as you want them to

also remember when you start going to the gym and start building muscle your weight may stay the same for a while, because you're building muscle

this is the hardest thing for me, when those numbers on the scale don't change.. you just have to keep faith that you're building muscle and it is burning the fat and eventually you'll see the results