What is your secret motivation?

dying_2b_skin3

I haven't been food logging for a couple of days but been giving slimming world another try as the calorie counting wasn't doing it for me. When I have it in my mind I have to limit myself I find I feel trapped (if that makes sense) and start to binge. im on day 3 now of being on plan and im doing a weigh in on Tuesday again in boots with a friend. I'm so determined! she is 1 stone 1lb lighter than me and I know this may sound cruel but my motivation is to weigh less than her! I haven't weighed less thank her for about 10 years and she's always been my skinny best friend. of course I want to succeed together but this little competition is what is keeping me going! so what are your secret motivators?

zzk0485

My biggest motivation is my daughter. My other motivation is to be able to fit into this one pair of jeans I have that when I used to be able to fit into them my husband would comment every time and say "damn look at that butt..." lol I felt soo good but I have a long way to go before I can get into them. probly can't even get a leg in them now

LRoslin

I want to make sure nobody can ever call me fat again. And I want to stick it to my inlaws, who have been talking about my weight behind my back for the past 13 years. All under the guise of "we're just concerned about her health."

kbkeats

My secret motivation is a trip to California & Vegas with my boyfriend's family in April.
Even though my clothes have to be more modest than if I was going to Vegas with friends, I want to look fantastic when I put on my (modest) bathing suit!

Dreamingallday

My secret motivation is to be able to travel the world and not have my weight keep me back from enjoying and trying anything or stop me from taking pictures to remember my adventures.

Alyssawinter1221

My secret motivation is my boyfriends sister! I went to Florida with their family and she and her best friend were so skinny and pretty! She's a size 2/4 and thinking about her keeps me going!

Also, my best friend and I have a wager. I beat her to the first 10 pounds, so now we are doing another 10! I really want to be lighter than her, we started at about the same measurements but I weigh 20 pounds more than her! So frustrating.

Momto4minions

Visiting family that I havent seen in a while this summer...at a lake...bathingsuits a must! I want to look amazing. :P

lydiaroyce

I plan on trying to get pregnant next year and I want my starting weight to be really low so that I have an easier time losing weight after the baby. I also want to be really skinny before I go on vacation this fall.

steffipaulina

When I was a chubby pre-teen someone told me "Your weight and fitness are connected to every part of your life one way or another" and that stuck with me.

qtgonewild

My ex never had an issue with my weight. But because of the simple fact she is now my EX, I can’t wait for her to see the new and improved me. So I’m doing this for myself. But there is that secret motivating factor out there.

callyart

To feel healthy.

Since I started eating healthy and exercising my back and leg pain has more than halved to the point where I am not feeling it much anymore, just when I sit down for too long / stand too long or if I am cold.

This has amazed me and its the biggest motivation I could ever have!

starkitty4

my secret motivation is that i want to be healthier and happier. plus i want to tone my tummy up ready for my new tattoo that i have planned

KatherinesRiver

Mmmmm, my secret motivation might just be that little catalog of sexy nightgowns I saw in my mailbox and saved.

Yes, I think so!:happy:

00NL

AmyRhubarb

My motivation is the progress I've already made, and being stronger, faster, fitter and healthier in my 40's than I was in my 30's, and then knocking it out of the park in my 50's, which are right around the corner.

Past challenges that I've overcome and conquered, and new challenges ahead keep me motivated, knowing I can do anything I set my mind to, and that if I am determined enough, I will find a way to do it, doing the very best I can with what I've got.

I will continue to improve, grow (muscles, not fat!), and learn for the rest of my life, and enjoy it all. Never going back! :drinker:

pusheen12

The entertainment I get from a green-eyed monster in my life.

:blushing:

meritage4

I'm gong on a trip with an old friend from university-this summer. Haven't seen him for 27 years-and I was about 60 lbs lighter then. I know I won't lose 60 but 25 would be awesome!

emboslice94

I want to be able to run for buses without getting out of breath, carry my own groceries, feel sexy and just generally I like to implement the way I am in school to other parts of my life...so I try to be the very best but the only person I feel competitive with, is myself.

Linnaea27

I don't know if I have a secret motivation-- maybe the closest thing is that I want to look athletic, not petite but plumpish. I would like to get down the the lowest weight I've been as an adult, which happened in college when I was depressed for 3 months and barely ate. I lost probably 10 pounds in that time (which is a heck of a lot for short little me) and I looked great-- my stomach was actually flat. This time I'm doing it sustainably over a longer period of time, and relearning how to eat as I go (I had a habit of routine overeating!). Lest anyone worry about me, my ultimate goal weight is 105 lbs, and I'm 5'1" with a small/medium frame.

Julesdublin

I’ve gained a stupid amount of weight last year.
I want to be able to fit on my old clothes again. I booked a holiday to Barcelona in May and I hope to be back to my old shape by then.

handyrunner

My motivation is getting to a pint where nothing is physically beyond my reach. If I get in my head to do something I don't my body holding me back because I ate a Twinkie to many!!

twixlepennie

My biggest motivation for weight loss was to not become a type 2 diabetic. Watched one grandparent die from it, watching another one dying from it right now, and I see how other relatives struggle with it. That's the path I was on, before I said 'screw that', and went in a different direction.

Now I'm in maintenance and my glucose number is back down in the normal range. That keeps me motivated, because I know the weight loss did that, and if I gain again, it's going to send that number up again.

nioui_non

When people ask me why I'm trying to lose weight, I always answer it's for my health, that I'm totally ok with the way I look, that I've made peace with being fat looking.
The truth is I don't, I hate taking too much space in the subway and being looked at as if I were a monster, I hate having to buy "fat people clothes" I just hate it.

My real motivation, definitely not health, if I were concerned about my health, I would certainly live differently and take care of several issues that I have.
My real motivation, that I will probably never confess IRL is the way I look, I'm tired of being the fat, sarcastic friend and I want to find a different job, but I'm convinced nobody will ever trust me if I look the way I do (apparently, creative people and designers are supposed to dress like creative stylish people in order to be trusted, and plus sized clothing is definitely not stylish in France!). I want my boyfriend to be proud to be with a hot girl, I want to shop in the same shops as my friends...

dclark566

To look and feel good!

inflames95

Graduation Day!! That and i want to get in better shape for paintballing

epigirrl

I have all sorts of motivations for my new healthy lifestyle (e.g., my son, better health & wellbeing, aging gracefully, etc.), but my "secret" motivation (that I have shared with no one) is my secret crush on a colleague.

linsey0689

I have already lost a good amount of weight but I love at my before photo often. It helps me to keep moving

fighttheflab43

ive done it before then moved to wales to live with new partner and put 2 stone back on and been trying to lose it for the last 4 years so this time im determined to show new friends that i can do it and will do it... lost almost a stone since 1st jan and i intend to do it... plus changed my career from a dementia nurse to working in maccies and i AM losing.... some thought i pile it on, but in fact im losing... yes i eat maccies salad everyday for my break food..... its not all about scoffing burgers.... im showing some that i love my new job and im losing too :-) that knocks the smile off their face... lol

Autk79

4 reasons-
#1- to keep up with my 3 boys
#2- To not be the big girl in my group of girlfriends and to be the only one to be skinny by working out, not starvation or diet crack pills lol
#3- To be able to do runs with my mom and sister
#4- Would love to walk by the guy who left me pregnant and watch his mouth drop..Childish but man it would feel good lol

Jaminjo2

Mine is pretty simple and possibly silly, but it's worked the longest yet. I bought a graph composition notebook. I start a new page at the beginning of every month. I put the dates across the top and weights down the side. I weigh myself every Monday & Friday, and I love to graph it. I also use the same notebook to journal daily even though I use the food tracker in MFP. I just really love writing in the squares of the graph paper. who knew it would be so simple?!? BUT IT'S WORKING FOR ME!

karinajean2388

My ex. :mad: