What keeps you motivated?

H_Factor

Thank you so much for the ideas and comments Whay Motivates me is to be healthy and look great I just need to see results NOW. and I am not. But I will continue to work at it

results take time. "slow and steady wins the race". you didn't gain the weight in a few weeks and it won't come off in a few weeks. however, if you stay consistent and persistent, you will achieve your goals.

Since Jan. 23 (9+ months), I've lost 62 pounds. It hasn't been a consistent drop and I have gained weight some weeks along the way. I have had bad days and bad 3-4 day stretches. but, I have done well and stayed focus the large majority of days. I have a large accountability circle that I don't want to let down (myself, my family, my friends, my co-workers, the Facebook community and the MFP community). Once I started having some level of success, others became intrigued/inspired/motivated/etc. I am happy if I can help others and I refuse to be someone else's excuse for "I can't". I have read a lot of things on fitness and nutrition. I have reflected upon my own journey and upon past efforts to try to avoid/limit stumbling blocks...to try to avoid the complacency creep. I work hard every day because the alternative is reverting to the overweight lifestyle I hated (see profile for some of the reasons why). I still have 15ish pounds to lose and, by george, I'm going to lose them and then reassess where I am. I enjoy being more healthy and fit. I enjoy being able to run around with my kids and not run out of breath. I enjoy being more active around the house. I am going to enjoy these things more as I continue to work hard. it does take hard work. it does take persistence and focus. but, its so much better than the alternative.

you can achieve great things if you care enough to do what is necessary to achieve them. this is why its important to dig deep within yourself and find powerful enough things that you hate about being overweight to put in the hard work. if you write down powerful enough reasons, you will do the work. if you don't spend the time to dig deep within yourself and pull out powerful enough reasons to change, then you'll continue to enjoy your current lifestyle.

sagetracey

Working towards goals. First goal is to get under 100kg and that is so close I can almost touch it. My reward is a lovely new gold watch that is taunting me from its display box. Next goal is to look awesome at my son's wedding in April. I am MC for the reception so I don't want to be the fat Mum up front. And the third goal is to ride in the Great Victorian Bike Ride in November 2012. By that stage I will be so comfortable in my new lifestyle with healthy eating and exercise habits that it will take as much work to become unhealthy and fat as it is taking to become healthy and slim!