What motivates you the MOST??
notgivingup2012
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We all say we want to lose weight to be healthy, or wear small clothes...
For me, I would like to no longer be the "fat" one in the family.. and oh yeah my sister n law who is always competing with me (when I lose 2 lbs she claims to lose 4 lbs...) yeah I would like to be smaller then her. lol
And the most important thing for me.. instead of envying celebrities, I would like to look like one..
what is the absolute most motivating thing for you??
For me, I would like to no longer be the "fat" one in the family.. and oh yeah my sister n law who is always competing with me (when I lose 2 lbs she claims to lose 4 lbs...) yeah I would like to be smaller then her. lol
And the most important thing for me.. instead of envying celebrities, I would like to look like one..
what is the absolute most motivating thing for you??
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It's probably a weird obsession with numbers at this point... (yeah, I'm strange). Oh, and I guess comments on progress from my wife.0
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Feeling confident naked. I make it sound like I'm an uncomfortable nudist or something, but I'd love to be able to just lounge around naked with my boyfriend without grabbing a towel or the duvet to cover up with. I know he hates that I'm insecure about it and I know he think I'm sexy the way I am, but I don't quite feel it.
I also want to be able to wear dresses without wearing tights. I always wear black tights with my dresses because I hate my legs which totally cuts down on the dresses I can wear because some dresses are made for bare legs. I have a really cute dress that I bought to wear in summer and I can't wait to get my new legs out in it
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I want to feel comfortable with myself. I would like to look in the mirror, and not think "Damn, you are fat!" I also enjoy seeing my work get results. The numbers going down, after working out and eating healthy feels great.0
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Been married 13 years and hubby has never seen me in a dress. I did weigh 120 when we married, but after having my gall bladder removed, I gained fast. I am going to wear a real nice dress on November 02::)0
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I'm moving to a different part of the country in August (for school), and I love the idea that people there never have to know me as a chubby girl.0
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i don't want to ever look how I used to!0
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to be more aesthetic0
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Nothing motivates me like having fun. Fun dancing at Jazzercise, swimming at my gym, long walks out doors, and the gentle flow of Tai Chi. It's been so good to feel fluid and graceful and strong again! OK, shopping has been more fun too....0
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Many of the things people have already mentioned motivate me - feeling confident (including, if not especially, when naked), getting into some nice clothes I have that no longer fit and being better at sports is a good aim for me.
Also though thinking about what I've done already motivates me. Like giving up now after all those gym sessions and super healthy days would have made all that effort pointless and I don't want that!0 -
Two things: my sister, who has lost SOOOO much weight and looks absolutely fantastic.
Secondly: getting in to my old clothes again. It's so satisfying and motivating for me in a way that the scales aren't! (Scales are not my friend...hahaha.)0 -
Mmm, for me, they are:
- Getting into old clothes: What do you know, I was able to fit in perfectly some pair of jeans I haven't worn for like 2 years or so now (some of them, I only wore a few times back then before I decided they didn't fit me comfortably).
- Imagining the expressions of some people I will meet this summer (that I haven't seen since before I started working out!!!)
- And yea, the drop in scale every few days
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Old pictures and memories of not being happy or healthy. Also what motivated me the most is wondering if i can do something workout wise and then doing it. Looking back and comparing myself to me and no one else is a huge thing0
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Having that corset-flat stomach with a nice back arch, and thin arms to leave the sleeves behind.0
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making my body strong to hopefully do what i can to avoid family history of Osteoporsis and Osteoarthritis.0
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Oh..and my black bikini!0
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My own body. Looking at it, feeling all the extra blubber.. it disgusts me... makes me feel physically sick.0
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Feeling good and healthy. that's it.0
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I'm raising four daughters and we are entering the teen years, adn I realize that I've not taken care of myself. I want my girls to know their mom cares about her body, inside and out. My outside is having a huge impact on my inside, and I need to get this down and I want my girls to see that I'm trying, that it is hard, but that I am suceeding. Hopefully I pull it off...0
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Seeing my stomach flat and thinking my belly button is starting to look cute! 0
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That bikini sitting on top of my dresser! I AM wearing it this summer and pulled it out to remind myself!0
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now...my new size 0 jeans!!! NO WAY I'm going back to my old size 16 jeans!!!:blushing:0
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The fear of putting on more weight if I don't!!!0
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To not have to worry about what chub is trying to squeeze out of my pants.
To put on whatever clothes I feel like without having to worry about if they might fit.
I am an open individual naturally with my personality and I would like my free spirit to reflect in my style as well; sheer tops, bohemian clothes that "fit" right and don't just look like a bought them bigger to fit but that they are bigger for the style.
Just plainly to feel like myself inside and out.0 -
To feel confident and sexy and be able to wear WHATEVER I want (bikini, short shorts) and feel strong and not be out of breath all the time
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So that i can to my favorite place, the beach, the pool, the lake (everywhere that you need to wear a bikini) and make everyone envious, and to make my sister realize that i am hotter and smaller. Because she always buys me stuff a size bigger than hers and she doesn't fit in her clothes. So i will show her up this summer.
Ultimately, i want to be able to play at the beach, lake, pool and not have to hide in a chair or in the water.0 -
I'm raising four daughters and we are entering the teen years, adn I realize that I've not taken care of myself. I want my girls to know their mom cares about her body, inside and out. My outside is having a huge impact on my inside, and I need to get this down and I want my girls to see that I'm trying, that it is hard, but that I am suceeding. Hopefully I pull it off...
I don't have kids but I do have high school ages students in a phys. ed. class and i want to see me being healthy and maybe apply something that i tell them/ show them to their own lives.0 -
my sister has recently dropped a lot of weight and is now the "skinny" one and it pisses me off because im one of the biggest now. I feel so ****ty which makes me want to be better0
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To save on fertility treatment, its our last chance salon to lose weight to have a baby!0
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Knowing that the 2012 soccer seasons is creeping upon me makes me want to get that much more in shape so that I can compete strongly against my girls and take part in all parts of the practice not just the easy drills.0
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To be able to see the "Captain" in the morning without having to suck in my gut......and for a certain crush I have :P0
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