How does seeing people more in-shape motivate you?

EricDe90x

If you're trying to lose weight, how does it motivate you to see someone with a flat stomach at the gym or just seeing your friends skinnier than you?
I'm trying to gain weight, so when I see someone with bigger muscles than me (I'm scrawny), I'm immediately competitive and set my goal to be bigger and/or more toned than them. I'm competitive. Sometimes I even get jealous and wonder why I can't get that big.

teelynn35

I am the same way, especially when I see older women in better shape than me. Keeps me motivated:)

EricDe90x

bump?

mariacamera

It motivates me. In fact, last night I loaned a dress to a friend, and she looked SO MUCH better in it than I do! I thought, well, I CAN eventually look great in that dress, too.

muddyventures

I try to identify people who have a similar body type and it helps me to see what I might be able to achieve if I just keep working.

rbn_held

makes me remember what I am working towards

tripitena

Recently I've been inspired by watching season after season of Biggest Loser. As hard as they work, I feel lazy not to try to keep up while its on.

skinnydream115

Yess whenever I don't feel like working out or I want to go binge or something I have a whole file on my laptop of fitness/inspirational quotes and pictures and I look thorough them and think If I want to look like that I need to make the right choices.. there is always a choice and its up to me to do it!

only bad thing is dont let your friends borrow your computer or they begin to wonder why you have so many pictures of attractive women on your laptop lol. and A girl with abs as your desktop background hahaha !

scottstephens79

Now that I'm a little older I don't get quite as competitive/jealous when I see others with a better physique then mine. I know that my body has some inherent limits and that trying to push past those limits is equal parts painful and foolish. If you have a clean bill of health then I don't see any reason why you shouldn't push yourself that extra rep/set; treat your body well and it will pay off.
Just my two cents.

Flixie00

Seeing other people in shape does not motivate me, seeing changes to my body motivates me.

kaetra

It doesn't motivate me at all. What motivates me most is seeing very heavy people. I realize how easy it is to get heavy and I don't ever want to be heavy again.

DieVixen

No seeing in shape people actually does nothing for me,I dont know why

EricDe90x

Recently I've been inspired by watching season after season of Biggest Loser. As hard as they work, I feel lazy not to try to keep up while its on.

Yes! I remember when I was training to get in better shape for cross country, I was on the treadmill watching the biggest loser and I got some sort of motivation to try harder to get in shape. I got to lose a little belly fat and strengthen my arms and legs a little. I didn't really gain much muscle though.

neverstray

Seeing women that I'd like to sleep with is very motivating.

cbenzerga

I'm kinda the same way, I'm on Pinterest, and I save all the workout photos for inspiration.

heathersmilez

I like the opposite, when I feel fat I look around my metropolous and say "things could be worse, now go do it (workout/Insanity) because I don't want to become that".

gnat45

I recently posted about running into a friend I hadn't seen in a long time. She used to be a little chubby, and now she is svelte. It got me off my butt.