What is your motivator? Goals?

KaseyWolf

What keeps you motivated? What kind of goals do you have for your fitness and health? Where do you see yourself in 1 month, 3 months, 6 months...a year?

Sometimes when I have a bad day (yesterday being one...not sure what triggered it) eating wise, I would pause and think "Why did I do that?" It made me think of all the work I've put into getting healthier and fitter and why...and what triggers old unhealthy habits.

I'm a TransMan in transition who is finally living my life for me. I've been obese my whole life. Grew up with unhealthy eating habits and motivators. Becoming healthier is how I always envisioned myself to be...along with my gender identity. My motivation not only for a healthier life is so that the journey I am taking in transition to be the man I was supposed to be ....quite simply works to the best outcomes.

So for today..refocusing my goals and kicking my *kitten* back where it should be (and away from any buffets)---

1 month--wt 280, exercising cardio at least 3 days a week, wts 2 days a week
3 month--wt 272 or lower and recovering successfully from my hysterectomy.

Focus Weaver, focus!
I may be slow...but I'm still lapping those on the couch!

shar140

I have 2 main motivations right now - playing rugby, and for health reasons. I don't want to end up with a bunch of health complications like my parents, and be on tons of medications like they are (for everything - high BP, high chol, diabetes, etc), and have multiple heart surgeries like they have had. If I can do something now, to prevent that, then I want to do whatever I can.

I had a bad day eating-wise yesterday as well, but I've learned I can't beat myself up over it and feel guilty forever - just get up, dust yourself off, and make today a better day!

And who cares if you are slow, keep at it, and you will progress! I say, anything is better than nothing!

Goals - I make up monthly goals, and yearly. I blog them every month, and the following month when I post new goals, I update on how I did on the previous month's goals. It helps keep me accountable! Even if I don't reach my goals one month, guess what - I've got a new month to try again.

zinok

I honestly don't really have one specific motivator. I've tried losing weight before and living a more active lifestyle, but I always give up/forget/give in within a week. This time I just... am determined. I think it's more of an awareness. When I'm aware of exactly how many calories are in the foods I eat, it makes it much harder for me to justify eating them.
Plus... I just want to be healthy. To feel comfortable in my skin. That when I go shopping I'm not worried about "does this show my fat?" and instead focus on "does this colour flatter me?" and non-weight related qualms.

I wish you luck on your journey. It sounds like you're on the right path. (:

tameko2

Someone on my friends list was talking about motivation the other day and frankly, I don't use motivation. I don't have much of it - I love food, I hate exercise,and I love myself for the person I am, not the meat shell. But I like being fit better than I like being fat - a lot better. So I have a plan for how to be fit and stay fit and I follow the plan - its not a very strict plan or very special.

1) don't eat too much, but eat enough nutrients
2) Remember to stand up and walk around
3) lift weights for muscle

ideliver

Cheesy as it is, my family is my motivation. I want to see my daughter and any siblings that come her way to grow up with two healthy daddies. And yes, it is always nice to get checked out, which doesn't happen very often

I have dieted in the past and I know that maintenance will be hard, but for now i'm enjoying the "downward spiral"!

Thesoundofwolf

My life has finally turned a good route, and I just need to get the proveribal car back in running condition. Been the fat chick all my life, and I'm tired of it.

My lovely girlfriend is a huge inspriation factor. Its hard to explain, because there is no expectation for eachother to be 'a paritcular body type', but its this understanding need for better health. We work together, and keep eachother in check. Me more then her, but hey, I'm good at poking people!

My goal for April is to do the 100 miles dealio, a side goal (slightly unrealistic) is to drop 15 pounds. Being that the month is almost over, and I've only lost 4 (find out if more this Saturday)- yeah. OH WELL. Always next month for that. As long as the big number goes down, I feel!

Always824

My motivations would be:
1. I want to live a healthy lifestyle to live a long life
2. I want to get in shape to join the military
3. I want to bench press 250lbs
4. I just got engaged and although were not planning on getting married anytime soon, I would like to be sexy when walking down the isle when we finally decide to tie the knot (that should be number 3 huh?)

Good luck to all of you on your weight loss goals, have a great day

bastokes88

My lovely girlfriend is a huge inspriation factor. Its hard to explain, because there is no expectation for eachother to be 'a paritcular body type', but its this understanding need for better health. We work together, and keep eachother in check. Me more then her, but hey, I'm good at poking people!

I agree! My girlfriend and I work together as well and she has been incredibly supportive with my goals to get healthy, even though neither of us put pressure on/feel that the other should lose weight. She's at a healthy weight herself, but we do some of our exercising together and she has been logging her food here as well, just for fun!

As far as goals go, a lot of mine are tied up with gender identity. The weight that I'm losing now I lost before, but at that time I was just coming out as gay and didn't know much about my gender identity or presentation. I've learned a lot over the past few years, but I also gained that weight back. I would like to have both of those factors (good physical shape and sense of identity) working for me at the same time. As anyone FAAB who falls somewhere in the trans or genderqueer spectrum can attest, clothes tailored for men are difficult enough to find good fits in the hips and chest region-- I need to make that struggle a little easier on myself.

stephenatl09

The mirror is my motivator. I am tired of looking the way I do. Also, For health reasons, I am already off BP medication. I think it started by being sick of what I saw in the mirror because that image did not fit how I felt about myself. Now it is to get as healthy as I can. My doctor is already impressed with the changes I have made.

kyle4jem

I'm with Stephen... the mirror is my motivator. That and my wedding photos.

When I look in the mirror now, I don't see Mr Blobby any more. I see a bloke who looks good in his new regular sized clothes. Ok naked me still needs a lot of work, but that will come in time.

I have my wedding photos in a collage and I see me looking like Humpty Dumpty and I never want to look FAT again in photos.

That's my main motivation! :happy:

Polly758

1. I want to be stong-- I lift weights
2. I train my gf, who wants to lose weight, and I believe lifting weights is the best/healthiest way to accomplish this
3. We are getting older, weaker, and tireder, and we both seem to enjoy taking care of eachother rather than ourselves. So it all works out.

KaseyWolf

Today I saw a very obese woman at the gym. By that I mean she was probably twice my size with an abdominal apron that was almost to her knees. She came in with a cane, head held hi and a smile on her face (something that immediately caught my attention....love the attitude!) She passed the skinnies showing off in the one part of the fitness center, ignored some looks and kept going to the lady's locker room. I saw her come out to the pool where I work out, eager to get going and we had a talk.

She's been morbidly obese for more than half her life. Over the past several years, she's lost over 100lbs, put some back...lost it again, etc. She takes care of her mother, has worked as a school teacher until recently retiring a year early due to health issues...many related to her obesity. She started gaining weight she lost back and decided....enough!

She got her butt moving....no excuses, ignores the pain in her knees, hips...ignores the stares and the smirks. She gets moving. She carries the cane because the floor is wet, slippery and she doesn't want to take a fall when she gets out of the pool.

Once she gets in that pool she is on fire. She has a routine of walking, resistance exercises using the water "weights" and tubes, stretches, etc. She's back on track and has successfully lost another 63 lbs!!

Wow...talk about motivation, inspiration. A "I'm not giving up" attitude. She said she won't ever be "svelte" and doesn't care. SHE knows she is doing what she can to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise and keep moving...no matter what.

kieva626

My motivator is my gf, we started our health journey about a year and a half ago and haven't looked back! she is naturally more defined than I am and her body is amazing, I know mine will never look like hers but it pushes me to have the best body I can for my body type. Pictures also motivate me when I see where I've been and how far I have come, it really is amazing and lets me know I can reach any realistic goal. My goal right now is 125lbs and 15% body fat, I'm currently 130lbs and 17% body fat so I'm getting close I may re-evaluate at that point or choose to maintain :-)

arodriguez2

I want to feel comfortable in my skin again. I want to be proud of my appearance just as much as I am proud of my kindness, intelligence and other accomplishments. I want to be the strong person I know I am.
My goal is lose 30-35 lbs and look and feel like I did when my gf and I first got together
I also have a bachelorette party in Miami this fall that is acting as a HUGE motivating factor in staying on track.
I also want to have kids within the next few years and want to have a healthy lifestyle to pass on to them.

kerbear48185

I want to feel comfortable in my skin again. I want to be proud of my appearance just as much as I am proud of my kindness, intelligence and other accomplishments. I want to be the strong person I know I am.
My goal is lose 30-35 lbs and look and feel like I did when my gf and I first got together
I also have a bachelorette party in Miami this fall that is acting as a HUGE motivating factor in staying on track.
I also want to have kids within the next few years and want to have a healthy lifestyle to pass on to them.

YES!!! This is my main thing. I want to reclaim my youth and feel good in my own skin. I like what you said about being as proud of your appearance as you are of your other attributes. It's all about bringing your physical in line with your mental/spiritual. That's what I'm doing here. I want to feel like a wholly awesome individual. Then I want to use that joy and confidence to get out into the world and enjoy my life!

woodsk67

I want to look in the mirror and like what I see. Not meaning that to sound vain, just dont like the relflection right now..

jerber160

I want to look in the mirror and like what I see. Not meaning that to sound vain, just dont like the relflection right now..

I've found that I have a problem with mirrors. ThEY LIE. they never show me the real me cos I always manage to turn or twist or do something with the light that makes me 'not too bad.' an old student just posted a photo of me on facebook from 1995 and I don't remember being THAT person!