Whats your motivation?

BrightEyesx3

So I've had a really tough time keeping with a work out routine because I get bored easily and sometimes I lose all motivation to do it because my laziness kicks in. The main motivation I have is to look and feel better but sometimes thats not enough. What motivates you?

geronimokennels

Planning a sailing trip in the British Virgin Isles. Turning this lake body into a beach body.

Ke22yB

Well it changes over the years when I started May 2008 with a B/P of 220/110 it was to not have a stroke and die so I walked a little swam a little did what I could to help my weight loss Now I want to run a 10K with my daughter she is on the west coast and we almost got it scheduled this year but didnt get it done I needed the extra time to keep improving the motivation is to improve my fitness day by day it just makes me feel better the aches and muscle pain aside

JanetLM73

I just went through my closet and got rid of all my bigger clothes, so seeing smaller clothes hanging there is huge motivation. My kids motivate me because I want to be the best I can for them and just the self esteem that I feel coming back is huge motivation for me.

There are days when I feel like doing nothing, that's when I get my friends on here to kick my butt into gear, it works.

fuck3you4LL

- the fact that am 31 year old and never have a boyfriend in my life, so something has to change
- am prediabetic and most of my family member died of diabetes, including my father
- am just bored being fat all my life. and when you're in your 30s, ppl start take pity on you.

Octopies

Being overweight all my life. I want a taste of how it's like to be healthy for once!

BrightEyesx3

Thanks for all your responses guys! I'm hoping I get more motivation through people on here because no one I personally know helps alot because they don't think I need to lose the weight, but I want to to feel more confident.

lacroyx

I need to stay active or my allergies flare up. I'm allergic to excuses. :-)
Kidding aside I used to have diabetes type 2. I was taking a bunch of meds. As I became more active it got better and have been diabetes and meds free for over a 1 year and 7 months now. I can easily get it again if I go back to my old habits.

fanakar

I had several motivations. There is a lot of inherent discrimination in medical insurance due to weight because of speculation about future health issues. At my previous weight, I would have had to pay higher premiums though I do not have any health issues. A few years ago, I hurt my ankle and I have some chronic pain associated with that, so I thought weight loss might help that. Also, I'm wanting to branch out into different clothes. There is a marginalization of plus sized people to certain silhouettes and colors and stores and designers seem completely inept at picking/creating pieces that are wearable. I admittedly do have a lot of clothes though. But, I want more. Also, I really like playing video games and I thought about how sad I would be if I went blind due to some retinopathy associated with an obesity related disease and I couldn't play them anymore.

Think of the specific things that you want to achieve with weight loss. If that doesn't help then think of the worst possible consequence of NOT losing the weight. Then get on the treadmill and run away from that thought.

etrader24

My motivation is that most of the both sides of my family are overweight, diabetic, and unhappy being that way. I dont want to turn into that, when its harder to lose the weight when i get older. My other inspiration is that i want to walk into a room and feel confident that people are looking at me for good reasons (:

katkel52

i read an sign somewhere that said 'nothing tastes as good as being thin feels'. i am also done talking about diets instead of doing it!

AlayshaJ

Putting on my work out clothes. If I don't want to work out, I just get dressed and then something clicks and I want to go to the gym.

mollysonnotice

the dress my best friend/soulmate's mother bought me. It's beautiful, but I need to tone up to wear it right

reggie2run

i read an sign somewhere that said 'nothing tastes as good as being thin feels'. i am also done talking about diets instead of doing it!

This!!

Cliffslosinit

My health, live longer, and I want to bang longer:flowerforyou:

thranowski

My coworkers and I started a fitness challenge. We each put in 40 dollars, and whoever loses the most weight by July 1st gets all the money in the pot, which is $200. It's a pretty big motivator. We decided to do it for two months, with everyone having a one month weigh in to check in and see how we're doing. Can't wait to spend my $200 on new clothes for my new shape!

autumnk921

One thing for me is definitely is the fact that I have so many clothes and I would like to have my bedroom back....I have sizes from 4 all the way up to 16 b/c I have fluctuated between 120lbs - 170lbs in recent years and am scared to throw anything away....Once I lose this time (b/c I am doing a lifestyle change - not a diet) I will keep it off and I can FINALLY get rid of ALL of my 2 digits size clothes - I CANNOT wait!!!

BUT my main motivating factor really is b/c I am almost 40 and I have a 3yr old son...His father passed last year and I am all that my son has...I want to make sure that I am here to raise him and protect him....I have to lose this weight to LIVE for both of my boys but I want to teach my 3yr old to live healthy as well....My 19yr old is very healthy and strong thank goodness...He also has me and his daddy...But my little one only has me and I intend to be here for him for as long as he needs me!!! That is my motivation...

mevalentina

What keeps my butt pushing and moving on is purely revenge, and seeing a certain someone's face drop after seeing what they lost!!

thranowski

BUT my main motivating factor really is b/c I am almost 40 and I have a 3yr old son...His father passed last year and I am all that my son has...I want to make sure that I am here to raise him and protect him....I have to lose this weight to LIVE for both of my boys but I want to teach my 3yr old to live healthy as well....My 19yr old is very healthy and strong thank goodness...He also has me and his daddy...But my little one only has me and I intend to be here for him for as long as he needs me!!! That is my motivation...

I love this! As a child of a mother who had no regard for her own health for the sake of her children (and died at 54, when my brother and I were 13), I love this.

HHS93

I've done the same thing recently.. I keep thinking "oh I'll start it again hardcore next week.." (there's been about 3 next weeks..)

I've been feeling better though because I started a fashion blog which is helping my confidence and I'd say that thi shas become my motivation.. check it out, it might motivate you (http://getmeoutmymind.blogspot.co.uk) If not, do what I'm doing and take a picture everyday! VERY motivating for me because I want them to look nice (there's photographic evidence if not!)

DemOniC_PT

First i would like to say that i’m not overweight and i don’t have any health problems, so what motivates me to workout?
I was always more in the skinny side and around 3 years ago i decided to get myself in the gym to put some weight.
In the first months i didn't felt any motivation and i struggled to go 2 times per week. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves there and i didn't understand why.. How can one enjoy getting tired and feel like it was run over by a truck.. I started to think about quitting.
But after 2 months of going, i started to notice the gains, wanting to become stronger and lifting more weight, i started to enjoy it too, it became like a game, the objective was to always improve myself, and that’s what motivates me now. 3 years had passed and if i measure the improvements i made from day one to now... instant motivation right there!!
I'm feeling better with myself, more confident, and the gym became another of my daily routines, i usually go for 4 or 5 days a week, every week, and feel bad with myself if i don’t go.
People always want the quick results, to go there and be changed the next day, that’s not possible, just give it time, try to make your workout a part of your daily activities, your time alone, use it to kill the stress, forget your problems, kids, partner, job, it’s just you working to better yourself.
If you don't do it for yourself, who will?
Yes sometimes its difficult to leave the house, YouTube is full of motivation videos, watch one before you live, listen to your favorite song, search the net for pictures of that guy/girl you always wanted to become.. we actually got it easy now days….

yquier

Getting to buy clothes at a normal store and not Lane Gyant!

meshashesha2012

set up some short term goals.

my next upcoming goal for motivation is an upcoming trip to barbados. i'm going to to be dancing in a band so i'll only be wearing the costume which will involve bikini, a feathered headpiece and maybe some feathers thing on my shins :laugh: every ounce of fat i lose between now and then is 1 ounce less i need to worry about jiggling or falling out of my costume !

mariaj1979

I have always been the fat kid when I was a child then I became the more mature looking teenager and that when my problems started. In my teen I got fatter and fatter but I was always active I played basketball and I was in jrotc. But my weight just went up and up. In my early 20's I lost 30lbs then got married and gained it all back.
The one thing that motivated me to loose weight was I didn't think I could have a baby and when I did have my son I lost 70lbs to start with and kept it off for 8 years. 16 months ago I got into boxing and I wanted to fight competivaly but couldn't because I was still pretty big. Fighting in the ring is spurring me on to loose weight to have my son next to me when I hit my goal.

iluvprettyshoes

My motivation is seeing others progress and the progress that I've made so far. Hanging around people with the same goals helps me a lot. Reading articles on fitness always trying to learn more helps too. I also love the way I feel from getting regular exercise.

boldtsmith

All the things I used to be able to do and now can't.

iluvprettyshoes

Oh i forgot I also post my workouts on FB and twitter so if I slack everyone gonna know!! That's a big motivator LOL

apgant

My children so they will have at least one parent around for a while. They lost their daddy/my husband last year to a horrific disease......CANCER. Stress also motivates me because after I work out I feel refreshed.

Louise1247

My old pics, my photoshoot this August and some friendly competition!

Fit_Canuck

My health first and foremost with having multiple chronic health conditions in my family and since I've discovered MFP, the friends I've made here. They motivate me so much and I want to better myself for them as much as myself. It's a support structure that I've never had and I want to make them as proud as they all make me!

blondejester

to be happy with my body, to finally have self-esteem and to wear what i want