Whats your motivation?

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  • yquier
    yquier Posts: 10 Member
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    Getting to buy clothes at a normal store and not Lane Gyant!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,326 Member
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    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
    mariaj1979 Posts: 31
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    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
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
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    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
    boldtsmith Posts: 120 Member
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    All the things I used to be able to do and now can't.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
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    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
    apgant Posts: 82 Member
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    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
    Louise1247 Posts: 670 Member
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    My old pics, my photoshoot this August and some friendly competition!
  • Fit_Canuck
    Fit_Canuck Posts: 788 Member
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    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
    blondejester Posts: 63
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    to be happy with my body, to finally have self-esteem and to wear what i want
  • weightlossgurl96
    weightlossgurl96 Posts: 4
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    I'm starting a new job soon and i really want a fresh start, i think shedding a bit of the excess weight will give me the confidence to be as good at my job as i can be. also, who doesn't want to look good in a swimsuit?
  • CountryMom03
    CountryMom03 Posts: 258 Member
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    My main motivation is to be able to feel good about my body again, to not look into the mirror and be disgusted. That is a HUGE motivation for me and so far has pulled me through, I am just sick of the way I am!! My next motivation is my health. I want to live as long a life as possible..to be able to spend many many yrs with my kids and husband and to health wise feel great!
  • natvanessa
    natvanessa Posts: 230 Member
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    I actually like to exercise but on those days where I'm feeling lazy I tell myself my body "DESERVES" to exercise. We were made to move our bodies, really. That's all I need to get off my butt!
  • LAWoman79
    LAWoman79 Posts: 348 Member
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    Five of my family members have died in the past two years of cancer. Another one just diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Each one had a different type of cancer. I'm just trying to be healthier, more careful about things, and hopefully beat the odds.
  • RunEloiseRun
    RunEloiseRun Posts: 97
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    -My son. I want to show him a healthy and active lifestyle.
    -My husband. He has type 2 diabetes and I really hope that he will maybe be influenced to clean up his eating habits also.
    -Myself. I have always been uncomfortable. I have always been overweight. I want to feel more confident and comfortable. I also love running and reaching faster times and further distances. It's easier to run with less weight to carry around.
  • Sinisi2012
    Sinisi2012 Posts: 333 Member
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    What keeps my butt pushing and moving on is purely revenge, and seeing a certain someone's face drop after seeing what they lost!!

    Great motivator!!
  • iWILLbeFit062012
    iWILLbeFit062012 Posts: 97 Member
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    What keeps my butt pushing and moving on is purely revenge, and seeing a certain someone's face drop after seeing what they lost!!

    LOL I'm with you on the revenge part! Not to mention getting my happiness, confidence, and self-esteem back, all the while mending my broken heart.
  • Lilip0p
    Lilip0p Posts: 36
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    My boobs motivate me.

    Yea, seriously. I paid a fortune, had 2 surgeries.. complications.. but now I love them. Having a great top half and a fat gross bottom half is not acceptable.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,143 Member
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    My age is as big a motivator as any other. I dont want to end up a fat old lady. I have too much more living to do.
  • kzooprincess
    kzooprincess Posts: 232 Member
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    What keeps my butt pushing and moving on is purely revenge, and seeing a certain someone's face drop after seeing what they lost!!

    Love this!!

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