MFP Veterans....what has kept you motivated to keep doing th

nevillejohnb

Those that have stuck it out and have seen results....what kept you going when you wanted to quit?

Chenoachem

Looking at my "fat" jeans and knowing I didn't want to have to wear them again.

msarro

-Getting random facebook messages from people who used to make fun of me in HS about how unrecognizable I am.
-Sheer terror of losing my health, and getting cancer, diabetes, anemia, and all the other crap thats wrong with my parents.
-I'm still not where I want to be, kind of stuck in the endless pursuit of perfection
-I'm not planning to make this a fast thing. It took me years to get so incredibly obese, so it can take me years to get where I want to be. Slow and steady will make sure that this victory is a nice long lasting one.
-Getting the chance to help other people

CasperO

By the time it got hard I had already formed the good habits. I had a very easy time at first. I weighed 270 pounds,,, so my BMR was through the roof and I had plenty to eat. Once my weight started to come down MFP adjusted my calorie intake down and it got more challenging, but by then I had lost 30 pounds and I was looking better and I was feeling better and I was hooked.

It was a real eye opener for me when I realized that I really could have a hot little bod... I could have the little bitty waist and the 6 pack abs. And the jawline and etc.etc.etc. I'm not "there" yet, but I'm looking and feeling better than I have in years.

Really looking forward to this summer. With all I've learned and the good habits and good health I've started I should be able to really make gains this year once the weather gets better and I can exercise outdoors again.

Anyways - I never really wanted to quit. Sometimes it has gotten a little frustrating - when I would diet and exercise hard for a month and the scale wouldn't budge. Or when I would have some little pain that made it harder to get it done. But I never really wanted to just chuck it all and go back to eating garbage and sitting on the couch. Once I made the change it was made.

"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things".

nevillejohnb

Thank you for sharing...those are great stories!!!!