Let's talk about what inspires us.

TalonaCat

Tonight I'm sitting here in pain after working my body hard, and eating the most healthy I probably have in years. And so, to commemorate this moment, I think we should all talk about/post pictures of the things that inspire us to be here ,and want to be healthy today. Now and then I think we're all going to forget what drives us, and those are the moments that we're going to slip. So.. why not give ourselves a constant reminder?

Here are the things that inspire me:

My lovely daughter, Autumn. (all these should be clickable thumbnails, so I didn't bombard with huge photos)




My little hero. My son, Corbin.




Ah, me. Memories. Yup, that's me in the blue dress. That's my lovely sister on the left in the white.




And last, but CERTAINLY not least.. my abso-freakin-lutely amazing husband, Maxwell.

TalonaCat

Or I can completely FAIL at posting pictures. Let me see if I can fix this disaster really quick.

aml0484

I am motivated by how much better I feel after 10-12 days of clean eating and 2 hours of cardio per day. I have more energy and feed better. I sleep better at night, am not as winded and can finally keep up with my son. He is my next inspiration. I want to teach him how to be healthy and how important it is to fuel your body with good nutrient rich foods. My last major reason is I want to live as long as I can. I don't want to cut 10-15 years off of my life over cheeseburgers fries cake etc. It just is not worth it.

h_eloise86

I am motivated by my son also. I don't want him to go through the struggles with my health and weight I have gone through.
My Great Grandmother is my other big motivation. She is 93 years old. She has lived through so much. I want to be able to have a long life.

TalonaCat

Well, for some reason the links didn't show up as images. How on earth do I post pictures correctly?

toots99

Having to see family and friends this summer inspires me...some of them haven't seen m since Dec. 2008, which was almost 50 lbs ago!

saram21

I have always been overweight. The inspiration (more like breaking point) was when I was walking through the grocery store with my fiancee and he noticed a guy from one of his classes. I honestly felt embarrassed for his sake. I didn't want him to notice me because I didn't want my boyfriend to be made fun of for being with a fat girl. I know it sound stupid but but that was my honest to God thought when he pointed him out to me. I guess you could say I was so embarrassed and uncomfortable in my own skin that I wanted to disappear and not be seen.

Now my new inspirations:

First off, health. I would like to cut back my chances of heart disease, diabetes and all of those other illnesses brought on by obesity.

My fiancee who has loved me through all of my sizes. I want to be healthy for him. I want to live the a long and healthy life right by his side.

Future Children. I want to be healthy enough to actually conceive and carry, then to keep up with them when they get older.

My family. I want to be able to take care of my parents when they get older.

katie30

My main inspiration: a little black negligee that I wore for my husband (then boyfriend) years ago and want to wear again

I want to feel comfortable enough in my own skin to be in a picture. I've avoided cameras for the last 8 years of my life and regret it.

My 15 year high school class reunion coming up next year!!!

durbanski

My motivation is honestly seeing the issues with my family's heredity before me. I want to enjoy the second half as much as the first half. Also I would like to give my fiancee the chance to marry that stud she hoped she'd end up with