For me it's knowing that by exercising every day I'm one step closer to reaching my goal (I have quite a bit of weight to lose). Almost daily I've been noticing slight changes in my body, even though I've only began exercising last week ( I do both Power 90 and 30DS). I've gained muscle in my arms, it's easier to get up from a chair, my balance has improved and I feel overall better.
What motivates me is not only the idea of a healthy future life, but also the refusal of going back and living like I did in the past.
The past was full of misery and ache and I don't ever want to feel like that again.

There's a good chance I'm going to an amazing beach at the end of October. I'd really like to look back at the photos and enjoy them.

I make myself do it! I think about coming on here and not having done it and feeling dissapointed by not being able to log it in! The accountability that this group and other MFP supporters give me pushes me to do it. Plus I have my fiancé doing it with me so we just get our butt off the couch and do it! It's 27 minutes in total so we have no excuse we can fit it in!! So I just don't let myself procrastinate too much with it!

I'm not sure that I can pinpoint one source of motivation, because sometimes I feel like I am just telling myself "you have to do this!". I have tried to make peace with the weight I am currently at, but I have to say that seeing pictures of myself really motivates me. I do not feel like the girl I am seeing in pictures. I'd like to be freed of this extra weight so I can look the same way I feel on the inside- which is happy! I also printed out a checklist for each 10 day cycle that I've taped to my desk at work so each day I can see the progress I've made- keeps me accountable!

@crystalirene1 - you can do it! it makes me sad that I will have minimal photos from the last five years of my life cause i hate 90% of those taken with me, and my hubby has learnt that it is much better to not put them up on facebook and have to face my wrathful untagging...

in terms of motivation, i also find it really helpful to think about the fact that i'm going to exercise after work during the day, plan it in as an absolute certainty, and not sit down or do anything at home until after i'm done the video. i know that if i turn on the tv and sit down for "5 minutes", that will almost certainly be the end of the motivation. it also helps that i currently have an hour slot between me coming home and hubby coming home (can't face the idea of him seeing me do the lunges, particularly with the orange juice bottles i have in place of the weights).

that being said, schedule was derailed by grocery shopping yesterday, and i still managed to do it while he was safely in the kitchen, cooking supper. wahey for awesome men!