What is your motivation?

coreymoore1990
coreymoore1990 Posts: 88
in Motivation and Support
I'd have to say my motivation would be every 15 pounds lost, I will treat myself to a tattoo.
When I reach my weight goal, that's when I'm getting my biggest tattoo. A back piece.

Just curious, what is your motivation?
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  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    My motivation is my old self...

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  • LiveYourLife163
    LiveYourLife163 Posts: 23
    My motivation is looking at photos of me a few years back and I just look so healthy and happy. I want to go back to that. Also, I just want to feel more energetic. I want to be able to go places and walk far distances without feeling tired and annoyed with myself for letting myself get this way. The tattoo thing is a great idea though! I'm always looking for excuses to get more, maybe mine will be every 20 pounds and a new, small tattoo!
  • emioneall
    emioneall Posts: 24 Member
    My motvation is my Kiddos!
  • coreymoore1990
    coreymoore1990 Posts: 88
    Awesome answers. * Wow, Mrskendle.. I believe you can get back to your old self
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    Awesome answers. * Wow, Mrskendle.. I believe you can get back to your old self

    Thanks man...I know I can. Going to add lifting back in...like real lifting starting Sunday. Got body pump three times a week and running already. Should turn me back into the calorie burning machine I once was.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    Feeling strong and beautiful is pretty motivating. So are dancing and people I love....
  • hoosierlad
    hoosierlad Posts: 69 Member
    Looking around me and seeing how people, some many years younger, are limited in what they do, or can do because they are so out of shape. Realizing I have kept in decent condition so I can do things and have choice to get back to old me...making that choice now and starting to feel it.....feels good :-)
  • jennifersue88
    jennifersue88 Posts: 89
    I want to be around to see my children grow up and have children of their own :)
  • Lostone31
    Lostone31 Posts: 57
    People doubting me is my motivation. It powers me through those days where I don't want to work out.

    Then watching P90X videos also motivates me because I want to get to the point where those workouts are easy.

    3rd week into power90 and I substitute my cardio portion (sweat 1-2) sometimes for with 35 minutes of running.
  • wcasie
    wcasie Posts: 299 Member
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    the man in my picture with me! He love me no matter my size but I want to live a long and healthy life with him. I don't want him to have to take care of me because i am too fat to move. He deserves better! I want to travel with him and ride every roller coaster he wants to ride! He is awesome and I love him!
  • hollietkac
    hollietkac Posts: 38 Member
    I just decided I'll get a tattoo when I hit goal weight! I've had the tattoo i want picked out for a while, just looking for a reason to get it and I can't think of a better one!
  • faceoff4
    faceoff4 Posts: 1,599 Member
    My motivation came from a long time ago. When I was playing college baseball I used to run 5 miles every day at the same time and there was a young boy in a wheelchair who used to wait for me everyday and cheer me on. I told myself back then as long as I can do it I am going to exercise every day and my motivation is to do it for all those who want to but cant. Sometimes we lose sight of just how lucky we are to have the ability to do simple things that others dream about being able to do. :)
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I like where I'm at, so my goal is to maintain, maybe increase my strength and endurance a bit.

    My motivation? I don't need rewards to stay motivated. I just have to walk around and look at all the out of shape people out there to know what I don't want to become.

    I want to life a long, healthy and happy life without a broke-down body interfering with my plans. I know there are no guarantees, and some things are just beyond our control, but I want to give myself the best shot I can! :flowerforyou:
  • psmith64
    psmith64 Posts: 102 Member
    My motivation is to be as healthy as possible as I head towards 50 and be around for a long and happy retirement with my family and maybe some grandchildren if I am lucky and I am going to need to be fit and healthy for the energy that is going to take !!
  • KatherineStar
    KatherineStar Posts: 56 Member
    My motivation came from a long time ago. When I was playing college baseball I used to run 5 miles every day at the same time and there was a young boy in a wheelchair who used to wait for me everyday and cheer me on. I told myself back then as long as I can do it I am going to exercise every day and my motivation is to do it for all those who want to but cant. Sometimes we lose sight of just how lucky we are to have the ability to do simple things that others dream about being able to do. :)

    Strong motivator! We take things for granted. Being able to exercise is a gift.
  • Danni1585
    Danni1585 Posts: 250 Member
    Going to Mexico on April 27th.....can't wait
  • SpottyBunny
    SpottyBunny Posts: 4
    My motivation is my family!! I want my 2 gorgeous daughter's to be proud of me when picking them up from school.I want to be a YUMMY MUMMY rather than a FRUMPY MUMMY!!!!!. I have only been doing this for just under a wk but I have to admit I'm feeling better in myself already, I have a kidney problem that leaves me in constant pain so I have struggled on other diets in the past but this seems more user friendly and I just hope I can stick with it!
  • Mguilmot
    Mguilmot Posts: 232 Member
    My health is...
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    Not having to buy bigger cloths!!! Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
  • vicmonster
    vicmonster Posts: 297 Member
    My motivation came from a long time ago. When I was playing college baseball I used to run 5 miles every day at the same time and there was a young boy in a wheelchair who used to wait for me everyday and cheer me on. I told myself back then as long as I can do it I am going to exercise every day and my motivation is to do it for all those who want to but cant. Sometimes we lose sight of just how lucky we are to have the ability to do simple things that others dream about being able to do. :)

    Strong motivator! We take things for granted. Being able to exercise is a gift.
    Love this!!
  • chicken2896
    chicken2896 Posts: 1
    I'm going to keep a video diary on youtube
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC59bk_nDhk
  • Showmm
    Showmm Posts: 406 Member
    To be totally honest, I find pride and vanity far better motivators for trying to get back in shape than any pretending it's for health benefits and to make me generally feel better.
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    To be totally honest, I find pride and vanity far better motivators for trying to get back in shape than any pretending it's for health benefits and to make me generally feel better.

    I'm with ya. Let's all be completely honest...yes, you want to be healthy but is that what reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally motivates you or is it the thought of fitting into those tiny jeans?
  • buildingdreams
    buildingdreams Posts: 173 Member
    My health. I wastched my parents suffer from heart desease and Diabetes. The left the world when I was 35.they were 68/72. Too young . I get up everyday to another day of clean eating an continuing my ambition of being healthy
  • LaNetsah
    LaNetsah Posts: 35 Member
    Being healthier and happier! I also keep fashionable clothes that I love and that don't fit me yet, on the eye-level shelf in my closet, so I see them everyday and remember how much I would love to fit into them!
    When I began, I wrote a contract with myself, so I read that when the road seems long and tough, and I also made a list of some rewards I can get at the end of this, things that I've wanted for a long time, like to sky-dive and to get a belly-button piercing, etc. I try to treat myself regularly, to motivate me to keep going, with stuff like massages and manicures or going to the cinema for a good movie. :)
  • itfigures08
    itfigures08 Posts: 1
    My motivation is simply the ability to be comfortable in my clothes and the health benefits it carries!
  • brendae61
    brendae61 Posts: 44
    My motivation is to be healthier and happier. Expecting my first grandchild in April and i want to be able to run and play with her as i did my own children:smile:
  • bookworm_847
    bookworm_847 Posts: 1,903 Member
    My motivation is remembering how good I felt in my body when I was my goal weight before. Plus, the hubby and I are going to book a trip to the Bahamas when I feel good in my two-piece again!:wink:
  • Tank_Girl
    Tank_Girl Posts: 372 Member
    I very much want to fight... In the ring... I want to lose weight for all the usual vanity reasons but i want more than to look good... I want to be able to do anything i want to do... Rock climbing, archery on horseback, become a strong swimmer.
    I want an amazing figure that turns heads for the right reasons.
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    To be the greatest diodelcibo can be.

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