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Whats the one thing that set you off to want to lose weight?
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The main reason I'm ready to get serious and get into good shape is so I can pass the fitness test and join Police academy this summer. I've always wanted to be a Police officer so I'm going after my opportunity. That is the main reason but also for myself. I don't like what I see in the mirror and i wish I could look good in cute dress and bikinis. So I'm ready to change so I can get fit, be healthier, and look good in clothes again.0
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I'd just broken up with a bf and so was unhappy with what I saw in the mirror. And I weighed myself for the first time in months and pretty much cried at the scales. The scales said I was 13st and 4lbs with a BMI in the 'obese' category. I was still a size 12 (UK) but was on the edge of wearing size 14 trousers. I just had a sense that if I didn't do anything. I wouldn't feel completely content with myself.0
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Guess I'm the shallow one here.
I saw a picture of my husband's ex on Facebook and she looks phenomenal. Must be true, part-demons don't age or gain weight. Haha, just kidding ... she's full-demon.
Totally get that:) My husband had a lot of girls before me, some if which we still see around, and I don't want them looking better than me either lol. I'll be honest that's a motivator for me as well.0 -
My dad lost five toes to diabetes. I was pre-diabetic myself.0
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For me it was jealousy that has done it. And seeing a friend I haven't seen for a while and she said "Wow, you've gotten big."0
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I was terrifying close to hitting 200lbs. I started at 194 and had to stop things immediately. It was the same weight I was when I got married and I hated that look. I used to always say I was my heaviest when I was married and here I was again...at my heaviest. I also have a 9 yr old daughter who is overweight. I don't want to see her suffer her whole life like I did with weight issues and self esteem problems. Our lifestyle change is a family affair in this house. We work out at least 3x week and we are.all feeling and looking better. It is much harder losing weight for me now than it was even a year or two ago but I have learned to be consistent and not think of this as a diet. I am also not married to the Damn scale anymore. It just drives me crazy so why bother with it. I can see the difference in the mirror and with the way my body feels.
Not gonna lie though...the thoughts of wearing summer clothes and a bathing suit and having no worries is an awesome motivator. That is my goal in the long run!!!!0 -
For me, Honestly I think it is my age. I am 24, I know it's not OLD, But certainly not getting any younger. 4 years ago I didn't care what crap I put in my body... Now for my health I care alot, also my children, now 3 and 4 years old need a Mumma in their life for a very long time0
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^^ Omg, I know, no tolerance for heat...Ugh...I work a salesfloor job and I'm on my feet and moving around all day. I used to be soaked in sweat. It was horrible and embarrassing. Now, I almost never do lol...Unless I'm truly running around (which happens occasionally)!0
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I saw a picture of me I was mortified!! And my large clothes was starting to get tight0
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My belly. As a kid, I never paid attention to mirrors much. If I did, I would peak at my face. When I was 15, I started becoming more aware of full-length mirrors and what my body looked like under my clothes. I didn't like that my belly stuck out, my bellybutton was round instead of taught, and being small-breasted exacerbated the problem. I was skinny-fat. My arms/legs looked grossly skinny but my belly looked fat lol. No waist! Despite playing softball.
I began trying to eat healthier at 15... Switching to whole grain bread, and bringing turkey wraps & grapes to school. I started using my mom's exercise bike & lifting dumbbells. Nothing really changed though. When I got to college at 17, I took a weightlifting course for gym and learned more about calories, vitamins, nutrition. I started trying to eat very few calories, 800-1200 (As you can see, I didn't exactly know what I was doing still). But I started doing research online, reading news articles on diet & learning the right ways to diet.
19 years old was the turning point for fitness. I thought being tough was cool & someone I knew recommended a kickboxing class. So he brought me... I loved it (Even though it was also the realization that I had no endurance for running, couldn't do push-ups & the abs workouts burned my stomach!) I was so sore.. For 2 weeks, but I got better and stronger. My stomach started to look better, and I started to see some muscles on my twiggy arms & legs! My flat butt turned to a round but. After that, I was hooked on fitness!0 -
When I was filming my boyfriend in secret for a joke (long story lol) and I saw the back of my own behind in the camera - it literally shocked me. Yes it was TERRIBLE lighting and I made sure I filmed it in normal lighting numerous times afterwards lol but still, it DISGUSTED me. I used to pride myself on my perky butt. There's no stopping me now though, I'm just glad I saw when I did.0
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Being asked if I wanted a seat on public transport as if I was pregnant. My weight is all in my belly0
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Just feeling like *kitten* all the time!0
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The fact my oldest child I see her picking up bad eating habits and shes a bit overweight at the age of 11. Also my muffin top scares the sh$t out of me and I want it gone, Hate my front lower *kitten* from having kids and my back boobs. Time to shed and feel better about myself.
Also went to cedar point last summer and being told a seat belt wouldn't fit me on a roller coaster really set me off to. So I have like 4 things that put me into motion. I am down 20lbs since January.0 -
Sadly it was my wedding photos...0
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I had been put on a medication for electric-shock like migraines and I gained 45lbs in 3 months. Just looking at the quick weight gain and my jeans were all getting tight bothered me. I didn't wanna buy any new clothes so I talked to my Dr and she switched my med which is helping now quite a bit but really wanna get bk down to where I was and even a little under that. Mostly it was just being comfortable in my clothes and also I wanna be comfortable wearing cute dresses in the summertime. Right now I can fit into some but I hate wearing them cuz I feel like I have alot of weight to lose yet.0
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My friends that had babies are skinnier than me0
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My sister gave me a fitted T-shirt with FSM on it for Christmas. It was juuuuuuust too small. It was the smallest little kick in butt ever but it worked a charm.0
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CONGRATS! MAY I ASK WHAT ABOUT YOUR DIET WORKED FOR YOU?0
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I couldn't wear clothes I was wearing during my pregnancy and had gained 20 pounds after getting on birth control and was determined to never see the scale say 250 so I kicked into high gear, glad I did! I feel like a whole new person and I havnet even lost a full 20 pounds yet....0
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