What got you motivated to loose weight?

I found that I was just sick and tired of feeling sick and tired all the time.

The mirror.

My 20 year high school reunion picture motivated me to lose those extra pounds in time for my 25th year reunion. Success!!

I was getting more sick, on border diabetic, under active thyroid and pain everywhere...my motivation is one of kitchen's draws full of tramadol..I couldn't live without pain killers till february 2013. lost 61 lbs since and didnt need one single painkiller

What got me motivated was that I had planned on getting WLS .

So I stopped drinking soda on June 3rd in preparation ,knowing that if I can't stop before the surgery then there was no way I could get the surgery . I had not planned on trying to eat healthy at all ,but that's what happened. I kept thinking to myself Oh My God ! I want to cut my stomach out ! As I served my food I ate better and less than I did before . I started exercising and about a week later an aquaintence of mine turned me on to MFP . I still think about that every once in a while though (That I was going to cut my stomach out because I was so unhappy about my weight) It keeps me grounded.
I like my stomach right where it is.....


Amy

I went to the Dr on Jan 3rd and had H Pylori again. I got on the scale and was devastated. I knew I was fat. But I had no idea how out of control it had gotten. I was at my breaking point. I started researching WLS as well. Decided which one I wanted and even booked the consultation. My dear sweet husband, said "Try to do this on your own first. Try just one more time. Set your goal and if you don't reach it by the end of the year then we'll talk about it again. Please don't do this now." I wanted the surgery. I didn't want the option of failure. I wanted to be forced to eat less. My consultation appointment was 3 weeks out and I had researched the presurgery diet. I thought to myself, if they can eat like they for 2-3 weeks before surgery why can I not change my eating habits. Maybe I can. Maybe I don't have to be defeated. Then I thought. "Holy *kitten*, I'm seriously wanting to cut out over half my stomach!!!" That's when I set the goal of 65lbs in a year. Then I busted my *kitten* to make it happen. I've lost 73lbs in the past 7 months proving to myself that obesity will not defeat me. I will not fall victim to the health problems that plague my family due to obesity and most importantly I will not make my children watch me slowly kill myself. I will not do it. I'm 35 lbs from goal. I'm so glad I didn't go through with the WLS. I didn't even go to the consultation. I still get emails from the clinic from time to time asking me to reschedule. I've told them I'm no longer a candidate. :happy:

What got me to loose weight was a variety of reasons

1. My father had a heart transplant few years ago and 2 years before he died (due to a stroke by a knee replacement) he was in and out of clevand hospital and doctor offices several times a month. THis was only a couple years after he retired.

2. My wife started going to the gym and I stayed home sitting on computer playing MMORPGs(among other things) and eating pizza drinking regular soda (a lot of it) well thats a recipe for marriage disaster

3. I started going and loosing becouse I did not want to loose her. I continue to go for myself and my kids I like being able to go to the dunes and climb all those stairs and not get winded like 99 percent of the other adults. I like being able to go the the water park with my kids and carry the tube all they way to the top without looking like im gonna pass out like 75 percent of the other adults.

4. I like the way I feel after my workout. I like the way I look. I no longer play MMORPGs (no time) and no longer really spend any time on the computer other than work. Heck Our computer took a dump at home 2 months ago I dont even miss it. Course all my email comes to my phone also and if I need to have access to the iternet i got it on my phone.

5. My wife and I are happier then weve ever been and are closer than ever we still have some things to deal with but things are good.

I had continuing education in November and learned the average age of cardiac arrest that my agency responds to is 44. I just turned 43 this week. I decided it was time to get my blood pressure under control, change my eating and coffee habits and get moving.

I stopped fitting in my clothes and I refuse to buy bigger clothes. :-/

To tell the truth, it is my enjoyment of the HOT CARDIO you have in the bedroom. I just did not have the stamina/ endurance anymore. I was questioning my male virility, not to mention just missing out on all of that FUN. I am not a player, so lets not go down that path. I am just being honest about what motivated me.

Personally, I think one of the main contributing factors to the "negative" or "self defeated" mindset comes from overweight is not being able to enjoy that HOT CARDIO.

It sure makes me feel GOOD and ready to keep GOING!!!

LOL

The fact that in 2015 I plan on being the first female firefighter on our department, and I have to pass a combat physical test. I see it going better if I'm not 230 pounds when the time comes. If I'm going to wait two years for my dream to happen, I will NOT stand back and let it slip away because I never did anything about my weight.