What is your motivation?

The mirror, the scale, the way my clothes fit, and pictures. Also, the people that notice an comment. Affirmation is good!

I started fencing a year ago, which was a dream come true. It has been amazing and I am doing well, but I know I will do better if I am fitter and carrying less of me around. I have asked my coach to hold me accountable with the exercise side of things to help me keep on track.

My am my own motivation more or less. I want to be healthy and in shape again, I used to love going outside and just being active going to the lakes and swimming. For years now I have left myself down and just got lazy and day by it just gets worse. I look at my daughter and want to be able to do things with her not just watch from the side. She is also my motivation along with my mom. I also want to be happy when I see myself in a picture not deleting every picture that gets taken of me. I am 22 and feel as if I am trapped in the wrong body.

When I hit over 200 lbs it was sort of a wake up call for me. My knees were starting to hurt from the excess weight and I was so unhappy with the way I looked. My pants stopped fitting me, I felt awkward and fat, and I had no energy. I used MFP because I have an iPhone and the app is just phenomenal for adding calories throughout the day. I love the social aspect because it keeps me in line. I just want to feel better about my body, be healthier, have more energy, feel less pain physically, and so that when I have kids I can keep up with them.

So I can stand next to my 'hot' partner and feel that I look as good as he does!

I want to prove to people that you can lose weight with thyroid problems, it's just harder than someone that has a normal-functioning thyroid. I like to prove people wrong

My motivation to get from 307 (all-time high) to 272 lb was primarily health...I didn't have any health issues yet, but I knew how extremely dangerous it was for me to be at that weight.

By the time I got to 272 lb I actually liked the way I looked, again. Even at that weight. My motivation to get from 272 to 262 lb was my adorable new boyfriend (who is now my fiance) encouraging me to give up some unhealthy food items and make the switch to healthier stuff than I'd been eating.

After that, I was shocked that I didn't lose more weight. Back in March of this year we were on a trip and talking with his best friend who changed his diet in the same way I had, and lost 65 lb. I'd only lost 9 lb...what!? I felt sort of competitive and weird, and the same weekend I realized I wasn't crazy about some photos taken of me at an event. The way I felt didn't match the way I looked. I bought a scale and joined MFP on March 25.

Since joining, I've lost 38 lb and I am very happy with myself at 224 lb. I still plan to lose 20-30 lb or more, and my motivation now is just to look better in clothing and out of it. This fall I plan to be much more active, whereas during the summer months I focused more on diet than exercise (still plenty active).

Shallow as a puddle - but I want to wear rubber again before I die :devil:

Improving my fitness. I love horse riding but I really want to get back to showjumping and try trick riding - both of which require a greatly improved fitness level that I currently have. Secondly, my masters graduation. My undergraduate graduation photo was awful, I really want a great photo to show off!!

My husband he's kinda unhealthy, and everyday he watches me exercise and running etc. I know he thinks I'm a crazy nut, but yesterday he went on the treadmill, when he thought I went out shopping. He was very ill some years ago and he's my everything. Without him in my life I would give up. So I have been making adjustments in food around the house, I've been buying lots of veggies and fruit , and making home cooked meals so that fast food isn't a part of our lives. He wont admit he's in poor health, and the doctors have told him that exercise will get him off his medication. So my reasoning is if I make the effort to look good for him he will follow suit. Don't get me wrong I'm not like a hunch back or anything.....I still turn heads, they just very old heads:laugh:
(just kidding) Anyway that's my story and I'm sticking to it Oh yeah and I have about 25lbs or so to lose....I'll get there.

High blood pressure and being sick of airplane seats being uncomfortable and not being able to find clothes that aren't dowdy. Or leopard print.

Also my knees hurt.

Jeez I hate leopard print.....who the hell thought that looked good on a overweight person? It's like ringing the dinner bell at the zoo. Stupid clothes designers...you would think they would put a little more love/effort into their designs.

I don't want to be 50, and look 7 month pregnant.

First of all happiness has nothing to do with weight. I was here in 2011 had great success reached my goal weight BUT that didnt mean happiness at all, im back here trying to get to a good weight just to prove to myself I can do it again.

I have to lose weight in order to be elgibe for a kidney transplant. I've been doing dialysis for almost three years and I want a new kidney.

My doctor told me about MFP when I saw her on Monday. I want to get my blood sugar under control and I also want to look good and be healthy.