What motivates you?

Veil5577
Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
in Motivation and Support
What's your motivation, other than getting healthy or looking better, to lose weight? Do you have certain things you have done that will make you stick to it?

Here is my list:

1. I have an entire closet of Ann Taylor / LOFT clothes I got from my old job that are sizes 5-6 I have never been able to wear; I take them out and look at them when I get the urge to overeat (binge eat really).

2. I used to wear my mother's wedding ring all the time and I had to stop wearing it because it didn't fit anymore; I have it now around my neck to remind me that I want to be able to wear it.

3. I've cut off contact with my SO until I'm at goal weight (before you tell me this is mean, he is very very busy and so am I so this won't be all that unusual to not see him for 6 months.

4. When I am at goal and maintaining I plan to treat myself to a new hairstyle.

Replies

  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    Mine is really to look better. That is what really keeps me at it. All I have to do is go to the mall and see all the clothes I still consider myself to big to wear. That keeps me going.
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    1. Back fat
    2. Doing this better than my co-worker and without going to the fat doctor.
    3. Doing this better than my co-worker and keeping it off.
    4. Not being depressed any longer.
    5. Not being bored any longer.
    6. Being able to wear the clothes I want to "that kind of club"
    7. Looking as sexy as I feel.
  • GeorgieGuitar
    GeorgieGuitar Posts: 26
    I have a few besides the obvious 'looking better' things

    It would be really great to be able to feel comfortable in my body and I know people say you should be comfortable no matter how you look, but if that was true would people really ever have the urge or motivation to lose weight?

    I also would love to be able to wear whatever sorts of clothes i liked without fear of looking like.. idk, something out of a horror film haha!

    Also, to stop the 'You'd be so pretty if you lose a bit of weight' comments... i know they mean well but by god they annoy me!

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