What motivated you to start your fitness journey?
berndanddana
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I work as a CNA. Seeing people in their 50s and younger not being able to care for themselves really motivated me to change my life.
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All the normal stuff.
1) My wife is incredibly fit. Ripped. We were at an archery tournament one summer a few years ago, newly married, and she had a tank-top and I was teaching her how to shoot for the first time. Some guys were standing behind us watching, and finally one of them got up the courage to ask her, flat-out, "Do you work out?" You could tell from the look on his face he couldn't believe how ripped she was. Well, duh. A chick doesn't get that ripped doing nothing. But I was kind of jealous; I wanted to be the person being asked, "Hey, do you work out?"
2) Kids. I want to be a great example for them.
3) Activity. I want to be able to do everything easily. We camp a lot, hike, etc. We're active people. I don't like huffing and puffing.
4) Look better. Our town has a great (and free) public swimming pool. Our kids love it there. I love swimming, but dread taking my shirt off. I'd like to be able to hit the pool and feel good about the way I look.
Over time... all of this stuff just adds up. Until you reach critical mass, and you're like, "Fine, I have to do something about this."0 -
seeing a number on the scale I said I'd never let myself get to0
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Breaking up with my ex (for the big weight loss). Now it's longevity and wanting to retain as much function as possible.0
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pain0
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I just wanted to look better naked.0
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Unflattering pictures.0
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Finally have a handle on the anxiety and depression, it's time to fix what's on the outside to match.0
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I've been obsessed with Halloween for as long as I can remember, but being large really reduces the number of costumes I can pull off well. Every year I have a hundred ideas of things I'd like to wear, but the last three years I've wound up staying in and handing out candy because I felt ashamed. I don't want my weight to take away my favorite holiday anymore. I will be Daenerys Targaryen, and I will ROCK IT!0
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I was not wanting to be photographed with my daughter. Silly really because I now realise that I have very few photos of us both in those first few years and who cares if I was a few 1lb bigger. Anyhow, I wanted to be photographable, a good example and be able to run around and play active games.0
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seeing 223 on the scale0
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My aunts and I made a 10 dollar bet that we would lose 15 pounds by a certain deadline. For some reason, that kicked my butt into gear. I have since lost almost 30 pounds, and plan on losing 50 more.
Long-term though, I want to be able to hike long distances like I used to. A ten-mile hike used to be nothing for me, and I feel like right now, it would probably kill me.0 -
Started to look worse and worse in pictures, and realized I was losing control. So decided to take my health, and now I don't want to let go of the progress I've made.0
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I spent a year with mysterious fatigue and progressively less energy and physical ability. I promised myself I would lose weight if I ever got the energy back. After a year to 18 months (and a few thousand dollars in medical tests!) my doctor put me on an antibiotic and a diuretic. My suspicion, never confirmed, was that I had walking pneumonia. That was a year ago.
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I gained a lot of weight (10ish lbs) in less than half a year. In the beginning of the year there was this guy I sorta liked who was really into me, always hitting on me when he saw me at parties etc. Then the last party I went to that he was also at we made eye contact, and then he turned away and started grinding with this random girl with a really nice butt. It was super embarrassing, esp since two of my friends witnessed the whole thing. I was really confused and then I figured out why as soon as I saw pics of myself from that night. I was so much fatter than I realized. After untagging myself from all the pics I decided to get back to my old size.
I'm almost back to my old weight. My new goal is to be in even better shape before school and frat parties start again. Thinking about him wanting me again and me being able to ignore him is super shallow, but a very good motivator haha. I have a bunch of other motivations too obviously, but this is the one that got me to really decide to put myself back together.0 -
I was losing weight on a calorie deficit but wanted more! So I quit smoking and started running with my other half, realised how much easier "moving" was since quitting smoking and joined the gym! Plus Im getting married in 7 weeks :-) I also love the transformation working out has done for my body too...0
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wanted to look better0
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I'd been wanting to get fit and lose weight for so long, but didn't make the effort in over 2 years. This is sad, but my ex telling me that he wasn't attracted to me and wasn't feeling the relationship anymore really motivated me to join the gym and lose the weight (and we eventually broke up anyway) Now, it's been 6 months, and honestly, getting fit is my main motivation at this point- I'm able to physically do so much more than I've ever been able to, and I just want to see where I can take my body.0
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strong_curves wrote: »I just wanted to look better naked.
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My parents bought me a tricycle when I was about 4 years old.
I've always been active, but there have been a few times when my activity level has diminished somewhat ... and it has over the past few years.
Deep down I've been wanting to be more active again for some time, but one of the motivating factors is my coworkers. I work in an office of fit people. I hear them talking about bodybuilding, rowing, running, cycling, etc. etc. Friday afternoon chat is all about what events people have on ... Monday morning chat is all about how the events went. They go to running clinics, they squeeze workouts in at lunch, they walk or cycle to and from work.
And I used to be like that. So somewhat gradually, I became tired of joining conversations with "I used to ...", and I started getting out there and doing stuff too.0 -
SarcasmaReddit wrote: »I've been obsessed with Halloween for as long as I can remember, but being large really reduces the number of costumes I can pull off well. Every year I have a hundred ideas of things I'd like to wear, but the last three years I've wound up staying in and handing out candy because I felt ashamed. I don't want my weight to take away my favorite holiday anymore. I will be Daenerys Targaryen, and I will ROCK IT!
I'm gonna dress for Halloween this year too! Determined to have fun0 -
When I wanted to take my kids swimming and changed my mind after I saw myself in my bathing suit. I was so sad that my lack of confidence in my suit deterred us from a fun time. It really has driven me to be a better mom, get in shape and be active with the kiddos.0
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mediocrity scares the bejessus out of me.0
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Chest Pains; and hard time breathing when trying to tie shoes.0
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Sweating and being out of breath trying to keep up with a rambunctious three-year-old boy.
And not being able to button my work pants. #NoBueno0 -
jessica22222 wrote: »When I wanted to take my kids swimming and changed my mind after I saw myself in my bathing suit. I was so sad that my lack of confidence in my suit deterred us from a fun time. It really has driven me to be a better mom, get in shape and be active with the kiddos.
oh gosh yes, the swimsuits. the dreaded swimsuit season0 -
I couldn't bend down to tie my shoe without completely losing my breath. There were a lot of other reasons such as to be able to play with my kids more and such, but the losing breath while tying my shoe was the final thing to happen before I started to lose weight.0
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There were many reasons, but the one that was most important was I wanted to stop being the mom who said "no" every time my son asked me to play something active. He was 4 then, and 9 now...and I find myself saying, "COME ON, let's play tennis LONGER!" or whatever it is we are doing! I'm now the mom who jumps in and plays kickball at a birthday party because the teams are uneven. That's how I always pictured myself and I am thankful that I got out of the trap of excuses I was in sooner rather than later in my son's life!0
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I miss fashion /clothes and the buzz of getting dressed up on the weekend , I always wore nice trendy clothes but when I packed on the pounds I stopped caring , well I care again thank god lol, working my *kitten* off to get back what I let go , good luck to all0
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