My daughter.

I have PCOS and would like to have another one (well more than one, but don't tell my hubby) so I have to get it under control.

I'd also like to go out with bare legs, I have worn tights and skirts for years and years, one day I hope my legs will be "good enough" to be shown to the world (they are very pale though so I'll probably need some fake tan first!)

Well mine is quite vain in comparison, 1. I hate my belly, 2. I used to be a good athlete and nowadays I'm pretty rubbish, so I'd like to lose to improve but also so that I'm not putting my body through quite so much stress.

I was completely addicted to sugar. I had candy hidden in the house and my car and I would sneak off to eat it where no one could see.
I wanted to stop but the cravings were so intense I couldn't control myself.
Then my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. During chemo and radiation he needed to eat and he needed to try to get out of bed and not just sit and dwell on feeling bad all the time. I tried so hard to be encouraging to him but right in the beginning he was resisting. Then he said he knew I right and that he had to just do it. He forced himself to eat at least a little of every meal and to get out of bed and sit in a chair at least an hour a day. It was so hard for him to do, but he did.
Then my niece was released from prison. She was a drug addict that was arrested breaking into vacant a home for the copper. She served 4 years as her daughter grew from 3 to 7 years old without her. She detoxed in prison with no help from any drugs to ease the symptoms. To hear her talk about the mistakes she made, how she was glad that she had to detox the hard way and her hopes for the future are very inspiring.
One day I had a big craving for candy and I was fighting it off and feeling like I was having such a hard time. Then I remembered them and suddenly felt embarrassed for myself. I felt ridiculous that sugar cravings were such a difficult battle for me in comparison to what they were going through.
I had already been reading about Keto because I found it fascinating. I stumbled across the term nutritional ketosis while researching diabetic Ketoacidosis because my daughter had been hospitalized several times with it due to poor care of her Type 1 Diabetes. Her struggle to deal with that as a young adult, dwindling down to less than 100 pounds on her 5'5" frame was another source of inspiration.
My inability to simply not binge on sugar started to piss me off to be honest. I was mad at myself for being so weak and yet expecting so much from the people I care about.
Once I had that realization, there was no going back. It's been a year and I've not had a single candy or real sugar food item at all. I've even almost completely eliminated artificial sweetener and don't make sugar free desserts except for special occasions either. I know it's a thing of the past because I could never go back to feeling like something had any ability to control my actions like sugar did. I know many people don't believe in sugar addiction, but when a person doesn't want to eat it but at the same cannot think of doing anything else... I don't know what else to call that.

Like @andysport, I feel like my main motivation is more superficial. I want to look healthy and fit when naked or near naked.

My mom died of Alzheimer's complications and my uncle has Alzheimer's now. I want to prevent it. Keto and reduced insulin may help and I'm pretty sure I'm insulin resistant.

For you guys that that feel your motivations are superficial, @andysport1 and @suesuarez and anyone that has decided not to post your motivation for that reason, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!
I mean, mine really was about just wanting to be thin too. I just identified what was preventing that for me and realized how it made me behave like an addict so I approached it in such a way.
There's nothing wrong with just wanting to look more slim and athletic. It shows that you care about your body. That you care about yourself and you're willing to work for what you want.
If you're only goal is to reveal a 6 pack, that's a fantastic goal! And I for one think no less of that motivation and goal than someone trying to save their overall health or reverse diabetes. It's not any easier to make the needed changes for you. It still takes a daily commitment and lifelong adherence.
I encourage everyone no matter how superficial you think your goal is to share it. It's not superficial to want to be in love with your body. We each just have different things keeping us from that.

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My main motivations are as follows:

My family history, that was getting harder to ignore. Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis - my maternal grandfather died of a massive heart attack in his 40's, leaving behind a wife and eight children; my maternal grandmother died in her early 70's, not knowing who she was, where she was, or who the people around her were; my half sister was diagnosed with MS in her early 30's, and now in her mid 40's is really starting to decline; my father had a stent placed in his mid 40's, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his early 50's, and now suffers diabetic neuropathy in his mid 60's.

My own personal history wasn't great. I've suffered reactive hypoglycemia since childhood. My weight was consistantly in the "overweight" category (or higher) since about age 17. My fasting blood glucose was normal, but on the rise, and my cholesterol numbers and blood pressure numbers weren't looking so hot either. I'm only 35; I know what road I was headed down.

I have four daughters, ranging from 9 mos to 9 years old. I want to not only be around for them and see who they become as adults, but I also want to be able to be an active participant. I want to be able to go out and play with any grandkids I may have one day (up to them, no pressure!). Mostly I don't want to be a burden to them in my not-so-older years; I want to be able to live independently well into old age. I also want to set a good example for them. I want them to see than taking care of yourself and maintaining your health doesn't have to be a struggle, doesn't have to involve starvation or deprivation, and can be fun, even! I want them to see that if you focus on quality and nutrition, quantity has a way of taking care of itself. I want to be a good role model, someone I would be proud to have them emulate. I don't want them to struggle with weight and self esteem issues like I did (okay, I know I can't shield them from that entirely).

I also want to look good naked, lol. Nothing wrong with a bit of vanity to motivate

Pre-diabetes is what got me motivated enough to change my eating habits. I always wanted to lose weight, but somehow it didn't click until I really got a good old-fashioned talking to from the doctor. My grandmother had diabetes and even though I was "only" 40 pounds overweight (now I'm sitting at about 20 pounds overweight), my body was already heading in that general direction holding onto extra weight. Scary to me!

Lots of little motivators, but the big ones are I don’t want to go through cancer again if at all possible, and I want to be around long enough to enjoy watching my grand children grow-up. I had my only child in my late 30’s and want to live long and healthy and enjoy my family as long as possible. Other health issues that motivate me are to reduce acne, psoriasis, fatigue, digestive issues, and my knees are no so good so I need to keep my weight down. LC is helping with all of this.

The health of my family members (parents and grandparents) is/was not so great. Way to many issues that could have been prevented or alleviated by healthy life style choices. I can see some of the issues I may need to deal with if I follow down the same paths as other family members have (metabolic, heart, and obesity issues).

I absolutely have a vanity motivation; I would like to reduce my belly and thighs and stay within size 6 jeans. I would not mind at all going up in weight as long as it is more muscle.

Thanks for reading my mind and posting this before I did!

My motivations are:

1.) Having a baby. Found out that on top of my PCOS, I have blocked fallopian tubes so the only way we have a family is through IVF. The clinics here won't touch you for IVF if your BMI is 40+, so right there is my biggest motivator. My sister in law, who lives with us, just had a baby, so every day at home, and every time I look at the photos on my desk, I get smacked in the face with a blatant reminder of why I'm eating this way. It doesn't make the birth announcements any easier to hear, but I'm 25/80 pounds down to reaching the target weight for the procedure and hoping to reach my goal by October. Next year I hope to be the one sending out the birth announcement!

2.) Pain. Just straight up pain. I tore the meniscus in my left knee in November last year, and after the surgery walking was just so painful. I couldn't do anything anymore because of pain, and it was affecting my relationships, everything. I was so depressed and figured that if I didn't start losing weight I would probably end up 450 pounds and divorced, or at least miserable in my relationship, just because I couldn't go do anything with my husband anymore.

3.) Clothes. I have some nice clothes. But none of them fit. I got some clothes in my size, but they looked terrible on me. I've been wearing the same 5-6 shirts and 3 pairs of pants for months now and I'm tired of it. So I'm dropping weight to get back into those clothes I haven't worn in forever!