What keeps you MOTIVATED in this?
deyondrah96
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Yeah you maybe on a diet to maintain your food income, but what really keeps you strongly motivated in your fight too loose weight? !
Answer :it jus feels good to feel lighter and healthier!
Answer :it jus feels good to feel lighter and healthier!
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My children1
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The continued boost to my self confidence. And having worked in a hospital for a short time earlier this year, I want to do everything in my power to keep myself out of there.
Also worth noting, I have kind of changed how I think about "losing weight". I don't really need "motivation" anymore. I just accept and embrace that this is how my life is and will be basically forever, i am thankful Im in a situation that I can make these changes, i do the best I can everyday making better choices and embrace the journey! That's helped me alot. Don't fight the process seeing it negatively. Put a positive spin on things and it gets easier. It's not always easy but no use making it hell on yourself!
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That my stomach is almost perfectly aligned with my chest0
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I want to be healthy for my kids and for me. I have a demanding work schedule. I handle my day much better when I am lighter and in better shape.0
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Sports! Out of shape and rugby don't mix. Plus this December when I got back home I wanna make some jaws drop and some hearts faint.
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Hoping one day il fit back into most of my clothes and being able to run if I have to without feeling unfit0
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Because it is what I do!
I lost it for a few years but I took it back.0 -
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Watching everyone here being successful on their daily workouts and food logging makes me feel like trash and a slacker
... So I do it too plus I want to look good/ feel good during summer 1 -
Because it's comforting to me. When I started not long after my life was flipped out of control. So the way for me to control my world was to control what I ate and did. Also I saw to many family members dying young, in their 50's. Since I am close to 40 that was so scary to me. And I don't want my obesity to cause me to leave this world before I should.0
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I feel so good after working out. I find if I can't get into the gym within 24 hours of my last workout my mood changes. I feel motivated when I step on the scale and it goes down, or when someone comments about my weight loss, or when I try on new clothes and I go down a size. I also feel motivated when I notice my weight loss in weird parts of my body, like my hands or ankles.0
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I've been trying harder for the last couple of months or so, so I'm relatively still new to this. It is sometimes still uncomfortable to exercise and sometimes it hurts. For this reason, I have asked myself the same question. And I have several answers:
1. Before starting, I hurt constantly. My bones and body ached, and I couldn't even sleep well at night. Now, when I exercise, the pain is only for the duration of the workout. At other times, I'm pain free. I sleep better and breathe better. I have more stamina to do other things I want to do.
2. Like others have mentioned, I've watched other members of my family suffer through illnesses that probably could be prevented by healthier eating and exercise. Or at the very least managed better.
3. I don't want to die too soon. I want to see grandchildren in my future. Live long enough so they remember they had a grandmother.
4. It gives me more confidence overall. Even though I've only lost a small amount so far, I can feel it, in the way my clothes fit, in the way I walk, in my whole mindset and outlook. I'm less depressed and feel stronger.
For all these reasons, and more, I'll keep plugging on.3 -
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deyondrah96 wrote: »Yeah you maybe on a diet to maintain your food income, but what really keeps you strongly motivated in your fight too loose weight? !
Answer :it jus feels good to feel lighter and healthier!
Right now the summer weather is keeping me motivated. I like being able to wear shorts and tank tops and not feeling so bloated and fat. I still have 25 lbs to lose but the amount I've lost so far has made a huge difference in my confidence this season!0 -
Having a husband who is 10 years younger than I am is a gigantic motivator. I know that he loves me regardless, but I would prefer to be his fit, hot wife that is 10y older, versus his matronly, fat wife who is 10 years older.
Also, I want to be a great example for my daughters, who are 18 and 22 currently.0 -
Not dying.2
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I've always been the heavy one in my family. My sister is very petite and adorable, my brother was a soldier. It's always been difficult to see myself as as good as them, especially with them telling me that I wasn't. Losing weight has made me feel better about myself. Most importantly, though it has shown me and others that I have self control, which is actually something I've never believed. Now that I see that I CAN do it, I'm way more motivated to try.1
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Family.
Improving in my sport.
Looking good naked and being desired.0 -
Looking back at my stats, v. my current stats and seeing how far I've come.
Family
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lauralawless917 wrote: »I've been trying harder for the last couple of months or so, so I'm relatively still new to this. It is sometimes still uncomfortable to exercise and sometimes it hurts. For this reason, I have asked myself the same question. And I have several answers:
1. Before starting, I hurt constantly. My bones and body ached, and I couldn't even sleep well at night. Now, when I exercise, the pain is only for the duration of the workout. At other times, I'm pain free. I sleep better and breathe better. I have more stamina to do other things I want to do.
2. Like others have mentioned, I've watched other members of my family suffer through illnesses that probably could be prevented by healthier eating and exercise. Or at the very least managed better.
3. I don't want to die too soon. I want to see grandchildren in my future. Live long enough so they remember they had a grandmother.
4. It gives me more confidence overall. Even though I've only lost a small amount so far, I can feel it, in the way my clothes fit, in the way I walk, in my whole mindset and outlook. I'm less depressed and feel stronger.
For all these reasons, and more, I'll keep plugging on.
I feel like i could have wrote this. So yeah thanks.... for the same reasons.
I'm new to this and i've been doing the yo-yo effect and my body and my mind are not on the same level.
I NEED to loose weight to breath more easily, to not feel exhausted after a simple walk, to not have a pain in my knees every night.
I WANT to loose weight and be healthier, to be more confidente and positive in my life, to feel more attractive, to not let my past demons take advantage of me.
I can do it, WE CAN DO IT.0 -
What keeps me motivated is that at 42, I look pretty dam good
My skin looks better than it did in my 20's and I'm feeling really good. I have a ways to go in my weight loss but I'm having a good time (most days) on my journey and my husband is a HUGE support !!! He tells me every day how beautiful and sexy I am and when I'm driving in my car or walking down the street and a strangers head turns, I'm sorry, but hello ego boost !!!!
The healthier the choices I make, the more I know I can do this for the long haul. It's not an easy road to go down but having faith in yourself and a good support system is essential.
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I do it for my health. And also there's nothing like picking up the heavy *kitten* weight lol0
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I spent all of my life overweight. Now, with a BMI of 20, I can honestly say that nothing tastes as good as healthy does. The happiness excess food brings ends as soon as I eat it all up. Being a healthy weight 24/7 and reaping both the immediate and the long-lasting benefits of exercise is too awesome to give up.0
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With as much as has been accomplished already, my motivation is to continue to see how much more I can improve, how much more I can be, over and above the gains already earned mentally and physically.0
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The reflection I see In the mirror, smaller sizes, and the way I feel0
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teagin2002 wrote: »
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Because my dad had a heart attack at 33. I'm 35 so I guess I'm doing pretty good.0
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