What was everyone's motivation?

ShinySkyShaymin1994
ShinySkyShaymin1994 Posts: 105 Member
edited November 14 in Chit-Chat
I was interested in finding out everyone's motivation to lose weight or gain muscle. I lost my dad almost 4 years ago which made me lose 176 pounds and I used that as a source. Now some might be oh I didn't like my body being the way it was or it can be a favorite anime. I'd love to know
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  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    I think for me it's the discipline. Having a routine has been good for me, mentally more than anything. Also being able to sculpt the body is pretty amazing.

    Congrats on the weight loss.

  • KyleGrace8
    KyleGrace8 Posts: 2,205 Member
    edited January 2017
    For me it's bc I don't think I've ever reached my full potential. I want to be the best I can be. I'm tired of half @ssing everything. Time to full @ss one thing.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    edited January 2017
    Being told I was Pre-Diabetic - If I could lose a few pounds and exercise I could have a good chance of not becoming a Diabetic..
    By Golly it worked !!! (at least so far)
  • sunny_girl_tls
    sunny_girl_tls Posts: 422 Member
    I want to look and feel better in my own skin.
  • lilibelle1
    lilibelle1 Posts: 8 Member
    I'm a clothes *kitten*. I absolutely love looking polished & fat chicks just can't achieve that... Something had to give. I guess it comes down to vanity...
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    Nobody takes me seriously as a fat woman. Hell I'm lucky if people even bother to look at me at all. At some point, people stop treating you like an actual person. That's probably why I spend so much time on the forums.
  • Gimsteinn
    Gimsteinn Posts: 7,678 Member
    My motivation was a doctor who said I'd never be fit or flexible (I was very overweight and I have fibromyalgia) .. That I was supposed to workout with the super old people at the pool..
    I told him to shut it and signed up for pole fitness lessons
  • ShinySkyShaymin1994
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 Posts: 105 Member
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    Being told I was Pre-Diabetic - If I could lose a few pounds and exercise I could have a good chance of not becoming a Diabetic..
    By Golly it worked !!! (at least so far)

    I also used to be pre diabetic and I have Autism
  • ShinySkyShaymin1994
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 Posts: 105 Member
    HeyaBerg wrote: »
    My motivation was a doctor who said I'd never be fit or flexible (I was very overweight and I have fibromyalgia) .. That I was supposed to workout with the super old people at the pool..
    I told him to shut it and signed up for pole fitness lessons

    Omg if only I can get you to talk to my cousin! She has Fibromyalgia as well and miserable and is extreme pain! Good for you!
  • ajaysharma316
    ajaysharma316 Posts: 104 Member
    My motivation was my son. After he was born, I had a thought that how would he feel if his dad is gonna be 320 pounds plus man lying around whole day.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I like being outdoors. The best places are hard to get to. Being in good shape makes it easier.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    I was always very self conscious and watched what I ate beginning in 3rd grade. In 6th grade I lost my brother, and with that, lost a lot of weight that I had gained from the stress of his hospital stays at the end of his life. I became obsessed with the gym and with tracking calories. I gained and lost weight as I got older (probably due to hormone changes) and then eventually got very strict with it and was down to 98 lbs. in October 2015. I still felt like I had "5 more lbs. to lose" when I realized that no matter how much fat was lost, I would never achieve the look I wanted, so I started lifting. I had the trip of a lifetime to Croatia in July 2016 that I wanted to have the "perfect body" for. I ended up putting on a good amount of muscle, and since then have went into a bulk to gain back, core, arm, leg and glute muscle. I went from 114 lbs. in July 2016 to 120 lbs. currently and I have never been stronger or had more definition. I'm excited to see what my cut will bring this Spring and to compare July 2016 images to July 2017 images! More muscle definition is bound to be apparent for sure.

    Vacations are great motivation, though, and filling your Instragram feed with fitness inspiration is great for keeping you dedicated.
  • ShinySkyShaymin1994
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 Posts: 105 Member
    Everyone's stories are incredible! I really enjoy hearing them! Hopefully I get more
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  • angelxsss
    angelxsss Posts: 2,402 Member
    I decided to start losing weight when one day I weighed myself, and I weighed almost as much as my brother (who is 3 inches taller and an overweight male. I couldn't reach that weight.
  • Gimsteinn
    Gimsteinn Posts: 7,678 Member
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 wrote: »
    HeyaBerg wrote: »
    My motivation was a doctor who said I'd never be fit or flexible (I was very overweight and I have fibromyalgia) .. That I was supposed to workout with the super old people at the pool..
    I told him to shut it and signed up for pole fitness lessons

    Omg if only I can get you to talk to my cousin! She has Fibromyalgia as well and miserable and is extreme pain! Good for you!

    She just gotta push through the pain. It'll be worth it. Hurts like hell the first 2-3 months... then it starts to get better.. I don't feel any symptoms unless I forget to take the medicine that help me sleep but then I just can't sleep and I get restless leg syndromex10. But all the other pain.. gone :)
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  • ShinySkyShaymin1994
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 Posts: 105 Member
    HeyaBerg wrote: »
    ShinySkyShaymin1994 wrote: »
    HeyaBerg wrote: »
    My motivation was a doctor who said I'd never be fit or flexible (I was very overweight and I have fibromyalgia) .. That I was supposed to workout with the super old people at the pool..
    I told him to shut it and signed up for pole fitness lessons

    Omg if only I can get you to talk to my cousin! She has Fibromyalgia as well and miserable and is extreme pain! Good for you!

    She just gotta push through the pain. It'll be worth it. Hurts like hell the first 2-3 months... then it starts to get better.. I don't feel any symptoms unless I forget to take the medicine that help me sleep but then I just can't sleep and I get restless leg syndromex10. But all the other pain.. gone :)

    Yeah I know she needs to that's the most difficult part and what's worse is she's germaphobic and had anxiety so idk how I can get her to do what she needs to do to get more comfort and do you drink tea and are there herbs you can't eat? There are teas that help induce sleep I love drinking tea I drink several different teas
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    km8907 wrote: »
    Nobody takes me seriously as a fat woman. Hell I'm lucky if people even bother to look at me at all. At some point, people stop treating you like an actual person. That's probably why I spend so much time on the forums.

    You don’t look fat to me.
  • TLC227
    TLC227 Posts: 210 Member
    I like looking good in clothes.
  • lowcarbog
    lowcarbog Posts: 42 Member
    Great question! I have a few reasons:

    -I want all my clothes to fit properly for once
    -I want to run 1/2 marathon in 2018
    -I want to play basketball again(and sprain my ankle again...13 times that's happened to me)
    -I want to live as long as possible, love to see the age of 132-134
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    thisonetimeatthegym wrote: »
    km8907 wrote: »
    Nobody takes me seriously as a fat woman. Hell I'm lucky if people even bother to look at me at all. At some point, people stop treating you like an actual person. That's probably why I spend so much time on the forums.

    You don’t look fat to me.

    lol alright.
  • Landoficeandsnow
    Landoficeandsnow Posts: 139 Member
    1. Wanted to get healthy for my significant other
    2. Wanted to feel good about myself
    3. My dad
  • KeysBumII
    KeysBumII Posts: 3 Member
    I don't like being fat.
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  • nightengale7
    nightengale7 Posts: 563 Member
    My knees were starting to really hurt, and I've always hated how I looked. I want to love myself and my body, not because I'm some magic number on a scale, but because I'm beautiful and healthy.
  • JenSchimanski
    JenSchimanski Posts: 77 Member
    I didn't want to be the biggest Mum at my sons Formal Leaving Dinner from College. Being a work in progress, I now need to find a new goal and doing this for someone else is much easier than for myself.
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