What motivates you to lose weight ?
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In 2012 I was nearly 400 lbs and I saw 12 friends and colleagues die of various causes. Other friends and colleagues would look at me and say things in a concerned tone that clearly meant they feared I'd be next. Everything hurt, all the time. I was pushing 40 and pushing 400 lbs. So I started to do something about it. So much, in fact, that by 2014 I was much closer to 200 lbs and checking items off my bucket list left and right. Then I got into a new relationship with my best friend (now husband), got the "new relationship weight" and best of all, got blessed with a pregnancy at 40 years old.
Unfortunately the pregnancy was not easy and I was frequently on bed rest. The only comfort left was food and I gained a lot of weight. Then my beautiful baby girl was born, and her mommy was over 300 lbs again. So there I was, responsible for a tiny human and did not really resemble the woman my now husband fell in love with. She kept getting bigger and more alert and started pulling herself up to stand and then started walking and I realized I'd have to keep up with her. And what kind of example is a Mom who sits on the couch and stuffs her face?
My daughter is my biggest motivation. I do it for her, because she needs a healthy and strong Mom. I do it to lead her by example, and it's working. I'm down to 164 lbs and we walk a family 5K every month where I push her in the stroller. I can't run due to osteoarthritis, but I also can't let that stop me from living the best life I can. Last week she participated in a kids 1K fun run and she's not even two years old. I'm less than half the woman I once was so I can be all the Mom she needs.19 -
I was overweight for a while without any desire to do anything to change. I had no health issues. I was not unhappy. Until I figured out how little energy I had, and how doing the slightest physical things wore me out. THAT got my attention and I made changes. Took me a long time to get it right, but at least my multiple attempts at weight loss made some progress...2
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you touch my heart ♥brookielaw wrote: »In 2012 I was nearly 400 lbs and I saw 12 friends and colleagues die of various causes. Other friends and colleagues would look at me and say things in a concerned tone that clearly meant they feared I'd be next. Everything hurt, all the time. I was pushing 40 and pushing 400 lbs. So I started to do something about it. So much, in fact, that by 2014 I was much closer to 200 lbs and checking items off my bucket list left and right. Then I got into a new relationship with my best friend (now husband), got the "new relationship weight" and best of all, got blessed with a pregnancy at 40 years old.
Unfortunately the pregnancy was not easy and I was frequently on bed rest. The only comfort left was food and I gained a lot of weight. Then my beautiful baby girl was born, and her mommy was over 300 lbs again. So there I was, responsible for a tiny human and did not really resemble the woman my now husband fell in love with. She kept getting bigger and more alert and started pulling herself up to stand and then started walking and I realized I'd have to keep up with her. And what kind of example is a Mom who sits on the couch and stuffs her face?
My daughter is my biggest motivation. I do it for her, because she needs a healthy and strong Mom. I do it to lead her by example, and it's working. I'm down to 164 lbs and we walk a family 5K every month where I push her in the stroller. I can't run due to osteoarthritis, but I also can't let that stop me from living the best life I can. Last week she participated in a kids 1K fun run and she's not even two years old. I'm less than half the woman I once was so I can be all the Mom she needs.
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My first reason might sound very stupid... first, I love travelling and doing all kinds of extreme sports.. my weight is not helping me do that and more importantly it is now allowing me to fit on a Ryanair seat comfortably
Secondly, I just wanna be able to go to the store and pick clothes without worrying whether they have any sizr available2 -
What motivated me? Being awesome.
I was awesome when I was fat.
I was awesome when I found MFP.
I was awesome when I fell in love with exercise.
Every day is just another day to try to be awesome.9 -
I have always been naturally slim but I gained 10kg during pregnancy and after having my daughter, I am left with flab!! Although my BMI is healthy, I don't feel it
So I am motivated to lose weight for that beach body and to set a good healthy example to my little girl and partner. Hopefully my healthier lifestyle choices will encourage them to make better choices too 
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My kids, my husband, living longer, looking better, and improving my overall health.2
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Originally: Pure vanity.
I was tiny as a teenager but then recovered from my ED and piled on the weight (as an overcompensation mainly but also because eating "healthy" is one of my triggers so I went waaaaay too far in the "better safe than sorry" direction). I got to my biggest ever and sort of decided that was enough on one random day in January (it probably coincided with a shopping trip to buy work trousers and having 14s no longer fit me). I just wanted to be slimmer to look better.
Now I'm down to the smallest I've ever been while not suffering from my ED. I'm aiming for a normal BMI, probably out of sheer curiosity to see if I can do it. I told myself stories for years about my big frame and how it wasn't even possible for me to be that small because of heavy bones and other such reasons I now realise are *kitten*.2 -
Wish you all success and happiness ♥1
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You can do it , sweetie ♥sweet_pea46 wrote: »I have to say I'm really struggling at the moment. I previously lost 4 stone in 2013. Kept it off for 2 years and have now put it all back on. But the last year I have been trying to lose it and struggling. I don't know why I'm struggling as I feel like I really want to lose it.
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I always thought I would lose the weight at some point but never made much of an effort.
Then I turned 34 and it sounded like a very grown-up sort of age, and I realized I still had all the food habits I developed in my late teens and early 20s.
So I started changing my habits and losing the weight, and have started doing physical activities I like! It's not always easy, but it is remarkably simple.3 -
the mirror!
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kommodevaran wrote: »I am more controlled, relaxed, rested and energetic. I sleep better. I have more time. I feel at ease. I guess that is a description of "healthy".
This is a perfect description. Honestly, I was pretty happy when I was overweight as well, but running, hiking, sports, travel... it was all uncomfortable and I constantly felt like I was fighting to have energy.
I'm only halfway there but everything is easier, and I don't stress over the logistics of things as much. It's such a relief.1 -
Got tired of being in my 20s and shopping in the plus size section.1
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Getting healthier is one motivation. I want to live less on the couch and more in the great outdoors. Another motivator: my mother in law has been taking a water aerobics class for the last 2 years three times a week. She is 94 years old!3
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Im just starting my journey. I have two beautiful children and an amazing husband and I want to be the best for them. For myself, im just sick of the way i look. although before I joined this group with the advise from my dr, ive lost 27 lbs after my second pregnancy. Im not quite at pre pregnancy weight have about 10 more lbs for that but I want to get below 200. Im a short girl and it just doesnt look right. 28 years old, needing a life change.2
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I am trying to find myself again. After leaving the service I.. well, I didn't deal well with the outside world. I still don't. I cannot adjust mentally so I medicated myself - first with booze, then with food (when I found myself at the top of the slippery slope of alcoholism). One day, a year or so back, I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't recognize the man staring back at me - that led to more eating until I realized I was just becoming more of that stranger so I decided to put a stop to it. I have 2 bad knees and a bad right foot (legacy of an injury while serving) but I was pushing myself anyway - then I started pushing myself to get rid of anger at my inability to adjust, then because I couldn't stand who I had become, then I started eating better (slightly) and found MFP to start getting my calorie goals in line.
I tried for a long time to find a relationship to, hopefully, bring stability and 'me' to my life.. but that hasn't worked. Right now I am, from observation and summation (based on what I have heard/seen from women around here), 'un-dateable' because I choose to walk everywhere (5 miles a day to/from work - not counting the time on my feet at work) - even though it is my coping mechanism and healthier than driving; this caused me, for a little while, to eat even more for 'comfort' so even extra excercise wasn't doing anything. So I have stopped trying to be someone that meets other peoples vision and just be who I was years ago. I know who I am, and it isn't the nicest person I guess - definitely not a guy to make ladies swoon (do women still do that
) but I finally feel like I am on the road to being who I am on the inside. It is slow, but I have to be true to myself or then it just all won't have been worth it. 4 -
You are STRONG . You deserve healthy happy life . You can do it ♥kincharles wrote: »I am trying to find myself again. After leaving the service I.. well, I didn't deal well with the outside world. I still don't. I cannot adjust mentally so I medicated myself - first with booze, then with food (when I found myself at the top of the slippery slope of alcoholism). One day, a year or so back, I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't recognize the man staring back at me - that led to more eating until I realized I was just becoming more of that stranger so I decided to put a stop to it. I have 2 bad knees and a bad right foot (legacy of an injury while serving) but I was pushing myself anyway - then I started pushing myself to get rid of anger at my inability to adjust, then because I couldn't stand who I had become, then I started eating better (slightly) and found MFP to start getting my calorie goals in line.
I tried for a long time to find a relationship to, hopefully, bring stability and 'me' to my life.. but that hasn't worked. Right now I am, from observation and summation (based on what I have heard/seen from women around here), 'un-dateable' because I choose to walk everywhere (5 miles a day to/from work - not counting the time on my feet at work) - even though it is my coping mechanism and healthier than driving; this caused me, for a little while, to eat even more for 'comfort' so even extra excercise wasn't doing anything. So I have stopped trying to be someone that meets other peoples vision and just be who I was years ago. I know who I am, and it isn't the nicest person I guess - definitely not a guy to make ladies swoon (do women still do that) but I finally feel like I am on the road to being who I am on the inside. It is slow, but I have to be true to myself or then it just all won't have been worth it.
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Simple, up to now losing weight has helped me get rid of headaches. But I'm still on blood pressure medication. So huge reason to lose the last bit and keep it off.
The more I train though I've additional performance metrics I want to hit. Dead lift of 2x body weight, 500 meters row<1:50, etc..... I could keep eating, but it's fun hitting these and becoming one of the stronger/fitter girls in the gym. I enjoy being able to motivate others to train too. My starting point, was just coming to the gym, now I love it, it's just what I do, so I can't imagine thinking it's okay to put weight back on. Maybe, I might compete next year in a power luging competition, would be far easier in the lower weight class!1 -
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my fat face and tight pants
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In November my husband came back from the doctor and had high cholesterol, was type 2 diabetic and high blood pressure. He was literally a ticking time bomb. I love him and I knew he couldn't do it without me. It's not like I didn't think I needed to lose a lot of weight, but I wasn't ready mentally. But I was less ready for us to die. Once I got past the first few weeks I began doing it for myself. I want to be fit and healthy. I want to look good in clothes and I don't want to feel like the first thing people think when they see me is that I'm fat. I have 2 kids transitioning to adulthood and I want to be around to see them have kids and be a terrific grandma. I want to feel sexy again. And I do, I feel great, I cry just about every time I go clothes shopping and can go to the regular size department.4
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Last year I turned 50 and have been at this dead end job for 11 years. Been hunting on and off for a while and while a few interviews, not much luck. Though if I looked strong and not fat my prospects would improve since I look so much better in a suit.5
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Apart from being healthier and feeling better about myself, my 10 year highschool reunion is happening this year THAT is motivating me to move like nothing else in my life right now!
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Wish you Healthy Happy life ♥0
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When my first son was born we discovered he had a very rare genetic condition. His health problems were extremely (uncontrollable seizures, trach, gtube, profound global delay). Our life revolved around caring for him and giving him the best we could until he passed away this March, which doctors said would happen at some point in his childhood.
The last three years had been nothing but stress, lack of sleep, and just outright devastating events. Id always get friendly reminders to take care of myself, even though I had no possible way of doing that. Before my son was born I weighed 135, this year I weighed 196 (four months after having my second son).
So my motivation for losing weight is my son and the rest of my family. I feel that I owe it to them to take the time to take care of myself, because I neglected to for the past three years.4
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