What motivates you to not give up?
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A doctor once called me pathetic.
Another told me I wouldn't feel so bad if I stopped eating chips (I don't like chips. I actually had a serious infection.)
I'm gonna drop 100 pounds and have a ceremony where I get closure by symbolically telling them all where to go and what to do when they get there. And I'm gonna eat chips while I do it.
Anger and pain and a dream of sweet, sweet revenge are motivating me.
HECK YEAH : -)0 -
I'm diabetic and my sugars were obscenely out of control. Unlike other diseases, I didn't feel "sick" When I started having foot problems AND noticing the sudden onset of having to get up to use the bathroom at least SIX times a night, I knew I was in very serious trouble. I joined a "weight challenge" where I work where anyone who wants to join puts $100 into a pot. Whoever loses the most weight by the end of the school year ( I work at a school for special needs kids), wins the money. We have a men's group (6 of us) and a women's group (they have 12 !). Even if I don't win the money, it doesn't matter. I win anyway because I'm getting my health back. I'm finding it is TRUE that nothing tastes as good as thin feels.2
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Days like this.
Eighteen miles of walking down the Wye Valley, including views of Tintern Abbey and woods so full of bluebells their scent hung over the path.
Couldn’t do that when I weighed 27 stone.6 -
I started losing weight because I became pre-diabetic. If I become diabetic, that means I would need to manage my food for life PLUS all the health issues associated with diabetes. I would rather manage my food for life without as few of these health issues as possible. I really like my kidneys and limbs, so that keeps me motivated. Unmanaged diabetes is pretty scary.1
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My husband has a heart condition and polycythemia. He needs me to help take care of him and our oldest daughter who is also disabled. I’m doing this for them - getting healthier and stronger so I can better take care of them.2
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Man..... I realised I was stronger than my dad at the age of 15....i remember it so clear, and i was shocked. Your dad is meant to be the strong one. So now I have kids of my own, and i want, i need, to be strong for them. So im lifting weights amd eating a tonne in the hope that i can throw them around for years too come. The boy is 4 stone now so I don't have long left.
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I am a bit clownish and hyper and I like being able to act out silly stories without feeling like people are judging the fat on my body. I want to dance at concerts. Feel cute in my clothes.
What keeps me going, maintaining a huge loss, is all of the "non-scale victories"...and that's including the really minor ones. Today I was washing laundry and knew I had a spot on my pants near the top of my thigh. My pants (size 10) just looked so small to me and the stain was so much higher than I thought, because mentally I was calculating the space from waist to thigh about 5-6" lower than it is now (accounting for a big belly and hips that aren't as big). For years my pants were size 22 or larger and looked like they would cover a twin bed. That stuff keeps me going.4 -
@dougsingleton58 awww that is good keep it up. @ceiswyn wow that beautiful0
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@amusedmonkey that’s good0
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@ChrisCatMama aww very touching @manowarrule2003 nice u got this1
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@seltzermint555 that’s awesome keep it going1
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A doctor once called me pathetic.
Another told me I wouldn't feel so bad if I stopped eating chips (I don't like chips. I actually had a serious infection.)
A third treated me like a piece of rotting meat, like I was too disgusting to touch.
I'm gonna drop 100 pounds and have a ceremony where I get closure by symbolically telling them all where to go and what to do when they get there. And I'm gonna eat chips while I do it.
Anger and pain and a dream of sweet, sweet revenge are motivating me.
Let me know when you do because I'm going to be here with my bag of chips, adding a few colorful expletives to the mix!1 -
My 19 year old daughter is my motivation. She is also obese, and I need to be a role model for her.1
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I started losing weight because I have pcos, osteoarthritis in my knees and my body/skin has reduced feeling (am finally only a month away from finding out wtf it is!!!). In the 5.5 months I've been losing weight I've discovered that I have osteoarthritis in my left lumbar spine, gout and borderline high cholesterol. My body really hates me and I'm trying to not end up bedridden because I can't move from all sorts of pain and health issues.1
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@BuiltLikeAPeep that’s a great motivator. @cowsanddogsarecute wow I’m sorry to hear1
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