What Keeps You Motivated to eat right and work out?

Arabian♥Breeze
Arabian♥Breeze Posts: 323
edited October 5 in Introduce Yourself
WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP MOTIVATED TO EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE?


Results is whats been keeping me going. And seeing my health improve so greatly. I want a life style change and thats what i got and im loving it. And im excited to live a longer life. I still have so much to lose but im very motivated to keep going.

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  • cruiseking
    cruiseking Posts: 338 Member
    My Ego.
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    My "before" and "after" pictures keep me motivated. I was always overweight and this is the first time in my life I've been considered "skinny" by anyone, so I kind of like it!
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    I gave away all my fat clothes. It's at the very very least, stay in these, or I'd have to buy bigger pants. That is NOT happening. Smaller pants accepted... bigger pants - No way!!!!
  • Melis25Fit
    Melis25Fit Posts: 811 Member
    I've never been this healthy my entire life. I also like the compliments I get now. I'm finally looking great and feel great... and thats enough motivation for me.

    Oh and to prove to all the haters that I really do have what it takes.
  • skinnymeinaz
    skinnymeinaz Posts: 384 Member
    My son keeps me motivated. I am 47 and he is 5. I need to be healthy for myself and for him *double motivation*
  • Alaiya
    Alaiya Posts: 9 Member
    My children and my before picture on my phone's wallpaper!!!
  • igora_soma
    igora_soma Posts: 486
    I want those before and after pictures and I feel like I keep getting more beautiful the skinnier I get :)
  • susanofscottsdale
    susanofscottsdale Posts: 114
    I have enjoyed different motivations at different times. I think that it depends on what is going on in my life, head and heart at the time. Motivation has come from results - looking a feeling better, the impact on others (it is nice to be seen as attractive), and right now, it feels good to be in control of something.

    I have realized that it was a combination of envionmental, physical and emotional factors that combined for me to gain weight, and again for me to be able to lose weight. I am hoping that the sense of control that is coming to me from dieting and exercising this time will be something that I carry with me for the rest of my life.
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    What keeps me going is how much better I feel now. Regular exercise and a serious reduction in the amount of sugary crap eaten make a huge difference in my mood day to day and help keep the depression at bay.
  • heidiberr
    heidiberr Posts: 643 Member
    Myself--to be healthy, happy, confident---to make the outside reflect the person that I am on the inside. To not be judged by what I look like and have my weight hold me back from living a happy life. I'm worth it.
  • bhaktinstella
    bhaktinstella Posts: 51 Member
    totally the results, i keep being surprised when i walk by a mirror. i feel younger! also sometimes at the gym i ask someone to pile into my arms the 28 pounds i have lost so far with hand weights and i could hardly hold them all! it really sinks in how much one carrys around.
  • thinkingthingirl
    thinkingthingirl Posts: 153 Member
    That i dont want to die fat...how will they lift my coffin?
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    My "before" and "after" pictures keep me motivated. I was always overweight and this is the first time in my life I've been considered "skinny" by anyone, so I kind of like it!


    ^^^^THIS^^^^
  • goldfinger88
    goldfinger88 Posts: 686 Member
    I keep a photo of myself on my fridge. The photo shows me when I was at what I consider the perfect size and I was in designer jeans that really looked great. Now, I know I'll likely not ever get back to that again. But it keeps me trying. Basically, what motivates me is my health. I want to feel good. It's more about how I feel and not how I look.
  • laughingnome
    laughingnome Posts: 259 Member
    I think of the pics posted on FB for everyone to see, embarassing. I can now tuck in my shirt and not have a muffin top. I look at commercials for restaurants and think, how many calories would be in that...how much salt etc and am turned off by them now when before I wanted to go try them all. I want to look and feel better
  • jenniet04
    jenniet04 Posts: 1,054 Member
    Being healthy - I don't want to get high blood pressure and diabetes like my parents.
  • amymaria91
    amymaria91 Posts: 202
    I think I have just accepted that this is my life now. I watch what I eat and I exercise as much as possible.

    It always makes me giddy when I see the figure on the scales go down so I suppose the will help me subconciously. I also love it when old clothes fit again.

    There are a lot of things that keep me going but I think it is mainly accepting that this is my lifestyle for the rest of my life.
  • MMAsac
    MMAsac Posts: 191
    What keeps me motivated is that every tuesday morning, I post a picture to facebook of the scale with my weight on it....it was hahrd at first because I was embarrassed, but i got past that, and I feel better each week when the next photo is lower!!!! AND OTHER PEOPLE seeing it, makes you want to drop that number, who wants to let everyone see you fail
  • Bigwrick
    Bigwrick Posts: 28
    My beautiful wife, results, and the desire to continue doing the things / activities that I enjoy. Oh, and of course it feels good too.
  • inspirem
    inspirem Posts: 182 Member
    Results!!! Whether someday it is seeing less pounds on the scale or a feeling of being strong and fit because I ate right and exercised...those results keep me going!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    I'm physically active and play sports (football, basketball) with my nephews and younger cousins on a competitive level with them at the age of 47 (soon to be 48). Two weeks ago I ran a 5.8 40 yard dash (lol, that's as fast as an NFL lineman) and felt really good about it since I didn't pull anything while doing it.









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  • MrsTomkins
    MrsTomkins Posts: 64 Member
    I have a picture of Katy Perry on my fridge lol we have a similar height and frame not to mention age.. would love to look anything remotely like her!!

    past the vain side of things, my lil 3 month old.. I know that she is going to be high energy and I want to be right there with her once she starts moving around!
  • marzahl68
    marzahl68 Posts: 201
    I feel great, absolutely great! I don't want to go back to feeling sluggish, stuffed, stiff, round, wobbly. That's my motivation!
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    I loved my body when I was pregnant -- I felt it was beautiful and I was motivated to eat well -- and I want to feel that way all the time.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    My before picture. I can not believe I actually looked like that and was okay with it! The other thing? When I had a bunch of tests done and being told "Wow! This is textbook perfect" to the results of my EKG. I have MANY heart issues in my family - a lot of which start to surface around the age that I am. So, knowing my heart is healthy makes it worth it!
  • CannibalisticVegetarian
    CannibalisticVegetarian Posts: 1,255 Member
    My before and after pictures, the compliments I've been getting from neighbors and friends.. annnd I suppose, people on MFP altogether. Some of the threads that i see just motivate me to get going.
  • dia705
    dia705 Posts: 43
    My before and after pic is a big one.
    compliments
    I want to ride a roller coaster again
    I want to go to the beach and not weep
    My children
    My guy
    Myself, I just am tired of being tired and such.


    I slipped for about 2 months or so, not so bad still eating relatively healthy just too many "snacks" and halloween celebrations. gym once a week instead of 6.. I sort of looked at the scale, cried, and then realized I felt like I had when I was so much larger. The water weight was coming back the lethargy. I missed the gym and all the progress I had made in energy and strength and self esteeem. I now have that sad sort of photo of myself in my head. I just want to get down the last 113 pounds and then I'll start on another goal of sorts.
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    I would have to agree with results. I am a very result oriented person.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    It's second nature now.
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    my fat clothes that i have in my closet and pictures before i lost all my weight...UGH!!
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