Inspirations

PrincessLou71186
PrincessLou71186 Posts: 741 Member
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
I was just wondering who/what inspired people to get in shape.

For me it was the inability to conceive. I am having fertility treatments and I strongly believe that losing weight is the key to getting my body back in a position where it will do what it is supposed to do. I also have a friend that was a UK dress size of 24 who struggled to lose weight and in the last 8 months she has gone down to a UK size 14. If she can do it then why can't I?

I have a year to lose circa 50lbs and I am determined to do it. For me, at the moment, it's not so much about weight or clothes size but more about BMI. I need to have mine between 20-25 so I'm aiming for 22 and I know that to get there I need to lose a certain amount of weight. Once I get on the waiting list I need to be on I can then focus more on have a body that i in great shape and not just in the right category of healthy/unhealthy.

Does anybody else care to share?

Good luck everyone.

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  • NYPetite
    NYPetite Posts: 19 Member
    I'm not sure if one person inspired me to lose weight. I feel like it was more of a group effort. My family always knew I was the "chubby" one and I think I was losing weight for them however i decided this year it will be different. Until I do it for myself it will be an on going battle.

    In regards to your conceiving...did the doctors say it was your weight? I feel as though when its suppose to happen it will, no matter what your weight may be, Be patient, Be kind, Be positive. It'll all happen in time.
  • bademasi
    bademasi Posts: 180 Member
    My inspiration is my health. I am 47 years old and I had a rare form of the disease Cushings. This disease caused me to gain weight at about 30lbs per month for over a year. I was eating only 1,000 calories a day for that year. I went to Curves Gym and my body was always extreemly hot. My family doctor had no clue what was wrong with me. He did not believe I was exercising and watching my food intake. I became diabetic. My blood pressure was uncontrolled, I developed a stomach that looked as though I was about to give birth. I had these odd looking stretch marks deep purple and unlike ones I got from having children. I was finally sent to an Endocronologist and they found that I had a brain tumor on my pituitary gland. I had the surgery to remove it and my pituitary gland also. I am now adrenal insufficant and take replacements for the lack of having that gland. I have had so many hurdles but just this past November I went to a new Endo for a second opinion and with an added hormone that my brain does not produce any longer... I am now able to regain muscle strength and exercise.

    So my health inspiration motivates me so much "to love myself and feel like me again"

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