I have 3 motivations. The first is my kids. I have two daughters who are at an age where weight is beginning to be an issue. I want to be a good example for them. My second is my service. I serve in my state's Guard and my excessive weight is holding back my career. I am now an Non-commissioned officer but will not be promoted until I am at a healthy weight again. I also want to be an example for my troops. I can't ask them to do things that I am not physically able to do myself. My third is my passion, soccer. I had to stop playing because of the stress on my joints. I am the commissioner over a soccer association and lead over 700 kids. I want to be an example to all my kids!

Motivations.... let's see... Yeah I'd say I have two motivations. One is understandable, the other is totally superficial. My first reason is the pain in my back. I'm so sick of being in constant pain at work. The members can see it on my face and ask me about it all the time and when I tell them I have injuries to my spine they always say "Well no offense honey but you should try to lose weight." I want to say "Yeah, no **** dude," but I'd like to keep my job so I silently cry in the bathroom or in my car about how embarrassing it is. That brings me to the second motivation: sexiness. I want to be sexy. I want to find myself attractive. I fully believe that until you love yourself and believe you are an attractive person you will never have a special someone in your life. I'm not happy, I don't love myself, and I don't find myself attractive and therefore have no significant other in my life. I can't blame men for not being attracted to me physically. I know what I look like. And I get the, "I love hanging out with you and talking to you and you're really awesome, but I don't see us as more than friends" all the time. I spend so much time with these guys you'd think we WERE dating, but we're not because of my weight. And I don't hold that against them because unfortunately I'm the same way about guys. I like bigger guys, but if a guy my size was trying to date me, I'd probably want him to lose weight. I fear for my health enough, I don't need to fear for his too. So yeah... there it is. The understandable (relieve some pressure on my back) and the superficial (not be alone anymore). That's me: Heather Rae

Thanks Kim, serving is a wonderful part of my life. I hope you will have wonderful success with your fertility. Being a mommy is awesome!
Heather, I don't think it is superficial at all. We all want to look our best. I have a motto I have been repeating..."Making the outside look like the inside!" And as a hopeless romantic, I believe there is someone out there for you!!!!

We will get there ladies!

My motivation is to be able to walk without back pain, fit into clothes that are not sold in "fat lady shoppes", and just feel better.
I am 53 and my weight is my problem with my health.

I struggle all the time.....

hi everyone... im new here. my motivation is my 9 month old son. i was on bed rest the entire 9 months before he came. i suffered form crazy intense back pain and couldn't keep anything down except for greasy foods. hence the 100 pounds i gained in 9 short months. he is growing up so fast and i want to be able to do things with him with out getting so tired. im only 24! i used to be a sports girl in high school. i haven't been able to see any of my old friends because im so depressed that i have to explain to them how and why i look so different. the other day i saw someone i hadn't seen in a long time and they didn't even recognize me. that hurt. i cried... i was at a funeral so i didn't have to go and hide, but still! anyways that's why im doing this.

My motivation is me. Yes, I want to be healthy and get out of the pre-diabetes range among other lab tests but ultimately I do want to look as sexy as I feel. I don't have low self esteem. I believe I am attractive. I'm not being vain it's how I truly feel. With that being said I want my body to match my inside. I do want to wear the sexy clothes, and look in the mirror and say "I did it!" I want to finish what I started and be proud of the accomplishment!