What Motivated You!!!!

I wanted to fly a helicopeter and was too heavy (for the lesson) so i decided to diet

My husband brought me a lesson as a birthday gift this year when i reached the required weight (weight reached naked first thing in the morning - so luckily they did not weigh me before the lesson!)

I can't say there was "this thing" that motivated me to lose weight, as there was an entire compilation (which I'll hit in a moment) though, the straw that broke the cows back (as it were) was easily my doctor basically saying lose weight or die. So I figured I'd just send some of me (in the form of weight) to the afterlife first to check it out and let me know all the good places to haunt when I die a skinny old man.

Other reasons loosing weight sounded good:

- Tired of shopping in the "big men" section.
- Tired of being diabetic
- Tired of my food bill being more than my rent
- Tired of not being able to ride rides at amusement parks
- Tired of not being able to go swimming (without a shirt on)
- Tired of hurting (phsyically, mentally and emotionally) all the time
- And more!

The ironic thing, all that really was making me tired, inside and out... now that I've lost? I'm not nearly so tired

So next time you need motivation... remember what you dreamed about when you were fat. We all do it. And for the love of cheese puffs don't look at how far you have to go! Look at how far you've come Even if you haven't lost a single pound... you have decided to be on this site... to change your life... and that is a HELL of a lot better than the slow suicide that is the alternative.

And always remember... YOU ROCK!

Ok. I'll get off my soapbox now... hmm... ooooooh I can use my soapbox for step-ups! *gets to exercisein*

I'd been comfort eating for ages while my mum slowly died of cancer. Two weeks after she died I found MFP and thought I'd just give it a go to see if I could do it. It was *really* helpful to have one area of my life that I could control and succeed at when everything else had turned to custard.

Now that I've lost a bit of weight I can see I really wasn't looking pretty anymore - just bloated and uncomfortable. My original goal was to lose 10 kg (20 pounds) - I haven't managed yet as emigrating and getting a really nasty cold has put a spanner in the works, but a few more weeks of work should get me there. Then I'll keep on heading down!

I want to be able to wear kneehigh boots over jeans (not just special 'wide calf' boots), and fit coats with tight sleeves. (I'm an hourglass so I carry my weight in my arms and legs). I want less double chin (I already have less, but there's still plenty to get rid of).

sgimpys wrote: »

I was motivated by a few factors. One comes a career change. I cant get a job as a federal agent being as big as I am. The second is health. Type 2 diabetes limits what I can eat. Ohhh and since I have been eating healthier, Ive been feeling better on a daily basis!!!

I've done it for a lot of other reasons before. BUT this year I'm doing it for ME!!!!

I no longer feel comfortable in my own skin. At 195 I was at my heaviest and I felt unhappy and disgusted. I have begun my journey to a happier, healthier, better looking me.

I calculated my BMI and it cam rout overweight. Also, I could not do two flights of stairs without running out of breath and my flexibility was crap. I didn't like that.