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What is your motivation?

violet456
violet456 Posts: 674 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
My motivation is to be healthy before having kids to be healthy as a habit, instead of continued trial and error. I don't want my future kids to have the same issues I grew up with.

Sometimes it is hard to stay on the path, but this, is now the longest I've stuck to trying to lose weight without giving up, and I am still at full steam. (Sometimes having doubts, but I keep going).

What is your motivation?

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  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    World Domination. To rule the world, you have to be at least a little fit.
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
    BEACH and to be healthier....
  • DangerSass
    DangerSass Posts: 124 Member
    To be strong inside and out.
  • xonicolette
    xonicolette Posts: 151 Member
    To just be fit, healthy, and strong. And of course to look hot! :D
  • clubnoir
    clubnoir Posts: 5
    To fit in my skinny jeans again hahaha...you know it's about achieving the impossible!!!
  • ClearNotCloudyMind
    ClearNotCloudyMind Posts: 238 Member
    To be lighter than my husband again, or at least able to wear his jeans!
  • HAPage24
    HAPage24 Posts: 33 Member
    Mine is very similar to yours. I have 3 children and I want to be able to watch them grow, get married, and have children of their own. I lost my father when I was 26 to a massive heart attack. I don't want to put my children through the pain I went through when I lost my Dad 2 years ago. And of course to just be fit, healthy, strong and to look hot! :D
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    To just feel better, inside and out, every day.

    Oh and hot dirty naked sex without self doubt.
  • DangerSass
    DangerSass Posts: 124 Member
    To just feel better, inside and out, every day.

    Oh and hot dirty naked sex without self doubt.


    Nice.
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    To just feel better, inside and out, every day.

    Oh and hot dirty naked sex without self doubt.

    And with the lights on.
  • Blanche76
    Blanche76 Posts: 89 Member
    My motivation, my kids and being able to wear tank tops that shows off my toned arms!
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    World Domination. To rule the world, you have to be at least a little fit.

    Do you have a Pinky to your Brain for world domination?
  • rvasquez0711
    rvasquez0711 Posts: 7
    My kids. How unfair it would be for them to not have a dad because he enjoyed an extremely unhealthy diet. How selfish of me...and my brother (who is halfway done with bootcamp) keep busting *kitten* lil bro im holding up my end!!!
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    Mine is very similar to yours. I have 3 children and I want to be able to watch them grow, get married, and have children of their own. I lost my father when I was 26 to a massive heart attack. I don't want to put my children through the pain I went through when I lost my Dad 2 years ago. And of course to just be fit, healthy, strong and to look hot! :D

    I don't have kids yet, but I know where you're coming from. I lost my mom when I was about 20 (Cancer), and my dad when I was 29 due to a heart attack. His health wasn't the best due to being overweight. I think my parents should be on my motivation list.

    Looking strong and hot are good motivators too. I've got a long way, I don't ever want to be pencil thin, I think I would look funny, but strong and muscles are a good goal.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    To just feel better, inside and out, every day.

    Oh and hot dirty naked sex without self doubt.

    And with the lights on.

    and a video camera.
  • BarbBlue
    BarbBlue Posts: 251
    My son. My parents died early and I want to be around as long as possible for all stages of his life.
    My second reason would be, I would really like to know what I would be like at my optimum weight and healthy. I have always been overweight, so I am curious to see how my life while change or not with the weight loss.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    World Domination. To rule the world, you have to be at least a little fit.

    Do you have a Pinky to your Brain for world domination?

    I need one! All of my friends are skeptical of my goals.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    To just feel better, inside and out, every day.

    Oh and hot dirty naked sex without self doubt.

    And with the lights on.

    and a video camera.

    Umm, my friend is a film editor, so if you want, you could send me a copy of the video and I could forward it to him. I mean, after I review it... for scientific purposes. :wink:
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    World Domination. To rule the world, you have to be at least a little fit.

    Do you have a Pinky to your Brain for world domination?

    I need one! All of my friends are skeptical of my goals.

    Then they think too much to be your pinky, lol. Good luck on your quest.
  • violet456
    violet456 Posts: 674 Member
    These are all great motivational tools. Thanks for sharing. :flowerforyou:
  • Shells06
    Shells06 Posts: 109 Member
    My daughter. I want her to be strong and healthy and to love her body. How can she learn to do that if I can't?
  • BigRedgw2010
    BigRedgw2010 Posts: 127 Member
    My motivation is to be able to enjoy retirement years with out any major health problems.
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