What's the strangest thing that keeps you motivated?

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  • LozPenguin
    LozPenguin Posts: 139 Member
    I guess its not so weird, but my clothes motivate me. I have old clothes I *LOVE* and will not wear because they just don't look good on my body-tight and clingy and despite the fact I'm not bursting out of them, I feel self-conscious in them. I know when I get my weight back on track, I'll be able to put them on and see the difference.

    New clothes also motivate me. I'm no shop-a-holic or fashionista but the practical side of me loves being able to just walk into a store, pick something I like and know they'll have my size; and that it'll look good on me.
  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    tough mudder,
    planning on doing that next year with some family.
  • LollipopViolet
    LollipopViolet Posts: 121 Member
    My amazing boyfriend. He thinks I look amazing as I am, BUT, he said to me, "I fully support you in what you choose to do, and I'm always here to help you achieve your goals". Awesome. Although we've been out to lunch a bit recently and it's put some weight on me, so I need to work even harder now!

    Other than that, the success stories I've read on here, of people with far more weight to lose, who have done it. It makes me believe, even with my most recent blip and setback, that I CAN do this!
  • MooMooooo
    MooMooooo Posts: 306 Member
    You have just given me my reaching the end goal reward idea = Grand Canyon !!!

    OMG, this is my motivation!

    Earlier this year my husband and I walked a bit of the Bright Angel Trail - about 6 miles (we had to turn back because my husbands back was hurting, plus we didn't leave early enough in the day to go much further).

    We are going again next year - I'm going to kick that trails butt! I'm doing ALL 20 odd miles.
  • morninglilli
    morninglilli Posts: 194
    Right now I am completely motivated by a hoop retreat coming up! I know it is going to kick my *kitten*, so I need to get it in shape. One of the instructors is Spiral, and that woman is cut!!!!! I aspire to have body composition similar to hers one day! She has trained like a beast, so it keeps me in check when I think I can just pop in the gym and look amazing after a couple of weeks. It takes years of diligence and determination!!!!!!
  • MsTonyaRenee
    MsTonyaRenee Posts: 116 Member
    I work on a "team" where I am one of the only women along about 38 men. It is funny/strange to me to watch them trying to compliment or comment on my loss without getting a trip up to HR in our "politicly correct" environment :) Strangely motivating and makes me smile everytime :laugh:
  • FeelingFroggy13
    FeelingFroggy13 Posts: 66 Member
    You have just given me my reaching the end goal reward idea = Grand Canyon !!!

    OMG, this is my motivation!

    Earlier this year my husband and I walked a bit of the Bright Angel Trail - about 6 miles (we had to turn back because my husbands back was hurting, plus we didn't leave early enough in the day to go much further).

    We are going again next year - I'm going to kick that trails butt! I'm doing ALL 20 odd miles.

    Maybe we are going to have to set a goal of a MFP 'We Did It!" Party at the Canyon! lol
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 866 Member
    My husband. He is really really hot and I don't want to be the fat out of shape ugly wife. And I have two super tiny sister in laws. I am always the biggest one because I am always pregnant or just had a baby, FINALLY I can be their size!!! Oh and they are at least 12 years younger than I am!!!
  • jadesign19
    jadesign19 Posts: 512 Member
    Seeing women my age or in their 50s+ having to use a scooter because their knees are probably not able to handle their weight. It sounds mean but women usually don't age gracefully. When I'm grocery shopping, especially at Walmart, this stops me from buying "treats" in my tracks.
    But also, my reality is if I don't get it under control I may have to get a hysterectomy....that scares the $&!t out of me.
  • jadesign19
    jadesign19 Posts: 512 Member
    My amazing boyfriend. He thinks I look amazing as I am, BUT, he said to me, "I fully support you in what you choose to do, and I'm always here to help you achieve your goals". Awesome. Although we've been out to lunch a bit recently and it's put some weight on me, so I need to work even harder now!

    Other than that, the success stories I've read on here, of people with far more weight to lose, who have done it. It makes me believe, even with my most recent blip and setback, that I CAN do this!
    He's a keeper! Yea you!
  • thin2b56
    thin2b56 Posts: 3
    Oh kay...here it goes...my most recent motivation is STARS...yes...I am workin' for stickers on my calendar. I get one for each 20 min of planned exercise. Green for when I walk...blue stars when i swim and GOLD stars when I lift weights...sure easy to look at my calendar on the wall and see how it is going! Yepper 50+ years old and workin for stickers!
    :laugh:
  • aprilsoroko
    aprilsoroko Posts: 3 Member
    I want to lose 20 pounds and then buy one of everything in Victoria's Secret... ;)
  • BarbBlue
    BarbBlue Posts: 251
    I want to see a picture of me as a thin person with my son.
  • elri1908
    elri1908 Posts: 160 Member
    My sleep apnea - Whenever I stopped breathing, I dreamed that I was running, completely out of breath and about to collapse. Now I sleep better and I can actually run very short distances without feeling like I did when I was dreaming. I want to be rid of sleep apnea forever and actually RUN a 5km race without having to stop!
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Not strange or unusual and certainly not the only thing: In the subway, I saw a jerk I went out with years ago. I look a lot better than he does.
  • FoodieGal09
    FoodieGal09 Posts: 198 Member
    Some jerk who made a rude comment about me in a bar. Everytime I workout or lose an lb, I picture punching him in the face. It works for me!
  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
    Clothes. This sounds strange but last fall it occurred to me for the first time that I HATE everything in my closet. I am still wearing clothes from my pregnancy 6 years ago (most of them missing the buttons or hook and eyes because I was so fat) and the only reason I buy clothes is because I have to and then I only buy what's on sale and covers me. It never even occurred to me for years that I could go shopping for something and buy it because I like it AND it might look good. I want to lose enough that I can literally empty the whole darn closet and burn the contents!
  • Mel_t_away
    Mel_t_away Posts: 20 Member
    People who feel its OK to scream insults out their car window at me as they drive by! They motivate me as i wont like them get me down anymore!

    Mel :smile:
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    The person that can no longer have me but still has to see me on a very regular basis . . .
    *starts singing* "You don't know what you've got til it's gone" . . .
  • ChaseAlder
    ChaseAlder Posts: 804 Member
    I want to lose weight so my shorts won't ride up between my thighs. That's the weirdest motivation for me. Everything else is pretty normal.
  • BarbaraC47
    BarbaraC47 Posts: 175 Member
    Watching The Biggest Loser UK or US - any country will do. I identify with the one about my shape/size/weight and see how much better they look and how much happier they are when they've lost some....
  • Amandaleemixon
    Amandaleemixon Posts: 7 Member
    Designer clothes. I know it sounds crazy, but I have always been plus size. For once, I would like to go into a store and be able to at least try on most stuff.
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
    Walking around the house in my underwear. If I am not comfortable, I need to work harder ;)

    Yes!! This ^^
  • smwifey
    smwifey Posts: 28 Member
    I am going to see my favorite singer (Eric Church) in November and I want to let loose and have a blast without worrying about how I look and whether things are wiggling. The wrong things anyway. LOL
  • kalyn_QT
    kalyn_QT Posts: 273 Member
    my sister. for years she has given me clothes that are too small (picture a very tight size 12 trying to fit into a size 8). she finds it hilarious because she is really thin, but it depresses me a lot. i might really dislike her but the clothes are cute.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Seeing my abs
  • GetFitE
    GetFitE Posts: 247 Member
    I don't really consider it strange: but my biggest motivation is the anticipation of trying on wedding dresses. I have been on a weight loss journey for 4 years, but 4 years ago was NOT in a serious relationship. I am now and prob will be getting engaged/married within the next year, but I figured 4 years ago, I'd get a jump start on it so that my weight would be one less thing to stress about when the time DID come.
  • GetFitE
    GetFitE Posts: 247 Member
    I want that 13.1 sticker on the back of my car for running a half marathon! I'm really just in it for the sticker :)

    Me too! haha I've got a ways to go but one day I will be able to run one and get that sticker!! :laugh:

    Hahaha! This was me a couple of months ago! I completed my first half back in March--you should see the back of my car now! lol (stickers GALORE)
  • kstrunk1
    kstrunk1 Posts: 462 Member
    I have a paper chain (yes, like the kind you made in kindergarten to count down the days until Christmas) and there is a link for every pound down to my first major goal of 200lbs. Every 10lbs the color changes, and the last 10 are red (b/c they are the tougher ones). I only take links off on Sundays, and it is strangely fulfilling and motivating seeing the links slowly come off.

    OOooh! I like this one! :)
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    Going to the next concert :)