|
|
04-20-2011, 06:33 PM
|
#1
|
...Live.Your.Dream...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Boise, Idaho
Posts: 255
S/C/G: 186/180/150
Height: 5'6"
|
What is yours?
I am wondering, what is YOUR motivation for losing weight?!
Is it appearence? Health? Personal Gratification? Family?
What motivates you and pushes you to continue to reach for your goals?
My motivation is a little bit of it all! Being in shape is a GREAT feeling!!
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 06:37 PM
|
#2
|
Happy Member
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Casper, Wyoming, USA
Posts: 789
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WendeeLou
I am wondering, what is YOUR motivation for losing weight?!
Is it appearence? Health? Personal Gratification? Family?
What motivates you and pushes you to continue to reach for your goals?
My motivation is a little bit of it all! Being in shape is a GREAT feeling!!
|
All of the above, but mostly health was the motivation for my weight loss. I'm not afraid of dying, but I sure want to put it off as long as possible.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 06:47 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 417
|
lately my motivation is to not be a statistic
(ie 60 something % of aussie adults are overweight or obese)
and lots of the ones you've listed.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 06:53 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: florida
Posts: 665
Height: 5'9"
|
For me- Looking good in clothes or sans clothes, being and feeling really fit, and living as long as possible in a healthy way. So yeah, a little bit of everything I guess.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:00 PM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Bradenton, FL
Posts: 835
S/C/G: 254/181/165
Height: 5'7.5"
|
I started for confidence, then I decided it was for health, then I did it for personal gratification, and now I'm doing it for appearences. I might change my reasons again at some point. There are so many to choose from.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:07 PM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 874
S/C/G: 268/181/160
Height: 5'6
|
All of the above and then some. I want to be the best version of myself-I know I can be that. I also love to write, and I can't concentrate on writing if I feel crappy about myself. I had awhile where I did no creative writing and it made me sad-now I'm writing again!
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:19 PM
|
#7
|
Gym-Goer and Dancer
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA, USA
Posts: 50
S/C/G: 200/165/145
Height: 5'9"
|
It started off with feeling better about my appearances. Now I find I have a lot more energy to spend on chasing my son around without the extra weight so that's become a motivator too.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:25 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 693
S/C/G: 164/--/--
Height: 5'7"
|
I got sick of fighting with my food and yo-yo dieting. I felt like i was on a rollercoaster and my food was controlling me. I wanted to take control of my food. That is my number 1 goal.
Also, i want to be lighter and more athletic. To be able to run without getting shin splints and feeling like i was heavy and struggling with every step.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:26 PM
|
#9
|
shwerk
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 473
S/C/G: 274/158/145
Height: 5'7"
|
honestly,
i want to wear cute clothes.
also, i hate how reclusive and miserable i get when i near my highest weight. it's ****ing awful.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:54 PM
|
#10
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Midwest
Posts: 32
S/C/G: 225/ticker/125
Height: 5'3
|
All of those, plus... I wanna have great sex again...*blush*
Dont get me wrong, I do still have a nice sex life with my husband, but there are things we used to do that I CAN"T do now. I really hate that the most.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:55 PM
|
#11
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 863
S/C/G: 174→168.0→135
Height: 4'9''
|
It's pretty selfish and vain: but my appearence. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. I'm sure it goes a lot deeper than that. Health is also very important to me, but I have this grand idea of what I'm going to be like when I finally get there. I feel as though I stand a higher chance at not being alone.
Once I get to where I want to be, there are going to be other issues I'll have to address- but I'm happy where I am right now, and at the rate I'm losing, so I'm content to deal with any underlying self image issues later. Probably not the best plan...but it's a plan, and it's mine, and the amazing thing is I'm sticking to it.
I guess I take back what I said; it's sort of for all of those reasons.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:57 PM
|
#12
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 259
S/C/G: 168/159.6/139
Height: 5'6"
|
When I read Beck's Diet Solution while doing SB, I actually wrote a list. I still read it every day or two. Some of my biggies are: I'll feel more in control, be proud of myself, look and feel better, enjoy getting dressed and undressed, become more confident, feel a sense of accomplishment, and be healthier.
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 07:57 PM
|
#13
|
Wear 9/10 by 9/10/11!!
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 74
S/C/G: 160/158/130or9-10inPants
Height: 5'4
|
just to be healthy!
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 08:32 PM
|
#14
|
Graceful Loser
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 450
|
My initial motivation was health, which is odd because I never cared about health before then. I was depressed because of my physical appearance and how I didn’t really fit in. Neither of those things provoked me to start my weight loss journey… it took a health scare to do so.
My motivational list has certainly grown since I started, though. I just want to live life to the fullest now. I want to be able to shop on the “normal” side of clothing stores, ride roller coasters, be a proud sister and daughter, fit in with my thin friends, go skydiving, hike, and just overall be proud to be me. The list is just sooo long now!
|
|
|
04-20-2011, 08:51 PM
|
#15
|
Melissa
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 6,367
Height: 5'6.5"
|
Started with health for me.. But I sant so many other things too... Too look good, feel good, to wear nice clothes, to not feel like I stand out like a sore thumb and so on.
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:35 PM.
|