I have to say i picture the smile on my face when i reach my goal. It keeps me going.
I also don't get down when i fall off the wagon, as long as i keep going.
My grandmother (rest her soul) always would tell me she did not want me to end up like her. I saw first hand all the health problems she had. I just say I cannot allow myself to get like that. I do not want to be a burden to my family because I am overweight.
Thinking of when I reach my goal.. Not only new clothes.. I am hoping to wear more dresses/skirts.. also my cruise!
Also, to feel sooo much sexier in the bedroom. Without all the extra pounds.. I'm already feeling better about myself. Although dh has always said i'm beautiful, blah, blah, blah.. It's about how i "feel".
Last edited by amb_lyn; 09-04-2006 at 09:42 PM.
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For me, it is my health above all! I also want to wear my old clothes and be able to keep up with my kids. AND I want another baby.............I'm sure I can think of many more "reasons", but these here are what keep me motivated day in and day out.
i want to avoid being judged first, by my weight. it happens. its reality. i will be judged by something else..but i'm just tired of this judgment (perhaps this is my own judgment too)
Seeing the shrinking belly has worked for me lately! It's still out there, but a lil smaller!
When my husband watches me walk out of the corner store while he's waiting for me in the car, when I get in he says 'wow you're looking great!' He makes those comments all the time, and it just makes me glow! He's always told me I'm beautiful, but it's more often now...I think he knows I need the encouragement...hehe.
Just saying 'I've lost 20 pounds!' is great...being able to say 30 will be better...and then....40!!!
Feeling better.
Looking good when I go home at Christmas. I'll probably be the thinnest one in my family (4 of us girls) for the first time EVER!
At first, it was seeing everything shrink and bones pop out where I didn't even know I had them.
That was a while ago, though.
Now, I feel like CRAP when I do not take care of myself. When I don't work out, I find it very easy to get down in the dumps mentally. When I don't eat right, my insides go haywire.
Thanks everyone for your responses! Health is a HUGE motivator for me, as the past few years I was seriously ill and on so many pain killers it was ridiculous!! I also think feeling better about myself, like what amber said about her hubby saying she's beautiful, my hubby can say it, but it really is about how I "feel" about me.
I've been going through a work out slump, which is weird for me. I was searching online looking for motivators and I found this list of 100 things. Check it out: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/maria6.htm
What keeps me motivated is looking back at pictures of me when I was at my heaviest and remembering how awful it felt to go shopping! I wouldn't even pay attention to what was in style, if it was my size and it didn't show all my fat rolls then I bought it. Now I'll go into a store and pick up a pair of jeans or a cute top and go try it on without hesitating... that keeps me motivated.. lol