What are your fitness/health goals: Body fat at or under 15%, muscle strength, better endurance.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? There was no such thing, I've been unhappy with the way I look and feel for a very long time. Moving to a different country gave me the opportunity to get better information about fitness and fat loss and also made me discover that exercise can be a lot of fun (I used to hate exercise of any kind except for swimming).
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Wavering willpower when it comes to sticking to healthy eating and a workout program.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Control cravings (especially for sweets), find a good balance for how much I exercise, stick to a healthy lifestyle for longer than a few months.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : Myself in 2009, when I was working out like crazy. Other than that, there are two girls that I would like to look like - a kettlebell instructor and a girl I trained with a few times at BJJ. Beautiful musculature.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size: Bikinis.
Hobbies and Interests:reading, creative writing, camping
Favorite Music: broadway musicals, the beatles, really anything with a melody
Favorite Color(s): green
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: tony little gazelle; power walking
What are your fitness/health goals? To be at a healthy BMI and be happy when I look in the mirror
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? This time around? Disgust; I feel like a broken record.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Anxiety, and all of my friends either being thin or not watching what they eat; we go out a lot; I need to see the menu before we go out.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? more rigorous exercise, smaller portions, wine consumption
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than?: My high school peers
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? jeans without a muffin top, and a bathing suit
What are your fitness/health goals? I would like to reach 135/140 lbs by next summer
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? When I reached 200 lbs
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Eating right and exercising at the same time.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Late Night Snacks, Salt & Continuous Exercise
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : My sisters. I know it's wrong but I've always been bigger than my two sisters. I'd love to be at their size.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Pink bathing suit I bought online. I also have a full bin of clothes I bought that don't fit me yet.
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: I'd like to believe I will like running when I am okay at it. Right now I can't even do it for 10 minutes straight.
What are your fitness/health goals? Short term - run a 10 minute mile. Long term - run 10k in under 30 minutes. Also, get stronger.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I went over 130 lbs which I'd told myself I would never do unless pregnant. I have a very small frame. I visited family and realized I am a lot bigger than they are, even the 40 year old cousins who have had 4 kids. Also my friend losing 100 lbs in 6 mos makes me feel like I can do it!
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I love eating snacks. Whole cakes in one sitting, 4 dozen cookies, entire pints of ice cream, Snickers bars really do satisfy. I'm also crazy wimpy and self-conscious in the gym because I have no muscle or athletic aptitude.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I have to eat more nutritious food, snack less, and exercise!
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? My friend. If I'm shooting for the moon: my cousin's model girlfriend or Kristen Bell.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A pair of pants I saw in Italy, then saved up for a year to buy, that no longer fit.
Occupation: fulltime student and fulltime security guard
Hobbies and Interests: Xbox 360, criminal justice, football
Favorite Music: Country
Favorite Color(s): purple
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: weight lifting
What are your fitness/health goals? lose 30 lbs and be able to pass the fitness test to get hired as a police officer.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I'm getting uncomfortable with my weight. I was trying on clothes at a store and hated looking at myself. Also I realised I couldn't pass a basic fitness test to become a police officer. A roadblack to my career.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Depression and eating out of habit and boredom. I stuggle with depression and am on medicine, but sometimes I just have bad days where I hate everything and don't want to try anymore. I tend to eat out of boredom or habit. That is something I want to stop doing, or at least eat healthier when I do.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Guess I put some of this answer in with the answer above, but another thing I need to work on is proper portion sizes and not getting second helpings.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to look better than the picture of me hanging on the fridge. I want to look thinner and healthier.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Probably cliche, but I want to wear a bikini on my honey moon. There's no chance you'd get me in one now, but hopefully by June I can do it!
Hobbies and Interests: Physics, Chemistry, Rockets/Aeronautics
Favorite Music: Victoria Justice, Big Time Rush
Favorite Color(s): Pink
Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Elliptical and Dancing
What are your fitness/health goals? Be able to shop in the stores at the mall
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I exceeded the size they generally carry in stores and have to shop online or in specialty, plus sized stores
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Not having access to caloric information... and regardless of how highly ranked my school is, YES, the dining hall food is still terrible
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Working out more.. I don't really have the time to so I am currently doing low calorie, workout 5x a week for 20-30 minutes.. and I'd like to up that to 6 days a week, 45 minutes to an hour.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? My 9th grade self
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Bikini!
What are your fitness/health goals? Get to 130, which will be 80 lbs lighter than my heaviest weight
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Started dealing with my depression and it made me realize how far gone I was
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Eating. I love to eat. Everything. Not eating is very stressful for me. I am an emotional eater all the way.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? Emotional eating and sitting around too much.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? I want to look better than I've ever looked before.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Sexy little summer dresses with heels
Occupation: Law Enforcement-dispatch/911 operator/corrections officer
Hobbies and Interests: Art, gaming, movies...
Favorite Music: Classic rock, soulful stuff
Favorite Color(s): purple
Favorite Exercise/Workoutshat's the problem. I like walking, I'm trying to get into other exercises. I would love an ellyptical if I can get DH to buy me one.
What are your fitness/health goals?: I want to feel good about myself and get dressed without having to try on 10 different things...I want to go through a day without having to constantly adjust my clothing. I want to feel sexy naked and not try to hide my flab.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit?: I've had many throughout the years...chronic yoyo dieter. But I've decided to stick with it this time because I recently lost a baby almost 3 months pregnant. I want to do it right this time and start my pregnancy at a healthy weight, maintaining my health throughout my next pregnancy, which is hopefully a healthy one.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? I love to eat...and don't like to work out.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? keeping up with calorie counting, and having the motivation to exercise.
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? my cousin's wife. She's always more fit than me...but I'm prettier than her.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Nothing. No seriously, I want to be naked and feel like I look amazing.
What are your fitness/health goals? Pull ups as well as real push ups. Scaling the South Sister with my husband next summer
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I realized that my weight was getting to the point of being beyond my control and I did not want it to become a medical issue, so I took matters into my own hands.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Stress. Alcohol. Laziness.
What are three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve? I need to make myself exercise more, give myself positive feedback and be PATIENT!
(Evil motivation ) Who do you want to look better than? : I want to look better than my 21 year old self, how's that?
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A nice, fitted vintage dress with some cute heeled sandals...
What are your fitness/health goals? -30/40 lbs or 2 sizes. Currently a size 10.
What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? Getting the lowest mark in my gym class last year, and barely completing the minimum requirements for all four fitness tests, including the last one which counted as 50% of the mark. One girl made 12 laps - I made four. Barely.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Self-control, and motivation, and my addiction to sugary drinks and salty foods. It's going to to be hard to learn to say no to all the sweets that my mom brings around all the time.
(Evil motivation) Who do you want to look better than? My cousin - she's so skinny and pretty, it's ridiculous. I want to look as good as one of my teachers, who is also adorable and does amazing things with her life. She's a huge inspiration to me. And finally, my celebrity inspiration would have to be Sarah Wayne Callies, who has an awesome body which I can only HOPE to have.
What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? A PROM DRESS! One that I've designed and can actually look as nice on me as it does on the dress form. And...A BATHING SUIT! One that isn't a one-piece and comes with a skirt! My goal is to be able to wear one and look good for my 2012 trip to Dominican Republic. Fingers crossed!
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Screen Name: CeeStahr Age/Age Range: 25 Family Life: Wonderful, wonderful boyfriend Occupation: Student Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Movies, Hiking Favorite Music: Grunge Rock, Some Pop, Disney Songs Favorite Color: Turquoise Favorite Exercise/Workouts: Hiking - I LOVE hiking! Fitness/health goals: I want to be able to hike up a mountain along side my boyfriend and NOT want to die. What was the "trigger" or incident that made you decide it was time to lose weight and become more fit? I need to be healthier... there was a health scare in my family recently and it opened my eyes.
What do you struggle with the most on this journey to health? Finding time to exercise Three things in the area of diet/exercise you need to improve: Exercise, Denying Cravings, and my whole relationship with food in general Who do you want to look better than? Currently? Myself! LOL What can you not wait to wear when you are at goal weight or size? Sleeveless shirts, backless dresses, uhh.. bathing suits!
hat's the problem. 
I like walking, I'm trying to get into other exercises. I would love an ellyptical if I can get DH to buy me one.
