My motivation to loose 30 by Sept..
Well I really wanna loose like 45 by Nov, so when I saw this challenge it fit really well
But my motivations are, I am a tribal belly dance instructor, I think all body shapes are beautiful and conductive to belly dance and to be honest I have always been a thick , chubby, curvy girl, when I was younger I hated it and really struggled with it, but as I got older, got married , had kids, became more spiritual and hung out with larger but very happy and spiritual people I cared about my weight less and less.
Then I got into more Yoga to help with my belly dance and my opinions on health changed a bit from that, I went totally vegan, I do not look down on larger people what so ever and I still think curves are beautiful but from reading about calorie poisoning and toxic fat and things like that, my attitude changed about my own personal body, I do not judge others, everyone has their own path and has the right to their own peace with their body, but I became unpeaceful with mine is the best way to say it, well with being larger . So I was already starting to really want to make a change, On June 1st I choose to go mostly raw vegan , this came from doing alot of research and alot of meditation, I smoke cigs and tried to quit last summer when I was heavily into Yoga, I did quit for 3 months and was totally unable to lose weight no matter what I did. Alot of people might judge me on this but I will be honest it is the reason I started smoking again. Or well the biggest reason, so my plan and motivation is now, I love living raw, love yoga, love being healthy, love being a thinner dancer, I want all those things , but the smoking is not condusive to any of them, I really want to quit, BUT I want the weight off this time first. I dont want to fight both battles at once. So I set a quit date of Nov 1st, I want to have all my excess fat off by then, and maybe even a few lbs extra gone so that way if I gain just a lil bit it wont be a huge deal.
And I have some really big belly dance events in Sept and Oct I would like to be thinner for.
And its part of a over all plan for next year, I figure, loose all this weight by late fall, quit smoking, get my skin looking beautious
, get my body detoxed all winter and come out next spring to the major dance events and parties and ect all transformed
A bit like a caterpillar/butterfly thing you know?
So thats my story
I would love to hear others motivations and hopes and dreams!