I think I am FINALLY ready to get serious and lose all of this weight! My husband and I have decided that whoever loses a higher percent of weight will get something at the end of the month. I have been wanting to dye my hair, so i think this will keep me motivated. Anyway, what keeps you motivated!?

Races! I'm signed up for ten through October - they keep me working out/active b/c I'm always training [which also helps with food intake] and they keep me from smoking. I actually started signing up for races when I quit smoking to stay motivated and I fell in love with them!

What keeps me motivated is the inches I have lost. I think this motivates me more than the number on the scales. Since June 1st I have lost almost 4" from BOTH my hips and stomach. These are the two areas where I carry my weight so knowing the inches are going for these two areas in particular is very motivating. I know it isn't a high number of inches to lose but it is exciting for me to see and when I look at myself in a mirror, I can see the small difference those 4" have made!

At the end of this, when I reach my goal, I want to treat myself to a shopping spree and get clothes I couldn't wear before for reasons that they would make me look bigger or because they were fitted on the stomach area. I guess this is another motivator for me.

Do you have any ideas of what colour you would like to dye your hair?

There are a few things- Races are sure a good one for me as well! They keep me out training and I know that if I'm fueling my body with junk I'm not going to be able to run as long/fast/hard, so thats a big one for me, especially since I'm not trying to lose any more.
im3898 - theyre addicting arent they??
Fear is actually another one that keeps me motivated. Maybe its silly. My in-laws have more health problems than any family I've ever seen.. things like fatty liver, metabolic syndrome, aching joints/knee surgeries, tumors in the colon.... and mom and dad each tip the scales at over 300 lbs. They dont have energy to play with the grandkids, and getting up off of the couch is a struggle. I will do everything in my power to make sure that I don't suffer with the same problems that they do.

Ok this is so stupid but my motivations are dresses. I stopped wearing skirts and dresses when I was 12 because I was too fat and I decided I looked horrible in them. I even dreaded wearing them as my compulsory uniform at school. But truth to be told I loved dresses and skirts. So I always dreamed of wearing one.

Anyways when I reach 90 kg I bought my first dress and I am hooked on them ever since. ALL my summer clothes are dresses and I want to reach my final goal to wear a mini-skirt one day.

My skeleton in the closet is that a small motivation is seeing my crush's awe while I become fitter. He is my exercising buddy and he has started commenting how healthy and sexy I have become lately. Though I don't have my hopes up with him, and he is surely NOT my driving force, it's so nice seeing him stare in awe when I wear a dress girly.

Let's see...
Feeling better, calmer and less tired in general.
Feeling like I'm not totally out of control in the food department.
Seeing numbers on the scale go down (if and when they do).
Being able to do more exercise than I could the week/month before.
Seeing how much better my skin looks now!

Thanks guys! I usually give up after about 10 pounds (which I always lose FAST, and in about a week). I'm looking forward to:
Running again, fitting in my old jeans, wearing dresses, shocking family (We don't live in town) and fitting back into my wedding dress!! We want to do a "trash the dress" for our 5 year anniversary.

I'll admit one of my biggest motivators is shallow lol I want to be able to show certain people what they lost out on wasn't just a sweet girl with a pretty face but someone who can actually be hot.

Also the thought of being able to buy clothes without going to the plus section would be so wonderful because I never get to wear what I really want to.

My motivation is being so close to where I was before. It's been a longish journey, but I'm right there. 15 more lbs til a normal bmi and then 13 more til my college weight.

I'm not in this age range, but my motivation is embarrassment. It's not the only one, but I'm very embarrassed if I see someone and I've put on a visible amount of weight. Also, I before I was uncomfortable in my own skin and I had lots of heartburn. Finally, I also love dresses! I'm actually obsessed and I love having cute dresses to put on.

I like this thread! I am mostly motivated by my health. It is one of my main focuses in life because I want to have a great, long time on this earth. I am scared of getting weight related diseases and I want to try and keep them at bay.

Also, I'm working to love myself at any size. But getting thinner does make that easier. I like admiring new muscles and bones I've never seen before. Hello wrist bone!

My boyfriend actually prefers women who are larger, so appearing more sexy to him isn't a motivation. In a lot of ways that helps, because I am really not doing this for him, I am doing it only for me.

Setting goals and also races. I've done two 5ks and just signed up for a 10k at the end of September. I will probably do one or two more 5ks before the 10k gets here. Having races in the horizon keeps me going. The major goal I'm working on right now is running the 10k with little to no discomfort!

My wedding! I want it to be perfect, and I want to feel perfect! And I want to choose a dress because it suits my personality and NOT because it fits me.

Katbot, you have articulated PERFECTLY something I've really been struggling with. Someone recently commented that my "style has changed" with my weight loss. Nope, you nailed the REAL explaination.

My biggest motivation is all my clothes. I lost weight once before and went crazy on the way there buying cute tops and dresses, etc. Needless to say, I can't fit into them now so it's a constant motivation to see them hanging in my closet and even more exciting when I find I can fit into something!