For me it was a tip in Dr. Phils book. Determine realistically how much weight you want to lose. Figure two pounds a week and count out how many weeks that is going to take you. I went to my little purse calendar and did that. I figured that by the 4th of July weekend I should hit my goal weight. Then in my calendar I counted back each Saturday and wrote where my target should be on that day. So every Saturday morning I know where I should be and I write down where I am. That has been so helpful for me. I'm actually ahead of schedule because I had such a great take-off during my first week doing South Beach. So on the days or weeks that I feel that things are too slow, I can look at my calendar and say that I'm at least ahead of schedule and this is a healthy way to do this.

I finally hit the "50's" yesterday!!!!!!! It has been YEARS since I've been there! I also went to Wally World today and actually tried on pants. I also haven't done that for years. They had some cute pedal pushers and I zipped them up! I've always gone for the stretchy dark blah colors that don't have a shape or size. Not anymore! I just need to remember how this is feeling. Certainly it feels better than anything could possibly taste.


Anyway, just curious what you all do to stay, keep, get motivated.

My little blood pressure wrist cuff is my best motivator. I like seeing the lower numbers, like below 120 over 70 something. My bp started rising after I gained weight, and think that is a main cause. I really don't want to stroke out! But I find I must work at it for good health.

Bellydancing is my best motivator...I wanted to dance and not be out of breath halfway through the song, I wanted to look good in my costume, I wanted to gain the self confidence to dance in public - not just in class and I have managed to do all of that AND I have danced three times in public now

Still working on toning my arms and legs but now I have abs!

My pedometer was VERY motivating for me. I found some days I was only walking about 3 or 4 hundred steps, and I eventually worked it up to 10 000 a day.
Now, my motivator is my trainer. He's amazing. He's really kicking me into shape.

My best motivator is a black bikini that I don't quite have the confidence to wear yet.

Death! At 65 with high-ish BP and Type II diabetes and a family history of colon cancer...well, let's just say that overweight exacerbates those conditions.

The fact I'm 32 and was feeling more like 62 because I was so tired all the time. Just finally got fed up with feeling so lousy and having no energy to do anything.

Mine is that I want my sexual responses to spring back in to life. I have been so out of touch with that part of myself for the last couple of years. I want more action.

Damn, you go girl!

I want to feel comfortable in my own skin again, it was so stretched out that my buttons were about to pop!

My best motivator I think is that I want my kids to have a "good looking mom!"

Just wanted to add,

RNMOM Thanks for adding that concept from Dr. Phil.
That sounds great! I am going to do my analysist now!

Thanks

Let us know when you should reach your goal?

My greatest motivator I just found this weekend. I had been doing really well, almost a month on the diet and I slipped and had two rolls with dinner with honey butter and some chocolate cake. I woke up the next day feeling horrible, hung over almost. I never realized how awful I felt all the time could have been because of how I ate.
I used to have stomach problems and they are practically gone now and I have energy. I am starting to feel like i'm supposed to - a 23 year old not an old lady with aches and pains.

Oh, plus being able to have great sex and feel attractive will be nice when i get there.