Eight TINY pounds of motivation......
 

So yesterday I held this itty bitty teeny tiny 8 pound baby girl.......

All I could think was I want one but I cant!

I had an uber difficult delivery with DS that left me infected and a mess of issues. I have a chronic auto immune disease too.
Getting pregnant again for me is risky but delivering at this weight is deadly.
So, yesterday while holding my cousins new baby girl all I could think was if I were thinner Id risk it.

So, today Im on plan. Not for a new baby, not for my husband or my son, BUT because *I* want to not ever let my weight control what I can or can not have out of life.


Soooo many things I want out of life are controlled/limited/stopped by my weight. Im tired of it!

I want my mojo back! Thanks to the OP of that thread by the way!

I want to run up and down the hill with my son without being winded.

I want to stop being in pain every day which may never happen given my disease but Im sure taking a 100lbs off my body wouldnt hurt the cause.

Ive been slacking a LOT lately. Its done. Its time. Im ready!

Its frustrating because I can be 100% on plan and only lose 1.2 lbs in a month but thats ok if I keep at it I will be healthier and stronger and eventualy thinner.

I guess I just needed to commit my thoughts in writing. :dizzy:

Brilliant.

With that attitude, you Will do it.

Thank you!!

Rock on sister! We can do this!

Any chance you can hold this baby on a regular basis for motivation? ;) One day you will have to tell this little girl how she helped you take control of your life.

I love your post! You have a really great attitude I wish you lots of luck. You can do it! :hug:

I so know what you mean. My baby niece and nephew give me such motivation everytime I see them. I want to have a baby of my own so so badly. But I know that I need to sort out my life and get healthy before I can try.

Hey keep posting back here! I love your motivation! :)

~ tea

Thanks everyone! Its been a bumpy week! Lots of ups and downs.

Dont get me wrong my son is a lot motivation and I love him dearly but sometimes it takes seeing something you CANT have to make it click. And I may never have another baby even if I lose the weight. But Im so tired of it being an excuse for everything and being an obstacle for every part of my life.


I have such emotional eating issues its hard to get past them but I need to stay motivated!

I know how you feel as far as the emo eating goes. Even men go through it! Keep rocking on though!

i have said it before but i will say it again-- it never ceases to amaze me what gets a person going again or starts a person out. it seems to me to be the smallest things. for me it was when DH and i where dating and we would go for walks in between our classes and the weight loss was just a "side effect" at the time. well i started getting compliments and i started to feel better about myself.