Who or what motivate you the most.

Hi all,

 I know i have a good team of helpers. I got this site and my family. But i have one person who i never thought would motivate me the most. My boy friend. He tells me all the time now that i am triming on down. I look great.

I think it's  good to hear that from him. My mom she is a good one too. She always tell me. You got room in them jeans now. You look good. Keep up the good work. My father has even started to bring in low fat treats to keep me on track. He always say. Pooh can you have this.. Daddy is always trying to find me the best fat free snack with low fat or no fat at all.

My mom is always looking for the best sugar free pies for me. They all motivate me so much. My kids are Number 1 on the team. They always say. MOMMY. Your tummy is gone. Mommy your butt isn't that big no more. Mommy we are happy for you. We love you..

I have a great team. Tell me about yours.

Starting weight 215 1-2-06

Now weight 190 3-20-06. I been holding this number for a few days. Now it is time to push for 185... :0)

Lynn....

i honestly have to say, besides my hubby, you guys are it as far as support goes.. most of my friends either don't know what i'm doing or if they do know they just change the subject or say something about the salad in front of me.  that's why i'm here.. i need to hear (read haha) those encouraging remarks to get the strength to carry on.. i know for a fact that without this site i would have quit a month ago..

starting weight 324 (1/17/06)
current weight 286 (as of last wednesday)

I definately have to say my biggest motivation is my daughter, I want to be healthy for her and be able to keep up with her.   My family is going to South Padre, Tx in November so that also keeps me going.   I haven't wore a bathing suit in probaby 6 years and I know I'm going to have to. :)

Starting weight 260 (May, 2005)

Current weight 197

Ok - this is going to sound awful.

Me.  I am my motivation.  I mean, I want to be healthy for my children, but I know they will love me either way.  My husband met and married me when I was heavier, so it's not about him.  In fact, I get more annoyed by him the thinner I get!  My mom is heavy, and a very, very negative person, so her opinion doesn't matter much to me.

My friends don't care.  They like it when I make good food and they get to eat it, but they don't care about what I look like, unless it means we can't go to a particular restaurant.

It's me.  I want to look good.  I want to feel good.  I want to be one of those moms on the beach with their kids who get looked at by other people and think "man - look at her - and she had kids???"

My husband has been a huge help in keeping me motivated.  He's been super thoughtful and has gone out of his way to try to find things for me as treats that still fall into my calorie limits.  He's now addicted to reading packages and has now decided pickles make the perfect snack becuse they're only 3 calories for 2.  On my bad days he cheers me up and stops me from eating things I shouldn't.

My mum (who is a tiny little thing) has actually been very supportive which is a change from the past where I could never meet her expectations for me.  She's even complimented me which is super rare for her.

Honestly, no one really cares about me and my diet and health. I'm very lucky to have people in my life that love me for who I am. They all basically are supportive, but say that I don't need to change. I'm doing this for myself. My motivation? My mirror! :)

cheatingirl & ssndl, I am the same as you are, I am my best support, but of course, this site is the last little bit of support and motivation because of everybody here and because of the tools to help keep me on track.  My family and bf all love me no matter what, so I am doing this for me.

Hi all. I am so glad you all posted here.

Obsidyan, Girl you work it. Good job on the weight loss. you go girl. :0)

Grissy~ Girl Keep up the good work. You have it all together.

Cheatingirl^ You got it going on. You will be on the beach looking good. You will be like. yeah i know i look good.. Come on kids let's hit some waves. Good job.

Avantslot> You got a great hubby. Tell him he rocks. I like that he is a big part of your weight loss. That is so good. My boyfriend always make sure I don't over eat the wrong foods. When we go out. He always remind me of my goal. To lose weight and to keep it off. He said, don't forget. You are looking good. Keep up the good work before i order anything. I like that small reminder voice that he gives me. Good job on your weight loss. You go girl.

Ssnd, You are right. You are number 1. I don't blame you at all for being your own motivation. I am still my number 1 weight loss fan. I feel i can make any thing happen with this site. You go girl.. Keep up the good work.

Cgigowski* You got it going on. You are so right about being your own motivation. You and Ssnd rock. You keep up the good work.

I am so glad you all posted them posting. It makes me feel good to see that you all got it together. I know with out you guys and my family, i would still be over weight. But i am losing it one day at a time. I take all of them posting you all post and i put each and every one of them i read to good use. Thanks to you all.

I think the things that obsidyan post makes me work hard the most. She is one of the people i cheer for the most. I like the way she stay focus. I like the way she post her feeling. I think you rock. I know if you can fight as hard as you do. I know i can fight that hard along the side of you.

You all are really great. Thanks for being my friends. You all are great.. Number 1 in my book..

Good luck to you all.

Lynn

lynn- thank you!  that was so nice of you to say.. i just go with what i'm feeling at the moment.. :)  sometimes up sometimes down.. but always working towards the goal.. together gals and guys.. we can do this!  :) 

My friend Yvonne is my motivator! she's the one that tells me everyday how beautiful I am.

Tarar, That is so good.. Every one has help along the way. We all need to hear something special for that day. That is nice.

Obsidyan, You are a good person. I think your feelings are good. And i am so glad that you post them I think about a lot of the things i want to post. And i try to post the happy ones. I like your drive your spirit. YOU will do this. And I can't see you. But you look good in spirit today and every day..

Lynn

LoL cheatin-I wanna be an 'alright Mom!' too. ^_^

I want to finally look the way I feel inside.

Hey Choco.... remember the hot mom in American Pie?  That's me!  (Well, someday....)  Wait - without the whole seducing the high school kid thing...

it is hard to say what motivates me the most. I want to be here for my kids. I want to be here for my husband. I know was just tired of being tired all the time. i was tired of having no energy or sex drive. I have losed 45 pounds so far i feel better and the sex drive is coming back.

starting weight 12/05 210

as of 3/18 165

Lynn... and everyone... my friend Yvonne always says... when you lose another whatever... we'll go shopping... & she's going to take me to LA when it's all gone! She lived there for a couple years. Plus she works in the fashion industry - mag. advertising - so she knows all the best places so it'll be a great time for sure!

SHe's one of those super thin and gorgeous women that's totally independant and all that. She was 'big' when she was younger so she totally understands everything I'm going through! And that helps.

I am doing this for me also - like cheatin girl I too have the "Beach Fantasy".  Perhaps my mother is motivating me somewhat - but not really in a positive way - I just want to show up at her door all thin and athletic and say, "HA!!  Look at me now Mom!!" But that is another long sad story and I refuse to be beaten down by negative energy!!  My boyfriend is supportive about the working out and is trying to cook lighter type food.  I just know that I will be more happy when I look at myself naked and don't say to myself "Oh my gosh, what has happened to you!!" :)

hi

good post. I am doing this so i can look and feel my best, permanently. I no longer want to wake up with no energy. I no longer want to carry this 'fat bag' around my waist. I no longer want to eat 'confort' food as a way to deal with life. I want to be free, fit healthy.

I want to go buy clothes that FIT me and I look good in them. I want to be able to run a mile. I want to live past 50.

my start weight is 175 and i am 172 after 3 weeks.

goal is 148.

p.s. my wife was 180 when i married her. She is the most beautiful woman i can ever hope to meet. When she hits her target weight of 123 -it aint gonna hurt our love life any. ........

My health is my best motivator.

At 350 pounds....I couldn't hardly walk or breathe.

I couldn't travel with my husband or children.

I couldn't drive, shop, and barely able to take care of my personal needs.

Now, I drive, shop, travel, walk.....and praise God for all of it.....

to continue my self improvement....I must continue with this new life style change.

Hi all.... Here i am again.

Tom~ You are going to get to your goal weight. You just keep up the good work. You got a good woman on your team. Your wife. She is all you will ever need.. Love that.. Respect that bond and relationship you have with you wife. You will lose that weight. And live for your family a longer happier life.. I think you are on the right road.. Good luck to you and your weight loss.

Betterbe, Girl you are doing it. You are going to look so good when you lose all your weight. You are doing it for the right people. Most of all for your self. I wish you nothing but the best of luck on your weight loss..

Good luck to all of you..

Lynn

My motivation is my belly. I want it to stop touching my thighs when I sit down. Silly...but true. I am tired of being the pretty girl with a fat body...or worse a pretty girl with a thin face with a fat body. If I take a picture of my head you would NEVER guess that that girl is carrying a 250 pound body. I HATE it. My motivation is my ability to do this myself. Without the aid of Atkins, dexatrim or other crazy gimmicks. My motivation is to do this and succeed at keeping it off for life. My motivation is to be able to teach my future children the value of nutrition. My motivation is to not medicate myself with food. To replace food with dancing, laughing, crying and just loving me and the world that I am in.

Start weight 265 3/07/2006

Current weight 252 3/21/2006

Interesting responses so far.

I find this site motivating just by the fact that it exists - every time I come here, I'm reminded of the goal and reminded of how to get there.  It's a very practical and real motivation, even though I have never met anyone here, and it's quite likely I never will.

Other people are my family, who have been supportive of me - they were in general not happy with my weight when it seemed to be getting out of control, and told me so.  Now, they're proud that I've dropped weight and am taking on a healthy lifestyle.  Most of my friends take the line 'I didn't realise you needed to lose weight!' when I tell them, which I know is meant in a nice way, but I'm not sure how it makes me feel.  If I dwell on it, it's not a good thing to think about - makes me feel like there's no point to what I'm doing.  However, I just have to look at my stomach to remember where I'm heading and why.

Of course, the overall motivation came from myself.  It was caused by such strange things as being told that it looked like I had lost weight, when I knew that I hadn't (you know those sort of comments).  I used that as a motivator, as I felt like I was being given a compliment without earning it, and I wanted to earn it properly.  I also use the weight I've lost so far to motivate me to lose more and reach my goal - it's nice to lose even 3 or 5 pounds, and I've been able to lose about 22, which is roughly half of my goal, and I can now visualise myself at my target weight, which I couldn't do when I started to lose weight.