What makes you move forward? Health, Jeans, Wedding, ect......

What makes me more forward is: God, my family, my health, and to beable to wear a size 10 jean. 14's are in, but 12's are a little too tight.

I've always have been the yo yo dieter, and now the word diet is just a word. It means what you are going to eat daily. This is a healthy life style change for me, and when I STARTED to diet. I would always fall short.

For a year and 6 months I've been looking at this as a new way of life, and I've been dealing with the past and healing myself from the inside out.

I have to live by Let go and let God. This is the only way the weight will move. I must heal myself from the inside out.

what moves me foreward is the idea of looking in the mirror and being able to think 'wow, i love how i look' :D

I can wear a greater variety of very cute clothes! I also have more energy, better health (didn't get sick like I normally do in late August or September). Oh, and since I'm single, can't say I mind the double-takes, cat-calls, and requests for dates. But maybe it's the new, cute clothes getting the attention. *winks*

I just want to get to a point where I think I'm healthy.  In the past, I was always so worried about how I looked and scrutinize myself way too much.  I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to look skinny and hot.... but I think most importantly I just want to look back at my diet and lifestyle and have evidence that I'm treating my body as good as I can be.  It's the only body I have so I want it to be the best it can be. 

i think most of my reasons are vain but hey, i'm being real. i love being able to buy alot of cute clothes, and getting compliments from friends/family about losing weight, i love seeing the definition coming in my arms and legs (still working on my stomach, lol), feeling more comfortable about my body overall, and of course those double takes don't hurt either!

on the health tip, i like when i have more energy, i'm not out of breath after taking the stairs to get to my office every morning, not being the very last person to finish the 2 mile run in my morning pt sessions, no health problems...

yeah, my reasons are totally vain, but hey self confidence leads to less depression leads to a long happier life.

Honestly, I just want to feel confident and sexy again. To know I look good instead of having the reassurance of asking others how I look. I want the day to come where I don't have to ask or care because when I'll look in the mirror "I" will know I look damn good.

Another reason is because I have never been this big my entire life and I have many many outfits that fit my old body where when I gained the weight I could no longer where ANY of my old clothes, so I had to buy new ones and I don't have as many clothes now to parade around in..which is kind of depressing and boring. My goal is to get back into my old jeans (lord knows I have plenty with the old sizes.) Once I can put them on and zip them up with ease I know I'll be smiling for a long time.

 I'm so happy you all replied.. Vain or not. That's your reason for moving forward, and I hope to hear more.

I'm working on me, and this has been one hell of a journey for myself.

the thought of reuniting with my family and long-distance boyfriend, wanting to fit in all my cute clothes so I don't have to buy new ones, wanting to be the skinniest in my group of friends.

jeans. I want to whittle my body down.

I'm at a point now where Im starting to notice if I glance in a mirror, catch a reflection in a shop window, I go, yeah, not too bad, hehe

The effect it's having on my confidence is great.

I could almost strut down the street some days! lol

I also, like Amarienne, think it would be fun for my long distance BF to return home (a month to go) to pick me up and notice a difference.  Though he says he doesn't want me wasting away I'd love him to be blown away ;-P

Original Post by turnertower:

I'm at a point now where Im starting to notice if I glance in a mirror, catch a reflection in a shop window, I go, yeah, not too bad, hehe

The effect it's having on my confidence is great.

I could almost strut down the street some days! lol

I also, like Amarienne, think it would be fun for my long distance BF to return home (a month to go) to pick me up and notice a difference.  Though he says he doesn't want me wasting away I'd love him to be blown away ;-P

 

 LOL! I love the blown away part. I mean to see someone you haven't seen in months with a different body and shape is pretty cool...