To those of you who've lost weight, what motivated you? I could drop about 60 pounds. I don't...

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To those of you who've lost weight, what motivated you?

I could drop about 60 pounds. I don't hate my body but it'd be nice to be smaller. However I apparently don't hate myself enough to actively lose weight. I need a motivator and have none. Where did you get yours from?

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Visaic · 31-35, M

Kung Fu helped me get in shape. Always wanted to be like Jet Li or some of the newer action stars. Hard to throw powerful punches when your traps are weak and your obliques are flabby though, so I toned up.

goagainsttheflow · 26-30, F

I started to gain weight when all I ate was junk food all day, every day and I wanted to look cool in thigh high socks(I saw them on another person and they looked pretty cool on her). I was average-sized, but I obviously wasn't in shape. I didn't like my puffy stomach and my thighs grew from my unhealthy eating habits (with cellulite!). This, and I was always drained. So now that I'm to my ideal size, I never worry if something ever looks bad on me and I have so much energy now. I like eating healthy food, whereas before healthy things tasted dull to me. I still exercise but now to see how far I can push it, not to lose weight.

PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F

I decided I needed to get healthier. In Dec of 2015, I was 350 lbs. I am 220 now. Besides getting healthier, I have OA, and I know that the extra weight on my joints wasn't helping any, so I got after it and am doing what I have to. Plus, hating yourself isn't the way to go about it. You just have to make up your mind and then do it. No excuses, no self hate, just do what you have to do to be the best you that you can be.

Lucifette · 36-40, F

Haven't gotten to that point yet apparently. Congrats on your weight loss. They say the first 2 weeks is the hardest. Is that true? I've never really made it past that..

PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F

@Lucifette: It is...that's how it is getting used to any habit though, but once you acquire the habit, it pays off big time. I used to not like walking. Now I enjoy it because of the interesting things I see.

PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F

Also, I like to listen to music when I walk, and even though I'm a fairly quick walker most days, it still takes a little more time to get there than in a car which means I get to listen to music more. It's a win-win situation all around.

getmeouttahere · 36-40, F

I wanted to be irresistible to my husband. It worked btw 😜

SW-User

Cancer runs in my family and I don't want it.

PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F

Same here. Anyone type? With us, it could be anything. Melanoma, colon-rectal, leukemia, you name it. Cancer is the nastiest six letter word I know. It to me, is worse than the f word.

HypnoChode · 46-50, M

Try to focus on being healthy rather than the numbers (weight, dress size, etc.).
When you feel better, you'll love and accept your body a whole lot more too.

Lucifette · 36-40, F

Wanna know what's bad? I don't really care to be "healthy." I just want to be smaller. Once I lose the weight I will maintain it with mild exercise and not indulging as much but won't turn into a health guru.

getmeouttahere · 36-40, F

Good tips. I turned watching the number on the scale go down into a game, that's what worked for me. We're all different! But being healthy and feeling better is important too and the number game doesn't work for everyone.

taintedprincess · 46-50, F

Drugs help

PeanutsauntieP1982 · 41-45, F

Not in the long run they don't. Plus, coming from a drug infested town in the southwest, I can tell when someone's lost weight due to drugs, versus naturally or with surgery., To me it's not an attractive look.

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