What Got You Motivated.....

[SKINNYISN'TME]

Hey I got an idea ensive Why don't we list what motivated you to take the first step to getting healthy? And loosing weight

I will go first........Mine is INFERTILITY, I have done 1 Invitro-fertiliztion cycle, and my Doc said I will have to get to 190 before we start again to improve my chances of conceiving :geek But I am determined to get there! He actually recommended Atkin's :nod

OK, NEXT.................

[siscaboo1512]

What motivated me is the fact i hate looking at myself. plus i am out of breath a lot and my joints hurt and i want to be more healthy. also i realized how much i really do weigh when i stepped on a scaled for the first time in years. no more denial.

[ArcadiaX]

Oh...let me count them off...

1. I saw candid pictures of myself and was alarmed at what I saw.
2. My Doctor has been hounding me about losing weight (though he wasn't able to give me a hand in telling me HOW). He's also been sending me in for tests, trying to figure out if my weight is causing any other unhealthiness. To his seeming frustration...I'm healthy as a horse, apparently.
3. My significant other is not only intelligent and witty, but also very handsome...and I couldn't understand just why he wanted to stay with ME...weighing in closer to 300 lbs than the 135 to 140 I *should* be.
4. Even though we're common-law, we do have plans to actually go through the wedding ceremony...and I didn't want to feel like a beached whale through the festivities. We haven't set a date yet, but I'd like to look good for it.
5. We've made a deal...when I get my weight down and have had some time to enjoy the benefits of being healthier and more slender, we're going to start talking seriously about having kids.
6. I want underwear that isn't made of so much lycra that it looks like it could survive a nuclear war! I want to pick pretty colours and patterns instead of being stuck with white...and not have to fight just to get the one black bra in the whole store that MIGHT fit me!

[floydgirl]

What motivated me is I had some blood work done that showed I was prediabetic. That scared the CRAP out of me. My MIL is diabetic and I see the horrors she is going through. I didn't want to live like that. Plus I am a clotheshorse, and I hated the limited choices you have when you wear plus sizes. Now I can go into any store and buy something right off the rack.

[not2late]

I come from a long line of people who all develop heart disease and diabetes by the time we are middle aged. We also have a nasty habit of dropping dead from heart attacks. That is my family curse: the legacy of heart disease, diabetes and sudden death.

I used to be a vegetarian, but I gained weight. Then I became a vegan, I didn't gain weight, but I didn't lose either. So I went back to eating "healthy" foods (ie low fat, high carb) in "moderation". Again, I didn't gain or lose, but I was hungry all the time.

I eventually found Atkins through the help of my boss (a pediatrician). I've lost 15% of my body weight, which means I've decreased my risk for heart disease and diabetes. Eventhough I have genetics working against me, I know that I found a "diet" I can stick to and that works for me. So hopefully, I will be one of the few people in my family who escapes the family curse.

[MojosRising]

What first motivated me was seeing my parents success with Atkins. I've always wanted to be thinner and healthier mainly to wear nicer clothes, but I never had the answer. When I saw them the thinnest I'd ever seen them, that's when I knew I could do something.

[Moochiecat]

Just over a year ago I had a sharp pain in my abdomen and my doctor, a specialist and a CAT scan all basically told me that they couldn't tell what was going on because of my obesity. I had some good long hard looks at myself naked to see if I could detect any lumps or anything weird, and I was forced to fully grasp what my body had become.

I talked to my doctor about this and when he didn't wave his magic wand over me, I got angry. All he did was suggest I look into Atkins, and when I blathered something about not wanting to spend $$ on a hard cover book he basically just shrugged his shoulders.

I left his office all pissy, and then I had a lightbulb moment, when I realized only *I* could do this, and part of doing it was to bite the bullet, make an investment (big deal investment...lol $9 for the paperback DANDR), do my research and just...well DO it.

So I did it. :icondance

I still have that pain, although it's very very minor now, and I've never been given an answer.

[iwillbethin]

1. Not feeling comfortable in my size 20 clothes and refusing to by anymore.
2. Not being able to run and play with my 4 year old.
3. Not feeling sexy...AT ALL!
4. Tired of saying i was gonna do it and never did!

[jdechand]

1. looking at my jelly belly tummy
2. wishing i could get through the day without a nap
3. wanting to be able to play a game of ultimate frisbee without absolutly making a fool of myself
4. to be happier!

[jamie66861]

what motivated me is that - I know I have to loose weight... i was diagnosed with cancer in august of last year and have finally gotten the all's clear phone call. so I am trying like h*** to help prevent this from happening again.

I had my cholersteral(sorry on spelling checked) and it was 139 so that is not a worry my doctor actually offered to buy my results.. lol how funny is that.

the main concern is the weight of my body - i dont preceive myself as huge I hold my weight very well however it is still a factor of needing to prevent disease so here I am.

[weiner]

1. Something just clicked.
2. Family picture. I look like a chipmonk.
3. My mother. She's 4'10, 200+, type 2 diabetic, going to die from a heart attack or stroke. Won't do anything about her weight. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT WANT TO LOOK OR BE UNHEALTHY LIKE HER!!!

[NicoleMS]

*Looking at old pics of myself and realizing how much weight I've gained. I knew I'd gained weight, but didn't realize just how much until I looked at the pics

*Attempting to buy new clothes a week ago and realizing that I'll *never* look good in a size 18.

*Basically, I just got tired of being miserable and depressed because of my weight. There's a lot of great things going on in my life right now. My son just turned 1 year old and he's so fun right now, my hubby just got a great new job, I got a promotion, we're moving into a nicer apartment in a couple of weeks and even starting to think about buying a house in the very near future. I should really be excited and happy, but I'm not because I obsess about my weight constantly and I don't want to do it anymore. It's amazing how something like being overweight can ruin a person's outlook on life. I realized *finally* (after numerous attempts at this) that I'm the only one that can change things. So..I am!! Attempt #94157548 on induction....5 days in and haven't cheated once. I think...no...I KNOW that I'm going to do it this time.

[Lori41]

My skinny little sister who can anything she wants took a picture of my at the beach without me knowing in the most horrible position and then showed it to everyone in our family at a family gathering before showing it to me because she knew I would rip it up which I did


I was really embarrassed

[Tom E]

I have always wanted a good looking girl friend. So I have to lose weight to get one.

[Kent]

Mine was the out of breath that I was after a small flight of stairs, and the fact I had a successful sibling who had lost 65 pounds by then on the diet. Medical problems have remarkable way to wake a person up to the state their body is in, and prompt you to change it.