That 'what inspires you' club!

Nightporter

Nightporter

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Hi! I wasn't sure where to put this...

But I really would just like to know if you would share with us who or what inspires you to lose weight. Whether it's a celebrity, friend, parent, peice of art or whatever I would really like to know what inspires you!! The more inspiration, the merrier!

-Nightporter-
 
I would say my son, and the fact that I find it hard enough to carry an extra 20 to 17 lbs and I don't want to know what it's like to carry anymore, also all the clothes I have that fit me when I am 140 lbs. :D

FEMALE

HEIGHT 5.10

SW 158 LBS
23/06 157 LBS

GOAL WEIGHT 140 OR LESS.
 
That's wonderful your son is your inspiration!

I'm 5'10'' too and I would love it if I was your weight! =-)

I can't wait to hear when you reach your goal weight =-)

-N-
 
What inspires me to lose weight? .... There are two things fighting for first place. Number one is that I want to be in control of my eating, not feel full and uncomfortable, not feel sick and fuzzy headed after too much sugar, not have that feeling of losing control and HAVING to binge. Number two is that I want to be fit and healthy for pregnancy, birth and so I can pass good habits on to my children. I'm not really sure which I would say was at the top of my list .... if I had to I would probably say the second one.
 
I want to say simply health reasons, but that isn't totally true. I don't want my health to go down as I get older (I'm still pretty young), but I have no real current health problems...but it's more about doing things I want to do. Which somewhat relates to health, but it's also social/mental.

I've msised out on so many things, all because I didn't feel comfortable doing them. I use to ride bikes constantly and do jumps and freestyle tricks. I use to love swimming, but haven't in probably 5 or 6 years. Even getting a girlfriend. I've missed out on so many times I am pretty sure I had a shot, because I couldn't see it happening because of my weight. At that weight I just couldn't see someone wanting someone my size...even though not everybody is that shallow.

I have got back into riding bikes totally. If I knew someone with their own pool I'd go swimming now comfortably at this weight. Maybe next summer I will be able to go to the public pool comfortably.

So health, social and self confidence.
 
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I'd love to say that my inspiration was to get healthier, which is true. or because I'm getting older and well I gotta start taking better care of myself, which is true.. but honest to god, my true inspiration... I wanna be HOT.. or at least think I am... It's sort of my way of thumbing my nose at every guy out there who thought I had a great personality, and i was smart and I was nice and a good person and all but -- I look how I look... :D so therefore... (this is where i need a flipping off emoticon :)

My inspiration is entirely for me... but it's also a big of revenge for every person out there who eroded my self confidence because they couldnt see past the exterior to what was inside... Screw that - what's on the inside can come out now... :)
 
1. I wanna look good in ALL my pictures n not have to throw out pics because i look fat heheh

2. To not have to worry if they have my size in that shirt

3. To have a nice physique..im not proud of my body now..but i will be

4. To attract more girls heheh :D

5. My plans are to join the US Air Force in the beginning of next yr.. i gotta start doing something with my life. i figure the air force isnt bad... 20yrs n u can retire with a pension :cool: plus for the next 20yrs i'll get free housing, i have to pay no electric or any water bills, and its an adventure.
 
This is going to sound extrememly weird, so anyone who thought I was a normal person, please skip on.

I've only ever admitted this to people very close to me, but I'm very, very scared of dying. The thought of leaving this world, early, without achieving everything I want to, scares me so much that there have been times when I've been too frightened to sleep at night. Because I thought about death so much, and thought about how unhealthy I was, I would get chest pains, feel short of breath, pangs of discomfort... whether it was a genuine health problem or just something deeper, I wanted it to stop.

That links in with a big loss my family suffered over Christmas. The person in question went swimming 3-5 times a week, taught PE, ate healthily and watched weight. Despite really looking after herself, she passed away not even reaching her 49th birthday. It does make you wonder, if someone who takes such good care of themselves can die young, then the chances are even greater for someone that doesn't look after themselves.

Other than that, I guess what's really inspiring me now is this community. I feel like I have to be more honest; it's easier to lie to yourself than to others. This is the first time I've publicly said what my weight is, and once I typed those dreaded numbers, and even said what they were in lbs, I've felt like I've got to be honest with people about other things. That's led me to be more honest with myself, and I now weigh out amounts so I know exactly how much I'm eating.

All my thanks goes to the people here. They are what inspire me, and keep me going.

Bronsk
 
My 10 pairs of size 5 jeans (too cheap to buy bigger ones) Oh and the fact that I want to live until I'm 90.
 
1. I want to get off of my medicine for high blood pressure.
2. I want my knees and feet to stop hurting all the time.
3. I want to be able to fly in a plane without having to ask for a seat belt extension.
4. I want to be able to ride horses again (I refuse to make a horse suffer by carrying my 280 pounds :( ).
5. I want to be able to sit on the ground and still be able to get back up again without someone's help.
6. I want to be able to kneel at the altar for communion again.

And my real motivation is that when I get to goal weight, I will reward myself with a trip somewhere ... maybe the Canadian Rockies ... maybe Scotland ... maybe somewhere else. But I'll be able to travel alot more comfortably than I can now!
 
Oh, my gosh, Dgillygal. When I first started coming to this site I started a list of all the reasons I wanted to lose weight. It is a living document and I keep adding to it, but check this out:

1) Not have to worry about the seat belt on a plane being too tight.
2) Ride on Roller Coasters without feeling like I am vacuum packed into the seat or god forbid can’t fit into it at all.
3) Buy clothes at any department store.
4) Go to my grave with the knowledge that I tried to keep myself alive.
5) Not be the biggest person in the room .
6) More Energy
7) Less Luggage when traveling because my clothes are smaller.
8) Less Laundry
9) Feel more comfortable in my own skin
10) So when I go to other countries I don’t stick out as a Big Fat American
11) Wear the kind of clothes I want to wear, not what some clothing designer thinks fat women should wear that are made out of the cheapest, nastiest material and cost way too much money.
12) Travel will be more comfortable.
13) When I go to the Dr. for something they can’t tell me everything is because I am fat.
14) I want to ride a horse without feeling like I am torturing it.

I'm sure we all have similar lists, but I think what really made me serious about it was a friend of mine who died this year. She was the most kind hearted person in the world, but alas her kind heart was not a good one and she suffered for many years with problems. She was very diligent about what she ate and was so careful. She was put on a list for a heart transplant and never recovered from the surgery. She didn't reject it, but the rest of her organs failed afterwards. She lived in CA and I went to see her in the hospital before she passed. I don't know if she knew I was there, but I hope she did. The site of her was horrendous. She was yellow and swollen from head to toe and shaking profusely. I thought a lot about how she lived her life and attempted to care of herself as best she could with her lovely defective heart. I also thought about how I just take for granted this heart and body of mine which as far as I know are perfectly fine except for some damage I have caused by my being so overweight I am sure. It just really made me think deeply about a lot of things, but I think it was my main inspiration.
 
Pineola, I'm really sorry about your friend. It often feels like the people that deserve it least suffer the most :(

I can totally empathise with the lists you and dgillygirl made. Especially with the aeroplane flights; I'm going on my first aeroplane flight at the end of the month, and it would be nice if I could get on and not worry about getting DVTs or feeling chrastrophobic (sp?) in my seat. Thankfully it's only a four hour flight. Next year I'm actually travelling to the States, which'll be a much longer journey. And it would be nice to do Camp America and not look like a little black-clad blob.

Bronsk
 
Big bear (((hugs))) to Pineola and Bronsk. It must be terrible to lose someone close, and it is not surprising that you are starting to ask questions about how a person's lifestyle affects their health. What a lovely tribute to those that you have cared about, to become fit, healthy and strong, and really live life to the full. I am sure that they would be extremely proud of you guys.
 
*big sqee* Thanks Mrs B :eek: I guess she is my main source of inspiration; not only did she keep fit and active, but she lived an exciting, though short life, and cared about everyone around her. She never had any enemies, and everyone who met her thought she was wonderful. She did live for the now, and I do intend to follow in her footsteps, and be just as outragous and fun as she was. I would also like to think that I could be as healthy as her too.

Sorry, bit of a ramble there.

*hugs* again, thank you.

Bronsk
 
Of course you can Bronsk, you are well on your way already. Just keep up all your hard work, and you will be there before you know it. ;)
 
Great thread and even better reasons.

Hard to add much more to the existing reasons.

The first page of my diary tells my story. Embarrassment got my train to pull out of the station.

I rationalized every thought on here that everyone has shared but failed miserably to put them in effect. I guess it takes different things to 'set it off' even tho we all know that list is long and anyone one of those reasons are reason enough to be inspired.
 
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