Biggest Loser 8 Fall Challenge -- for losers and maintainers!

[mikamah]

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

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Mainly my son is my motivation. I want to be healthy, and teach him healthy lifestyles so I will be around for a long time. I want to be able to go hiking, and be able to breathe and keep up with him. I don't want kids to tease him because he has a fat mom.
I am also motivated by my mom. She had diabetes, was overweight, was sedemtary and had smoked, so her health problems as she aged were mostly lifestyle related. I know there is some genetics involved too, but if I can live my life as healthy as possible, I hope I will be able to age into an active senior citizen, and take my grandkids to disneyworld.
I want to feel better too. When I am exercising regularly, I have so few aches and pains, and more energy to keep up with the boy.
Right now, I also want to have some control over my life. I've had a lot of loss lately, and I remember Pllja during the summer challenge telling me, that I can't control my mom's health problems, but I can control what I do for myself, and what I eat. I lost a friend on friday, and I have not comforted myself with food, and am not planning to. Getting up in the morning and doing some exercise really does make a difference in the rest of the day.

Great question shannon.

I got up this morning and took a 3 mile walk with a friend, and then went grocery shopping. I did not buy any junk! That is a big deal for me. I know I cannot have it in the house or I will eat it when I am feeling emotional.

Hope you all have a great monday.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

The thing about the need for something sweet after every meal...I'm glad I'm not the only one. Really, thought I was odd. Soemtimes for me just candy is enough- one little roll of smarties or something works. Also sugarless gum.

Nope, you're not the only one. I usually buy extra gum but the kids make it vanish over night so I need to find a new hiding place.


What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

(In no specific order)

1. WDW - the picture I have plastered on the fridge of us at Chef Mickey's. I look gross and that was 5 years ago, I'm worse now. I hate scrapbooking my pics from WDW cause I look so bad. I hate walking through the turnstiles too.

2. My mom - she has diabetes and while it's not bad she wouldn't even need to pills if she dropped the weight. As much as I love my mom, I don't want to be like her.

3. My kids - I want to set a good example for them. DD loves to graze with me and I don't want her following my lead.

4. DH - I married an outdoor guy, we have never done anything outdoors as a family.

5. Me - I want to live my life, not watch it from the sidelines.

 

[anut4disney]

Wow some great motivations here.

I might be stealing some of ya'll motivations.

 

[jenjolt]

Happy Monday everyone!!! I was very excited this week because I reached the 10% of my weight loss milestone this weekend!! I'm very excited!!!!

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

1. To feel healthier!! I lost all this weight before and I know I can do it again and I remember what I looked like when I got married and I felt great...I want that again!

2. To get my body prepared for pregnancy...we would like to start a family in the next year. I want to be healthy and at a normal weight for myself before starting!!

3. To enjoy looking at myself in pictures again!!!!

These are my motivations for losing weight!!!!

 

[ohMom]

checking in as my Mom said she was joining us today.....AlreadyExciteGrammy???? WHERE ARE YOU???

my motivation is that my clother are too tight!

 

[jennz]

DisneyChrista - thanks for the pep talk! Yes this is a way of life and I did go and exercise today even though I didn't want to. And I'm proud of myself for doing it. I guess I'm just in the 4-week rut...time to motor through.

What motivates me? My biggest thing is my health - having energy and desire to do things and not lounging around all the time, I want to live my life, not watch it, and I want to enjoy it for a long time!! Short term motivators are getting the 5 pound clippies, clothes that were "shrunk" in the dryer that got loose again...

 

[LuvBaloo]

Right now, I also want to have some control over my life. I've had a lot of loss lately, and I remember Pllja during the summer challenge telling me, that I can't control my mom's health problems, but I can control what I do for myself, and what I eat. I lost a friend on friday, and I have not comforted myself with food, and am not planning to. Getting up in the morning and doing some exercise really does make a difference in the rest of the day.

Great question shannon.

I got up this morning and took a 3 mile walk with a friend, and then went grocery shopping. I did not buy any junk! That is a big deal for me. I know I cannot have it in the house or I will eat it when I am feeling emotional.

Hope you all have a great monday.

sorry to hear you've had another loss

Happy Monday everyone!!! I was very excited this week because I reached the 10% of my weight loss milestone this weekend!! I'm very excited!!!!

congrats on hitting 10%

checking in as my Mom said she was joining us today.....AlreadyExciteGrammy???? WHERE ARE YOU???

my motivation is that my clother are too tight!

Here's an early AlreadyExciteGrammy for when she makes it here

 

[labordefam3]

My motivation of the day is that my daughter will be 17 Friday, and not only have I not lost the "baby" weight......I've added to it.

My ultimate motivation though is I want to be healthy. I want to look at myself in the mirror and not be sad about it.

 

[sahbushka]

okay, here comes Monday's Question of the Day:

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

Great QOTD!

What got me to start losing weight was the airplane seatbelt Barely and I mean BAAAAAAAAREEELLLLLYYYYY being able to close on my flight in May. I will find out in less than 48 hours if this can still be my motivation or if I need a new one! Others are
-seats with arms
-plastic chairs
-bath towel (it would be great if it actually fit all the way around at the thigh)
-dresses (I can't wear them because I am so much smaller on top then bottom)
-my bed (I can't sleep in it because it is flat and my backside is too big)
-my kids (I want to be a good example and keep up with them)
-dh (he is going to school to become a personal trainer - I don't want women thinking they can steal him away from his fat wife)
-work (I work with a lot of youngish guys and very few women, need I say more)
-felling comfortable in my skin

Sarah

 

[steelpens]

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

I want to be healthy. I want to be able to do activities with my family without feeling embarrassed.

My niece (9) introduced me her friend the other day at the park, and the little girl whispered in my niece's ear, "Wow, she's fat." I felt awful.

I want to be excited about new clothes, not dread shopping.

I want to set a good example for my boys.

I just want to feel better all around.

 

[goldcupmom]

What motivates me?

#1 is my family history. I am the youngest of 6 & at age 48 every one of my siblings became diabetic. I've made it to 49.
#2 - to be an example &hopefully motivate my DH who had a heart attack almost 3 yrs ago at age 48.
#3 to look better in clothes & be able to find cuter clothes that fit well instead of just settling for anything that fits.

I managed to get in about 5 miles walking this morning before the dermatologist....she did 2 punch biopsies...one of a hive & another of a discolored area that looks like granuloma annulare which I had about 16 yrs ago from a reaction between a flu shot & allergy shot at the same time. They will call in about 2 weeks with results. She suspects I have the vascular type of hives as there are some areas of residual coloring where hives have been.

Allergist appt is thursday, then get stitches out next Monday.

I've been off Zyrtec since Thursday & the benadryl is making me VERY tires & hard to focus my eyes or my mind. After tomorrow 9 a.m. can't take even benadryl til after allergist. UGH!!

Can't wait til tomorrow nights show!! Have a GREAT day everyone!

 

[stitch1986]

What motivates me?


1) To have my clothes fit some are too tight.
2) To become healthier in my food choices.

Those are the MAIN 2 that keep me motivated

 

[sahbushka]

I'm so bummed! I don't think I will be seeing the premier tomorrow night! We leave early early wednesday morning (have to wake up at 4:30!) so we are all going to bed early and right after work I will be going to my meeting and doing all my last minute running around and grooming! I will have to wait for a week to watch it! Oh well, at least we are able to record it!

Sarah

 

[Colleen27]

okay, here comes Monday's Question of the Day:

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?

Wow, no easy question today, huh? I spent my walk thinking about what really motivates me, and I'm still not quite clear on the answer!

Health is a factor, of course. I have 3 wonderful, active kids to keep up with. Between the two who are old enough for activities, we have baseball, softball, soccer, dance, cheer, football, horseback riding, and swimming, and through all of that we also have a toddler running around... I need to be able to keep up!

Also, both my grandmothers died from complications of diabetes, one after 20 years of strokes, Alzheimers, and other progressively more serious ailments. Sure, she lived to 90, but not the way anyone hopes to do it, you know? I'm the first woman in 3 generations of my family not to deal with gestational diabetes, and I was borderline with my last pregnancy. The desire to avoid diabetes is a big part of my motivation.

Vanity really only enters the picture for me in one very specific way. I'm not unhappy with the way I look clothed (not because I look great, but I'm broad shouldered and gain weight evenly rather than developing specific problem areas, and I'm just not vain by nature). However, I tend to be very uncomfortable in a swimsuit and very VERY unhappy with the suits available in my size. I was a competitive swimmer in school, and it stings to have such a hard time finding a suit practical for swim-as-exercise rather than lounging by the pool. And because of that, I find myself shying away from the one form of exercise that I really and truly enjoy, which just makes the problem worse.

To be honest, DH is the biggest part of my motivation. We never had much time as a couple, just the two of us, because we met when DS11 was 1. Of course we go out without the kids and we even travel a bit without them, but our chance at the kind of couple time most couples get as newlyweds won't come until we're in our 40s/50s and the kids are grown. I want to be healthy enough to enjoy that time! Something about turning 30 really flipped that switch in my head, and I realized that I was going to have to start taking care of myself to ensure that we have many years to travel and enjoy our empty nest.

 

[Northern_Julie]

I just bought a new fridge over lunch hour. On the walk back to work I was thinking that I should see how long I keep only healthy choices in it.
I mean how often do we have a nice untouched, fridge to fill?
Okay I need to find the silver lining in the old one going on the fritz.....

 

[donac]

I just bought a new fridge over lunch hour. On the walk back to work I was thinking that I should see how long I keep only healthy choices in it.
I mean how often do we have a nice untouched, fridge to fill?
Okay I need to find the silver lining in the old one going on the fritz.....

Julie,
I bought a new fridge in April and it was nice to k eep it pretty healthy but with a dh and 2 ds's it didn't stay super healthy for long. I am still working at it and it a lot better than the old one. Good Luck

QOTD Motivation

3 years ago I lost 30 pounds and the only one who commented on it was my friend to ask if I was sick. I didn't care I felt pretty good until I went to the doctor. She still felt I needed my cholestorel and bp medication. Okay I kept it off until after Christmas when I was diagnosed with PVC's (an electrical problem of the heart). This could be fixed with a change in my bp medication so I am now on it for the rest of my life. At that point I gave up. I want to get that good feeling back.

Also a friend's husband had a stroke in April and I don't want to wish that on my husband and sons.

Great motivations so far.

Good luck everyone. I need to fix dinner.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I just did my workout -- 4.5 mi on the TM. This is an accomplishment because usually if it doesn't happen before work, it doesn't happen. Really happy I'm "recovering" from my not so good weekend. I really want to post a loss the first week, we shall see...I did just have two good losing weeks in a row, so I'm going to have to work really hard for the next few days to make it happen. So glad I have BL tomorrow night to get me kicked into high gear!

Maria

 

[LuvBaloo]

I just bought a new fridge over lunch hour. On the walk back to work I was thinking that I should see how long I keep only healthy choices in it.
I mean how often do we have a nice untouched, fridge to fill?
Okay I need to find the silver lining in the old one going on the fritz.....

great job finding a silver lining


I haven't responded to each individual responses about your motivations. I do want to say thanks again for all the honest answers. For me (and many of you) it is inspiring to read all of your answers, as it gives me more to think about for my own motivations. I am frequently thinking about why I want to lose the weight, because I have to actually WANT to do it, in order to do it.

 

[lisaviolet]

okay, here comes Monday's Question of the Day:

What motivates you on your weight loss journey?


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Quite frankly - to stop hiding in life. I have way more of an issue to be smaller than larger.

 

[lisaviolet]

Oh and for my mental health. I need to exercise regularly for that.