What is motivating you all this week?

[JUSTKITTY]

Morning!

I've woken up early for a Sunday and I ca't get back to sleep. My WI is at 11am today and whilst pondering my weightloss (i estimate 1-2lbs) I started to thinking about what inspires me to keep going and not cheat. I wonder what is inspiring you to keep going and stick 100%?

Here is my list this morning of things I have learned and things that inspire:

1 - Having read your diaries and posts it seems that it really is true that the whole week counts and just slipping up a little can have a big effect on the scales

2 - Pride that I have now done this diet for four weeks straight and achieved 15lb loss in three weeks

3 - Seeing that others peoples journeys seem longer than mine yet they don't moan as much if at all

4 - How unhappy I was a month ago

5 - Putting on my PJ's and them not being skin tight on my bottom and boobs

6 - My 6 week old size 16 jeans now loose enough to pull down if i so wished

7 - My husband calling me skinny (not that he ever called me fat)

8 - That falling off the wagon for a small moment does not have to mean the end

9 - By doing this extreme diet, I'm proving to myself I can take control of what I eat

10 - I have 'met' so many wonderful people on this forum who are like minded in the same goal and never judge

11 - My skin is so much clearer with all the water I am drinking

12 - seeing my collar bone

13 - I want to be blessed with a child and that will involve weight gain. If I start off healthy first, it won't be such a battle later.

Today is my sisters birthday party with all our family and some friends so this is more challenging than the family meal out tomorrow. I will be nagged, digged at and maybe questioned to death. But I still know that whatever is said, no matter how low I might begin to feel, I am in control of how I react and I am doing this for me and not anybody else.

I used to buy my husband food treats to show him I love him, a box of chocolates for my parents. But I realise now I am re-inforcing my false beliefs. Food does not equal happiness and eating food becuase someone gives it to you will not make you happy. I can show people I love them in other ways.

Surely people should be happier that you are happy becuase you are losing weight, than offended becuase you say no to a meal out or to having a cake.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble but sometimes it is good to reflect on ourselves xxxxx

 

[onefatmama]

Hi,

I've been up early too, although could have slept for hours more, but my 3 young children had other plans

This diet is the hardest one I've done, but it's the only one that has given good results

What motivated me the first ever time I did cd, was the desire to have another and final baby. we had been trying a few years on and off, but nothing happened, and I knew my weight wasn't helping (8 stone overweight)

After a few months on cd i fell pregnant with a little girl, but she wasn't meant for this earth:cry: I started cd again a few months after the loss and started to lose more weight, then to my joy and surprise I fell pregnant again with another little girl. she's 2 yrs old now

I'm now back on ss to shift all the weight again and what motivates me now are things like wanting to take my children swimming or fitting onto a fairground round and to have a better sex life with dh and to just feel like a normal, happy, confident and healthy women.

ofm x

 

[AmyE]

What motivated me to do this diet was that I am going to see a consultant about surgary, and I wanted to lose as much weight as possible (I had planned on being at least 12 stone before I saw him, but the appointments come through alot sooner then I thought it would) and that breast cancer is probably genetic in my family, and being overweight is a risk factor so I want rid of the extra weight

but I'm now in a size 18 (16 in maxi dresses but they are loose lol) and I have gone down from origionally a size 22. (20-18 when i started CD)

and long term - I want to be 11 stone (maybe 10 stone will see how I feel) when I start university in march.

 

[X_Tasha_X]

Humm i have a few things that have motivated me to do CD.

1. I really want to go see my mother in Cyprus next April and be lovely and slim and for her to be so shocked haha.

2. I want Andreas family to see me nice and slim when i go see them at Christmas so i feel alot better about myself and more confident because i feel like they dont like to because of my weight and i feel they think i aint good enough for him. I really want to become a part of his family and for them to accept me more.

3. I want to fit into nice clothes and look amazing and for andreas to not be able to take his eyes off me .

4. One day i want to get married and have children, i dont want to be a fat bride and i very much doubt i would be balt to get pregs at this weight.

5. Things i cant do and i want to do
- swimming
-horse riding
-go on rides at fun fair
- wear sexy knickers and bras for OH (haha sorry if tmi)
-fit in a plane seat
-wear a bkini on holiday

I also am training to become a driving instructor and i dont want to be a fat lass in the passenger seat trying to move my leg over so they can change gear so thats a big motivation too.

Humm this list i think is really gonna help me get through today thank you xxx

 

[beinggood]

great thread even if you were up early this morning - teehee

my motivation

1. wear bikinis on my holidays and not hide under a sarong
2. go swimming in the local pool and not worry about who might be in the pool and know me .... I would just die from embarrasment
3. pretty clothes ..... I really want to wear all thos lovely tops that are in fashion just now. I am almost 40 I so need to look good and not frumpy.
4. my kids ... I want to enjoy them and not be fat and restricted.
5. I think I might want another baby ... I think I do and I want to be one of those skinny birds with a cute bump!

 

[JessicaPink]

Morning

What a great thread!!
hmm lots of things motivating me but my main ones are:

1. My sister's wedding on a cruise - July 2011 with both sisters being very slim - size 8-10 amongst other family members!

2. To feel comfortable and confident enough to try out pole dancing & really impress my fiancé!

3. To finally be happy being 'me'.

4. To be fit and healthy for when we are ready to try for a baby.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[MrsN]

Great thread.
I find that although I have lots to motivate me that sometimes the pull of food is stronger than those things - why is that?

At the moment my gorgeous 10month old is motivating me - I dont want him to have a fat Mummy. I want to be healthy for him and for my life expectancy to lengthen.
I want another baby. My pregnancy was horrendous - a lot of it down to my weight and I dont want to experience that again. At 9 months I didn't look pregnant - just fatter. Next time I just want the baby bump.
Skinny Jeans!!! I bought 2 pairs of size 16s (was 20/22) and one pair now fits the other does up but is very tight and my belly has to hang over the top. i try them on every week!!!