What motivated me to lose weight? It all started when I stepped on my friend's scale one day and saw that it actually read 190 lbs. Then, directly after, I started taking a better look at current photos. I couldn't believe how much weight I had gained in the few years I had been out of high school. It had been about four years at that point. After going through the visual things I decided to do a little experiment. I went for a jog, which I hadn't done in a while, and I got worn out so fast. I was huffin' and puffin' and could hardly even walk up a darn hill let alone run on a flat surface for long. Putting all this together I started on my way to healthy living.
A huge motivation for me was watching a show on Bravo called Workout. It's based not to far from where I live so I could identify with the setting easily. The trainers on that show made working out look fun, and made health a bigger issue then some silly commerical selling sex appeal. Now I'm not going to lie, another motivation for me is I want to look better for a potential love interest. It's hard going to clubs and such and feeling you look like a big whale. I know I shouldn't think that way about myself, but it tends to just happen.
One more motivation for me other than health and looking better is I want to be able to motivate others in the future. I want people to see me and realize they can do it too! Having the knowledge of going from large to small will also help me connect with people who are struggling with weight issues. I won't just be some thin person speaking about things they've never experienced, I'll have been a large woman who was able to change her life around for the better.
