I was spitballing with a fellow YouTube Weight Loss Community member about the motivations and reasons behind our desire to lose the weight. While some may sound selfish, there are others complementing them which are completely unselfish. While some seem illogical and stupid, there are plenty others that make complete sense.
I feel that you need a variety of motivators in your journey to keep you looking where you need to look. If you only had one reason to hang your hat on, it may be easier to eventually put it on the back burner because it's "only that one reason" and go back to your semi-destructive habits. But if you're constantly reminded of your motivators, it's hard to shake off the feeling and ditch your goals.
So that being said, here is a list of some of the motivators and goals that I have corresponding to my weight loss:
- To gain self-confidence
- To have to buy all new clothes
- To dress in nice clothes rather than big jeans and sweatshirts
- To run a marathon
- To look (and feel) good
- To not have to worry about genetic heart disease
- To live a healthy and active lifestyle
- To be able to have a story I can share to inspire others
- To be able to say "I did it!"
- To attempt some level of triathlon
- To feel comfortable and have fun playing team sports again
- I'll add more as I think of them
What are YOUR reasons for your goals? And your goals definitely don't have to be just to lose weight - I mean ANYTHING!
2 comments:
great post Jordan I may have to think about this and post something on my blog later in the week will think about this some. good points have been made.
I know it sounds crazy, but i think that if i run enough, i will just never get huntington's disease like my dad did. Like the disease will be like, "god, this girl runs marathons, its just too much work to take her down. lets give up." I know thats crazy (and completely medically false) but it keeps me going!!
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