I was thinking as I started reading your hub -- at the beginning where it says,

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   Pamela Kinnaird Wposted 15 years ago

   I was thinking as I started reading your hub -- at the beginning where it says, "To lose weight,...
   
   you have to ...."  I thought you were going to say  "...be motivated."   If ever you come across good advice in a book or think it up yourself, please feel free to share -- even if it's a year from now -- how do we get MOTIVATED?   It used to be easier when I was younger.

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   mdcoolposted 15 years ago

   Be thinking about it. Maintaining your weight takes effort. ... If you feel like you need to lose weight, do research, be proactive about it ... Forum Post: Hi there, I started my weight loss back in January this year when I hit 385lbs. .... Just speculating here, because your hub was food for thought, so to speak. .

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   Joni Douglasposted 15 years ago

   Hello Pamela, I have thought about this since the day you asked the question.  I think every one's motivation is unique to them.  For me, it was being unhappy with the way I looked.  Not as simple as that really though.  When I was younger, I was defined as tall and skinny.  I had pride in that description.  So, when I wasn't skinny anymore, I needed a new definition.  I found it in motherhood.  Now that the kids are grown, I found I needed another description.  I found that too.  The best motivation for me was for me to always try to be my best. Being sort of a control freak, I couldn't let a thing like added weight have any control over me.  Let's face it, how you look affects how you feel.  I don't want to feel overweight.  I want to feel good and to look good, for myself and for my husband. I still have work to do because I do not like the little mommy tummy that I still have after all of these years.   
   If and when it becomes important enough for you to do, the motivation to do it will be there, assuming that there isn't a health or other issue involved. Our lives are ordered by priorities, when losing weight becomes a top priority, you'll get it done.
   I wish I had a better answer for you, a formula that was sure to work.  But that is why there are so many special diet plans out there, because they all don't work on everyone.  Everyone is unique and we all have our own bridges to cross.

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   wedding speechesposted 14 years ago

   I think there has to be a strong motivation to do it or else you'll easily quit. For losing weight you have to ask why you want to do it. For your kids? To get healthier? To lower blood pressure? Doctor said you're doing to die if you don't lose weight?
   
   The motivation can't just be I want to lose weight. It's too general. It has to be more specific.

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