There are so many things that can motivate us in our attempt to lose weight and become healthy. Not only the obvious motivators like health and longer life but smaller things like not letting someone down or trying to fit into that bridesmaids dress in a few months and looking hot while doing it

 

Just tonight Heather told me that she was having a hard time yesterday. She was in a "munchie" mood and wanted to eat whatever she could find in the house. Then she thought about the million pound challenge and that not only was she letting herself down by her over-eating but she was letting me down to as her partner in this challenge. Now we both know this won't be easy and we will both have our "days" but knowing that we are in it together somehow makes it easier and also pushes to do even better than we would if we were only doing this for ourselves.

 

My motivation is a wedding I will be in on March 29th of this year. My little cousin is getting married and I am a bridesmaid. Of course my cousin is about 5'4 and a size 2 so when she picked the bridesmaids dresses she probably didn't even think about the fact that a few of her attendents are a bit bigger than she is. In my case, a LOT bigger. So to my dismay, she chose a sleeveless dress  The dress is very pretty and at least she chose black! So, I am now determined to make the most of it and look as good as I possibly can in that dress. The long time love of my life - the one that never quite happened will be at this wedding. I have long since realized that I deserve better than him but it sure would be nice to see his jaw drop when I walk down the aisle. So, I actually started my weightloss journey back in July and today I am down 42 pounds since then! I have recently begun to lose more weight at a bit quicker pace because of the new program I am on. So in the past three and a half weeks alone, I have lost 17 pounds! Things are looking good and that dress that I ordered just a month ago is already a little too big and will need to be taken in!

 

So, I guess I just want to say that motivation is the key. There are many things that motivate us but the more things we have in life to motivate us (family, friends, health, weddings) the more likely we are to really stick with this and make our dreams come true. This journey will be a life long journey and I am lucky enough to be able to share this journey the rest of my life with my sister and best friend. We know it won't be easy. We know we will sometimes stumble but we also know the other will always be there to help us back on our feet.

 

Good luck in this journey friends, may you find the support and motivation to keep you going the rest of your life!