Chillen, your childhood issues obviously still affect you greatly, why don't you go and see a psychiatrist?

Being embaressed, high cholesterol and BP.

But most important is to be able to play with my children when we have them. To be able to go out into the yard and play catch, teach them how to ride a bike, how to swim, and how to grow up to be fine adults.

Also, my girlfriend. She has PCOS and is border line diabetic, so I want to also help her get in shape so that we can one day have a healthy happy baby and so we can live a long happy life together.

To be able to tell people..."Told ya so "

Perhaps become involved in martial arts.

Motivation for me was a problem and I needed to really seek it out.

But my motivations are:

-Music
-Results
-Added self confidence
-Looking and feeling great
-Acheivement
-This forum
-Co-workers, friends, family members and others congratulating me for my results.
-Girls, duh.
-My course with ISSA...after learning what *ALL* the benits actualy are...you really have no reason to NOT workout and watch what you eat.

There are plenty more motivations for me...but you get the picture


buh bye



Eric

Amazing! Chillen

as some have posted i was teased as a child and bullied probably more than most but thats not the worst of all. when i was little my father was a violent alcoholic and for about 5 years my mother would leave me home with him and take off because she couldnt handle the situation. inevitably I turned to food for comfort and would lock myself in my room and play video games and eat junk foof for hours because I was afraid to leave. Although by the time I was 10 my mother got a divorce the comfort food brought never ended and still hasnt to this day. I dont think there was 1 single thing that motivated me over anything else but senior year of high school at my peak weight of 285lbs, it all started with the decision to just simply stop drinking pop and I lost about 30 pounds even without excercise. As a child I never tried at anything just because of a lack of confidence. i got mediocre grades and never really tried at any sports. I still sort of suffer through periods of depression but I use workin out as a way out. Now I workout everyday cardio 7 days a week and lift 4 and ive gotten my 5mile time to about 27min( my original goal was a half hour). Chillens right about confidence because something hit me in my senior year that I cant really explain, but I finally decided to give some effort. Now i weigh 180lbs and am about to enter my senior year of college. The year after I will be attending medical school of the university of pennyslavania all because of one decision. My biggest hope is that me sharing my story with others will be the eclipse of a turning point in their lives as well ad to let them know that no matter what background with a little effort you can achieve anything.

Sorry for your childhood.

You say you run 7 days a week and "lift 4"...

I admire your courage for that but...you need rest..your body will tire and fatigue if it doesnt have rest inbetween work outs..

i dont run everyday only on the days i dont lift but i do some sort of cardio everyday I switch it up all the time i used to run everyday but i kinda developed a runners body not really my goal, as for the rest day the only time i get tired is after i lift but since i work on a different part of body every week it has time to rest as for the other cardio i dont ever get tired i just like doin, if i had the time i could spend the whole day in the gym hahaha. i took a weekend off couple of weeks ago but it didnt make a difference so I just thought well i might as well do cardio everyday if its what i like my muscles just seem to heal fast but i have a real good diet thanks to everyone on the forum so that might be why

I just think about all the benefits from my exercise/healthier diet-- stronger bones, possibility I wont have to go to the doctor so often if I gain some weight and show them I'm developing good habits, and overall improved health. Plus, I like the idea of being able to run/bike. I might need to start riding my bike instead of driving with the way gas prices are >.< . Lastly, can't forget the abs. I do want some abs.

Keep working buddy, 11 hours a week of exercise wont kill you. Amazing how much we think we shouldnt do.

I purely started training because my husband did so it was nice to share the hobby. As i saw the results my reasons changed and i loved having a challenge. Trying to see what i could do next. What results I could get. Now its my way of life and I cant imagine not training!!!

Have always been petite most of my life but mid 20's and sedentary lifestyle lead to slowly gaining weight..cannot stand the "extras" on me especially after having a kid so instead of procrastinating, I'm Finally doing something about it. Also want to be fitter now, in my 40's and throughout than I ever was before.

Well mainly I want to be really healthy and fit when i'm older. Someone said earlier in the thread that i am young, this is my time to be fit, this is my prime, I want it to be the best it can be. That's basically it for me. I am only 18 and I am a little overweight and it really affects my confidence. I want to show my friends and family that I CAN do it. I'm not just some overweight shy person. i have the chance now to change myself so I have 2 options, I can keep going the way i'm going and end up like my older sister and mum who are going to struggle so much when they finally decide to lose weight, especially my mum who would have so much skin and everything left over, or I could change things now and be happy and healthy for the rest of my life and have an awesome '20s'.

I want to see people from primary school etc at christmas celebrations and for them to be like "wow, you look fantastic!".

I want to be really strong and fit to play basketball which I love and would love so much more if I could run easier for the whole 40 mins.

I want to look really good :P

But yeah basically I just love the feeling of being able to complete a workout and I love the burn and I LOVE sore muscles and I love showing people what I'm made of.