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Nov 23, 2008 17:12

Many of us have been on this journey for a while and we have had a backslide into that not so good place. What are the things that have happened in your life that shook the cob webs away and got you back on the wagon. Was is a comment someone made. Was it a piece of clothing you found. What made you shake the dust off your running shoes and get ( Read more... )

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runninggirl77 November 23 2008, 23:20:38 UTC

Actually, it was a combination of things. I wasn't happy with my weight, but without exercise, I wasn't making any progress. Taking a look into the mirror wasn't a pleasurable experience.

Now, I've always been a bit geeky when it comes to technology. I was doing a fair bit of hiking and geocaching, using a GPSr unit. So when Bry and I were going through a Best Buy, it was natural that this sale on the Garmin Forerunner 305 would catch my eye. The previous models had always intrigued me, but this one looked really sharp...and it was a great buy. Bry and I went home, talked about it a bit...and sure enough, there was one for me under the tree two weeks later. My first run in two years was the following day. There are days when I can't find the motivation from other sources to "get out there", but sometimes the idea of trying out a new GPS function does the trick, even now. Thanks to Bry, for supporting me in this. His belief in me helps a lot.

inthistwi_light November 24 2008, 04:18:41 UTC

I knew I was putting on weight for a while and I just kind of "accepted" it at first. I thought that since my whole family is overweight or obese that it was just my destiny to be that way. When I decided to become a dietitian I felt like I had to lose weight, because who was going to trust an overweight dietitian?? I went to the dr shortly after that and saw the numbers on the scale: 172! I could not believe that I was only 28lbs away from being 200lbs! That was definitely the wake-up call. I tried to lose weight on my own, but I just kept slipping. Finally I found support in my friend Heather (bella_rugger) - she had lost some weight and knew how to work the gym, so I asked for her help and she gladly was there for me. I don't know what got me to be a runner, since I had NO interest in it whatsoever. But it has quickly become an addiction. :)

trashcan_blues November 24 2008, 07:36:07 UTC

I kind of found I was back and forth - I've been suffering with my PND for quite a long time and I found that not looking in the mirror was easy for me since all of my mirrors are above my head (doesn't help I'm so short) but once I put a mirror at my height in front of our sink it made me really realise that I needed to do something about it...

Because I have struggled so much with support, and no one being there for me - even my husband he has a hard time with it since's just as stressed with our disabled child so yeah... doesn't help, my in-laws couldn't care less... and for some reason Spring and Summer always make me feel the need to get fit - usually it's short lived - not this time, this time it's longer than I've ever done it. I'm determined to loose weight. Another thing that really made me realize is my family photos... this photo and the other one made me realize how "big" I look... even though when I'm thin I always look big because of my hips (grrrr) but that just made me go... look I need to do something about this... ( ... )

trashcan_blues November 24 2008, 07:39:23 UTC

Oh another thing too - when I initially weighed myself a long time ago it said I weighed 100kg on the scale - okay so that's 220lbs - I had a goal to keep myself UNDER 100kg at that point... then I weighed myself with another scale and found out it was 115kg for some reason my scale was kinda broken (one of those cheap ones) so that was a huge break down for me... I wasn't JUST 220lbs I was 253lbs which is a LOT... it was a horrible thing to see when I went up to America and saw that on the scale it made me go... wow I really need to do something about it...

I gained more weight since that point and now I'm loosing it instead of gaining it which is good... :-)

thegeesh November 24 2008, 22:03:17 UTC

I haven't really been at this too long, only since July. But I know a real motivator is when people notice and complement how I look like I've lost weight. Even though I know I haven't lost near as much as I'd like to, they still seem to notice a little and mention it.
It also helps when I realize I went down a jean size :)

marajade648 November 25 2008, 16:34:02 UTC

I had an easy motivator. My backslide was due to other health problems. My weight yo-yoed by not being able to eat and then being on meds that made me ravenous. I remember how good I look at my wedding and want to be there and surpass it. I think number can be motivational. My biggest shift however is instead of focusing on the weight number, is to focus on number for my run and swims. It's a way bigger goal to break 30min on my 5K than to get down to 120lbs.