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Originally Posted by DevilGirl

A large part of it is caring about your health. Diabetes is a serious issue that is often weight related. Heart problems are weight related. As are a lot of other very severe issues. Granted, these issues can and do occur in any aspect of the population, skinny, fat, and in-between. But there are often higher occurrences in the overweight category.

For me to be/stay motivated, I think of my grandfather (RIP) and my uncle who both have diabetes, late onset. For my uncle, it was weight related. I don't recall as to my grandfather. But since they are both on my father's side of the family, it concerns me.

The fact that I have had other health issues due to my extra weight (bad knees and other joints, back pain, etc) has inspired me to at least try and live healthier. I have a very sedentary lifestyle. I commute approximately 5 hours a day, sit at a desk for 8.5 hours, and when I get home, I'm usually sacked out in front of the TV or trying to get work done for school.

My boyfriend and I did join a gym. We try to go at least 3-4 times a week. Working out anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours, depending on our schedule. That and eating a little healthier has helped me to loose about 3lbs since the beginning of December. May not seem like much, but it's a start. I'd rather loose the 3lbs in 1 month and keep it off than to loose 10lbs just to gain it back again. Besides which, for some people, it's not so much the pounds that they loose, it's about the inches, as is my case. When working out, I tend to loose fat, but gain muscle (even just doing toning exercises).

Every pound you can keep off counts. I know I've gone up and down by 20 pounds at least two or three times.

I shudder thinking about the health consequences, and that should motivate me, the number of people in my family that have diabetes, um, eek! My father, sister, 2 cousins, an uncle, my grandfather. And that is just diabetes. I think I have almost every medical condition you could think of somewhere in my family. I should be able to say I need to do this, yet I don't.

For me personally, eating is one of the few things I do that helps me relax, and genuinely makes me happy. That is really sad to say, but i hate my life right now, and I need to make some huge changes.

[DevilGirl]

Originally Posted by why?

For me personally, eating is one of the few things I do that helps me relax, and genuinely makes me happy. That is really sad to say, but i hate my life right now, and I need to make some huge changes.

Try experimenting and see what other types of things help you relax and make you happy. I know for me, if I'm having a bad day, I can curl up with a good book and relax, or play some video games with the boyfriend. Everyone's different. Just gotta try things.