Personalized Motivators

My Major Motivation Points from Sparkpeople.com (with my personal comments in italics)

Personal Appearance
I want to:
•Fit into that dress
[I’d love to look good in any dress for that matter. I adore the look of those summery patterned dresses girls wear and wish my food baby didn’t stick out whenever I wore them.]
•Wear a swim suit on the beach
[The worst part of an otherwise amazing vacation in Mexico was the fact that I didn’t ever feel comfortable. I couldn’t even wear shorts and a girly shirt without feeling shame over how I looked. I was embarrassed at the thought of even being seen in my swimsuit. Next time, it’ll be much better.]
•Stop avoiding mirrors
[I’ve gone past the point of avoiding them now. Whenever I not look in a mirror, I’m completely indifferent. I have to shut my brain off and not even think about what I am seeing, because I get way too down on myself.]
•Keep my thighs from rubbing
[Gross, but true. Embarrassingly gross, but I said this blog was about honesty, didn’t?]
•Have someone tell me I'm beautiful
[Well, I have a wonderful boyfriend who tells me this all the time. But I want to BELIEVE it.]
•Look better naked!
[Again, this is about the whole truth. I don’t want to be ashamed if I’m trying on clothes in dressing rooms with friends! Or…other things that require me to not be fully clothed.]
•Have my clothes fit better
[I have all these clothes waiting for me in my closet from when I used to be even a smidgen smaller. C’mon, what am I waiting for?]

Friends, Family and Social Life
I want to:
•Do more active things with my significant other
[Granted, we’re not the most active people in the world. But I don’t want to avoid going on walks with him or hitting the mall out of laziness.]
•Keep up with my friends
[Most of my friends like doing active things. I’d like to join them every now and again.]
•Get in shape before I get married or have a baby
[Okay, this is more for a long-term thing, but I want to be gorgeous at my wedding. And I don’t want to have to worry about finding a plus-size dress. The only thing that is plus-size about me would be my personality. And I don’t want to have health problems while I’m pregnant. I want my children to grow up with a happy, healthy, positive mother.]

Health & Fitness
I want to:
•Live longer
[Who doesn’t? Seriously, I’m not going to have something I could have controlled take my life from me.]
•Have more energy
[I currently take care of toddlers for my other job. I know they love it when I’m running around with them, carrying them, dancing with them, etc. They don’t need a lazy teacher who sits on her butt.]
•Not feel/get sick all the time
[Um…duh, I want to feel healthier! I hate getting sore or pain whenever I do something that exerts me. It’s embarrassing, and I’m better than that.]
•Feel and be stronger
[Grr…I want my muscles back!]

Everyday Signs and Situations
I want to:
•Be more confident in myself, with better self esteem
[I’ve always had self-esteem issues. I think most people have. I know if I improved myself and was the healthiest, happiest person I could be, it would change my life drastically.]
•Overcome shyness
[I’m shy, because I don’t feel like people think I’d be worth knowing. I’m always afraid of saying the wrong thing. If I’m healthier and lose some weight, I’ll be more outgoing, because I will be able to show people I’m worth getting to know.]
•Walk into a room without feeling like people are staring
[This especially goes with the swimsuit issue. I want people to see me in a swimsuit or other clothes and focus on me, not how I look.]
•Be a more confident public speaker
[Again touching on the shyness topic, this could help me to be more confident.]
•Relax around other people and be myself
[I hate the feeling where I’m sitting in a group of people, and I feel like I have to suck in my gut or sit a certain way to make them not notice all my flab hanging out.]
•Have people ask if I have lost weight
[This will be the best feeling ever, because I can finally say, “YES, I HAVE!”
•Prove to myself that I can do it
[I think this is the most important one of all. All my life, I’ve given up when I make one little mistake. I have to learn that nobody is perfect, not even me. (Although, I am pretty close, right? *wink*) If I make a mistake, then I have to save it and learn from it. I’ll be better next time!]