Motivate Me Monday…

I like to look for motivation in a lot of places and I wanted to share what is motivating me to succeed this week.

1. April 11th, 2009… This is my main motivation for the time being. I have a wedding to go to in Texas that day ( I live in Ohio). My boyfriend, T.Love, is from Texas and it is one of his closest friends wedding. I have met his family and friends a couple of times before and some of them I know pretty well, but I haven’t seen any of them in a very long time. I know it shouldn’t matter what I weigh when I see them again, but for some reason I REALLY want to get in shape and slim down even just a little bit before I go. They all love me as I am, but I would love to go there and for his friends to see me and think to themselves that I look damn good. I know, its really lame, but its the motivating factor that is working for me the most right now so I might as well use it right?

2. SUMMER! - Ok, I know, summer is WAY far away, but I tend to not think of the summer as a motivating force until late May when it is pretty much already here and there is no time left to get fit for it. So, maybe I will use it now while there is still time.

3. My new bridesmaids dress - Yup, you bet, another wedding, but this one I’m in. I just bought the bridesmaid dress for it and I want soooo bad to have to get it taken in before the actual wedding (it fits as it is right now). And if nothing else it is my motivation to not gain any more weight which seems to be my favorite thing to do lately. The wedding is in January of 2010 so there is plenty of time for a lot of change (for the good) to take on my body.

4. Maliboo - My puppy! We call her Boo and I feel so bad for her lately because now that its freezing cold outside the poor baby does not get to go out and play very often so I want to start braving the cold more and get her out. She shouldn’t have to suffer because I’m a wimp. There are winter jackets, gloves, and hats for a reason. So I hope that I when I look at her sweet puppy dog face that the guilt will be so consuming that I will just HAVE to face the chill and get her out!

5. Last, but not least, ME! - If I’m not doing this for myself then there is no point in doing it. I am losing weight so that I can be healthier and so I can have a better lifestyle. Without ME, there is no possibility to lose weight, so I will listen to myself and my needs and desires as they appeal to me and noone else. Just because I want to lose weight to look good for some friends in Texas, it is not them that I am doing this for, it is for the feeling of accomplishment that will come to me when I am there. ME ME ME ME ME! This is one time when it is necessary to be selfish.

I wanna hear what motivates all of you! Comment back with your motivations whatever they may be I would LOVE to hear them! Here is a little collage I made of all the things listed above that motivate me. Happy Monday!