Do other people's weight loss/fitness accomplishments motivate you?

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Registered: 01-03-2001
Do other people's weight loss/fitness accomplishments motivate you?
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Mon, 12-13-2010 - 9:18am

When you read stories of other people's amazing weight loss or awesome fitness accomplishments..does it really motivate you and inspire you to try harder or discourage you because you feel you can't ever measure up?

Karla
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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2007

Oh, it absolutely motivates me!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-16-2001

It's a bit of both, isn't it? It motivates me, but there's a part of me that isn't sure I can accomplish as much in the same amount of time (which is silly, because I have in the past - it just took time to get to a point where I started to lose the weight.)

Community Leader
Registered: 01-03-2001

I don't read about other people's weight loss... it holds no interest for me unless I know them personally.



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Community Leader
Registered: 08-16-2001

It neither inspires or discourages me.

Community Leader
Registered: 11-26-2001

I have found an old friend on fb who is losing weight and he is very inspiring.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-31-2005

Yes, it motivates me very much. It's about time for me to pick up a Weight Watchers magazine and read the inspirational stores they publish.