Aug 7th...motivation

There were a lot of motivating things this past weekend that kept me relatively on track - comfort on the rides, pushing a double stroller in 90 degree heat, seeing all the other heavy people and realizing I don't want to be in that category anymore. However, the biggest motivator is my kids. Of course, I want to be healthy for my kids, and I want my kids to be proud of me and not embarrassed by me. However, in all honesty, the real motivator is in the things they say.  Now I know that they are completely innocent and only curious. But all the same, the truth hurts! They are at the age now (5 1/2 and 3) where they notice and question differences.  They ask why my belly (& butt) are so big. Like I hadn't noticed! We have been talking a lot lately about getting healthy and exercising - so "your belly will be smaller, Mommy?" Yes, sweetie!  We are now having lessons in what is appropriate to say, but really do I want to be the subject of these lessons? Not so much. Is that fair to them? It's not.  So my motivation is that I want to change that! I want the lesson to be if you put your mind to something, you can achieve anything.  Good news - even after a long weekend away, when I weighed myself Monday morning I was down 3 lbs. Let the life lessons begin!