What keeps you motivated or inspires you to keep going?

[Tbagger]

At the start of last year I was 300lbs at 5'8" with 45% bodyfat and a visceral fat index of 19. Early in that year I ended up a 41 year old morbidly obese divorcee. So just like every man in a midlife crisis who cant afford a Jag, to the gym I went! After a 50lb loss I plateaued. Then I found GLP's. Reta changed my life and introduced me to the world of grey market peptides. Now I'm down to 195lbs with 19% BF and visceral fat index of 8.

Motivation was hard at first, but once I started seeing the small changes, it really got me going. The body dysmorphia is still there and probably will be for life, but I'm slowly learning to like the person I see in the mirror. Muscles are now showing and have a decent amount of definition which keeps me more than motivated. Last years goal was to lose 75lbs and I lost 100. This years goal is 15%bf. Self loathing and anger lead me to GLP-1's and then my ADHD hyper-fixation turned me into a walking petri dish of sketchy Chinese research compounds.... And I wouldn't have it any other way!

The "after" photo was about 15-20 lbs ago, but it's the most recent one I've got.

 

[beamero]

I have no desire to be diabetic. It’s on both sides of my family, and I’m getting to the age where it start becoming an issue easier tha not.

 

[jhontito]

That’s a solid goal! Wishing you the most luck with that mission. Fatty liver by any chance? I was diagnosed with this a few years back.

That’s right. I was diagnosed two months ago. I had an ultrasound and an elastography, which showed a fairly high grade. However, the latest blood tests indicate that with tirzepatide, diet, and exercise, I am gradually improving and slowly reversing the condition.

 

[Lucky_Charms]

My progress is what is motivating me, very simple I guess.

Seeing results makes me want MORE results!

 

[HidingInPlainView]

Hi F2F. At 59 years old I started to see myself going down the same road my Mother went down and she died early. I want to be healthy and fit. I want to go do things without having to make allowances for my weight and fitness level. I'm 12 weeks into this pilgrimage but I'm in it for the long haul.

My husband and I have things we want to do in our retirement. Heck we want to do things now!

One of my dreams has always been to drag race cars at the track. All my life I was either not welcome as a female, had family obligations that made it impossible or just flat didn't have the money to support the hobby. We're in a place now where we could make that dream come true but honestly to find safety harnesses and race suits that would fit me at the moment is pretty much impossible. I'm keeping my eye on that prize and hoping the racing season 2027 might be the start of that dream.

My wife and I currently drag race as well and the faster you go the more safety gear you need.

I've been big my whole life and I want to finally be able to purchase a racing seat more easily, instead of special ordering.

I managed to drop the weight naturally from 350 down to 240 with EXTREME effort from 2018-2020 but regained due to poor choices and devistating personal losses.

This year my wife and I decided to both start GLP1's. After being denied by insurance almost immediately I went looking into Gray market with the intent of starting Tirz. I found fascinating information and test matetial on autoimmune and osteoarthritis reseach, both with weight loss on Reta

I started Reta on 1.16.2026 at 274. I'm back down to 258 this morning relatively easily. If I can get below 240 it will be the first time in 20years. I'm tired of weighing 300lbs.

 

[Fat2Fit26]

I'm middle aged, and I want to be hot. I'm never going to be fresh-faced and youthful again (and truth be told, I wasn't all that fresh-faced even when I WAS young) and don't even care to try for that, because that seems like a recipe for slowly losing my mind as I get further and further from that, which I will because nobody ages backward. But I've got good eyes, a good basic figure, I'm funny, confident, competent, and smart. I want to be a sexy cougar-looking woman (but not actually date any men who are too young to know who they are and what they want yet), and age into a good-looking older lady who's got nothing to worry about.

It's not even so much for men that I want that; I like men, but I know there are men who will have sex with a sheep if it can't run fast, so it's not really about them. I just want the cool factor that comes from being a smart, confident, fearless older lady with a good face and a great body.

I really loved all your replies. Absolutely fantastic goal. You sound like a brilliant person and I’m sure you’re already gorgeous, but no harm in striving for more! I hope you get to where you want to be soon. I’ve always had a weakness for cougars haha. Hopefully once I’m confident in my own body again I can get back to attracting them once more.

Now in the mean time where did that slow sheep go?

 

[Fat2Fit26]

Hi F2F. At 59 years old I started to see myself going down the same road my Mother went down and she died early. I want to be healthy and fit. I want to go do things without having to make allowances for my weight and fitness level. I'm 12 weeks into this pilgrimage but I'm in it for the long haul.

My husband and I have things we want to do in our retirement. Heck we want to do things now!

One of my dreams has always been to drag race cars at the track. All my life I was either not welcome as a female, had family obligations that made it impossible or just flat didn't have the money to support the hobby. We're in a place now where we could make that dream come true but honestly to find safety harnesses and race suits that would fit me at the moment is pretty much impossible. I'm keeping my eye on that prize and hoping the racing season 2027 might be the start of that dream.

It’s great that you have that foresight to break the cycle so often passed down generations. Well done on taking the leap.

You’re absolutely right. You can’t wait to start life. Start living now. We get one life, with a finite amount of time. Grab it by the proverbials and enjoy it.

Can I come drag race cars with you? I’d LOVE to do that. Such a cool ambition. Bring on racing season 2027. Just keep thinking; when you zip up that race suit how much of a great accomplishment that will feel. Keep it in your mind and it’ll come!

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

Holy shit, I also went from baggy clothes land to wearing mufucking skinny jeans for the first time in my life and it's glorious!

My goal is HWP and fit. There was a long time in my life where that was a literal joke. But not anymore. By summer ill be at goal!

 

[rustle]

I have just changed my profile to the aesthetic I'm striving for. Hopefully each time I see it, it inspires me to keep working. Ambitious I know but got to aim for the moon!

I also have a back injury (herniated disc) that the docs say will be a whole lot better if I weigh less and can get rid of the fat that has infiltrated my lower back muscles. Being pain free is a huge motivator for me. It's plagued me for years.

I have a couple of t-shirts I bought that are really nice but I have never worn as they're currently too small and have hung in the wardrobe since. I will try them on periodically to see how they fit and look forward to the day I can go out in public in one. That's one goal.

I would also like to look good in a nice tight knitted jumper, rather than a bag of jelly that been dropped a few times haha. Im tired of wearing oversized baggy things to hide my body.

What's your motivations/goals/inspirations?!

Edit: On reflection of this, if I'm truly open and honest about it what I really want is to feel happy in my own skin and be proud of my body. I've felt very insecure and unhappy about how I look for all of my adult life, which has had a nock on impact in my romantic life (or lack of one). I have a string of failed weight loss attempts previously through more conventional methods. I'm now just over a month into this journey and already feeling very positive about the future and excited about what's to come.

I feel you; weight more than doubled after a brain tumor at age 28. Felt miserable for a long time. I am so at peace since getting to my goal weight. I see photos of the new me and still don't recognize her. Hang in there Fat2Fit26. Be kind to yourself

 

[MsGizmo]

To be healthier. I don't expect to be as hot as I was before I gained weight but it would be nice to be able to buy clothes. Way too many options are just not workable for me yet.

 

[Chopper]

I want to be around and be useful for my children and see them grow up and be able to help them as they get older. I work a fairly physical job and the rate I was going I didn't feel as if I could keep it up much longer!

 

[Jerrey]

Results that I can see and touch motivates me more than anything else. At the beginning of this winter I couldn't zip up my winter coat from the previous year or two before. Last year it was a struggle to zip it up and trust me it was a big mans coat to begin with. Now after a month and a half of Tirz it fits me better then the day I bought the thing.

 

[Bball24]

GLP peptides are nothing short of a life changing miracle. My motivation was improved health. The results were significant and consistent from lowered blood pressure to the point where I stopped taking my prescribed Valsartin completely to the fact that I haven't had to fight my clothes in order to get them on. Here are some pictures from 15 months ago to now. Was going to anonymize them but why bother? View attachment 15611 View attachment 15612

Awesome transformation! Keep up the good work.

 

[Fat2Fit26]

My mirror and blood work was the motivation for Reta. My age, (67) metabolic and brain function was the motivation for the rest of my research. I want to preserve all my faculties as it creeps up, day by day.

Hey Chilli, yes turning the mirror from enemy to friend seems to be a popular choice. How are you doing on your journey? Have you had repeat blood work done yet? Would be interested to know if you’ve seen a positive change.

There’s some interesting peps out there I’ve looked at regarding brain function. My grandad had vascular dementia so that will be something I look at in the future too.

 

[Fat2Fit26]

I want to look in the mirror and like what I see. I want to be able to wear cute clothes. I am almost 50 and I have seen how obesity leads to so many chronic diseases like arthritis, heart disease, diabetes. I want to age as well as I can and be as healthy and vibrant as long into old age as I can.

Obesity is such a leading factor in so many illnesses isn’t it. The diet and general food option is largely garbage compared to what people ate 70 years ago before UPF’s came around.

Wishing you all the best on your journey. There will come a day when you put on that outfit and go “my god, I feel confident in these cute clothes!” And it’ll all be worth it

 

[SeaGypsy]

I want to be healthier and feel better in my on skin. I suffer social anxiety and feeling like the 'old fat one' in the group did not make it easy to have fun nights with friends. I want to feel like I make my hubby proud to be seen with me. Just to note, he never makes me feel like anything less than a queen. It's all me in my scrambled brain. I just feel that if I can do better for me then I will feel more comfortable and confident in my daily life. Generally I am healthy, no illnesses to speak of. Just battling the norms of aging and menopause.

 

[Fat2Fit26]

GLP peptides are nothing short of a life changing miracle. My motivation was improved health. The results were significant and consistent from lowered blood pressure to the point where I stopped taking my prescribed Valsartin completely to the fact that I haven't had to fight my clothes in order to get them on. Here are some pictures from 15 months ago to now. Was going to anonymize them but why bother? View attachment 15611 View attachment 15612

Wow JDaniels. Absolutely bravo. I’m glad you didn’t anonymise them. The difference in your face and how happy you look is BRILLIANT! Congratulations on your success and new lease of life. Also, I’m a huge fan of Carhartt. It’s 80% of my wardrobe. 2 of the Tahiti’s I mentioned that don’t fit are from there. Maybe treat yourself to a cool new Carhartt top in a couple of sizes down!

 

[JuneBug1956]

I am so motivated by how great I feel. It is also nice to not be invisible any longer. I am still pretty cute and it is nice to be noticed. 110 lbs down.

 

[Spud82]

I am so motivated by how great I feel. It is also nice to not be invisible any longer. I am still pretty cute and it is nice to be noticed. 110 lbs down.

Absolutely awesome transformation!

 

[Chili777]

Hey Chilli, yes turning the mirror from enemy to friend seems to be a popular choice. How are you doing on your journey? Have you had repeat blood work done yet? Would be interested to know if you’ve seen a positive change.

There’s some interesting peps out there I’ve looked at regarding brain function. My grandad had vascular dementia so that will be something I look at in the future too.

I just had blood work done last month. My doctor just looked at the screen and smiled. Every single metric like A1C, cholesterol, triglycerides, liver enzymes, etc was in low-normal range. Even my HDL was on the low side and she said don't even worry about that. The only one that was a tick high was thyroid signalling so I have to stay on a low dose for that med and peptides don't really address that issue directly. I got some TA-1 just in case it helps.

I have a TBI history of 4 incidents, that I know of. I also had residual COVID fog from 2 bouts of that, and I think Epitalon and Semax helped me there. I ran a 20-day cycle of Epitalon via IN followed by a 20-day cycle of Semax IN and my fog is gone. I posted on how I made my sprays. I'm going use SQ for my next cycle and compare. I also have Cerebrolysin on the way, hopefully, as it's in customs right now. I've read that it treats vascular dementia specifically and is used in cases of TBI as well, but the research is mixed when administered later. I figure it can't hurt and only help. My MIL has vascular dementia and it's so sad. She's in the last stages. I only wish I knew about all this in time to make a difference for her.