Daily Motivation (16 photos)

These two pictures made me stop and say "Holy shit!" xD
#12 #16

#1 Sugar in water????

'#12 i mean… great success and all but i'm not sure if i really like her better after :/

I thought the excersize photos would help the most but it is actually the healthy food posts that are motivating me. Keep these coming berry.

#12 GREAT before and GREAT after, way to go!

#12 is thinner than I am now in her "before"…..

#1 Ditch the Red Bull for Monster Rehab. 10 calories(3 grams of sugar)/8 oz. And the orange – OMG – tastes like Hi-C.

#12 – One word; Day-um!

#12 great job!!! I'm commited to working out & eating right, but I feel like I'll never have such success, any tips?

would love to hear #12 's story!

Really needed this post today. It's someone's birthday in my office which means cookies, cake, brownies, and more. I had my one treat/splurge. Berry's got me motivated!

#12 You looked so pretty before but you look REALLY pretty after! Great job toning and tightening everything, you should be preally proud!!!

I am in the process of losing weight after my 3rd and final child. My biggest thing I know I need to work on is my will power. If I could get that in check, I think I'd be fine.. also.. if lettuce tasted like french fries and water tasted like….well, ANYTHING but water. LOL. Good luck to all the Berries out there getting in shape. and #12, way to go!! You look great!

A toning/tightening story would be AWESOME!! I just lost 60 lbs (well, now 52 as I gained a bit back) after my third and final child, as well. But I would love to tighten everything back up. I am actually starting the diet that got me there again, as I would ideally like to lose at least another 20 lbs. Finding the TRUE motivation that will keep you on your path to health/wellness is KEY!
I gained my weight with my pregnancies, and as the mom/wife role consumed my life, as they have a tendency to do, everyone else came first. My personal reason: I have a rheumatic condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). It is a painful, debilitating, and eventually crippling arthritis that effects my spine, neck, and hips mostly, but also effects every other joint in my body as well. Last February the pain became unbearable and my Rheumatologist had told me that I was now in a completely active phase of the disease, and the fusing of my spine is starting… I had just turned 30, and I thought that I would at least have until my 40's before my spine had started fusing (That is what AS does- it is an autoimmune disease that causes your body's immune system to attack the joints of your spine causing chronic pain and inflammation, which will eventually lead to your body creating bone where the joints were, thus leaving you immobile) . I knew that my pain was increased by all of the extra weight I was carrying, so I started a Medical Weight Loss diet in July. It is expensive…but look at it this way–How much money do you spend on fad diet crap that doesn't actually work. This works- period.
I wish I could say that my pain was alleviated, but unfortunately, it hasn't gotten better at all. Sitting at my desk 8+ hours a day is one of the worst things for it, but this Momma has to contribute to those darn bills. Hopefully I will by a winning lottery ticket someday so I can enjoy the movement I have before it's gone…but I try to just take one day at a time and be thankful for what I do have.
The point of my longwindedness (sorry) is if you REALLY want to succeed with your weight loss goal, you need to find a reason so personal, so inspiring, that motivation and will power will stem from your reason..not the other way around. And when you find that reason…put reminders of it EVERYWHERE. When temptation presents itself…always ask yourself "is this bite worth prolonging my success–would I rather reach my goal in __ weeks or __ months" ?
I hope this helps someone. KCCO!

#2 I don't count anything but water as water!
#16 you and me both, good luck!

#12 her before is my after.
her after seems impossible

#12 proud of you girl! What matters is you are healthy & happy! I'd love to hear how you did it & what motivated you!

thanks for the motivation posts berry! i wake up every morning and immediatly check these out. i've been eating healthy and running all week, although today my boyfriend brought taco hell home for lunch because there wasnt anything in the house(hes not dieting), will run longer!!!!!

I just started working out and i look at these post everyday. I keep telling myself its not a diet, its a lifestyle change. I've done the extreme diets before and was only left with a warped body image and depression. I'm done with killing myself to be a certain way. I'm doing things the healthy way from now on. Please post more recipes and workouts!!!!!!! I LOVE THE BERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!

#12 looked fine before. This is just perpetuating the idea that all women need to be super thin. Not cool berry.

#12 high five woman! way to go!!

#12 Looks like she worked very hard to achieve that way to go! I look like her before picture now and am very active, to achieve her after picture I would have to cut out almost everything I eat.

Berry, what's her story?