A few hours ago I was coming home from work and I had a front headlight out. So of course a cop pulls me over and walks up to my vehicle and does the whole can I see your license thing. I give him my license and he looks at me and he says "Sir, false identification is a penalty under law." Before I could compute what he said he asks if i'm a citizen, and at that point I realized that he thought my license was fake. I had to convince him that the picture in my ID was in fact me. I told him how I had lost 40 pounds over the past year and a half and how much my body has changed. I showed him my student ID and he held it up next to my license and he could finally tell the resemblance. He couldn't believe that I had in essence become a different person. We started talking about working out, sports, and college. A few minutes later he gave me written warning and encouraged me to keep up the good work. I never really thought about how far I have come since I decided to transform my body. Even though i'm not where I want to be, tonight just proved i'm sure as hell on the right track. I've been a long time lurker on this subreddit and I would just like to say that GetMotivated has and is changing my life. Let's keep it up!

"When someone asks me why? I only have one response for them, why not? I find it easier to justify the things I don't do more than the things I do. If I sit out on the porch all night staring up at the sky it is because I desired to do that. Now and then I wonder, there is no real reasoning for human actions only when we don't do something there is a reason."

A year ago today i was 240 pounds sitting on my ass doing nothing. No job, no future no motivation, and no reason for life. My brother was on leave AF and bet me 100 dollars that i couldn't run a mile in 10 mins. I ran the mile and got the hundred. Then i started to run everyday for a month. I decided to join the army a month after that. I had a 6 month wait so i decided to go to the gym every day. Lost 30 pounds in the 6 months and 20 in basic. Now i'm 190 running 5 miles every Friday up a mountain in Korea and loving life.

I've always been too big to find any clothes in a store, so I've had to resort to getting clothes online. After losing 36 lbs, I felt like spoiling myself with some new clothes and I FOUND JEANS THAT FIT IN THE STORE!!!! I can't begin to tell you how good it feels. I can't get this smile off my face! Will upload a picture when I get home(:

Edit: Picture! http://i.imgur.com/OzcbH.jpg

A year and a half ago I went through a metric fuckload of awful things. I lost my apartment, my job, my boyfriend, and my license. I crashed my car. I had an abortion. All within a month. As a result of all these things I did horribly in school and almost lost my financial aid.

But I've never been a defeatist. I've been slowly revamping my life and getting to where I want to be.

Yesterday I signed a lease on a new house. I've been gainfully employed for almost a year, I saved up for an excellent bicycle, my GPA last semester was a 3.8, I fixed and sold my car, I've made tons of new friends and developed healthy, meaningful relationships. I'm making art again and life is honestly a little bit too beautiful right now.

I don't know if this is necessarily the right subreddit, or if anybody is even interested. I kinda just wanted to brag :P

I've never been so proud of myself and the wonderful things I've seen on here have definitely inspired me to push and be the person I want to be.

Thanks for reading :)

"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again." -Buddha

http://imgur.com/hpLQ0

Next stop marathon. Just remember that no matter how low down you get, through hard work and determination, you can be the best you've ever been.

I was on a beach with some friends out of nowhere I see a friend I didn't see in at least 3 years, she remembers the chubby me so I cross paths with her to start a conversation. I call her by her name she looks at me and after a few seconds she remembers me, we start talking, just chatting on what's new. Then I realize she peeks down on my chest, she does that a few times then when she looks back at me I just smile at her, and then she tells me I look great, and I complement her back. Then I just give her my number because she wanted to meet again, and catch up. That 2 minutes just made my day, finally someone notices except of my close friends and people I live with. For two months I working hard pushing myself, I'm glad I found r/getmotivated because at a few points I needed the push I found here. I don't want to sound like a asshole here for bragging but I was always a chubby kid and this is the first time something like this happened to me. Thank you r/getmotivated you really helped me.

My family had a little get together today, and I got asked if I still ran in the mornings (a habit I started a long time ago, but eventually dropped due to being a lazy motherfucker). I said, "Yeah, for sure, I'll run tomorrow..." My mom stops me mid sentence and says, "No. No you won't. I've heard your alarm go off several times, and you just turn it off, and go back to bed. So, yeah, you won't run tomorrow morning."

Fuck, I was so angry. Not at my mom obviously, but at myself for letting myself go. I was mad that I had lost this sense of self-respect, and that what I said did not match my actions.

Reddit, I am running this morning. I'll stay true to my word.

Edit: It's 7:30am, and I just got back from running guys. Killed it. 4 mile run (it's a start). You guys are awesome!

Holy shit Wolves, I have made it to day #5. Today was just insane but I DID IT! I told that fat man inside me to fuck off and never come back! This video workout is amazing! The way Shawn T. always keeps talking at you is like having a personal trainer without paying a couple of thousand dollars! It hurts to stand, walk and go up and down stairs but when I am sedentary I want to get up and move! This feels awesome! I appreciate each and every one of you reading this and my previous posts! I hope it inspires you to just try if you were like me! My journey is not over but I am doing it one day at a time! You can too, stay positive, committed & enforce your mind to not say, Can't! Make a mantra up for yourself and push past the pain of what holds you back. Once you do you will have changed yourself for the better!

My mantra is "Fuck Off Fat Man You Don't Belong Inside Me!"

Just wanted to share a quick story about a recent encounter with a girl in H.S. It's been 3 years since I graduated H.S where I was pretty unpopular, had terrible fashion choices, long hair, acne, skinny, and a huge mole on my face. Anyways fast forward three years, I have no acne, good fashion choices and hair (thanks to r/mfa and r/mha), pretty buff, mole removed and confidence. I'm walking in a mall and pass her, usually I would never say anything but I haven't seen her in a few years and wanted to see what she was up to.

When she sees me she is in awe and barely notices me. She gives me a compliment but is still kind of a bitch. Anyways I call her out for it and say I guess some people don't change or something along those lines. She gives an uncomfortable smile and we start talking a little more, and she puts her hand on my arms and starts to flirt a little. I look in her eyes, give a sly smile and tell her sorry but I got to go, and leave with no fucks given. I don't really know the point of the story but it felt great to be in control and in power and her flirt with me when she used to talk crap about me all the time and treat me like shit. I never thought in a million years she would be nice to me and try to come on to me. It felt great to see how far Iv'e came in these 3 years by her reaction. Just the way in general people look and react to me compared to three years ago is astonishing, and shows how shallow our culture can be at times.

I just watched Oscar Pistorius, a man with no legs below his ankles, run in a qualifying 400m in the Olympics. Can't help but admire the balls of a man who looks a congenital disability in the face and says, "yeah, whatever. Let's do this."

I think its time to go for a run.

I asked a girl out on a date tonight and she hasn't responded for hours and hours. I said fuck it and ran until I couldn't run instead. My knees are weak, my shirt is drenched in sweat and I feel fucking amazing.

I felt like I needed to share it with someone and I knew just the sub.

I entered the basketball courts and there were no lights on. I had only the rising sun shining through the ceiling windows to enlighten the room. No one was there. I was accompanied only by empty Gatorade bottles from last night's tournament, and my own burning desire to rebuild myself into the man that is trapped within fat and past regrets. I laced my shoes up, and stretched my developing muscles exhausted from yesterday's workout.

With headphones in ear, I began to shoot. I started at the left wing. Ten shots went up, and six fell through the nylon net. On to the left corner. Another ten shots fired away, but this time only three of them connected. Slightly annoyed, I continued to the next spot, and then to the next, shooting ten times at each until my wrist had flicked one hundred times...And then I did it again, and once more for good measure.

Sweaty and fatigued, I looked up to find an old man in athletic clothing staring at me from the track above. Leaning on the railing, he yells out to me, "You got a good jumper, kid. You on a team?" To which I replied that I'm not.

At this point he exited the track and came downstairs. He entered the basketball courts and walked up to me. He smiled and said, "You don't play for a team. Yet here you are in a darkened gym on a Saturday morning shooting jumpshot after jumpshot. Here you are chasing every rebound at full sprint and pounding your chest at every made shot. No one is watching you. No one is challenging you. No one is keeping track of your shooting percentage. No one is relying on you to improve your game. No one is cheering you on. Yet here you are busting your ass and dripping with sweat. Why?"

I paused for a moment, shrugged and said, "I don't know...But I feel like I owe it to myself. I owe it to the sedentary child that I once was. He dreamed of greatness and was only ever met with mediocrity. Now with knowledge and resources in mind and hand, I strive for greatness. In every aspect of my life. I push myself further than anyone ever dared push me before. I transcend my self imposed limitations and forge my own circumstances. No one is going to hand me success. I must go out and get it myself. That's why I'm here. To dominate. To conquer. Both the world, and myself."

Been non-fapping for 50 days. Deleted facebook today. Trying to slowly cut out all the time vampires from my life. Last stop? Reddit. Hopefully soon.

Just wanted to share.