The motivation....

So, the right answer here is that my motivation to lose weight is to get healthy for myself, my kids...blah.blah.blah. Yes, I do want to be healthy and live a long, active life. But that hasn't been working for the last 9 years apparently, so...right now my motivation is this: A trip to California with all my best girl friends from high school. It's all planned out. The date has been set and we're all planning to be there. There were 5 of us that hung out together way back when. I've seen each of them since then, but we've not all been together at once. It's probably been close to 15 years. We're a mixed bag now. Family, religion, jobs, where we live, our hobbies...they all differ a little now. But guess what? I'm the only fat one! And I refuse to stay that way. In about 5 months we'll be gracing the sunny beaches of California and I do not want to look like a beached whale and I certainly don't want to be the "fat friend". So...vain as it may be, that's my motivation right now. I've got five months to lose 45 pounds. I believe it's a realistic goal if I get my butt to work! So, AWAY I GO! Wish me luck! :)