Your Motivation?

What types of things motivate you? What inspires you? When things get tough or you start to wonder why you make sacrifices what keeps you going? Looking at your own or others before and after photo's? Shopping for new clothes? Doing new things you have not been able to do in the past due to weight? Or even just coming to this or another site to read and share experiences?

All of the above.

Plus...When I got heavier - my back hurt much more. Plus eating more carbs and sugars made my my IBS much more challenging to deal with - pain, more pain, cramps, etc. 

RNY - I have some negative side effects from it. That I probably will have for ever.  So staying thin - shapely thin is one positive aspect.  Helps me from totally hating my RNY. 

Gaining weight back plus having health issues - would mean that not only I wasted money on WLS but also time and my health.