Sophmore year of college. I just decided to lose some weight, started swimming and running every night followed a few months later by going weightlifting occasionally. Now that I'm down to a more appropriate weight for my build (157 light build, down from 200) I'm going to gain endurance for sports and muscle for strength and to a lesser extent, to look better. Of course, the eye candy at college gyms is a plus too
. I really don't know what keeps me motivated however. I do enjoy the sports and lifting is ok since I run into a lot of friends at the gym. My motivation used to be looking better to help me get girls more interested (shallow, but seemed like a good idea when I started) but I've pretty much failed at that so I don't really know anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the feeling that I would fall back into my high school self if I stopped. Hopefully that makes sense, although it's of dubious help.