YES we will have beautiful houses soon I hope!
Everything you just wrote is bang on! You have totally sussed it out!! Before I stuck to it because I was desperately unhappy at the weight I was. Now I am nowhere near slim or happy right now, but I look in the mirror and think I don't actually look grossly obese anymore and I even dont look bad on the odd photo! I now fit in the shops I wanted to fit in to etc. which also makes me happy. This is exactly why I have lost motivation.
I am still really unhappy at this weight and still need to lose another 3 stone but I just cant be arsed anymore, but if I give up dieting all together I know I will regret it. And you're right, it does make it harder with the bloody takeaways!! OH is only about a stone and half from goal so if he cheats it's not as bad.. Plus he's suddenly developed massive muscley arms from lifting heavy goods at work haha!! I've definitely got tickets to the gun show...