Spinoff: reasons we want to lose weight!

Gail's post got me thinking. Sometimes, we get so caught up with one pound down or up that we forget why we started. At least, I know I do! I hope I'm not alone.

I thought if we started a post with reasons why we wanted to start losing weight it would help us, and others stay motivated.

Add yours!


- I wanted to feel better about myself.

-I got so tired of spending 20 minutes in my closet every morning trying on clothes because nothing fit and I felt terrible in all of them. It felt so good when those same clothes got too big after I started losing weight.

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I wanted to live a healthy lifestyle and SHOW my son, not just tell him, that you can live a healthy lifestyle and be happy.

I wanted to play with my son and not just sit on the sidelines. Now I can do that.

I didn't want to die before I was 30.

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The reason why i want to lose weight:

I want to lose weight because to tell you the truth I'm not happy at the way i'm looking, I want to fit in clothes that are comfortable and also i want to be able to do more activities with my niece's and nephews. like running, yes i can do them but i either would get tired or my knees start to hurt.

Also if Dh and I do decide to go on vacation with my family next year on a cruise i want to look good in pictures.

So this is my solution I'm going to change a few things in my diet, I'm going to eat 'ALOT' more fruits during the morning and eat vegetables and soup'Cabbage' for lunch and more salads. I'm also going to walk during my half hour at lunch time. If i dont walk during the half hour at work than i walk when i get home from work, But i will Look alot better and I will Feel alot better to if i do this.

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Because I gained weight from being pregnant and I want to get back to my old self again!

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---I want to be healthier (improve the numbers on my blood work & balance my hormones & help out my joints).

---I want to feel more energetic & less exhausted all the time & just not have that sick feeling which I think has to do with being out of shape.

---I want to be able to see muscle tone on my body & become stronger & be more fit/less flabby (I look in the mirror & just see flab!).

---I want to look better in my clothes & be able to wear certain things I don't look right in because of my shape.

---And possibly most importantly to me, I want to be a good influence on my husband & motivate him to work out & eat right so he can lose weight & get healthier too. I worry about him because he's overweight.

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I want to loose weight because I want to feel better about myself and maybe get rid of some self esteem issues. right now I am not happy with the way I look and I am embarassed when i go out because I feel like everyone stares at me
Also,
We are going to start trying to have kids so I know that if I loose some weight that will be alot better for me.

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- To feel better about myself

- To feel better in my clothes

- To feel attractive and sexy for my DH

- To feel and be healthier

- To set a good example for my daughter about healthy eating and being active

- To take care of myself so that I live a long, happy, healthy life. I want to be an active and happy senior citizen, and I want to spend as much time as I can with my child(ren) and their children.

- To ward off potential diseases that run in my family like Diabetes and cancer.

- So I can have more fun with my daughter playing, running, and doing whatever crazy activity she wants to do without being too tired or lazy

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to do it for health reasons
fit into small clothes
to be more active

the list could go on

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I want to look good which in the end makes me feel good! When I feel good, I am so happy and that will permeate to everyone else in my life.

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To feel better about myself

To feel comfortable in my clothes

To fit into a dress that I want to wear for a wedding in August - I can't zip it up! I just wore it a little over a year ago and my rehearsal dinner.

To have more energy

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THEN:

1. I was sick and tired of being obese. When I started this journey my BMI put me in the morbidly obese category and I just want to be healthy and in a normal BMI.
2. I was contemplating lap band surgery as a last resort because I just couldn’t take it anymore.
3. To fit into my old clothes that had been in the storage closet for the past 2 years.
4. To look better and feel better about myself.
5. To be able to shop in the regular clothing store again.
6. To weigh less than my husband! I always hated weighing more than him (he's 6'4 for God's sake!!).
7. So I can wear a two-piece at the beach again.
8. So I can go running again.
9. To not feel like I always have nothing to wear because nothing fits anymore.
10. I was embarrassed to see people who had not seen in me in a long time because of how much weight I had so drastically gained.
11. Because I had done it once before and I did not want to slip all the way back to wear I had been.
12. So I can buy myself a nice pair of knee-high boots that I have always wanted (but never fit around my calves) and to pair that with a short skirt and feel HOT
13. To be more fit and in shape
14. Because I HATED the way I looked in pictures and barely took them anymore.
15. To live a healthy, long life – hopefully free of the any medications or complications obesity can cause.
16. To be able to walk around the mall without getting exhausted
17. So that my rings would not feel so tight on my hands anymore.
18. To bring out the beautiful person I know was hiding inside of this monstrous body.
19. To set a good example of health for my husband and family members.
20. So I can finally do this for ONCE in my life and finish this journey no matter how long it takes.


NOW:

I am happy to say that most of those reasons don’t apply to me anymore. However, it's super important for me to remember how I felt and why I started this so that I never go back there again. I still have goals that I want to reach so these 5 still apply from above!

1. I am considered overweight according to my BMI. Being a healthy BMI is still my biggest goal!!
2. To live a healthy, long life – hopefully free of the any medications or complications obesity can cause.
3. To be more fit and in shape
4. So I can buy myself a nice pair of knee-high boots that I have always wanted (but never fit around my calves) and to pair that with a short skirt and feel HOT
5. So I can finally do this for ONCE in my life and finish this journey no matter how long it takes.

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To be able to keep up with my DD, to wear a summer clothing and not scare people and to be considered average or thin for once in my life.

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To feel better about myself.

To fit into my clothes.

To be more comfortable.

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To look better which makes me feel better .......I don't feel at all like myself anymore ........

Right now I'm seriously hating myself. All of this extra weght affects every single aspect of me and my life and I know that's sad and pathetic, but it's true.

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the biggest reason is that I am feeling it in my knees when I run (that could be age too)

I want to fit into my fun, cute clothes again!

diabetes and heart disease is in my families

the biggest reason is that I never want to "should've, could've, would've" if/when I ever get bad news from the doctor

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I am really unhappy with myself

Its not fair to ds that he wont have pictures of him and his mommy because I am terrified of the camera

I am tired of feeling like the fattest person everywhere I go

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because none of my freakin' clothes fit anymore.

because i want for me and DH to be healthier.

because i quit smoking before i started nursing school ( ), gave up caffeine during nursing school ( ) and promised myself that i would worry about taking the pounds off after school was over. School's over, so now it's time.

Oh, and because my love handles now have love handles

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I want to feel better about myself.
I want to be able to run around with DS.

I want to be healthy! When I go for physicals my blood pressure, cholesterol, all of that are usually right on target! All but the weight!

We are going to TTC #2. Right now, we are ready, but, even if I do get PG, Im going to continue walking every day, watching what I eat, etc.
I won't "starve" myself, but, I am going to hopefully crave healthy foods and not greasy or too sweet when the time comes.

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1. for me
2. for my son
3. for a slammin body in a bathing suit.

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1- To be more physically fit. I used to be a dancer before my car accidents. I liked feeling athletic and more able to take on the world.

2- For an easier time buying clothes. I'm also a petite, and it's so difficult to find plus size clothes especially with the right proportions. i want to get down to a 14P, so I have many more clothing options.

3- Self-confidence

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Because I gained weight from being pregnant an dI want to feel good about myself again! I am tired of looking at myself in the mirror and seeing all that extra weight