What is your weird motivations to lose weight?

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  • kandell
    kandell Posts: 473 Member
    Cosplay. I put a ton of work into making the costume pieces look good, now I want to look good IN the costume pieces.
  • Iseulte
    Iseulte Posts: 55 Member
    Chub rub. I hate it.
  • MindySaysWhaaat
    MindySaysWhaaat Posts: 401 Member
    I'm getting married in August, and while I know I'll still be chubby by then, I don't want to be a gigantic bride next to my 135 pound fiance....
  • MLLeFever
    MLLeFever Posts: 25 Member
    Engaged and I refuse to look like an overstuffed sausage in my suit.... What was an unexpected result was that my hands majorly shrunk between the time I was measured to the time I got proposed to.... I went from a 11.5 to a 9.5...

    Also I want to cosplay at comic con... And like someone else said, chubby cosplay doesn't look right most of the time.
  • neaneacc
    neaneacc Posts: 224 Member
    I wanna rock a nice two piece Victoria's Secret bathing suit and look good in it! Additionally, I kind of get a kick out of shaming the guys into lifting more weight at the gym. I can't help but smile when they stop to watch me really lift heavy and look jealous. Haha! LOL!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited March 2015
    Clothes in general, but that's not weird (if kind of superficial).

    More specific/weird, I like vintage clothes and there's a cool vintage shop near me and people were smaller back then.

    I love being active and wanted to be more capable and feel better doing the things I loved. (Weird related point: I know a lot about nutrition and triathlon and running and so on because I used to do it before gaining weight and got annoyed feeling super weird when joing in a discussion about running a marathon or some such, which I've done, or even about cooking veggies or green markets or some such and thinking that people were assuming I couldn't know anything about the topic.)

    I was getting back in touch with friends from college and avoided meeting up with one who came to town because I was embarrassed about how fat I'd gotten.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    To have more than 1 pair of pants I can wear.

    Me too! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with this problem!

    I totally had this problem.
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    I want to wear boots taller than my ankles since we keep getting massive blizzards again. It's 50/50 if I can get my legs down to that, but it will never happen if I don't lose the extra weight.
  • klkarlen
    klkarlen Posts: 4,366 Member
    So I don't end up as big as my ex's new girlfriend.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited March 2015
    JPW1990 wrote: »
    I want to wear boots taller than my ankles since we keep getting massive blizzards again. It's 50/50 if I can get my legs down to that, but it will never happen if I don't lose the extra weight.

    Wearing high boots was a huge one for me too. Specifically, I loved my tall boots in high school and was so happy when they came back in style before I realized I couldn't wear them. I was NOT going to let them go away again before I could buy a pair and wear them.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    mziegler01 wrote: »
    Weird ones...let's see...

    1. I want to ride the roller coasters at Cedar Point again (the last time I went I was too big for Millenium Force Q.Q
    2. I want to wear skinny jeans and not have it be ironic.
    3. Never having to hear this pickup line again: "You're pretty good looking, you know...for a "bigger girl".
    4. No more thigh chaffing when I wear a skirt/dress. Oh the pain, oh the agony!~

    The one time I got stuck at the top of Superman in Largo, MD. The ride operator had to walk up all the steps. She get to the row in front of me ask" Are you two wearing your seat belt." The two men said no because they were to big for the seat belt to go around them. They were force to not ride it and had to walk down all those step. I was screaming pretending to have a fear of highs.

    Weird reason to keep going and lose FAT. Well I like sexy time where the woman cannot contain herself.
  • ryry2169
    ryry2169 Posts: 90 Member
    I want to find someone who'd date me - and I think I can pull that off if I wasn't so overweight lololol

    Do not feel bad.. My wife is plus sized and I love it! A pretty face with a curvy figure is better than an ugly face on a skinny twig. Take it from a me, a man will not just look at your weight. Your personality and overall demeanor matters so much more. Best of luck to you tracyannk28 :smile:
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    edited March 2015
    I want to find someone who'd date me - and I think I can pull that off if I wasn't so overweight lololol

    not sure if you want to lose weight, or if that was your REASON for LOSING weight, but regardless, plenty of GOOD guys dont mind a gal with a few extra pounds. And theyre the ones who are more likely to stay and still be happy if you gain weight.

    just sayin ' ... ;)

    Your statement makes me sad :(
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    I read all of these, and I didn't think any of these were weird. Not even the zombie apocalypse answer. What does that say about me?
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I want to find someone who'd date me - and I think I can pull that off if I wasn't so overweight lololol

    not sure if you want to lose weight, or if that was your REASON for LOSING weight, but regardless, plenty of GOOD guys dont mind a gal with a few extra pounds. And theyre the ones who are more likely to stay and still be happy if you gain weight.

    just sayin ' ... ;)

    Your statement makes me sad :(

    Don't be sad! I lost 65 pounds and spent $6k on getting my teeth all fixed and still spend the weekends alone wathcing Netflix.

    But at least I'm healthier!

  • Kimberly_Harper
    Kimberly_Harper Posts: 409 Member
    For my tats to not look abnormal
  • joejward95
    joejward95 Posts: 104 Member
    Not sure how weird it is but I always see it as

    "The better shape I am in, the harder I am to kill"

    which I find is always a nice motivator!
  • Mexicanbigfoot
    Mexicanbigfoot Posts: 520 Member
    I love to bicycle and I look awful and feel uncomfortable riding when I'm overweight. If you're a woman and bike ride, you'll know what I mean. :p

    ^this

    also, I want to ride ALL the rollercoasters
  • SillyCat1975
    SillyCat1975 Posts: 328 Member
    I want to be healthy, we have a history of heart disease in our family, open heart surgeries seem to be the "thing" in our family, I don't want to be a part of our zipper club.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    I vote for anything Zombie... I don't want to be.. the last in line, the last over the wall, the one they leave behind, FIT and Strong in a world where only they survive... I don't want to be the one screaming wait for me!!!... wait for me!!!!
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Run / Ride faster. I'm already fairly fast, but with 60 less pounds, I could be even faster-- and suffer less wear and tear.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    I want to find someone who'd date me - and I think I can pull that off if I wasn't so overweight lololol

    not sure if you want to lose weight, or if that was your REASON for LOSING weight, but regardless, plenty of GOOD guys dont mind a gal with a few extra pounds. And theyre the ones who are more likely to stay and still be happy if you gain weight.

    just sayin ' ... ;)

    Your statement makes me sad :(

    Don't be sad! I lost 65 pounds and spent $6k on getting my teeth all fixed and still spend the weekends alone wathcing Netflix.

    But at least I'm healthier!

    lol okay then!

    envious of the money to get your teeth fixed - i have major dental issues and cant afford to have it done :(
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    RavenLibra wrote: »
    I vote for anything Zombie... I don't want to be.. the last in line, the last over the wall, the one they leave behind, FIT and Strong in a world where only they survive... I don't want to be the one screaming wait for me!!!... wait for me!!!!

    You better hope there not World War Z Zombies.
  • MzShelleRenea
    MzShelleRenea Posts: 64 Member
    3 1/2 years ago, I was very fit. Then I was raped. I was drugged pretty badly and so was unable to fight back and was left very sick for a few days. I packed on a lot of weight. Now, I'm fighting back by taking care of myself, by lifting weights, walking, nourishing myself. I'm doing other things, of course, but this part of my healing is me saying he doesn't get to control my life or my body anymore.

  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    spend the weekends alone wathcing Netflix.
    Amazon Instant Video over here. . . :smile:

  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Here's a weird thing that motivated me to lose (I'm a healthy BMI now).
    I was worried that if I had a medical emergency, I'd be too heavy to lift, lol!
    Or if I was in a fire, I couldn't be pulled to safety!
    Is that weird enough?
  • berlynnwall
    berlynnwall Posts: 669 Member
    3 1/2 years ago, I was very fit. Then I was raped. I was drugged pretty badly and so was unable to fight back and was left very sick for a few days. I packed on a lot of weight. Now, I'm fighting back by taking care of myself, by lifting weights, walking, nourishing myself. I'm doing other things, of course, but this part of my healing is me saying he doesn't get to control my life or my body anymore.

    <3 That's not weird. Im sorry that happened to you, but glad that what you are doing is helping you heal.
  • hapa11
    hapa11 Posts: 182 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Preparation for the zombie apocalypse.

    Rule #1: Cardio

    Have you discovered the Zombies, Run! app?
  • MzShelleRenea
    MzShelleRenea Posts: 64 Member
    3 1/2 years ago, I was very fit. Then I was raped. I was drugged pretty badly and so was unable to fight back and was left very sick for a few days. I packed on a lot of weight. Now, I'm fighting back by taking care of myself, by lifting weights, walking, nourishing myself. I'm doing other things, of course, but this part of my healing is me saying he doesn't get to control my life or my body anymore.

    <3 That's not weird. Im sorry that happened to you, but glad that what you are doing is helping you heal.

    Thank you. I appreciate that. I just find that it's not a motivation a lot of people understand or honestly, want to hear about. :)

  • MzShelleRenea
    MzShelleRenea Posts: 64 Member
    hapa11 wrote: »
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Preparation for the zombie apocalypse.

    Rule #1: Cardio

    Have you discovered the Zombies, Run! app?

    This app is very cool. It distracted me, so I don't use it but I have friends who love it.