What is your why? Why are you doing this?

momofGD

I'm just curious as to why you are loosing weight?

For me it's not just about the number on the scale. It is an overall fitness journey so I may transform my body, mind, and my soul. I want to truly live an amazing life. I want to help people. Motivate them and inspire them. I want to be the best mom, best friend, best wife that I can be.

Why are you loosing?

Morgaen73

I couldnt wipe my butt anymore and said enough is enough.

momofGD

I'm sorry I laughed. However, it's a good reason to start!!!

YvetteK2015

I'm tired of seeing my fat self in pictures. I actually try to stay out of all pictures now. That, and my doctor told me that if my weight keeps going up, I'd be dealing with pre-diabetes soon. And I don't want to be there.

KateTii

I realised if I didn't make changes to my lifestyle I knew I would wake up one day overweight. I decided it would be easier to lose it now when it was only a couple of kilos and once I found MFP I knew I had found something sustainable for me. I need rules, but rules that are bendable - No I can't have as much pizza as I want, but I can have it sometimes.

dutchandkiwi

Health, fitness and beating asthma were/are my drivers. Did not realise the change in confidence would be such a nice bonus

jayeless

I think for me it was an accumulation of factors. I was aware that I was generally not as healthy as I could or should have been. Too much beer, not enough exercise or veggies. I rarely weighed myself, but when I did (erratically), I'd always gained since the time before. It didn't bother me too much because I'd been underweight for literally my entire childhood, and was only just into the "healthy weight" range throughout my teenage years. Being skinny was deeply ingrained in me as part of my self-image! But I also kind of knew that my thighs were getting really large (to the point where I needed AU size 10 pants, even though my waist better suited size 6). Finally there was a moment of sudden recognition: although my waist was small, the rest of me wasn't actually that thin any more...

I started out at around 56-57kg (I didn't own scales then), which is at the upper end of "healthy" for my height. I don't really have a lot to lose but I wanted to take that moment of "snapping" and turn it into a real drive for a healthier lifestyle. And fit into size 8 pants!

susannekb

I burst a pair of shorts when bending down to pick up something off the ground. At that point I realised I had enough.

JeffreyOC

I want to be healthy and more confident

WrenTheCoffeeAddict

Couldn't (still can't really) bare to look at myself in the mirror

HaleCry

I want to be healthy and comfortable. I don't want to dread it when people get a camera out to take pictures.

Kathyseiberling

I have some back issues that I know would improve if I lost weight.

zyxst

I didn't want to wear the same pair of pants for the next 40 years.

amusedmonkey

Because I got diagnosed with prediabetes which meant the prospect of living with diabetes and having to control my food for life. I thought to myself, if I will have to control my food anyway, might as well do it for weight loss and possibly dodge the negative health impact of diabetes.

NAbramovich

For me it was having my first (and hopefully last) kidney stone and realizing that being overweight was a contributing factor. Plus, I look at the older generation of my relatives and I used to think that the obese ones were still amazingly healthy despite their lifestyle. Now that they are in their mid to late 70's, that's no longer true. The heavier ones are having cardiac issues whereas the ones who maintained healthy weights are living much more active lives. I want to be a healthy and active 80 year old one day.

amelialoveshersnacks

First time round - Vanity. I was a matron of honour and I wanted to look better than the bride.
2nd time round - Performance.... I want to do tough mudder. And then vanity.
Gosh and I wonder why people say I'm far too honest for my own good lol but that's my truth.

GottaBurnEmAll

I've done it to make living with arthritis a lot less painful.

kommodevaran

Constant cravings was the first, feeling uncomfortable in my own skin a close second. More energy, less pain, newfound love of food, less anxiety, cheaper AND nicer clothes is a great bonus.

Kristi26

I originally started this journey after getting on my best friend's scale and seeing the number there put me in the overweight category. I'm still doing it because I feel better emotionally and physically. I'm healthier than I've been in a long time.

JenniferNoll

Sleep apnea. My feet, knees, hips, and lower back hurts ALL THE TIME. I want to get off the pain meds. Also, I want to be pretty. I'm in the process of getting ready for weight loss surgery in December.

afatpersonwholikesfood

I'm young enough and genetically blessed enough to not have had complications from my excess weight except high blood pressure and potentially undiagnosed sleep apnea. The BP quickly resolved with just the first 10-15%, and my husband hasn't seen me stop breathing or snore in a long time.

In my case, I felt like my body was smothering me. I was generally healthy, but I knew I wouldn't stay that way, and I guess getting married and getting closer to 30 made me more aware of wanting more time and more quality time. I was constantly uncomfortable. All the elastic and cotton in the world didn't help. I watched people move with ease, and meanwhile, simple movements like kneeling or bending or squeezing into a space to grab something were all difficult for me. The bottom shelf at the store was my nemesis.

That's something a lot of people don't understand. Large people may sometimes move less not out of laziness but because simple tasks become both challenging and exhausting. I was carrying around a quarterback all day. Yes, I had more muscle to help, but it's not enough.

It also helped that apart from my weight, I felt good and secure in who I was, and being in love with my husband and wanting to increase my chances of being an old lady who's around to give him a hard time had a lot to do with it. I always lost weight from a negative place before, and it's not a mindset I think too highly of now.