What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?

germangirl2007

I have so many petty reasons. 1) My husband is super in shape and spends hours everyday at the gym. I don't want to be the fat wife. 2) My 20 year reunion is coming up and I don't want to be one of the people that "let herself go." 3) I want to wear a swimsuit at the beach instead of a baggy t-shirt to hide under.

JustMeandZ

moreclan9 wrote: »

I want to live long enough to see my grandchildren disappoint my children...

LOL!!

ColoradoChlo

I want a tiny waist and big butt. Yes, it's petty. But confidence is an incredible thing.

JustMeandZ

eurotrashcc wrote: »

I have many reasons, but my pettiest is that my girlfriend has cheated on me and still talks to various guys online. I want to lose weight so other women might find me attractive and want to talk to me. At that point, maybe she'll straighten up, or I might finally start over and be able to find a woman that both fully loves me, and is faithful for once.

I don't think its a petty reason at all, and JMO, but I think you should go for faithful, ...you deserve it.

intrigame23

I don't want to be a fat teacher anymore. Kids are so cruel.

I want my boyfriend's friends to be jealous.

I want to shop at a store and not have to immediately shove my arm to the back of the rack for the largest size, 2x, 3x. Or find that my size ain't there at all. 🙄

biscuitforcefield

I liked the looks I used to get when I walked into a room

I don't get those now

BUT I WILL

motivatedmartha

After putting on a lot of weight after having my second child and getting really quite big I joined a diet and exercise class and lost 3 stone. I was pretty close to my preferred weight and can remember turning up to a session in workout top and leggings and a lady came up to me and said 'You are so lucky to have your figure, I would love to look like that'. To be honest, I was a bit embarrassed but after having worked at losing the weight I can clearly remember the glow it gave me. Sadly, that class folded, I ended up with very bad hip pain and lost my motivation. Although I knew how to control my weight I didn't and over the following 10 years I gained and lost the same 20 lbs every couple of years. Now, apart from all the good health reasons that motivate me - I sure want to feel that glow again! And this time - I WILL get to my happy weight and stay there!

debrakgoogins

Not necessarily petty but I don't want to look like my mother and aunties. I love them all and admire them but all the women in my family are overweight. I want to break the mold and be healthy. Plus, my best friend has lost 70 pounds over the last year. She has done amazing. I have gone in the opposite direction after a series of surgeries. But...she refuses to do any lifting because she only wants to "tone" - her words, not mine. She is unhappy with the way her body looks despite the lost weight. I want to be an example of how muscle can be attractive, not bulky. I don't want to throw it in her face or anything but maybe if she sees that lifting doesn't turn you into Arnold, she might give it a try.

upwithalyssa

I want all these jerks from high school to be like "wow she looks awesome" at my 20 year reunion next summer!

AllOutof_Bubblegum

'Cause I LOVE those sour glares from bitter mom-hags as I rock a skanky bikini at the beach or pool with a kid on each hip. Not even sorry.

shanonlh

I want to be healthy for my daughter and be a good example. I also want to turn heads like I used to years ago...I am determined to do both!

helaurin

Petty reason? I want to fit back into the stupid "business dress" suit that I will need to occasionally wear to client sites for work... I don't want to have to go buy a new one for a couple hundred dollars, then pay to get it altered because I'm "horizontally blessed and vertically challenged".

Not so petty reason: I was recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I woke up one day in late May and literally could not walk without a cane. As I am raising a 12-year-old, this was a bit scary for her. I'm older than all of the parents of her classmates to begin with, and it really drove it home for her that I might not be around forever. So I need to take better care of myself if I don't want to be relying on a cane every day, or worse, being stuck in a wheelchair. Oh - and yeah, I don't want to be trying to lug a laptop and accessories into a client site while managing a cane, or whatever else I might need to get around.

mnbell2013

I'm graduating college in April 2019...3.9 GPA, set to graduate with highest honors. I've worked my butt off to get this distinction and I am SO excited to walk the stage at commencement. But, at 5'5" and 225 lbs, I feel like my achievement will be overshadowed by my weight. I want to look as good as I feel on graduation day, and be able to look back at pictures taken that day without wincing at my appearance (my huge face always grabs my attention when looking at photos of myself).

I'm majoring in wildlife biology, which requires working in the field. I don't want my weight to hold me back from this type of work. Last month I took stream samples on campus with an instructor and was soaked in sweat before even getting to the sampling site.

Jeans. Most of the time I have to do the rubber band loop thing to allow myself an extra inch or two in the waistband.

As mean as it might sound, I don't want to be able to wear my mom's old clothes. She is probably only 20lbs heavier than me and is working with my dad to lose weight. I'm thrilled for them, but I don't want to be heavier than my parents!

mnbell2013

gsnapmccool wrote: »

...and the guy screaming “fat *kitten*” at me from his truck window...

This. I am always afraid of this. I know it shouldn't matter and it sounds petty, but I cringe as I walk into stores or ride my bike down the street because of this very thing.

smantha32

mnbell2013 wrote: »

gsnapmccool wrote: »

...and the guy screaming “fat *kitten*” at me from his truck window...

This. I am always afraid of this. I know it shouldn't matter and it sounds petty, but I cringe as I walk into stores or ride my bike down the street because of this very thing.

It doesn't really matter though.. even if you're thin people shout rude things at you from truck/car windows. It just feels worse if you're fat. People can just really be @sses.

Igotsdis

My petty reason: Men don't look at me the same way they used to. Sounds pathetic but I miss turning heads like I used to...
I have also started to have a lot of health issues since I gained a lot of weight. I need to get it sorted so I'm healthier!!

Hamsibian

smantha32 wrote: »

mnbell2013 wrote: »

gsnapmccool wrote: »

...and the guy screaming “fat *kitten*” at me from his truck window...

This. I am always afraid of this. I know it shouldn't matter and it sounds petty, but I cringe as I walk into stores or ride my bike down the street because of this very thing.

It doesn't really matter though.. even if you're thin people shout rude things at you from truck/car windows. It just feels worse if you're fat. People can just really be @sses.

Some guy cursed me out because he thought I was going to cut him off on the freeway. 1) I didn't attempt to speed up, and there were no other signs that I was going to do anything of the sort. 2) with all of the construction, it would have been impossible to pass him.


Some people are just crazy rude!

JacquiH73

So my thighs don't rub together. I gain - my thighs start to rub - time to get back on MFP!

FireVixen_Fayth

Because I wanna look good for my wife

CNG24

I wanna feel sexy...