What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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quiksylver296 wrote: »SeminoleGirl78 wrote: »Because I've always been the DUFF and dont want to be that anymore
I'm so uncool, I'm going to need to look up this acronym.
OH.
Sad, huh?
Yes. I hope that's not what people actually call you to your face. BTW, your profile pic does NOT look duff AT ALL.6 -
People treat you differently when you are thin and attractive vs overweight and looking dumpy. I know the idea is labeled as shallow, but I would rather have the kindness people show me because of my appearance than have to work ten times harder to get people to see past my physical appearance. It really is amazing how much hate people throw at those who are overweight. And it's not just thin people! I've had ladies who are larger than me treat me poorly because I'm not perfectly shaped. You'd think they would have a little compassion since they are in the same boat.
I'd also like for my husband to be proud to have me on his arm. He never says it, but it's pretty obvious he's not attracted to my current shape. I don't blame him. My flab has been a big self esteem killer.
I agree, I do remodeling around my house and my family's houses, so I am often at Home Depot picking up lumber and other supplies.
After I lost 50 pounds every guy in the store wanted to help me with my purchases. I lost weight, not my strength. Lol11 -
Gotta look good naked5
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I wanna dunk on a MF's head4
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my husband told me he wished I looked the way I did when we first met....30lbs and 2 kids ago.33
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I wanna look like I did in my profile pic...12
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Mine is pretty temporary but definitely motivating—upcoming high school prom! I want to have pictures to look back on and smile :-)8
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hazelsmom89 wrote: »my husband told me he wished I looked the way I did when we first met....30lbs and 2 kids ago.
@hazelsmom89 Huge hugs. I hope your husband is supportive and providing you positive motivation.10 -
gomezdiana06 wrote: »I dont want to weight more than my husband
I've lost 28lbs and am very close to being lighter than my DH!!
Soon!!!!!5 -
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I wanna be hot.4
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My boyfriend got together with me when I was only a few pounds lighter than now, 3 years ago, morbidly obese, BMI over 50, and he makes me feel attractive and loved. He's been with me through my worst, physically and mentally, I'd like him to get to have me at my best too. He's been an amazing support to me, I know he loves me even at this size, but I know me being smaller would be nice for him!
If we do end up getting married in the future, I'd like to be smaller. I don't care about being slim, but there's fat and there's super fat.
On a non-petty life planning note, if I ever have kids I want the obesity cycle (most people both sides of my family) to stop with me. It's the 1 thing I feel my mum failed in as a parent, so it's the one thing I'd want to do better. I think you can do that when overweight, even obese, but it gets harder the bigger you are.28 -
Ooh, another I have is that I am currently having to buy size 16 (UK) clothes.
I am absolutely NOT carrying on with that!!!!7 -
I want people to see I have self-control. I want them to envy me and wish they could do it. Right now I'm the one without self control.11
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Petty reason: To be a hot wife!! I want my husband to be proud and love showing me off to his friends/coworkers. I want to look good at family functions, "Yeah I have a toddler, a baby and work full time.... still rocking it!"8
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I want to know what I am supposed to look like. I have no idea what I look like as a fit adult. I was fit for like 10 minutes when I was 19 and now I'm 32.
It's not the most petty, but it feels that way because my much more wholesome reasons don't motivate me nearly as much. That's the one I hold on to.13 -
I want to be able to wrap a normal towel around me after I have a shower! Such a stupid thing but the last time I could do that I was in college 18 years ago17
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I want to be the hottest mom at the pool this summer 😬11
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My name is Val and my younger sister used to call me "The Big Valley", when we were kids, mostly because of the TV show but as an overweight adult it isn't funny anymore and I cringe whenever I hear it. Yeah it's totally a mental thing but I'd like to brush it off someday. It's not as much petty as it is a Peeve.10
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This one is actually pretty petty, but my mother-in-law likes to make remarks about "being fat" when you're not doing some crazy diet like whole30 (she means not eating "on plan", I think) and I want to prove to her that counting calories is much more sustainable and reasonable.
She has regained 20 pounds since her rounds of whole30, but I've continued to maintain and have started losing again since the holidays. (7 pounds to go to goal, woot!)
It's also hard to live with someone constantly watching for you to regain the weight you worked hard to lose, just because that's how it's been in their life. She likes to casually mention, "it seems like if you're not losing, you're gaining."
I should, and probably will, just let it go. I try to not talk about diets around her, but she likes to bring it up.22
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