What is Your "Petty" Reason PART II

MrsDogLady

I love this thread but it appears to be falling back a few pages. Just wanted to bring it back to the forefront because it gets SO much feedback. Very motivational!

If you have obstacles or specific desires during your journey - this is where you can vent.

My petty reason for wanting to lose weight?

*I'm so incredibly tired of being the largest of four sisters in our family. They are not mean, it's just a fact that I am the tallest and the heaviest of them all. Sometimes I feel like an Amazon / behemoth next to them.
*I want to walk into a store and wear almost anything on the rack, not have to settle for what's in the plus section and hope something fits.
*I'd like to be able to turn heads again!

HayleeSettee

My petty reason,
To loose weight without surgery. My mother for years put me on diets as a kid and teenager. She tried to loose weight for years before having the weight loss surgery. I want to do it without that to prove I can.
My mother and I no longer speak, so it would just be a personal satisfaction.

MrsDogLady

HayleeSettee wrote: »

My petty reason,
To loose weight without surgery. My mother for years put me on diets as a kid and teenager. She tried to loose weight for years before having the weight loss surgery. I want to do it without that to prove I can.
My mother and I no longer speak, so it would just be a personal satisfaction.

Family has never been mean to me however I've gotten some seriously horrible comments from complete strangers. At first I'm angry, the nerve of them, and then the tears - people can be so inconsiderate. One guy pulled his truck in front of me while I was attempting to pull into traffic and when I hollered, hey I was here first, he hollered "Lose some weight you fat "b" word". Talk about callous - and from a total stranger....things like that stick, Petty Reason? So I'm never in a position to receive awful comments like that again.

JessiBelleW

MrsDogLady wrote: »

I love this thread but it appears to be falling back a few pages. Just wanted to bring it back to the forefront because it gets SO much feedback. Very motivational!

If you post on the other thread that will jump it back to the top

springlering62

MrsDogLady wrote: »

HayleeSettee wrote: »

My petty reason,
To loose weight without surgery. My mother for years put me on diets as a kid and teenager. She tried to loose weight for years before having the weight loss surgery. I want to do it without that to prove I can.
My mother and I no longer speak, so it would just be a personal satisfaction.

Family has never been mean to me however I've gotten some seriously horrible comments from complete strangers. At first I'm angry, the nerve of them, and then the tears - people can be so inconsiderate. One guy pulled his truck in front of me while I was attempting to pull into traffic and when I hollered, hey I was here first, he hollered "Lose some weight you fat "b" word". Talk about callous - and from a total stranger....things like that stick, Petty Reason? So I'm never in a position to receive awful comments like that again.

@MrsDogLady and in a nutshell, that’s why I prefer dogs over people.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

I mainly want to prove I CAN.

And, then too, the way things are looking I'll have a figure people normally have to have surgery to get, and I wouldn't mind being found conventionally attractive.

And I'm thinking that I want to start getting away from fast fashion and making my own clothes, and I obviously don't want to do that until I am at a weight and shape I want to stay in. If I spend my money on linen and time making pants and embroidering the hems because I can, I damn well want to be able to wear them until they fall apart.

elisa123gal

with time.. it has all fallen away.. the petty reasons to lose weight that involve other people are gone. .
I simply do it for myself now... I want to look my very best ...feel my best..always.

panda4153

I want to look good in a bathing suit lol. It’s very vain, but I want to strut my stuff at pool and beach and feel super confident doing it haha.

AlexandraFindsHerself1971

Because we are going to get a German Shepherd in a year or two (after I have recovered from surgery I need) and I want to be able to give the dog all the walks and continued training and activity and stimulation that it needs to be happy. A good dog is a tired dog, and I'll need to walk them a LOT to make that happen.

JenKindo

I want to be seen as a threat instead of the cool, funny friend.

hrod0215

This may be a result of some form of PTSD from a previous and horrible relationship but, my one of my petty reasons is to always look good so if my current SO decides to ever walk away, no one can ever say: it's because she let herself go. 😒

I really do it for myself and because I like the way I feel after I workout and see the results. It's just an added bonus that ppl can't believe I have 3 kids (1 being 18!) and about to hit 40. 😁

Xellercin

My most petty reason is that I'm turning 40 this year and want to look the best I've ever looked.

I was obese in my late 20s, and lost all of the excess weight and kept it off for years. But my serious chronic illness flared up badly the past few years due to work and I took several meds that caused me to gain back some of the weight. I'm still a healthy BMI, but I would like to lose 10lbs to get back to my preferred size.

I say I want to look the best I ever have though because I've since quit all alcohol, caffeine, quit my job, lowered my stress, and have more time to exercise. So overall, I look better now than I did in my 20s or 30s when I was over worked and exhausted.

So I'm heavily motivated to get to my personal ideal BMI of 22 by the time I turn 40. Current BMI is 23.5

fatoldladyonamission

Oh my, I have so many petty reasons for wanting to lose weight, not wanting to be the largest person in the room any more, wanting to be able to go and buy off the rack clothes in any store, not getting funny looks in Tesco as I pick up either healthy options for me or treats for my daughter, wanting to show everyone who called me fat over the years that I really can look good, wanting to look normal so I don’t get noticed for all those funny looks, being able to fit in standard size chairs with arms. The list is endless!

HoneyBadger302

My petty reason right now? So that next spring dude who just dumped me can have a good case of "look what you're missing out on" when I see him again at the track. There might be pretty, younger, easier-to-get women out there, but I (very pett-ily) want him to have at least a twinge of "dang it..."

Lots of good, sound, and even reasonable reasons, but that one right there is the pettiest one I've got, and won't lie, it was the kick in the pants I needed to get the ball rolling again.

JenKindo

HoneyBadger302 wrote: »

My petty reason right now? So that next spring dude who just dumped me can have a good case of "look what you're missing out on" when I see him again at the track. There might be pretty, younger, easier-to-get women out there, but I (very pett-ily) want him to have at least a twinge of "dang it..."

Lots of good, sound, and even reasonable reasons, but that one right there is the pettiest one I've got, and won't lie, it was the kick in the pants I needed to get the ball rolling again.

I'm right there with you!

ccrdragon

Because my wife's niece bought me a double XL shirt for Christmas last year... just pissed me off that I was seen as that big... never gonna happen again!