Are you doing it for someone else?

malcolmjcooper

I blame noone but myself for my weight gain, and I am losing it for noone but myself.


I want to wear clothes that show off the body I earned
I want to run up stairs and not get whinded
I was to oogle myself in the mirror rather than notice the lumps.

It's all for me baby, its selfish and perfect.

love it sounds just like me

allotmentgardener

Mainly I'm doing this for me. I want to feel comfortable in nice clothes and I want to lose the excess fat that I accumulated through overeating. I want to gain control over myself and be responsible for my health.
A part is also vanity, I work with teenagers (some of which know me through my son) and I don't want to be seen as the fat woman!

WVmom24

I'll admit there are a couple guys I want to look good for...not really guys I think it would ever work out with in a dating sense, but I have my crushes and I'd love for them to go "wow Val, you look amazing!" And I've asked myself a couple times if that kind of thinking is healthy. My conclusion is that whatever helps motivate me, I should keep doing. Maybe I have some delusions of grandeur in the back of my mind that help drive me to lose the weight---but so what? If it helps me lose the weight, so be it! Personal drive and motivation doesn't come to me easily, I'll take what I can get. And when I'm done losing the weight I'm sure I'll probably have different crushes at that point. And one thing I'm looking very forward to is knowing that my weight won't be a person's reason for rejecting me. You can reject me over any number of things but darnit my weight won't be one of them any more! Lol. On a serious note, though, keep your head up, love.

RianneS91

I blame noone but myself for my weight gain, and I am losing it for noone but myself.

I want to be the fittest member of my sport team
I want to wear clothes that show off the body I earned
I want to run up stairs and not get whinded
I was to oogle myself in the mirror rather than notice the lumps.

It's all for me baby, its selfish and perfect.

oh my god I think this post is amazing, I could not agree more with you. Like you said it's yourself that's allowed you to put on the weight its you that needs to lose it. But having the reasons that you have are the most perfect motivation in my opinion. Good luck losing the weight!!

angel_of_harmony

We all have reasons why we start this journey. I agree with OP that doing it for the happiness of another person is not the best route, but you have to also see it from the perspective that you will be healthy and happy.