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  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
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    Because in the long term IF I had kept going in the wrong direction I would eventually suffer the indignity of diapers, sponge baths, escorted "day trips" and having someone working at minimum wage making my daily decisions for me... and because I want my child to live her life without EVER worrying about me... SO I am going to fight old age with every once of strength I can muster between NOW and when they toss me on the fire.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
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    Am losing weight & getting active for ME ......

    Am here because MFP helps keep me focused .......

    NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER :drinker:
  • cyndiee1
    cyndiee1 Posts: 24
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    Simple answer: for me.

    Long answer: I look around me and see the people in my family, friends and co-workers who depend on 'meds' for one ailment or another and are not willing to learn or change anything to address the source of their ailment. They want the easy pill, so they can bury their head in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist. I wish I could shake them and make them magically wake up change as I care about these people and hate watching it happen. My husband is included in this. He has diabetes, but is not overweight at all, so he chooses to believe it is in his genes and refuses to give up certain foods that causes his sugar spikes and so the meds keep increasing and increasing and he is now facing insulin shots. I can try to encourage people to learn and make changes, but in the end they have to make the decision that 'their why' is them or they will continuously fail.
  • rebeccaplatt21
    rebeccaplatt21 Posts: 175
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    my why:

    is to be hot again! in my 20's i thought i looked amazing! my face was sooo much prettier and i was much more confident.
    3 kids and a husband later, i want to get back to that original person.

    i also want to show my husband what he fell in love with again (i KNOW it was a lot more than looks, but to me it's important he finds me attractive still). i also want my kids to SEE healthy, not just HEAR about it! i don't want them to have to struggle with it like i have all my life (as well as their dad/my husband).

    i also want to inspire others!
  • NoXCuses4me
    NoXCuses4me Posts: 43
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    To get off all meds and that blasted C-PAP machine (DONE!) and STAY off them! To not be the THIRD generation to have a stroke in my family!
  • nickisa28
    nickisa28 Posts: 116 Member
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    I'm going to be brutally honest here but the main reason is because I don't want to be disappointed when I look in the mirror. Before my children, I was one of those lucky people who never had to watch what I ate and I worked a lot of hours in a physically challenging job. Of course I am enjoying he other benefits of being generally healthier and I want to set a good example to my kids in regard to health but i dont think i was that unhealthy before this fitness kick. the main reason is that I want to feel confident again and wear what i want without feeling self concious or wearing those suffocating spanx! Lol
  • rsoice
    rsoice Posts: 212 Member
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    That's easy, I want to live longer and have a better quality of life! Oh, and I want to look good naked!
  • Faenaria
    Faenaria Posts: 37 Member
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    Because I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. I want to feel good again.
  • NJamison69
    NJamison69 Posts: 12 Member
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    My Why?

    For my life
    For my health
    For my emotional health
    To be rid of my diabetes
    To be rid of my high blood pressure
    To be rid of my chronic depression
    To feel even more sexy than I already am :wink:
    To feel better when I lay next to my honey.
    To be able to find clothes easier and cheaper (big girl clothes are always more expensive)
    To have proper intestinal balance
    To have mental balance
    To have energy
    To have a limber body
    To not have a huge double chin
    and................well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    I could go on and on but in a nutshell,

    FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS!!!!! :happy:
  • fitfigureskater14
    fitfigureskater14 Posts: 1
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    I wanna try to get as close to looking like a fitness model as I possibly can. I also just wanna be able to keep loving what I see when I look in the mirror. I'm big-boned which gives the illusion that I'm fat. I know I'm really not, but I still wanna get as thin as I can.
  • Shalaurise
    Shalaurise Posts: 707 Member
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    I don't know.... but if you find it can you let me know please. :D
  • Ldbg289
    Ldbg289 Posts: 236 Member
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    What is my why? I had to think about this one but I finally realized that my why is because at the time I was in my twenties and I pretty much had constant chest pain, had a hard time breathing if I had to walk any further than say...to the end of my driveway. It was getting difficult to bend down to tie my own shoes so I eventually started wearing slip ons. The most important one though, I simply didn't like the way I felt let alone the way I looked.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
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    Vanity and violence.
  • chrs86
    chrs86 Posts: 151 Member
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    I really didn't want to buy all new clothes or wear gym shorts in the winter. That's one of the many reasons.
  • sydsquidlee
    sydsquidlee Posts: 51 Member
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    My why is to hold myself accountable. I am an aspiring personal trainer and dietician. I have fought with my weight my whole life, now I want to be able to show everyone that it is possible.
  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
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    My why is me.....me for me
    Me for my family
    Me for my husband and our relationship of almost 40 years
    Me for my unborn grandchildren

    Me....for all the things that are me.
  • williamschram
    williamschram Posts: 2
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    Well, I am 28 as of this writing and heavier than Homer Simpson. That isn't good, so I decided to do something about it. That's pretty much the only reason I need.
  • hj1119
    hj1119 Posts: 173 Member
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    My why started with "to win $100 in my works weight loss challenge and win $230 in a simultaneous challenge"...

    42 lbs, 5 months, $330 later I am obsessed. For me, my continued why is purely superficial. I've always had thick legs and wide hips... but I want to see if I can change that. I'm running regularly now and creating a calorie deficit to lose body fat. I want to see where I can go.
  • StephaneLahaye
    StephaneLahaye Posts: 3
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    Enrolled to climb the Mont Ventoux by bike with my company for a solidarity fundraising in September. Every kg lost means an easier climb. Being in business with almost daily customer lunches I need to watch my weight - not that much to lose but I'm such an epicurian... Logging what you eat is so boring and frightening at the same time :yawn:
  • jms1739
    jms1739 Posts: 80 Member
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    My reason Why. Completely and 100% totally for myself. And I don't want to be this size when I turn 50 in 4 years either. To get my life insurance premiums to go down. To fit into all the clothes that are hanging in my closet. And just for general well being.

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