What's driving you to lose weight?

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  • Mrs_McFadden
    Mrs_McFadden Posts: 1,139
    @stephanielynn76, those reasons aren't lame! HAHA, I'm in the same boat pretty much.

    @lodro: do you have brain tumors already? Or are you somehow predisposed to them? I'm not trying to make light of your situation if indeed the answer to both of those questions is yes....but aren't you being paranoid if not? I'm just imagining not eathing for 22 hours of everyday and that sounds pretty difficult.
  • erikblock
    erikblock Posts: 230 Member
    Right now, my motivation is purely aesthetic. I'm not (quite) old enough yet to worry about my health and living a long life, so what's driving me now is simply the desire to feel like I can take my shirt off and be okay with what I see. Any internal benefits are just happy by-products for me at this point. :)

    -E
  • jkestens63
    jkestens63 Posts: 1,164 Member
    Very simple:

    I had an infection in my legs for 2 years that the docs couldn't get rid of. Spent up to a month in the hospital numerous times, had skin grafts, and all kinds of weird treatments. Ultimately the doctor said he didn't know how much longer he could prevent it from spreading and killing me so he might have to amputate. However, if I lost the weight it MIGHT help, only might because it had been going on so long. Much of the skin on my lower legs was gone and the remaining flesh was literally like rotting meat. Pleasant, huh?

    Guess what I did.
  • turntechBiologist
    turntechBiologist Posts: 374 Member
    Quite a few reasons :)

    * I want to NOT have to worry about health problems and be able to sleep without difficulty breathing.
    * Not have to worry about going outside and having neighbors or people in cars staring at me every time they go by.
    * Go bicycling to friends/family's houses and work without having to wait to use a car.
    * Look much younger (even though most people do think I'm 16 XD), and be able to become more active outdoors.
    * Interact with my dogs more instead of having them be bored constantly.
    * Wear cute clothes and wear make-up.
    * Be able to wear smaller cosplay clothing so I don't have to worry about being an "overweight" version of my favorite characters.
    * Take pictures and be on video without feeling embarrassed about how it comes out.

    I think that's all, I don't know XD
  • lodro
    lodro Posts: 982 Member
    @lodro: do you have brain tumors already? Or are you somehow predisposed to them? I'm not trying to make light of your situation if indeed the answer to both of those questions is yes....but aren't you being paranoid if not? I'm just imagining not eathing for 22 hours of everyday and that sounds pretty difficult.

    I had a few lesions, have had surgery and chemotherapy and am now on Avastin to prevent blood vessels from forming (tumors have their own blood supply, so the Avastin halts the development of tumors) I also know that statistically the odds are not in my favor, but I also know there have been cases of long term survival. (glioblastoma multiforme)

    Actually, the fasting isn't as difficult as it sounds or as I imagined it to be. I experience little to no hunger during "off" hours, then the eating is good when that happens. Of course lack of appetite is a factor, especially when on chemotherapy, but fasting before and after a round even helps with its side effect. I wouldn't have gone in this direction if I hadn't been ill, but the benefits for now outweigh the drawbacks.
  • kalebsmama07
    kalebsmama07 Posts: 503
    my wedding n to look great after having my son n get to a lower healthy weight before i had my son
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