Why do you honestly want to lose weight!?

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  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I was tired of feeling invisible. Tired of lugging around all that extra weight. Tired of hating how I looked. Tired of hating how I felt. But mostly I was tired of feeling like I was worth more and not having the strength to do anything about it. One day I just decided that I was worth it . . . .

    this. although it hasn't helped my social life much, and many days I still feel invisible...but it's getting better.
  • Learning2LoveMe
    Learning2LoveMe Posts: 1,430 Member
    So I don't feel like a fat cow or a giant blob on the chair anymore.
  • ROCKERFOREVER81
    ROCKERFOREVER81 Posts: 109
    My health and because I want to look hot.
  • simplymily
    simplymily Posts: 62
    I want to be able to find something in my closet without changing a gazillion times and most importantly I want to be able to play catch with my 4 year old without running out of breath!
  • sansouchi1050
    sansouchi1050 Posts: 137
    so I can't look as good at my 20 year anniversary vow renewal as I did at my wedding. I'm planning a beach renewal and will be wearing a super sexy dress. I'm also tired of being so timid in bed.....not because I'm not adventurous, but because I know certain position will make my fat jiggle.
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    I don't want to carry four 5 lb sacks of flour through my next triathlon
  • seedoubleyou38
    seedoubleyou38 Posts: 2
    I do it for my wife and kids, and grand kids (see profile pic) . I want to be around for them for a long time. Plus I want to feel better about myself.
  • lleabrooks
    lleabrooks Posts: 87 Member
    I used to be HOT. I want that again!!
  • sbcass
    sbcass Posts: 25 Member
    I want to purchase only one plane ticket for my trip to Brazil next year.
  • LolasEpicJourney
    LolasEpicJourney Posts: 1,010 Member
    I really want to have a family - after over 15months of trying I am seeking fertility testing - and I KNOW one of the first things that will be said is "lose weight" so "I have" and "I still am" are now a valid part of my vocabulary..

    I want to prove my self wrong - I NEVER saw myself as fit or as athletic. I want to run a marathon in the next couple years.
    I DID get told that I couldnt ride a rollercoaster NEVER AGAIN!!!!!
    I want to turn heads and get told that Im sexy. No more of this "pretty face" business!!!
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    I want to be fit and healthy, and be the kind of woman I looked up to as a little girl. Also, I want to be an inspiration for my future patients and actually walk how I talk.
  • rhiannon1621
    rhiannon1621 Posts: 16 Member
    My dad tells me not to bother trying to lose more than 10 kg- and I told him I wasn't born to be fat and he responded with there's no going back now- I'm 25 and I weigh 97kg

    Last year I was 25 , and 91kgs. I'm now 73kgs so don't let anyone tell you "there's no going back" :)

    I was 98kg when I was 22 - bull$h1t there's no going back! :)

    All my reasons are superficial too but that's fine with me, I'm doing this for myself not anyone else!
  • Soraia27
    Soraia27 Posts: 10 Member
    Because I have a pretty face, and I want my body to match my face :laugh:
  • caramel1920
    caramel1920 Posts: 271
    So I can shop at every store, without limitations! So I can be healthy and be able to take care of myself and mother if need be. So I won't hate to look at myself in pictures. So I won't be the fattest person at work. So I won't scan the room to see if I'm the biggest one there. So I can be comfortable in my own skin. So I can love what I see when I look in the mirror everyday. So I can be strong, fit and an inspiration to others. So I can make my family proud. So I can make myself proud. So I can be a cougar!:laugh: So I never have to see the scale go to 300 ever again!
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    Honestly? Because I don't wanna die of a heart attack at 46 like my mom did.
  • forme2310
    forme2310 Posts: 157 Member
    I want to lose weight so I am around a very long time to be a pain to my partner, Also to live a long live and not wind up like me mom who died in her early 60's and I want to be able to run a 5 K not just walk them


    I want to do it for me!!!
  • KatieCuth
    KatieCuth Posts: 569 Member
    Cause I want to look hot in underwear LOL!
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    pure vanity. All my friends wear size 0 pants but me, 4, or 6.
  • MadDogTannen22
    MadDogTannen22 Posts: 88 Member
    I want to look good in all types of clothes...work clothes...bikinis...lingerie, and even naked!
    I want to hike the hardest trails and spontaneously do pull ups, whatever I feel like, without worrying if my body will agree.
  • irapino65
    irapino65 Posts: 71 Member
    I want to live a better life. I started this journey 3yrs. ago and I still haven't reached my goal but I refuse to give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ashleylynnexo
    ashleylynnexo Posts: 51 Member
    The thing that kick started my weight loss, in all honestly was having my daughter and realizing I want to be as healthy as possible for her, and also I went to six flags not even a month after giving birth, so I had some extra weight on me, and I got on all of the rollercoasters, and then after eating something really unhealthy, I was bloated, and the seatbelt JUST didn't fit, and the employee made a really rude comment about sucking it in. I refused to suck it in so I got off and was really upset. That's when I got really serious and lost almost 20 pounds since then, because with my father dying I got a little off track, not eating at all a few days then non stop eating. :/
  • kristenn1989
    kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
    I was to lose weight for me. I've spent my entire life overweight. My weight problems didn't stem from my own actions but rather by the action (or inaction) of my mother who thought that mcdonalds etc was a perfectly appropriate meal for every meal.

    At my heaviest, I weighed 240lbs and the biggest size I have ever worn was a size 23. Now, I am down to a size 9/10 and I weigh 152.

    I want to lose weight primarily because I want to feel better. I want to feel better about myself and I want to be healthier. I got tired of people refusing to look at the real me because of all the extra flubber that I was carrying around. It wasn't fair to myself.

    I've had many issues with my weight with people calling me names and making fun of me. Some of it has greatly impacted my life in a negative way. I don't want to open myself up to this any longer.


    My ultimate goal is to lose my belly fat and keep it off. I'd love to be able to rock a bikini, just for the fact that I could say that I could. I want to feel in control and attractive. This is my motivation.
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    When I had weight to lose I wanted to lose because my blood pressure was high and I hated the way I looked in any clothes. It hurt to sit down because everything was getting so tight!
  • paisley2288
    paisley2288 Posts: 913 Member
    To be 100% honest.. I want to lose weight to find a husband!!! I know looks aren't everything but that's what attracts people to you in the first place so I want to be more confident and feel as pretty on the outside as I am on the inside.
  • MrsKunz
    MrsKunz Posts: 151 Member
    cause this pic made me sick plus i want lots more tattoos and i want them on a hot body my fiance says all the time that Abby on NCIS and Danialle from American Pickers are so hot with all the tattoos i dont want an ugly body to be covered in tattoos so before i get all my plans i want to loose this nasty weight

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    Thanks for sharing this! I had a very similar moment where I saw a photo of myself and went WOW! i don't want to be that girl anymore.

    The other reason I want to lose weight is that I want to look hot in a bikini. All my girlfriends are thinner than me and I'm very self conscious in a two piece. I used to feel skinny, and was more confident 30lbs ago. Time to feel good about myself again!

    Your welcome
    I just really felt like he loves my body but i dont thats not fair i want to be attractive too i want him to see a movie star in me too tattoos and all

    Plus i was mortified that i just bought a size 20 in jeans thats sickening im only 5'1
  • HeikkiLaukkanen
    HeikkiLaukkanen Posts: 123 Member
    I've gotten to the point where my health is good. So I guess it's all about vanity at this point. And performance; run faster, lift more, do more pullups, etc.
  • tuneses
    tuneses Posts: 467 Member
    I just want to wear clothing and not worry if I am muffin topping. I want to put anything on and know i'm looking good. For me and my husband.
  • jfluchere
    jfluchere Posts: 346 Member
    I love looking good! And feeling good too!
  • keshalady
    keshalady Posts: 2
    way to go!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,985 Member
    What is the reason you honestly want to lose weight!? Everyone says they want to be healthy and because they want to have confidence and all that stuff! Yes I want to be healthy and have self confidence, but I really want to lose weight because of all the people that called me fat or a cow (like I don't all ready know) and whatever else rude things they said to me! I want to lose weight and look HOT and just rock it! I want my body to say look at me now and look at what you can't have! I want to make them regret everything they ever said!

    What about you?
    Validitiy (I have to at least look fit) and vanity if I'm being honest.

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