What is your WHY??

wattswarming
wattswarming Posts: 9 Member
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So I was at a Leadership Retreat in Mexico in January for Scentsy. I knew I'd gained weight but when I got back home and saw the pictures of myself I was disgusted with what I saw. Since I earned a FREE all expense paid trip for myself and my hubby to Punta Cana this coming June I decided to be sexy by the time we go. :wink: I've got 9 lbs to go and I'm expecting to have a very romantic trip!!! :blushing:
Why are you here at myfitnesspal?
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  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    To feel hot. I want to comfortable and confidently walk around my house in the nude.
  • Evarell
    Evarell Posts: 143 Member
    Long term-- Of course, I'd like to look better, but my main motivation is health and mobility. I watched both my parents decline and. . . long story short, I want to be able to move around, take care of myself, and be active in the world until the day I die.

    Short term-- Currently, I am motivating myself with the idea of all the pictures/ video that will be taken at my son's wedding next year. I can usually counter cravings by thinking "mother-of-the-groom dress!" :smile:
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    To see the person I am inside.

    I think that i could be SO DAMN beautiful.
  • trababes1971
    trababes1971 Posts: 173 Member
    Im here to get rid of this excess weight which i let creep up on me. Wearing leggings and jumpers over the winter etc, i just didnt realise the amount i had gained. I feel i need to record everything i eat so i can keep control of my bad habits lol, and i want to be sexy always for my hubby. :happy:
  • myers0machine
    myers0machine Posts: 685
    to keep an eye on my macros ahah simple but am choosing fitness not just for a heather body but for a healthier mind n soul to was a bit of a *kitten* in my younger years but found something i enjoy plus keeps me away from the naughty thinks so to speak but i guess the main reason i am gettin fitter is to make my granddad proud i was a bit of a chubby small kid he died i began the same day i found out now every time i workout i feel closer to him silly as it is but hey you asked aha plus women like fitter men thats always a plus side
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    To be able to run my teenagers down and smack them instead of puffing after them while they cackle uncontrollably
  • regina2063
    regina2063 Posts: 203 Member
    To stop my FAT from shaking....ha ha:laugh:
  • 10KEyes
    10KEyes Posts: 250 Member
    Why are you here at myfitnesspal?

    Because they have a good food journal and a kick-*kitten* Android app for tracking everything. I am losing weight. I enjoy the forums too.
  • wattswarming
    wattswarming Posts: 9 Member
    lol I can so relate to many of you!! Except for being hot... that probably isn't in my future although I had my moment before I had 4 kids!!
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    It doesn't have a lot to do with the way I look...
    BUT...

    I die when I'm going up a set of stairs and in all seriousness, if an apocalypse happens, I'd like to be able to take care of myself.
  • MargotAllen
    MargotAllen Posts: 63
    Because I hate myself. I even hate my face, so if I at least have a decent body, I don't have to be 100% ugly. My mother was always around 400lbs and died from it at age 48 (blood clots). I gained weight after having my daughter at age 20. I was depressed, and just didn't care about myself enough to see what I was doing to myself when I was eating for comfort or to reward myself for my life sucking. (not because of my daughter. other stuff)

    So now I'm 34, I've wasted the last 14 years of my life being out of shape, and even ballooning up to 210lbs. I've decided I need to get my body under control and take back my life. I've lost 50 lbs over the past year by myself without a gym membership or surgery. I've just been exercising, and watching what I eat, counting calories etc. I have another 30 to go to get to my goal weight.

    I wanna be a better example for my daughter. And I have a wonderful boyfriend who has been talking about wanting to marry me in October. So I think I owe it to both of them and myself to take better care of myself and be happier with how I look. Those are my reasons why. :drinker:
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    1st and formost b/c i am going back to college so i can get a job ( been a home maker since Oct 1999 and im ready to go back to work ..

    i know at 300 pounds i wont be able to function as great as i would like too ..

    also i want to buy clothes i like not just what fits
    i want to be healthy etc
    --

    and to the person that wants to run around naked .. go for it
    i am naked all the time ( its just me and hubby and he isn't complaining) it feels nice not to be restricted my clothing :bigsmile:
  • Colbyandsage
    Colbyandsage Posts: 751 Member
    Why are you here at myfitnesspal?

    To be the healthiest I can be. And my awesome group of friends!
  • Arrica
    Arrica Posts: 166 Member
    I am here because I do better when I have support and the resources I need at my fingertips. I love the success stories; they motivate me. I love looking for new ideas for food and recipes. I love being able to draw from other people's wisdom about weightloss and the best way to acheive it.

    Personally...I don't want to be the fat mom at the pool this summer. I want to be the milf!!!! :laugh:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    passes the time
  • anabell31
    anabell31 Posts: 268
    It doesn't have a lot to do with the way I look...
    BUT...

    I die when I'm going up a set of stairs and in all seriousness, if an apocalypse happens, I'd like to be able to take care of myself.

    I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one preparing for the apocalypse XD
  • childofArtemis24
    childofArtemis24 Posts: 334
    I am here at my fitness pal, to feel better about myself. I fluctuate weight , Just like my mom. So gaining weight is very easy for me.

    It is loosing weight that is hard. When I graduated high school, i was very fit and had abs, and I would like to get that back.

    I would also like to look sexier for my husband.
  • 44by44th
    44by44th Posts: 289 Member
    I'm doing it for me, because I know I SHOULD, and because I know I CAN. Now I'm out to prove it to myself, and no one else.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    My life is a roller coaster of awfulness. I had to do something to improve it.
  • MUByM
    MUByM Posts: 208
    Because I have been big all of my life and I have never had any confidence in myself. I have a son now and I want to be healthy and help him to grow up healthy. I don't want him to go through what I went through. Also for my husband. He says he loves me and this and that but I know deep down he wishes I was different. He likes my face and booty though. Lol
  • antoniosmooth
    antoniosmooth Posts: 299 Member
    I decided I needed to get serious about my nutrition because I'm getting older and its getting harder to stay in shape simply by working out.
  • Laura_Suzie
    Laura_Suzie Posts: 1,288 Member
    To be more confident and successful. I especially want to lose weight for my career. I've lost too many roles for dumb reasons...
  • wattswarming
    wattswarming Posts: 9 Member
    Some very interesting comments here!!! I hope those of you suffering depression get help for that too!!! If you do, your weight and health issues may become easier to manage!
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    I'm here to hold myself accountable. I've never been huge, I carry my weight pretty well, but I've always been a little chubby, I'm done with it. Also there is a lot of health issues in my family I want to try and avoid while I'm still young enough to nip it in the butt before it happens. I'm here to get healthy basically, my only goal is to get to a healthy BMI even if its at the high end
  • JessieArt
    JessieArt Posts: 275 Member
    lol I can so relate to many of you!! Except for being hot... that probably isn't in my future although I had my moment before I had 4 kids!!

    What are you talking about? You are beautiful!
  • JessieArt
    JessieArt Posts: 275 Member
    I'm here to keep track of my calories. If I don't stay around 1200 calories a day I don't lose weight. I have to track everything. This is a fun way to do it.

    I want to be heatthy again. I was in pain for so many years. I finally had a hysterectomy 2 days before Christmas. Now I actually feel good enough to do something about my weight and health. I want to feel pretty again.
  • jaydubbayu
    jaydubbayu Posts: 456
    I'm a father of 2, and I'm turning 30 this year. I love my kids, and I want to instill in them a sense of discipline when it comes to eating right and exercising. I felt like a total hypocrite when it came to telling my daughter to eat right. Plus, I gained 30 pounds in 3 years. I had stayed 190 for 10 years straight, without doing anything. Quite frankly, I'm suprised I stayed that weight. But anyways, my wife also wants to lose weight, and she saw that a month of MFP improved me a great deal. So she's on board, and she's taking a proactive approach to her weight loss as well. I feel great about that, because I inspired her to be healthy and I feel great about that. I don't want to wake up 10 years from now, sweating when I walk 2 mph and getting heart problems, diabetes, etc.. I've already made myself proud from my strides so far.
  • tammila7
    tammila7 Posts: 2 Member
    :smile: My why is a lot of things.
    First, the style that I want can't be achieved successfully with a huge belly. I know that is vain, but i am embracing it.

    Second, I want to be able to bend my knees and be more fit and healthy.

    Third, because it is time to let go of the emotional baggage that contributed to this weight. I have spent the last 20 or so years "talking" about getting in shape but never doing anything about it. I have to made the decision to stop talking about it and be about it.

    Fourth and foremost, I have a great body hiding under all of this (there is that vanity again!) and it time for her to come out and enjoy life.

    That is my why. Now to work on the how. Any suggestions?
  • Coryd2012
    Coryd2012 Posts: 132 Member
    to get my sexy back ,
  • Aeriesified
    Aeriesified Posts: 206 Member
    I want to be able to do the things I want (like krav maga classes) without wondering if everyone is looking at me and going, "Heh. The fat girl isn't gonna last long." The process of proving everyone wrong is my motivation.

    There's also a guy. He's pretty special. I've promised him a sexy picture for every fifteen pounds lost. I'm looking forward to his response. :D

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