Poll: What's Your Top Reason for Losing Weight?

dendurgal
dendurgal Posts: 60
in Motivation and Support
1. I want to lose weight for an upcoming special event

2. I want to lose weight because I think I'll be happier if I'm thinner

3. I want to lose weight because I'm worth it

4. I want to lose weight to get healthy and feel energized

5. I want to lose weight for someone else
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  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    4 I suppose? But I would add to be as fit as possible
  • ChelsG77
    ChelsG77 Posts: 35
    My top reason is I wanna feel the confidence I felt when I was lighter. I felt better, looked better, and I had more confidence in myself
  • Kirabelly
    Kirabelly Posts: 60
    I lost weight because I finally had to do something or admit I was just waiting for my fat to kill me.

    And to have a chance at becoming a mother.
  • FelicityClarke
    FelicityClarke Posts: 8
    2
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
    Confidence. I just want to look and feel awesome :P

    Right now, I'm 'the bigger girl' in my friend circle...we went out last weekend and I totally looked pregnant in the pictures. I'm not happy with this, so I'm changing it :)
  • logicman69
    logicman69 Posts: 1,034 Member
    Can I say 4 & 5?

    I started doing this for myself, but my motivation to stick with it ishow other people see me (I'm a musician who is on stage almost every weekend)
  • ImCaptainJackSparrow
    ImCaptainJackSparrow Posts: 18
    Confidence. I just want to look and feel awesome :P



    This!!
  • sexy_RN88
    sexy_RN88 Posts: 58 Member
    All of the above.
  • nabak147112
    nabak147112 Posts: 105 Member
    2 and 4 mainly and just want to be healthier for my kids
  • gvuletic
    gvuletic Posts: 16 Member
    I want to lose weight so I can see my grandchildren grow up! After open heart surgery and 2 stents later, I realize I'm not invincible! I also am going on my very first cruise in January and want to look and feel better!
  • mfoutch86
    mfoutch86 Posts: 87
    My main reason currently is 1! A tiny wedding dress! But more than that, I want to be a healthy happy wife and mother. I really adore my life, and I feel like my body should be on the list of things I love. Getting into better shape will only increase my joy!
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    6-So I'm not a fat *kitten* anymore :laugh:

    I want to do it for me, to be fit, to be healthy, to look awesome in a bikini. Also because people treated me VERY differently when I was skinny and when I was fat.
  • onlykatherinee
    onlykatherinee Posts: 10
    I have two reasons for wanting to lose weight. One: To live a healthier life style. Being from the South, I'm use to everything being deep fried and smothered in grease. I'm ready to do my body some good!

    The main reason is because I want to join the Navy. I have to lose up to 20 Ibs to reach the requirement level. It's a goal of mine, and I'm striving towards it with flying colors. I want to make my grandfather proud.
  • happythermia
    happythermia Posts: 374
    6. I don't want to *have* to wear spanx! LOL
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 906 Member
    1. I want to lose weight for an upcoming special event
    2. I want to lose weight because I think I'll be happier if I'm thinner
    3. I want to lose weight because I'm worth it
    4. I want to lose weight to get healthy and feel energized
    5. I want to lose weight for someone else

    For me, it's because I'm tired of having three different sizes of clothes. It's so much easier to buy clothes when you're thin (not to mention that there is more variety).
  • 01MissSkinny
    01MissSkinny Posts: 1
    My top reason is beauty i think, but at the same time, i really want to look healthy!
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    2 & 4 & 5

    i know i'll be happier because i'll be confident in myself and won't be shy in a bikini AND will be able to be healthy my whole life
    i want others to think i'm hot ;)
  • healthychanges1
    healthychanges1 Posts: 110
    2- I'll be happier.
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    4
  • DeadMarsha
    DeadMarsha Posts: 203
    Top Reason: 4

    But it is definitely a combo of 2-4, haha.
  • MissTomGettingThin
    MissTomGettingThin Posts: 776 Member
    Vanity
  • dougpapa
    dougpapa Posts: 2
    # 4,i'm 69, have cancer and a double bypass,i want to see my great grand children grow up.
  • wxb136
    wxb136 Posts: 5
    1. I was going down south to get married...and now I have to keep it up...for me
  • Sardine239
    Sardine239 Posts: 72 Member
    None of the above.

    I've never been skinny, so thought I might check it out.
  • Janet9906
    Janet9906 Posts: 546 Member
    2. I want to lose weight because I think I'll be happier if I'm thinner
    3. I want to lose weight because I'm worth it
    5. I want to lose weight for someone else

    I'm so much happier 43 pounds lighter, I finally feel like I'm worth it. Beside's myself, I'm doing this for my 2 kids, they deserve a healthy strong Mom.
  • MichelleMcDowell
    MichelleMcDowell Posts: 1 Member
    #4 because I feel better, emotionally and physically, when I weigh less.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    4.
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    2...

    AND

    For my kids!!! oh and my future marriage!
  • allisonleigh11
    allisonleigh11 Posts: 34
    3
  • dwarfstarzero
    dwarfstarzero Posts: 14 Member
    Number 4. I have fibromyalgia, and have been struggling with my health because of it. The doctor suggested I lose 100+ pounds to improve my health, and the levels of pain I deal with. It's a daily motivator!

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