Why are you doing this? (Fitness motivations)

Im doing it to fit in single number skirts. I wear a 16, I want to wear a 9 or lower. Im doing this to get pregnant and get off my PCOS meds. I am doing it because I had a miscarriage in 09 and used food to help heal a heart that couldnt be healed in that way.

I'm sick of being fat. been fat my whole adult life. And I wanna look awesome on my wedding day in August. But I started this diet before I even got engaged. Although it is definitely more motivation.

I actually made a blog post about this. It's somewhat shallow, cocky, and self-centered, but there is truth in it.

Oftentimes I am presented with the question why. Why did I make this change? Why did I quit smoking, drugs, and the overindulgent lifestyle I had originally set out upon? Overall, why did I choose the path of fitness and health over the relative ease of sloth and gluttony? Did I do it to impress anyone? Was it for simple health reasons? Or was it, truthfully, for myself?
I believe we all face this question, and all, inevitably, come to the same conclusion. We do this for all of those reasons. I may have started with a certain incentive in mind (enlistment in the US Army), and a certain event which made me realize a change was necessary (ex-fiance breaking it off), but I continued for ME. I like being able to look around and realize that I am more fit than 90% of the people around me. Seeing everyone giving up while I am barely warming up gets my blood pumping. I live for feeling worn down, beat up, and thinking "I think I'll hit it harder tomorrow".
Now, I would be lying if I said that it did not thrill me to show off my body. Hearing the intake of breath as I take off my shirt and feeling the jealousy of those that are unwilling to put in the work for the results gives me a sense of satisfaction. Am I cocky? Hell yes I am, I worked damn hard, and I feel I deserve to be cocky. We all do. We have all taken those steps towards a better life, body, and overall health. We have all decided that we are not satisfied with what we were, and strive to improve it. We, unlike them, WILL put in the work. So when people approach us, questioning our decisions, judging us for choosing health over decadence, and just generally decrying our lifestyle, smile and remember: You ARE stronger than them. You WILL get results. Most importantly, you CHOSE to take the hard path, and fight the current. Keep fighting, dammit, and show these poor fools what true strength is.

to be Batman

I was tired of looking at myself in the mirror and not recognizing me. Disgusted by wearing clothes. Disgusted by being nakey. Guilty from stuffing my face over and over and hiding it... yeah like that was working with the fat hanging off me. Anyway, the deal breaker is when I broke the 200lb mark... I'm 5'5" and that does not look okay :-) Either way Im 41lb lighter and a "normal" size and a whole lot healthier and more confident. I have 10lb+ to go.. and I WILL get there!

Working on exercising more because exercise improves depression symptoms.
Working on a healthier relationship with food because I don't want to binge and I don't want to overly restrict.
Working on reducing my weight for a few reasons:
1. my PCOS has improved with weight loss.
2. I want to experience less fat-hate based oppression.

If I'm being completely honest, it's because I want to go out and feel like guys are actually noticing me. I have a lot of skinny friends, so when I go out, they are the ones that get noticed while I sit in the corner smiling trying to be happy for them and trying not to get jealous.
I'm also doing it to be healthier and to make myself more proud of myself and to feel better about who I am and what I can accomplish.

I am 68 and my body is not as forgiving as it was. My social life revolves around my walking group. With them and others I have enjoyed some wilderness hiking adventures. This summer I found my knees were bothering me and I was having to sit out my walk some days or shorten it. Dr took x-rays and it looks like I have osteoarthritis in my right knee. He referred me to a surgeon to discuss a knee replacement. I have friend who have had those and they are still limited in their activity. I asked Dr if there wasn't some other alternative. He said though I wasn't very overweight, a ten pound weight loss would take a lot of pressure off the knee. He also suggested weight training aimed at developing the muscle support for the knee. So that is what I did. I have been at it now for three months and my knees are much better. I hope to get a few miles out of them yet.

Simple... to be able to crack walnuts between my pecks. Same as everyone else, right?