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What made you want to lose your weight?

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  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    I had lost a lot of weight once before and told myself I would never be X weight again. I was pretty much there and knew I needed to do something. Also my jeans were too snug and it was either lose weight or get new jeans. I'm so happy I chose option 1.
  • lrgarza82
    lrgarza82 Posts: 35 Member
    Several car accidents destroyed my body. I was told my only option was surgery to fix my back, neck & knee & they couldn't guarantee that I would walk on my own again anyway.

    15 years ago I was 5'8", well over 215lbs, in a lot of pain & almost to my wits end. Today I'm just under 5'6" and between 146-150lbs, 18.6% BF: my profile pic was taken 3 weeks ago. (yes, I lost inches due to the damage in my back, neck & hips, but that just makes me push harder to be healthier, stronger, more fit as each year passes).

    When someone says "You can't", I smile and say "Watch me!"

    Truly an inspiration!
  • WeekndOVOXO
    WeekndOVOXO Posts: 779 Member
    Several car accidents destroyed my body. I was told my only option was surgery to fix my back, neck & knee & they couldn't guarantee that I would walk on my own again anyway.

    15 years ago I was 5'8", well over 215lbs, in a lot of pain & almost to my wits end. Today I'm just under 5'6" and between 146-150lbs, 18.6% BF: my profile pic was taken 3 weeks ago. (yes, I lost inches due to the damage in my back, neck & hips, but that just makes me push harder to be healthier, stronger, more fit as each year passes).

    When someone says "You can't", I smile and say "Watch me!"

    I'm never going to complain about my life again.
  • cgfol1
    cgfol1 Posts: 179 Member
    It may be superficial but it was all my smaller clothes. I just really wanted to be able to fit back into them
  • stepherzzzzz
    stepherzzzzz Posts: 469 Member
    When I hit double digits in pants sizes.
  • moriuh
    moriuh Posts: 72 Member
    my friend texted me one day asking if i wanted to go on a diet with her. I said sure. At first I wanted to be supportive and give her a diet buddy, and I knew I needed to lose weight, but this time I actually felt like I was going to succeed so...it went from there.
  • rosesigil
    rosesigil Posts: 105 Member
    A man--I'm trying to attract--pretty silly, huh? But there's lots of other benefits too, of course!
  • juliedor
    juliedor Posts: 72 Member
    I've had some serious health issues and being lean will help.
    I have booked to do the trek to the base camp of Everest in October and need to be fit and healthy.
    I don't want to be the straggler at the back.
  • PinkTink07
    PinkTink07 Posts: 1
    My children deserve a healthy mom to be able to run around and play with them. They are my first reason. My second reason is for myself. I want to be able to be comfortable in my own skin and not feel like everyone is staring at me because I'm fat.
  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
    It was pretty spur of the moment. I guess I just wanted a change.
  • red_road
    red_road Posts: 761 Member
    not being able to fit into my favourite dress
  • SLRamirez2012
    SLRamirez2012 Posts: 297
    I was in great shape in High school, cross country runner, a real babe. But then I went away to college and gained the freshman 30. When I moved back home I lost some of it, but i have enver been the same. And then having two kids made me not the babe that I used to be. And I want to like what I see when I look in the mirror. I want my husband to want to ATTACK me ! LOL I want to be a MILF. Corny I know, but true
  • cubanbruin
    cubanbruin Posts: 31 Member
    I want to lose weight so I can pave a healthy way into adult life..
    I'm going to college and I don't want to gain the weight every student does when they get in..
    I want to wear a bikini and not feel like jiggling while I run or play in the water..
    I want to feel sexy and good about myself :)
  • justgowithit17
    justgowithit17 Posts: 1,392 Member
    I want to rock a bikini; not just just wear one, rock one!
    I want to be confident in my body and myself in general
    I want to prove to myself (because I've doubted myself) and the others who think i can't that i can!
    I want to be really proud of myself; I want to look back and say man that was really hard, but the results were so worth it.
    I want to develop good eating/exercise/lifestyle habits now so i don't have to worry about
    Less chin fat (lol)
    Flat stomach!!!!
    Being at this weight has prevented me from being truly happy and I think I deserve happiness.
    I just want to finally lose this weight! I've been trying to lose it for 3 years and I'm sick of always failing! This time I'm not giving up!
    I want to control what I eat and not be controlled by what I eat
    I want to inspire others to be healthier
    I want a story to tell
    I want to make my own thread on the success story board!
  • RedBullLiz
    RedBullLiz Posts: 469 Member
    Before getting a job, all i did was lounge around the house with sweats all day. Ate chips, cookies, everything in plain sight. Even things that didn’t sound right. My regular clothes wouldn’t fir anymore. When clothes don’t fit, I change that habit.
  • glitteratthesea
    glitteratthesea Posts: 104 Member
    'All we've ever wanted, is to look good naked, so that someone would take it'.

    Why losing weight? I saw some pics of myself and they weren't any flattering. Also, I didn't eat good, so I decided that had to change too. Now I live a life much healthier!
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    I felt uncomfortable in my own skin.
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
    Well, let's see. I suppose it was all the fat.
  • snowbike
    snowbike Posts: 153 Member
    Going to a wakeboard cable park to try wakeboarding and they couldnt find a wetsuit to fit me.
  • Sul3i
    Sul3i Posts: 553 Member
    Many reasons... mostly how I felt about myself. I was depressed. I felt like a failure. I had pain in my joints back and developed planters fascitous(so) in both feet. Couldn't fit my big butt in a lot of chairs..movies roller coasters... I didn't want my son to see me that way any longer. I couldn't do much without getting winded.
  • tynger112
    tynger112 Posts: 351
    I wanted to see the whole thing!!!...you know what i mean.
  • JosianneC
    JosianneC Posts: 141 Member
    looking good naked has it's benefits . . .

    I was just thinking that
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I want to look like a trophy wife.
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    Potato.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    <~~~~This picture. It was taken 2 years ago at my daughter's birthday party. Her 4th birthday party is coming up in 2 months and I refuse to let this bathing suit fit me. Plus my husband is sexy as hell and he deserves a sexy wife too!
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Saw a picture I was tagged in on facebook...I was delusional about what I thought I looked like.
  • DamnImASexyBitch
    DamnImASexyBitch Posts: 740 Member
    I was tired of hating the way I looked and feeling down about myself.
  • JerseyPook
    JerseyPook Posts: 135
    I could no longer stand to look at myself in the mirror - or how my clothes no longer "fit" me!!! My reflection was not "me" and I had to come to grips with the fact that the only person who could change that is ME!!!
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