if health is #1, what is your #2 reason to lose weight?

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  • dianacannon89
    dianacannon89 Posts: 235 Member
    I REALLY want to take up less space... & not be ignored that would be nice. We as people respond better to pretty, in shape, people better then we do to obese even not in shape people. Its pure human nature and fact and IT SUCKS. You go your whole life just thinking its normal but then one day you realize WTF? its not normal at all!
  • loneworg
    loneworg Posts: 342 Member
    besides my health (so that i can be around for my kids) 2 would be look sexy
  • slywon
    slywon Posts: 85 Member
    I want to feel powerful, strong, energized and sexy!!!
  • tahardesty
    tahardesty Posts: 15
    For me, staying healthy is definitely #1, but #2...I wanna be HOT! Cute doesn't cut it anymore...lol!
  • wendybird5
    wendybird5 Posts: 577 Member
    Actually at the time health was #2 for my reasons. My number one reason was to get back my self-confidence and self-esteem. I found myself trying and failing and so many things and my life was a mess. I needed a win badly in something and since the only things I knew I had control over was what I did and what I ate, I decided to tackle weight loss one more time. I'm now only a few pounds from my goal and already feel like I've won and then some. My life has definitely improved and now I feel like I can accomplish anything... and I will!!
  • nashsheri33
    nashsheri33 Posts: 225 Member
    vanity. plain and simple.
  • victoriannsays
    victoriannsays Posts: 568 Member
    to look like a sexy badass
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    To look good nekkid. Or close to nekkid.
  • erinpooh
    erinpooh Posts: 90
    I had my second child at age 40 and I want to be around to attend her kids' graduations some day! Some of the women I see who have kids in their 40s look like hell and I don't want to be one of them! I want people to be surprised by my age and I want to look good! I'm a tall woman, and I don't want to be a BIG and tall woman.
  • transparentenigma
    transparentenigma Posts: 565 Member
    Budget and clothes.

    I know it may not seem to make sense but it does. I love clothes, no, no, no, I REALLY LOVE CLOTHES, I won't tell you about the affair I have with shoes.

    I want to have more options when it comes to clothing, and I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for them.

    The price of PLUS-SIZED clothing is ridiculous. I know you are using more material, but it is still ridiculous. And alot of the styles are completely hideous.

    I may weigh a 'ton', but I am not an elephant or a whale, don't try to dress me like one in a flap with four holes.

    So its more clothing choices.... it may sound frivolous, but its the truth.
  • lucasriggs
    lucasriggs Posts: 131
    Vanity is my number one priority at the moment. I would gladly take 5 years off my life to achieve the body I desire.
  • Nikki31104
    Nikki31104 Posts: 816 Member
    Health is obviously number one. I have PCOS and have been on medication for years. The more I lose the less I need. My number two would have to be just feeling better in my own skin. I want to be able to stop hiding from cameras. I have pictures of all my loved ones but they don't have any of me.
  • JudithEssex
    JudithEssex Posts: 34 Member
    Because I have chronic lung health issues that extra weight make worse - health is numero uno. I also have health issues that are just BECAUSE I have extra weight. (like a knee problem and a foot problem). AND it makes me have less energy because I can do less with less intensity. So ! Health wins by a large margin - it means SO many things.
    BUT - wardrobe, looking good (or at least better), vanity, the mirror, photos -all those reasons combine to make a number 2. If I have to get older (and I guess its better than the alternative) then at least I want to look better.
  • Justuskuties
    Justuskuties Posts: 1
    I'm planning on retiring within a year or two, just turned 65 and want to be healthy and active for as long as possilbe
  • JudithEssex
    JudithEssex Posts: 34 Member
    I get it! Why be a woman if you can't have a great closet? I agree. I LOVE wonderful clothes, too, and DRESSING! :)
  • JudithEssex
    JudithEssex Posts: 34 Member
    Also - because I have conquered so many things in my life, done so many things I never thought I could do and I am having a real hard time believing I cannot control the bulge.
    so - health is number 1
    Vanity Various = number 2 and pure bulldog obstinace must be number 3.
  • flatblade
    flatblade Posts: 224 Member
    To me, it is a no-brainer. #1 is health and #2 is appearance. There is a lot going in to both priorities. With health comes ability to do more with less fatigue and exercise more robustly. Along with appearance, you get new clothes, and probably both results give enhanced performance in the sack.
  • cubbies77
    cubbies77 Posts: 607 Member
    I'd love to be able to walk around in swim trunks without feeling self-conscious about my gut or wimpy pecs. I've started adding strength training to my walking/jogging.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Looks. ;) in all honesty. As I feel I look better my confidence starts to soar and I feel more comfortable in my own skin
  • Sweet_Pea0107
    Sweet_Pea0107 Posts: 90
    1. Health (Just because you don't have any health problems now doesn't mean you won't in the future. Why not set yourself up for a healthier future. We all grow old you know.)
    2. Build strength and endurance
  • rebeccaker
    rebeccaker Posts: 54 Member
    To be able to play with my 6 kids the way I want to! I hate beeing that overweight mom that does not have the energy to do sports with my kids. It all for them!
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    After health, which will include physical strength and emotional stability, I'm really looking forward to looking like a fabulous mother of the bride in August. At the occasion, I will see my ex-husband for the first time in 10 years. Oh, it's all going to be great.
  • cheshire29
    cheshire29 Posts: 48
    I REALLY want to take up less space... & not be ignored that would be nice. We as people respond better to pretty, in shape, people better then we do to obese even not in shape people. Its pure human nature and fact and IT SUCKS. You go your whole life just thinking its normal but then one day you realize WTF? its not normal at all!

    Number 1.

    I have excelled in many things in my life. This has never been one of them. Time for that to change!
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    No matter how awesome you think you are, you are either a parent your kids brag about or you aren't.

    Nothing better I can give my wife than for all women to be jealous of her.
  • james_parker
    james_parker Posts: 6
    Appearance and fitness

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