I'll write in. I am losing weight because I gained it while being in my past relationship. I am tired of wearing this fat suit, and it wears me down. I want it off. Ugh. I am using Peak Fit Challenge by Michelle Dozois (NOT A PLUG) followed by Les Mills Combat then back to Peak Fit Challenge for another round, after that I may join CrossFit. I am eliminating white sugar, flour, processed junk, most canned food, and not drinking a whole lot of calories, in addition to just plain hard work.

Health!!!
MIND MADE UP!!!!! I am tired of procrastinating:sad: about wanting to loose weight! Now with the support and free tools, I am "GOING TO GET IT DONE"=Regular size apparel.

I gained a lot of weight AFTER I had my son and started to experience severe pains in my lower back because of the weight gain. I also had little energy to even play with my child because of the weight. So I decided to lose the weight for health reasons mainly and also so I could feel good about myself again.

Walking around with heart disease around your midsection is not cute. Transforming into a stronger me by eating clean, cardio, and weight lifting.

Vanity! And I want to show my fitness freak brother that I can do "man pushups." I wish I could say "health," but that's not really what I think of when I'm squatting and sprinting. I'm thinking "I'm sexy and I know it." I eat clean and do Zumba and CrossFit.

Hello Ladies, I am very new to the group, but I love the idea of this group of women. My motives for loosing weight are quite vast, but I will give you a taste of what drives me. Primarily health is the most important reason. In the last 2 years my heath has gone crazy, so much of an extreme they just told me that I had a mini stroke yesterday on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to me, right? lol. Enough is enough! Gone are the days where I allow anyone to dictate what my health will be. I am going to take control of the things I can by starting my year off with a reboot starting January 2nd. My brother and I in the spirit of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead are going to juice/blend for up to 60 days and I will walk during the process. My idea is to give myself a jump start into my healthier lifestyle by ridding my body of a lot of unnecessary sugar and toxins. I don't expect it to be easy but I expect to be successful just the same. There is also a little vanity that also motivates me, this Stella is ready to get her groove back so that I can again feel confident when I walk into a room. For me there is a mental game that is associated with me being overweight and I am not in it to win. Also my brother and I have made it a friendly competition, so that is another added incentive. I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing as I reach my goal.:flowerforyou:

Hello All. My main reason is also due to health. Over the last few years my health has been going downhill. Like most women I am a nurturer of everyone else besides myself..It stops now!! I am sick of going to the doctor to a cure to all the pain I am in and they all come to the same conclusion.."if you drop some weight it may help", ok so its time to do just that. I have high self-esteem and love me but a light and healthier me wouldn't be so bad either. I want to feel strong!

I want to adopt a lifestyle I can live with forever. I want to teach my children to eat to live. I want OUT of this fat suit. When I get dressed, I want to choose an outfit and not have to change because it hugs my fat suit too tight. Can't wait.

Honestly the reason why I really wanted to lose weight is because I absolutely hate body shapers. I don't care what anyone says, there is nothing comfortable about being stuffed into anything. For that reason alone, I knew it was time

I don't know I was always too short to be overweight, it just isn't something that suits my body type. Like it's not even like I'm curvy, I'm just fat and it has gotten really old. I didn't care before when I was younger but now I do care because it makes me really self conscious. Not to mention I want to get more active in sports stuff this year so, I'm gonna have to drop weight at some point, who not try now?

Hi All,

My reasons for wanting to lose weight vary. I gained a lot of weight during college and when I graduated and came home, I was subject to my family's disapproval of my new body. It hurts to have the ones you love the most call you 'fat' every other day. On top of that, I discovered that the extra weight i gained was affecting my health and ability to get around. I have too much weight on my body for my height and it has begun to affect my knees. I would like to lose around 30 pounds so that I can feel better about myself and no longer have to listen to my family ridicule me about every plate of food I eat. I want to be free of my fat and gain back my self esteem, ability to shop for hours and the bikini body I had my freshmen year of college!

My first reasonsare to reverse pre-diabetes and to help me with RA issues. I am not large by the look of me. Most of my fat is around my stomach area. For the most part though...I have realized that I have spent far too much time being sick. Its time to get back to being me. My focus is to be the best me that I can be because I have forgotten how to Love myself! God bless ya progress siatas! I look forward to supporting all of you. ...Kimberly

Hello, I was thinking it was slow tonight as well. My reasons for wanting to lose weight are as follows:

I want to lower cholesterol
Blood pressure
Take some of the load off of my back and knees (I have arthritis)
Look better in my clothes
Feel better about how I look

I started replacing one or two meals with a green smoothie and I exercise daily. I eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and I consume no sugars, star he's or fats. I haven't weighed since beginning on Monday however, I'm sure if I stick with it I will see results soon.

I have lost 35 lbs so far and there is nothing like wearing clothes that you haven't worn in years! And I do mean years....I still feel like I look the same but it becomes real to me when I shop and buy clothes 2 sizes smaller and not having to be sure and try it on first because my pooch might show or worrying that my thighs won't fit. I haven't had any health issues and now that I am over 40-I'm trying to prevent that. I guess prevention and vanity are my reasons for losing.

1. I have a seven month old I want to live to see his babies....I know you don't know how you are going to leave this world but I don't want health issues pertaining to being overweight to why my health decllines. I lost my mother a year ago tom. she was only 67 kidney failure..she was diabetic.
2. I just want to feel like myself again
3. I want to be able to go to any store and be able to shop
4. I want my butt to be cute again and not wider than fridge LOL!!!

My plan of action is tracking on mfp, joining groups like these and begining an exercise regimen, and encouraging others while they encourage me :flowerforyou: