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reasons for wanting to lose weight.

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  • Strawberryswing33
    Strawberryswing33 Posts: 8
    I decided that enough was enough. I was tired of being sick and having high blood pressure, dealing with health issues and the like. And I've always been athletic, but after my child was born, I sunk into depression and couldn't fit into any of my old clothes. I decided to take control of my life and my health!!
  • SoVeracious
    SoVeracious Posts: 17 Member
    My top reasons for wanting to lose weight are 1. I am tired of trying to hide my stomach and love handles in clothes 2. I want to have children soon and I want to get healthy now so that I can have a healthy pregnancy. Overall health is important, but these two are the first things that come to mind.

    I am losing weight by counting calories and by doing various types of exercise.
  • dym123
    dym123 Posts: 1,670 Member
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    I'm sure there are more honorable reasons, but for me, this is #1
  • DeMarraDontStop
    DeMarraDontStop Posts: 342 Member
    The desire to be healthy! Over a year ago I was plagued with health issues, chronic sinus infections and just not happy.... But since I picked up running so happy that I have not had an infection in a year! Now I just want to continue the path of being the healthiest me I can be!
  • Dom_Butterfly
    Dom_Butterfly Posts: 9
    My desire to lose weight is primarily to get healthy and combat Fibromyalgia......I am looking forward to the days where I am nit in constant pain.
  • mscan40
    mscan40 Posts: 4 Member
    I want to lose weight to feel good about myself. Especially when I put my clothes on. Just to love me and the body Im in. I understand this time around that I have to workout harder then just 30 mins of treadmill but body desires more in order to burn.
  • baldielove13
    baldielove13 Posts: 219 Member
    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.

    I'm with her. VANITY all the way! My graduation is in May, and I haven't seen my family since Christmas. They always give me a hard time about my weight. So I want them to be taken aback by my presence lol. Nah, I just want to look nice for the pictures. I also want to look good in bathing suit in August. Booyah!!
  • joyjay4fun
    joyjay4fun Posts: 160
    Couple of reasons, health of course. I have babies to live fo so I need to make sure I am healthy. Vanity, I do not like the extra weight. People keep saying you are tall youre not overweight...BS lol I feel fat and I dont like it so I want to feel good about me again. Job security, military does not play around with weight standards. Im not at risk right now but I also dont want to get close enough to get there. Its a tough world out there and no one wants to be unemployed behind reasons they can help control..
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