What is your TRUE reasons for wanting to get in shape?

because i'm sick of coughing up my lungs whenever i walk up the stairs

I used to work out just so I could have a rock hard body -- total vanity. I enjoyed the "side effects" of how it made me feel, and the effects on my health, but when it got right down to it, it was all about how I looked. This time, for the first time in my life, I am doing it so I can live longer. I am 55 yrs old, and I have grown kids and grandkids. I want to be around for as long as possible to enjoy them, AND I want to be a good example for all of them. I'm a widow, and I've had a lot of health problems since my husband died in 2006. I became sedentary over the years, even though I used to be very athletic. I want my body systems to be as healthy as possible. This time, I want to feel good & have better health. This time, the "side effect" will be, hopefully, a rock hard body! :happy:

To be healthy! AND I love clothes, so I want to be able to wear anything I want without saying "I'm too fat for that"!

I want to look beautiful and actually feel beautiful. I want to be healthy and happy.

I want to look good in pictures, and I want to be able to wear more revealing clothes without wondering if I'm making everyone in my wake gag in disgust :P

Confidence, sexiness, promotability, job safety, general health, inspire others, for my kids, but most of all- to feel good about ME for once.

Right now my number 1 desire is to have grandchildren. I realized about a year ago that I was not physically prepared for them. I want to be the fun grandma that takes them to the park, gets down on the floor and plays dolls or cars with them, can pick them up and carry them as long as they need or want me to. I love my grandparents so much because they were always right there in the moment with me. I want to give that gift to my grandchildren someday. That is my number 1 reason for getting into shape.

100% vanity, no f's given

feel good, look good, be able to do more things.

Mostly vanity. I want to look good. I want to wear anything I want. I want to be able to do more things physically and just be comfortable about how I look and feel. Of course...health is an extremely close second, practically a tie...almost...i can head off any of those nasty diseases I'm at risk for...

For me it's several things:

~Actually FEEL sexy & confident about my body (I've NEVER been at a point where I was happy with myself physically)
^^^This has also been effecting my BF & I's sex life - I mean its still great but i am so distracted about how I look naked I can't enjoy it like I should be able to

~To no longer have these rolls of fat control my life - like going on vacation is torture cause I'm just so miserable about how I look I can't enjoy things, like going out with friends I haven't seen since High School but being too ashamed of how I look to meet up with them....i can keep going...

~ THE CONSTANT FIDGETING/RE-ADJUSTING CLOTHES CAUSE MY ROLLS ARE PREVALENT <--UGHHHH I dont want this anymore! lol

~ After seeing how my sister got while pregnant (both times & I'm similar size to her now, not pregnant) - I don't want to feel like a pregnant roley poley on top of being obese...I want a healthy pregnancy when that time comes around & I want to stay in shape during too since it helps facilitate a healthy pregnancy & delivery, so I REALLY want to strive for this cause I plan on having kids sometime within the next couple years.

~I want to make this a life style change as I have never worked at something as hard as I know I will to lose this weight. I need to prove something to myself

~I also want to be super cute in anything I wear & I want other girls be jealous of ME! (yep, that one is pure vanity)

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1) For myself. I want to feel confident in my own body. I HATE when people respond to that with, "then, why do you have to lose weight to feel good about yourself, huh?". Feeling confident with my body means to me, being healthier and knowing I'm doing the best I can to have that body and the confidence I desire.

2) To look AMAZING in a swimsuit!

3) So when I get married I can fit into my dream dress.

4) I want to be a doctor. Who would take healthy living advice from someone who doesn't believe it for themselves?

When I was 25, I developed a tumor that was physically crushing my windpipe, heart, and right lung. Only being as in shape as I was at that point kept me alive long enough to get the necessary medical attention. Even then, the doctors said "if it isn't a kind of cancer that will respond quickly, he'll be dead in a week". Luckily, it did respond quickly. I've been in remission for years, but I want to keep that edge just in case cancer ever comes back.

To not have to take meds to control things I can control with proper diet and exercise. To spend as much time on this rock as I can. And to push myself to places I never thought I could or would go.

Want to look toned and it makes me feel more confident about my body.