why do you what wanna get in shape?

I want to be what I have never been: in shape and a healthy weight. My motivation to get my butt to the gym is that, and when i lack that I take classes 4 times a week with friends, so they are always expecting me to be at the gym at least 4 times a week.

I want to be able to play with any future grandchildren!! I had become such a couch potato and didn't realize how out of shape I was until I quit smoking...for some reason, I felt so much better after putting the tobacco aside, I decided it was time to get in shape and healthy (and a recent 48th birthday made me realize I'm pushing 50)!!

Because being too fat and too tired to do the things I want to do sucked.

Life is better without limits :bigsmile:

Because I want to live to see my children and grandchildren grow up!

And to be honest, I want to be able to wear pretty clothes and not feel self-conscious!

I want people - myself included - who see me without a shirt to go "Oooh!" instead of "Ewww!"

I wanted to head off where my weight gain was headed before I became able to clap my back fat.

Mostly I just want to feel strong and beautiful, but also:
To feel more confident, especially in professional clothes.
To have a healthy pregnancy, when/if the time comes.
To be a good example to my kids when/if I have them.
To have more energy.
To not still stress about my weight when I'm 95 (my Granny still complains about being fat.)
To not have to buy bigger pants.
To support my husband, who is in police academy and trying to get in shape for that. We need to establish healthier patterns now, and maintain them so he stays fit as a police officer. His life might depend on it.

I want to get in shape for one person, ME!

I AM IN SHAPE!

Round is a shape.
Pear is a shape.

I've always had weight issues but mine related to anorexia which I suffered from twice at the ages of 6 and 13. The second time I recovered my weight ended up creeping up thanks to a relationship with an unsavory (and now ex) partner, I also made the mistake of going on the implant which caused my weight to rocket up to almost 12 stone in less than a month!
It's been a struggle to get things back to normal since then I was also recently diagnosed with PCOS last year which makes losing weight even harder.

Anyway sorry for babbling it's a bad habit! I have a few motivations:
1. I want to be able to look in the mirror and ALWAYS feel happy with my weight. Right now sometimes I feel good about it and other times I see myself and don't want to leave my house out of embarrassment.
2. PCOS gives my a higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes in the future and apparently makes me somewhat more susceptible to weight gain (though I'm not sure how) so I figure getting this undercontrol now while I am only a few pounds overweight would be better than waiting until it's more severe.
3. I'm leaving the country properly for the first time (minus a weekend trip to germany with my school once) and going to Florida and I want to feel good when I have to bare all in a bikini. ^_^

I'm not going to lie though, even with these reasons in mind I still find it hard to muster the desire to exercise some days.

I'm getting married this fall, so I originally wanted to be in better shape just for that. Now that I've been eating healthier and working out (some lol), I want to stick with it because I feel and look better. My hair and skin are healthier, my asthma has vanished, I feel better about how clothes fit me...etc. I still have some serious work to do, especially in the exercise department, but my results so far are pushing me to not stop. I can become a better me. Best of luck to you!