What's your reason for losing weight?
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I just turned 23 and I feel like I'm 73. I could write you on a book about, but that pretty much sums everything up.0
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Junie: I too have a young son (3 yrs old) who I also want to be healthy and active for. I don't want to be one of those parents that parent from the couch, but can keep up with him and provide an active life for. Great goals...
MommyLouLous: I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post. You have a lot of FANTASTIC goals and I too can relate to more than a few of them.
myndikins: I can agree with you that having excess weight can make you feel decades older. I am 28 and too sometimes feel like I'm old. :grumble:0 -
m23prime and BoricuaMami57 - Thanks for the great comments and support. It means a lot and is helping me keep my motivation. It's amazing how much I'm coming to rely on my MFP friends after just a few short weeks! 0
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Hello everyone! I am new to the group and have enjoyed reading everyone's reasons for wanting to lose weight, and I thought I'd share a bit of my own. I'll start by saying my name is Jess, and I am 24 years old...
I hit puberty at a young age, and my weight has steadily increased since then - I was in a size 26 by the time I was a junior in high school. I've worn my weight like a shield my whole life - and used it as my excuse for just about everything you can think of. If something in my life went wrong and there was any even remote chance it could be because of my weight, then that's what I blamed it on. I've had some success losing weight in the past, going from 290 to 242 pounds, but I let myself lose focus and gained it back, with an extra ten pounds for good measure. But I'm tired of it. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired all of the time. Seriously, being at this weight is exhausting. Not to mention the fact that within the next few years my SO and I will hopefully be at the point where we want to start a family, and I know that it is not even remotely safe at this weight to even think about getting pregnant.
I wish all of you the best of luck throughout your journeys, and I am looking forward in sharing in the good, the bad and the ugly with all of you.0 -
This is copied verbatim from my profile for "Why I want to get in shape"In November of 2006, I weighed in at 409 lbs. As far as I know, that is the heaviest that I have ever been. From that point until January of 2008, I went down to 334 lbs with the help of my wonderful wife who encouraged me to start walking with her, and by watching what I ate (and drank) a bit better. I then joined a gym and got down to 280 lbs by November of 2009, when my first son was born. I promised him on the day he was born that he would never know that his father was fat. Fast forward to July 1, 2013, with me at a weight of 350 lbs. The reasons for the gain are irrelevant, but that was the day I realized that I had reneged on that promise, and it broke my heart.
I can't keep that promise now, but I can make sure that his memories of Fat Daddy are distant ones, and his memories of Man-Beast Daddy are the ones that he will pass to his grandchildren. Even better, I still have a chance with my younger son, born in 2012.
In addition, I really want to ditch the annoying sense of humor and excellent comedic timing that I've used to compensate for being overweight my whole life. I'd much prefer to be serious and dour all the time.0 -
In addition, I really want to ditch the annoying sense of humor and excellent comedic timing that I've used to compensate for being overweight my whole life. I'd much prefer to be serious and dour all the time.
I know what you mean! I too am sick of being a jolly fat man. I would like to try on the mantle of a brooding skinny guy!
Actually...I would settle for just about any prêt-à-porter mantle. It is very hard to get anything to fit in my size, and bespoke mantles are so expensive...
(...and Givens, your story made me cry the first time I read it on your profile. It is never easy to be a man of integrity and honour. If it was, there would be a hell of a lot more of 'em than there are. Sir. "Dad" is a verb.)0 -
I have been overweight since 2000, going from a normal weight in HS to an unhealthy weight and just continuously gaining/losing/gaining. Last year, I lost over 100+ pounds with diet and exercise with Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire and P90X. I got sick and was put on meds which caused me to rapidly gain weight. I got depressed and just threw my hands up and starting going right back to my old eating habits.
Needless to say I gained ALL of the weight back! But, enough with my sob story.
The reason I want to lose weight is a really dumb reason, but for me it means a lot. When I finished P90X last year, I got a t-shirt that says "Crushed it" in a ladies L. It is probably the smallest large I had ever worn, but last year, it fit me! Now, it sits in the bottom of my drawer. I want to wear it again, with pride. Because I did dedicate all that time to losing weight. It will mean more to me when I can wear it again because that means I was able to overcome not once, but twice! Regardless of what life has handed me...0 -
Such poweful stories! I am actually at a loss of words!
You guys and gals are amazing to share! We can't just heal our bodies we have to heal our hearts and minds too!0 -
You guys and gals are amazing to share! We can't just heal our bodies we have to heal our hearts and minds too!
So true. :-)0 -
The reason I want to lose weight is a really dumb reason, but for me it means a lot. When I finished P90X last year, I got a t-shirt that says "Crushed it" in a ladies L. It is probably the smallest large I had ever worn, but last year, it fit me! Now, it sits in the bottom of my drawer. I want to wear it again, with pride. Because I did dedicate all that time to losing weight. It will mean more to me when I can wear it again because that means I was able to overcome not once, but twice! Regardless of what life has handed me...
Dumb reason? Are you kidding? That is a great reason!
That t-shirt is an anchor to a point in your life where you had accomplished something major. My question is why is it in the bottom of a drawer? Pull it out, look at it every day, and remember how good you felt when you wore it. Then, go kick that day's butt!0 -
There are lots of reasons, I'm a very athletic person trapped in a huge body. I love the idea of hiking, biking, running marathons and playing sports. When I was younger I was suffering from social anxiety and excluded myself from all types of things. Crazy thing is I'm a social butterfly and now that I'm coming out of my shell I need to be the person I was suppose to be. Besides that my biggest reason is my daughter. I'm a young mom and getting tired playing with her is ridiculous and unfair to her. She just turned 1 the end of July and I'm determined to be able to ride down the slide with her next summer at the park 0
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Dumb reason? Are you kidding? That is a great reason!
That t-shirt is an anchor to a point in your life where you had accomplished something major. My question is why is it in the bottom of a drawer? Pull it out, look at it every day, and remember how good you felt when you wore it. Then, go kick that day's butt!
Givens is right! If wearing that shirt again is your goal--put that shirt front and center! Remind yourself everyday that The Thing you are doing is important and worthwhile for all kinds of reasons.
You will be rockin' that shirt in NO TIME!0 -
Besides that my biggest reason is my daughter.
You will find both comfort, and strength to do what needs doin'--just look in your little one's eyes.
She loves you SOOOOO much--and even though she can't tell you yet, she wants you to be happy and she needs you to be healthy.
You WILL succeed. But be patient with yourself. It's not going to happen overnight, but instead in tiny, almost imperceptible increments until suddenly...BAM! You and your daughter are running and giggling and playing and learning your way through the world, together--and you without even so much as being out of breath!0
