Why are you losing weight?
He1loKitty
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When I'm tired after a day of work, or hungry and don't feel like working out, maybe it'll help me to remember why I'm trying to lose weight. I'll share my reasons with you and hope that by putting them into words on MFP, I'll reaffirm to myself my reasons for trying to lose weight.
Since I got married two years ago, I've gained 23 pounds. I gained 11 pounds in the first year and 12 pounds in the second. At first, I was just happy the pressure to be fit on my wedding day was over. I had exercised religiously and eaten healthy in preparation for my big day. But after three months of intense training, and then a honeymoon filled with great food, I came back to a reality I couldn't sustain without the motivation of my wedding.
I started eating ice cream almost every night. We started going out to dinner more. I didn't come home and go for a jog like I had done before. It's like I just stopped caring. I work late and have a long commute. It was so easy to make excuses to eat unhealthy and not exercise. My bad behavior, which didn't seem like a big deal at the time, sort of got out of control before I knew it. That's what happened in the first year. I have no excuse for why I gained another 12 pounds, other than my own laziness. Well, I'm paying for my laziness of two years now.
My bra straps dig into my shoulders and leave red marks when they never did before. I feel uncomfortable with the extra padding on my stomach. My pants are way too tight. I can't fit into most of my clothes but I refuse to buy bigger sizes because it would be like I am accepting myself at this weight. As a result, I end up wearing the same things over and over while my beautiful smaller sizes hang in my closet untouched. I was in denial for a long time. But now, I'm just so sick of feeling tired and uncomfortable with my own body.
I want to get pregnant but if I don't lose weight I'll be at serious risk of developing gestational diabetes. There are so many other reasons to lose weight for myself but I think the health of my future children motivates me the most.
Thanks for listening. Please feel free to share why you're losing weight, I'd love to hear what motivates you.
Since I got married two years ago, I've gained 23 pounds. I gained 11 pounds in the first year and 12 pounds in the second. At first, I was just happy the pressure to be fit on my wedding day was over. I had exercised religiously and eaten healthy in preparation for my big day. But after three months of intense training, and then a honeymoon filled with great food, I came back to a reality I couldn't sustain without the motivation of my wedding.
I started eating ice cream almost every night. We started going out to dinner more. I didn't come home and go for a jog like I had done before. It's like I just stopped caring. I work late and have a long commute. It was so easy to make excuses to eat unhealthy and not exercise. My bad behavior, which didn't seem like a big deal at the time, sort of got out of control before I knew it. That's what happened in the first year. I have no excuse for why I gained another 12 pounds, other than my own laziness. Well, I'm paying for my laziness of two years now.
My bra straps dig into my shoulders and leave red marks when they never did before. I feel uncomfortable with the extra padding on my stomach. My pants are way too tight. I can't fit into most of my clothes but I refuse to buy bigger sizes because it would be like I am accepting myself at this weight. As a result, I end up wearing the same things over and over while my beautiful smaller sizes hang in my closet untouched. I was in denial for a long time. But now, I'm just so sick of feeling tired and uncomfortable with my own body.
I want to get pregnant but if I don't lose weight I'll be at serious risk of developing gestational diabetes. There are so many other reasons to lose weight for myself but I think the health of my future children motivates me the most.
Thanks for listening. Please feel free to share why you're losing weight, I'd love to hear what motivates you.
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I have a few reasons why I'm losing weight. I've been over the normal/healthy weight range since high school (I'm 28 now) and I'm getting kinda tired of being this way. I used to enjoy running, and I'd like to get back into that. Not hard-core running, but be able to enjoy a 5k run and train for longer distance races again.
Another BIG reason why I'm motivated is that I'm getting married soon!! Like most brides, I want to slim down a bit so I can look a little more svelte in my dress. I'm not going for a really tight and toned look, but a little less chubby/flabby would be nice. Tighter arms, less of a pooch, etc, is kind of what I'm going for. I'm 5'7" at about 174 or so, and I'd like to be about 155.... maybe? Look is more important than the exact number.
My fiance loves me however I am, but I feel like I wanna look better for myself (and a bit for him) and I want to have wedding pictures that really capture me, not my weight. So, by August 2 I'd like to be about 10-15 lbs less (or more) and really be on the right track to staying that way, not gaining it back.
I'm also new on here, so if anyone needs another buddy, please feel free to add me
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I'm hoping to be able to wear a t-shirt and shorts without feeling like i'm bulging out all over the place when i sit down this summer. i'm much more comfortable in a sweatshirt and i'd like to change that.0
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I was a big girl for quite a while... now I am getting really close to my optimal weight & being able to wear a bikini with confidence in Malibu, so I am even more motivated to take it all the way to the end!0
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It's hard staying motivated in a relationship. Especially if the other person could care less. It can be done though. You dont have to eat ice cream every night just cut out the bad stuff!0
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Every time I tell people I am working out and logging what I eat etc, I always get "you don't need to lose weight" but these people don't see me in a swimsuit!
What motivates me is to not be self conscious in a bikini! My stomach is my least favorite feature. When I go to the pool I don't want to get off the lawn chair because unless I'm laying down flat my stomach just seems to be screaming hello. When I'm bending over or sitting up, I just want to get my gut OUT of here! Not to mention I will be able to wear my tight fitting dresses to Las Vegas in May if I can lose the flab and feel confident about my tummy!0 -
I was fed up with how I let myself go. I wasn't overweight, but I was getting to the upper limit. Every pound shows on me since I'm so short. I'm young and should be looking like it's the prime of my life. So I'm losing weight to be in my prime and continue on living healthy.0
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Because I feel like I'm in a costume, I don't feel like myself. I wasn't always huge. I'm tired of suing my health as an excuse and I'm finally taking charge and doing something about it. 0
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Being fat made me feel too old for how old I really am and it sucked, so I did something about it. Am I still a lazy sloth some days? Absolutely.0
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When I was heavier, I wasn't the "me" I was in my mind. The more I lose, the more my internal body image is in sync with my external image.
I want to look good naked. :laugh:
I want to fit into clothes I wore in college.
I don't want any chronic illnesses associated with weight gain.0 -
I'm losing weight because i went from 126lbs to 175lbs after a really bad breakup. Long story short, the guy I was seeing had some disabilities so was usually in and out of hospital abit, well he got really sick and almost died and after that he just changed. He was a really nice guy to begin with (or so i thought) but afterwards he was horrible. He cheated on me the entire time we were together (i only found this out at the end) and just made me feel like a wasn't good enough, so i ate to make myself feel better.
When we finally broke up i kept on comfort eating for about 3 years.
Last year my sister gave birth to her first child, Edward, unfortunately he died at 26 days old. Only at his get together we had for his 1st birthday did i decide that it was time to stop putting my life on hold and actually live it. There are so many things I want to do and so many places I want to see, I decided that if he can't live his life then I'm going to live mine for the both of us.
And first on the list, feeling comfortable in my own skin again, which means I'd like to lose enough weight to feel that i look good in the clothes i wear and not live in baggy jumers from my dad and leggins.0 -
I used to be naturally small, then I hit 30. I'm not as comfortable in my skin as I used to be, and I want to feel confident again when naked. 0
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I was 20/21 and had high blood pressure and I had no confidence in myself. No way was I about to enter my prime physical decade like that.0
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Many reasons...to improve my self-esteem and to avoid the medical problems my parents have faced the past 12-17 years respectively.0
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I am getting married at some point in the next 12 - 18 months. I refuse to even start planning until I am at least a size 12 for the dress!
My partner and I want another child. It will be through IVF and being this heavy and trying to do that successfully is like throwing money down the toilet.
Personally I would love to be out of fat girl shops. I would like to wear skinny jeans and find boots that fit around calves.
I would love to try and do something about the ridiculous short lifespan of all the adults in my family. Hideous hideous genetics. Diabetes, cancer, generally all fat and unhealthy and most of them dead by 60 with the exception of my father who was 66. The females die earlier from cancer.. long long line of breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer :grumble: I figure its inevitable but I am vigilant and if it does come about I think it would be better if I was starting off on the right foot as a healthy person.0 -
Health reasons. I've had chronic ankle instability since I was a little kid. My right ankle will often collapse on me and get sprained even if I'm just walking around, so I know that if I weighed less it'd take some strain off of that already incredibly weak part of my body. I'd also like to just move around easier in general.0
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Because I am fat. Plain and simply fat. I don't go out, I'm embarrassed to be in public, my wardrobe consists of black t-shirts and stretch jeans. I'm sick to death of it all. I'm 24 and was eating my life away.0
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For me I always had a truly great figure, at least that is what my mate always told me. Together for 11 years and one day I realized he hadn't told me how great I looked in a long time. Chalked it up to being together for a while. Then my family members started to refer to me as thick and curvy and suggested I try the plus size shops. Hmmm eye opener! I had gone from size 6 to size 12 and never paid one bit of attention. Still felt like I looked good but noticed I couldn't even walk around the park anymore without sweating and wanting to sit down. Had to change that, for me and as an example to my girls. Time to stop relying on others to make me feel good about me and open my eyes and really look at myself. Time to like what I see reflected back at me.0
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For me, it's purely vanity. I want to look really good!0
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I want to lose weight because being fat is uncomfortable. Uncomfortable in my own skin. Uncomfortable when I'm in a changing room and I see my back fat in the mirrors. Uncomfortable when trying to enjoy something the least bit active. Uncomfortable when you get your picture taken on a day you think you look great and every roll shows up in the camera. Uncomfortable when your tankini is riding up and you can't just enjoy the water. Sure I think my face looks alright but that's not going to climb a mountain or run around the block. These chubby legs and gut have to do it. P.S. If I ever have children I will do everything in my power to keep them healthy and active so they never have to feel this way.0
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At first, it was simply because I didn't want to have to buy new closes because mine no longer fit... but now they do, and it's just for vanity.0
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I have one pair of jeans that fit sort of okay and six pair that I can't leave the house wearing, if I can button them at all. I want every single pair of those jeans to fit perfectly. Same with all my shorts, I want to just be able to wear a t-shirt and shorts this summer and not feel lumpy and selfconscious.0
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It's hard staying motivated in a relationship. Especially if the other person could care less. It can be done though. You dont have to eat ice cream every night just cut out the bad stuff!
Much easier said than done! Especially in the beginning! Be sure to take it a step at a time Even if they're baby steps, it's still progress!
For me, the motivation is my future health and vanity. There are a lot of weight related problems that run in the family :grumble: Im still very young and I want to feel good about myself instead of always feeling uncomfortable in my own skin!0 -
I first started trying to better myself back before the holidays. I started working out a bit, stopped drinking soda. I started because I wanted to get myself in shape for a career in law enforcement, as well as look better for my, (then)fiancé. I let myself go over the holidays big time though and fell off the wagon.
then, right after new years my fiancé left, and I had lost like 10 lbs in a weeks time from the ordeal. After that, my motivation to lose weight was to make her jealous, want me, and regret leaving. that's when I started logging.
I am almost 50 lbs down from the beginning of the year and my motivations are no longer to make her jealous, but to make myself happy and strive to become the strongest version of myself. and maybe I can find a little cutie along the way.0 -
I have a few reasons for wanting to lose weight / maintain weight but tone up.
First and foremost I want to prove to my family that we are not a "fat family", that we do not have "the gene" and that I can successfully be the young lady that I want to be. It's a struggle back home, because as insulting as we are to eat other about our weight and our diet, no matter what we do we end up back with the sweets. I'm at University now, I've paid the price for following my previous habits and I got a kick start to getting skinny... Now I want the body that my mother keeps taunting me I'll never have. (Mum, my sister and I routinely insult each other - it's like negative motivation, the more it happens the more determined we are to try and change it).
It's petty but my second one is so that I can shop in sales. I'm currently between a UK size 14 and 16, and they are some of the most popular sizes, sales shopping is pointless unless I want the ugly clothes that are only there because nobody else wanted to buy them. I had braces fitted once, and at age 16 I dropped to a size 8, I know I'll never be that skinny again, but I would be happy with a 10. But my first step is that annoyingly difficult to catch 12.
And last, I met a decent man. He says I'm perfect the way I am, and as much as I enjoy being told that. I know how easy it is to slip into being comfortable and gaining pounds. I don't want to be 2 stone heavier this time next year and having lost one of the best things to ever happen in my life. When I gain weight, I gain it quick, it doesn't always show, so when people look at me and go, 'you don't need to lose weight' I tend to laugh, they don't have to see me wriggling into my clothes on a morning.0 -
i was dangerously close to developing diabetes, which is rampant in my family. i felt tired and sluggish, and looked horrible. i needed to go up a size in pants. my health was overall in decline, and i broke the 200 mark.
now, with just 10 pounds gone (and 60 more to go) i feel better, my jeans fit properly again, my energy level is going back up, i'm sleeping better (even if its still not enough sleep) my mood is better, my acne is better, and i have more energy for hubby, if ya kwim.
i need to keep this momentum going. every time i try to lose weight, i have a modest initial success, then stall, and give up. not this time.0 -
The straw that broke the camel's back I guess was Spring 2012, just got diagnosed with Type 2.
Had always been "heavy" (BMI 44% that Spring) and *knew* I NEEDED to do something but unless your head is in the game, it's not going to happen. I got my head where it NEEDED to be and 640 days later, got to goal range, & am no longer on meds for DM, HTN or high cholesterol, BMI down to healthy range (23%) & can shop in a normal store, in a normal dept.
This is why I am losing weight, for me, for my health..so if I ever get to retirement age, I can be healthy enough to enjoy it.0 -
Revenge
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I have always been on the heavier side (170 current) even when I was in high school. I've always thought that curvy is beautiful and it still is!
However being over weight makes me feel tired, lethargic, sleepy, and physically weak. I was told at my last doctors visit that I have high cholesterol. Not to mention some clothes just doesn't look good on me as oppose to my skinny friends, I wanted to be able to wear anything and feel great in them 0 -
Because....hot chicks in yoga pants.0
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These are all amazing responses and I hope you all reach your goals!!! We can do this!
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