Other reasons for losing the weight?

Because I want to stop traffic; I want to walk into a room and have everyone stop and stare at me in a good way. :bigsmile:

Increased health overall......I was totally hooked on Diet soda, and felt that I needed Rum & Coke every evening in order for my day to be complete....Well, I've kicked both of those "habits" and now am on to cleaning up the entire family's eating!

It has been a long ride getting to the horrendous shape I was in... I had a moment coaching my son's football team this past season and I was disgusted with myself. I do not want to have that feeling again.

Love reading all of your posts, it helps to motivate me as well. This time of year it is very hard to stay on track so I will need all the motivation I can get. My boyfriend has been with me through weight gain and weight loss and has never once made me feel any less loved at any weight, so I'm confident that I am losing weight for me, not him. Running into an ex when I go home and having them drool would be a pretty good confidence booster, but I wouldn't go out of my way to make sure they saw me or anything.

My biggest motivation is my Grandmother. She is 78 years old, eats super healthy, takes lots of vitamins, goes to the Y 3-4 days a week and has NO prescription meds, doesn't even like to take headache medicine if she doesn't have to. Given today's normal rate of those who take medications, especially at her age, I think she is an incredible woman and a huge inspiration to me :-) She runs around with her great granddaughter, Gracie, age 4, all the time and I would love to have that kind of energy when I have great grand kids one day.

My ex's always had something to say about my weight. One ex was with me from anorexia until now, so he was shocked. Even though I'm still the same size as when we broke up, he tells me he misses me all the time (we're still close friends).

Ex #2 told me I'd be a knockout if I lost 30 lbs and that he wasn't sexually attracted to me despite his body displaying otherwise. I told him no problem, he'll never have sex with me again.

Ex #3 and #4 were cheating douches in nice guy clothing. Neither commented on my weight, but they still suck at life.

I would have to say that I'm content where I'm at. Thought I have extra pounds, I'm healthy with good sugar, bp, cholesterol, etc. I am confident and happy. I come here mostly for motivation to get me through emotional obstacles that come from being skinny at one time, or eating disorder recovery!!! I love my MFPeeps :flowerforyou:

TO SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!! and health, always health. ;0)

I think this is a GREAT reason. I want to be able to run away and kick some zombie butt!

I want to NOT think about my weight all the time for once in my life. I want to be able to be in the picture or video, rather than avoid it. I want to feel good in my clothes. I want to be confident in my skin. I want to have another child at some point, and I want to start my next pregnancy at a healthy weight. But mostly, I just want to be happy with the person I see in the mirror.

Want to try out and get into high school varsity sports, lol. I never stood a chance of getting in as a teenager, looks like it could be possible this time.

Would like to be in shape as a motivator for my kids and someone who pushes them physically as they grow up. It want to ensure that no matter how much my kid's will differ from me, we'll always be able to connect through athletics or fitness activities.

To be that person that I've never been, to impress myself.

A friend of mine asked me yesterday if I see myself as beautiful..she said I was stunning (I lot of people say it). i don't..I know what I see in the mirror. And I truly couldn't answer and did everything in my power to choke back the tears. She hit a raw nerve.....i know exactly how you feel.

i need to lose 30lbs to continue with ivf! 8 down, 22 to go!

I really like this thread and found myself reading EVERY person's response. Most of us share the same reasons...but here are mine.

-I always have been told I carried weight well, but I still HATE my arms, my beer belly, and my thick thighs...who cares if I carry it well.
-I have a boyfriend who tells me I am beautiful EVERY day but I wouldn't let him ever see me in a bikini and I find that depressing.
-I have always been a tad bit overweight, but I am at my peak and I have had enough.
- I don't want to be the girl who has to crash diet before a wedding, I want to to be bit before the proposal
-I want to wear lingerie, bikinis, tube tops, short shorts and feel sexy.
-I want to wake up every morning and look in the mirror and not try and find ways to cover up my insecure spots, I just want to wake up, change in the dark, and feel confident about my appearence.

ohhh there are so many more, but you get the idea!

I am doing it so that I can finally go bathing suit shopping...and enjoy the experience.

I remember like it was yesterday...
My daughter wanted to play outside. She had been doing laps on her bike and a friend who lived next door had a ball that rolled into the street. She yelled "I'll get it" and was off in a flash! I raced after her as fast as I could. *no joke, AS FAST AS I COULD* and could only grab the tip of her little pony tail. I pulled her hair as hard as I could and pulled her onto her bootie and back from running right into busy traffic. She fell on her bum hard. She cried so loud and was so mad at me that I pulled her hair. I cried myself to sleep that night. Everyone around who saw this happen said that I did the right thing. She would have been hit by the cars that zoomed past had I not grabbed her by her hair. But all I could think was that it was all my fault. How could I let myself get so out of shape that I had to hurt my own child to keep her from danger. I couldn't live that way anymore! It is was not fair to the people I love more than anything, my children. I lay awake that night thinking that if I was only a little faster I could have gotten her waist or her arm and not hurt her so badly.
After a 30 lb loss I was "tested" again. This time by my son. He thought it would be fun to climb to the top of a jungle gym. AND JUMP OFF! I thought "is he going to jump?" and ran to him as he dived off. That time I made it in time! (farther away I might add)
I caught him and set him safely on the ground. As I walked back to the other mom's looking on one women told me "good job, I don't think I could have made it over there in time" I looked her in the eyes (seeing myself) and explained my story of the year before. I told her "I will look for you on MFP tonight, and I better see you there! Because you never know when you will need to be on top of your game as a mom"

She was on here that night, and we have become close friends. AND she has lost 18 lbs! (Hi Beca! )

I'm losing to get preggers...I have insulin resistance caused by PCOS - and it's easier for skinny PCOS girls to get knoocked up.

i dont want to be the ugly/fat one in a group of firneds.
i want people to see me and think "wow she's beautiful!"
i want to actually succeed at losing weight this time
i want to go to college in august feeling/looking great