What is your WHY?

Wow... Talk about an eye opener. I honestly think I don't have just one WHY but many that trickle down from huge reasons that SHOULD be reasons, to little things that are sometimes superficial but really do nag at me... From wanting to live, to my child, to my fiance, to just wanting to look and feel good. I'm tired of getting depressed when really other than my weight, I have no reason to be. I have a beautiful daughter, a loving fiance, a wonderful mom... Life isn't that hard for me, but the weight is. I obsess over it and just keep thinking "if I were thin"... I think in most people's cases as you said the WHY isn't big enough, but in some, they can't seem to figure out the WHY NOT. It might be that your WHY isn't big enough but what else is keeping you back? For me, I've come to realize that it's just myself. Being so scared to fail that I didn't even try...

this has been my mind set. i cant tell you how many times i stopped my self from doing anything, specially interacting with people.
a couple of years ago i lost i say 35lbs. i did not know how i did it, but this app helped me. unfortuanatly i gained all the weight back. So furstraded at my self. to the point that one day i actually told my self. that's it. be comfotable being fat. be comfortable in tight shirts and ties. I cant beleive i got to that point. I guess now i have gotten my second wind. and this time it's going to be diffrent. ive been at it for just under 30 days. and already ive lost 9lbs. I have a target weight of 215, because i want to sky dive, and i am not paying the extra 50.00 dollars for the stronger gear.

So my WHY would be because i dont want to be ok being fat!. i hate it.

My WHYs are my children. I want to be a fit and healthy role model for my boys. They deserve the world and the least I can give them is a healthy, happy mother to look up to.

I was tired of being fat, old and tired. Decided that I will be slim and energetic....not gonna whine about my age because getting older beats the alternative!! :laugh:

Thought-provoking topic--thanks.

My Why: To feel better physically: to have less pain in my knee that has an old injury, and to have energy to have fun after work.

Getting rid of my diabeeeeetus!

We want children.

It has been almost 4 years and nothing has worked so we are moving forward with more aggressive treatment. Every single thing says that the less you weigh, the better your chances. If the treatments don't work and we end up without children, being healthy and comfortable in my own skin is a consolation prize.

I never realized so many other people felt the same way I do about their weight. Everyone always seems so much happier than me even though they're overweight too. I thought maybe I was just obsessing. It actually feels good to know that I'm not alone.

My WHY, like so many others:

-I want to avoid the Diabeetus. It runs in my family. My mother was diagnosed two years ago. I don't want to get something I can easily prevent. My grandma died at 67. That' way too young. I worry for my Mom as she's now 60 and headed down the same path. I'd like to live long enough to see my great-grandkids. And no food is worth missing out.

-I'm tired of being tired all the time.
-I'm tired of having sore feet.
-I'm done hating my body and being absolutely horrified and disgusted with what I see. I don't even recognize myself anymore.
-I was never overweight until I had my kids. I just kind of let myself go and I was so disappointed that I became one of "those women". I don't want to be this way anymore. I hate it.
-Tired of wearing EXTRA large clothes on what should be a petite frame.
-Tired of worrying that people think I'm lazy, sloppy and gluttonous.
-Tired of being anxious in any social setting because of my weight... especially social situations where I haven't seen people in awhile and the 70 lbs I packed on since is plainly obvious.
-Tired of being the "fat" friend/Mom/Wife/Sister etc etc...
-Tired of feeling like I'm a failure.
-Tired of feeling inferior to almost everyone because my weakness is obvious to everyone. You can hide drug abuse, cigarettes and alcohol but you can't hide your fat *kitten*.

I'm just over it now. I've been like this for five years and I feel like I'm wasting the rest of my youth being fat and anti-social. I was never ever like this. I want the old me back. The fat girl can hit the road. She's overstayed her welcome and she won't be missed. Ever.

My "WHY". Living to see my 5 year old grow up and graduate and start a family of his own 8). Was always to tired to play with with outside or take him for a bike ride. Blood pressure is now lower for me too. BTW I'm 42, started 265lbs down to 196ish since February 2014.

I don't know. I really don't. I wasn't an unhappy fat girl.

In October I woke up and decided to quit smoking - so I did. In April I woke up and decided I was tired of my belly - so here I am.

Maybe that's weird? I'm sure there is some subconscious stuff going on there - but I'm not privy to it. I have a *really* strong will and once I've decided to do something, failure isn't even an option.

My why: to no longer feel completely and totally disgusting when I look in the mirror. It's been pretty motivating.

My why....there's so many reasons. The biggest reason for me is to be healthy. After a recent dr appt, I know that I need to change my ways or pay with my life. At 31 years old, I'm high risk for a heart attack, my blood pressure is high and this is the heaviest I've ever been. Another reason, I want to start a family with my husband. And I don't want to be the fat mom that can't get on the floor to play with the baby, the mom who can't chase her toddler, or the mom who isn't at graduation because I had a heart attack. This world is a messed up place, the last thing I want is to leave my child(ren) motherless.

What is my why for losing weight and being healthy?
-I want to fit in my nursing scrubs, I want to have more energy, I want to feel better physically and emotionally.
-I don’t want to buy new clothes unless they are smaller.
-I want to be a good example of health for my kids.
-I want to be able to coach a cross country team like my Dad has, and look good while coaching.