Are you losing weight to feel more attractive?
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I aim to be healthy, fit and very strong. Looking good is a side effect from that. Yes of course I want to look good... but my primary objectives are health, fitness and strength.0
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Yep, mine is firstly to look better but in my own mind! Always been a harsh self judge!0
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Wise words!0
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I was always told I had a pretty face so of course I would like the rest of me to complete that look but I originally started for health reasons. I realized as I have compared pics of myself from today and from a couple years ago that I look a hell of a lot better too!0
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Just curious, it's a bit of a taboo subject, a lot of people say it's to "get healthy" but some also want to feel more attractive. Which category are you in?
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Strictly vanity. /shrug0
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I think I'm in the minority, but I thought I was pretty dang cute at 250 pounds. Of course, I could be wrong! :bigsmile:
I didn't even care about losing weight until I got back into horseback riding and started running. I realized I could do those things better if I got lighter and stronger and fitter.0 -
For me, it's kind of the same thing. I'm doing it for my health, but being healthier definitely makes me feel more attractive. But I don't give a damn about what anyone else thinks. It's all for me.0
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Pure vanity here but loving the side effects of feeling healthier, sleeping better and not being out of breath when walking etc. Also its great to have found new exercises which have now turned into hobbies such as skating and bike riding. After my holiday i have gained a stone and my lovely new clothes do not fit well any more, back to vanity weight loss0
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Came for vanity, stayed for health
Complete opposite to me. I came because I couldn't function properly because I was overweight and unhealthy. I'm now a good weight and healthy, I just have to finish making myself look how I want0 -
Both for me. Post menopausal and body's metabolism has shut down. Just got back to My fitness pal to help me get back on track! My daughter just got engaged so another motivator, I hope!0
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Total vanity. Of course that means my self esteem and confidence have gone through the roof. I generally just feel.... better. Mentally, physically and spiritually. So, a little bit of vanity has turned out to actually be a really life enhancing thing0
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I like to jog around the neighborhood shirtless to embarrass my kids and annoy the neighbors. It's 100% vanity.0
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Strength and bikinis.
There's not a lot I can do about my face, but there's a lot I can do about my body.0 -
sadly, I really only care about looking better.
I'm not ashamed to admit that it's my hatred of my appearance that motivates me out of bed and to the gym at 4:30am. "Health" doesn't motivate me nearly as much. Sure I might choose a salad over cheese fries because it's "healthier"....but sometimes the cheese fries sound better. Instant gratification, health be damned.
Luckily, health is a consequence of fitness, so my low self esteem is doing me good in the long run.0 -
Vanity, fitness ability, health. Physical and mental.0
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I tried losing weight for vanity. Never really worked. I guess deep down I didn't care enough about my appearance to do all the stuff I needed to do to lose weight. Once it became about health however. I found my motivation. So yeah looking better is definitely the cherry on top. But I developed hiderodenitis suppuritiva. Which keeping healthy has gotten rid of. This has taught me the real value of healthy. And it isn't getting your end away.0
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Yes that it is my main motivation as I hate the way I look and feel. If a few minor health problems clear up because of it then great.0
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It is absolutely vanity weight weight for me, I wasn't really overweight to begin with so vanity ismy main reason.0
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Both0
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