What is your why? Why are you doing this?

kalit2013 · October 2016

I was looking at a summary of a doctor's appointment from August 2015 and one from August 2016 and I realized I had gained a little over 20 pounds in a year and my weight was just going up. Plus with a lot of my jeans not fitting well many more I decided I needed to make some changes.

Hornsby · October 2016

I was sick of being fat and wanted to look like that guy <<<<<<<<<<<

SezxyStef · October 2016

started to avoid meds...then to be skinny...now...to be fit and healthy..weight is not that important to me atm...I prefer to know I can run a 6min mile or bench my body weight.

momofGD · October 2016

You all have awesome reasons! So inspirational. Thank you for sharing!! Feel free to friend me.

ladyreva78 · October 2016

I'm 35. I'm too young to have the beginnings of liver problems (caused in part by taking diet pills and in part by simply being fat). Every kg I lose is a year added to my liver's expiration date (I still love how my doctor phrased that!). So within the span of 2 years I added almost 25 years to my liver's potential life span. Considering the doctors were giving me maybe 15 years before the problems were so massive that they couldn't be controlled anymore.. I'd say not bad.

All in all I was lucky that my gallbladder was acting up and had to be removed. I'm not sure they would have caught the more serious problem otherwise (I'm not very good about taking myself to the doctor for those regular check ups he always grouches about) and I would have kept going as I always did: eating too much and not moving enough.

I have another 3kgs to lose until I'm not considered obese anymore. Another 15kg beyond that and I'll be at a healthy weight for the first time in my adult life.

Reaching that healthy weight (plus hopefully 5kg more to be well within the healthy range) will also mean that the heart problems running rampant in my family (high blood pressure, arrhythmia, etc...) won't affect me to the extent they do my parents and siblings (also all overweight).

Getting my fitness in order should also help me prevent the osteoporosis nearly every female member of my family (paternal and maternal side included) suffers from. Or, if not prevent as it seems to be genetically motivated to some extent, at least make it manageable.

I want to reach a ripe old age and be healthy enough to enjoy it. There's plenty enough that can go wrong. I don't want my weight to add to that list.

MysteriousMerlin · October 2016

My husband. We lost twins almost 2 years ago, after a very long struggle with infertility. We're no longer trying to have a family, so we just have each other. He wants me around for a long time, I guess. I don't care either way.

smantha32 · October 2016

I just passed 50. I don't want my mind to outlast my body. This is the age when things start seriously going down hill unless you keep your weight regular and strength train.

Misterhyd3 · October 2016

To look good naked

haltayeh1993mfpHT · October 2016

My bro had his wedding last year and my sister had her wedding this year. Both times I couldn't look at myself when we took the pictures. I was completely ashamed. That adding to the realization that because of one of those guilty before innocent court cases my family and I have been fighting for about a year and a half, our financial welfare declined where buying larger clothes wasn't an option with us barely having for food as it is. I stress ate and now gotta stop.

pedermj2002 · October 2016

Back in June, my company had a corporate retreat, and a fair amount of physical activities. I spent three days afterwards in a lot of pain from that. Pictures from the event told me I needed to lose weight (there's no such thing as a flattering picture of me from that event). While there was swimming, and I enjoyed it, I refused to go out without a t-shirt on. I was too embarrassed by my body.

When everything was done, I realized that I had the chance to make my body into something I could actually be proud of. I have taken up the mantle slowly. Started with just a few push-ups. then added more, until I could do a light workout. When I realized that wasn't doing everything, started adding the dreaded diet management.

Results are showing up, both in the mirror and on the scale. All because I finally got tired of being who I was, and decided it is time to be a better me.

In the end, though, that's the reason: I'm being a better me.

ogtmama · October 2016

MysteriousMerlin wrote: »

My husband. We lost twins almost 2 years ago, after a very long struggle with infertility. We're no longer trying to have a family, so we just have each other. He wants me around for a long time, I guess. I don't care either way.

I'm really very sorry for your loss

jkh107 · October 2016

1. My stomach getting in the way when I want to do things. Ugh.
2. My doctor basically said there wasn't anything wrong with me that losing weigh wouldn't cure, so, yeah.

enuffexcuses · October 2016

I wanted to be healthy for the first time in many many years. I have been overweight since I was 4 years old and obese since I was 10. I really wanted to be just a normal size and know what it was like to be healthy and feel good. At age 46 and at almost 350# I finally started. After 20 months I was down 188 pounds and weighed a healthy 160. I can't tell you how good it feels! I wish it hadn't taken so long, but better late than never.

Morgaen73 · October 2016

momofGD wrote: »

I'm sorry I laughed. However, it's a good reason to start!!!

lol no worries.

RhapsodyWinters · October 2016

This isn't the reason why I'm doing this, but it is what sparked the thoughts. I've been in a long distance relationship for almost 2 years now, and we're finally getting the chance to visit in February. I have always hated myself for how I look (I've been overweight since middle school about 10 years ago), and I wanted to look and feel better for when he arrives.

As I continued losing weight (10 lb down now), I realized I was eager to lose this weight for myself. I've always dreamed of dressing up as my favorite game characters or even just clothes shopping for things actually on sale (rather than specialty stores or old woman style clothing)

It's not easy. There have been times where I've eaten too much. And I'm okay with that. I realize this isn't something that will change over night. After I eat too much, I just start over. At least I haven't gained the 10 lb back! I've been eating at maintenance (for current weight) even when I was 'binging'.

With my realization that I wanted to lose weight for myself, I've found a love for the gym. It's not necessary to lose weight, but I revel in the accomplishment of going 30 minutes straight on an elliptical. Recently I've been a little depressed to cut out the strength training days in order to make those days dog walking days....but it was something that needed to be done. I felt guilty for going to the gym while neglecting walking my dog, and I felt guilty walking my dog and not going to the gym. In the end, my dog is more important than those extra 3 days. My dog only has me to open the world up for her, while I can easily go out myself. It wasn't fair to her.

Either way, I'm keeping up with this. I'm determined. My end goal is to be anywhere between 115 and 130 lb. I want to commute to work via bike. However, for now, I will be losing the weight first before I make those major changes.

Bearbo27 · October 2016

I'm losing because I want to feel good about my body again. I had got to a point where I absolutely hated to see myself in the mirror or pictures. My weight got to a point where it just kept going up and up. My asthma got worse and I ended up with pneumonia twice (first time had me hospitalized it was so severe). My sugar level was up at my last blood work. None of my clothes fit and I was running around in sweat pants and t shirts. There was just a whole stack of reasons.

Starting this, I was the heaviest I had ever been (258.9). I am now down just under 40 lbs (219.6) and already feel tons better. All my clothes fit better. My blood sugar was good at my last check of it. I feel so good about my progress that I have begun to buy new clothes for myself too

momofGD · October 2016

Awesome! I love hearing people's stories.

pmastro724 · October 2016

I know what I looked and felt like 15 years ago and 40 pds lighter. I want to look like that gal again

wookiepants · October 2016

My energy lvls and Id like to be at a healty weight to maybe go into the military someday.

lemurcat12 · October 2016

When I started (at 200+), I disliked how I looked and that I didn't feel good in any clothes I wore, and wanted to enjoy clothes shopping again and not hide from cameras. (That's the most vain part, I guess.)

I also used to really enjoy various outdoor activities that required some degree of fitness (biking trips and century rides, triathlons, running) and the confidence that came from being able to participate in them and I wanted to get back to that -- getting my fitness back was more of a motivator than the weight on the scale.

Health too in that I knew it was a health risk to be so heavy, and I was embarrassed enough about it that I did dumb things like avoid the doctor, but I'd never had a bad test result or any health problems (but for a foot injury that I do think was aggravated by being too fat), so that was more theoretical and less a motivator than the first two, even though I think it should have been.

Now I feel good and don't seem to have that motivation to continue losing (I'm floating around 125-130), but I would like to lose more eventually (or lose more fat, gain muscle, don't care about the weight on the scale), so I probably should think about my reasons as knowing that helped me get going before.

What is your why? Why are you doing this?

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