Why do you want to lose weight?

When you look around and see people in their 80's and 90's still enjoying life, there are 2 groups you don't see, smokers and obese. Also, being healthy just feels so much better. I don't have to be ashamed of taking my shirt off at the lake or feel ashamed because my beautiful wife is stuck with some fat guy who didn't care enough to take care of himself, or be the grandparent who can't get around and do things with his grandkids or even be alive to be around for them at all. Now that I am healthy and fit, it is simply greed that keeps me going. I feel great. I think I look good and so does my wife. I want more though. Why the heck not?

Because at 387lb with several undiagnosed autoimmune diseases i was dying. I wasnt going to get to see my daughter grow up

Losing 13 stone made my son possible, cant imagine life without him

I want to be active for my children, i want them to live healthy lives

I live in constant pain but its a lower pain, i can hike, run and enjoy life now

elleaitch11 wrote: »

I don't just mean "because I'm fat."

Because I don't want to be fat.

I want to look hot in a bikini.
I'm shallow.

In 2014, at 33 years old, weighing 115kg:
I wasn't ready to check blood sugar after every meal to see if I need insulin. I'm terrified of needles.
I wasn't ready to add yet another daily medication (statin) which incidentally would have made point 1 even more likely.
I wasn't ready to see that my BMI was higher than my age.
I wasn't ready to divorce from my liver. Another 10 year and that would have been my sad reality.
I wasn't ready to whimper in pain from going up 1 single flight of stairs. Let's not even talk about going down those stairs... My knees would have needed replacement in maybe 15 years (doctor's generous estimate. In reality it was probably closer to 5-10 years).
I wasn't ready to look like my cousin's twin sister (she's 20 years older than me). That blow my ego just plain refused to take.
I wasn't ready to buy yet another size larger. I kept on making excuses to avoid the grill parties by the lake (and the therewith associated wardrobe requirements: swim wear)

Now, since losing 32kg (another 18kg to go until I'm where I should be):
- my blood sugar moved out of the prediabetic range. I am no longer at an immediate risk of developing type II diabetes.
- my LDL is low enough not to warrant further action (perfect! in my doctor's own words). Now I just need to get my HDL higher (it's too low) so the ratio between the two is where my doctor would like it. Simple enough with proper nutrition.
- my BMI is now lower than my age (currently it's at 28ish). I plan to get it down to 22.5 to be safely in a healthy weight range.
- my liver is doing just peachy. We've gone through counseling and the divorce is off the table. I agreed to avoid alcohol, extremely fatty meals (well... we compromised on 2-3 fondues or raclettes a year) and over eating; in return it agreed to stop providing me with off the scale pain at random moments (doubled over in pain is not a good look on anyone) and to stay where it's supposed to.
- my knees still sometimes bother me, but with increased activity and increasing variety in said activities (started with an elliptical 3x a week; added weight-lifting, jogging and swimming. Will add bicycling starting next week), the possible need for knee replacement have been moved to the so distant future as to not being currently a worry. (I will probably still need the surgery in 30 odd years, the damage caused by being cat II obese since my teenage years is done, but the less I weigh, the better those poor buggers are.)
- my ego's doing just fine again. Instead of looking like my cousin's twin... I look like her fit young daughter. (Her ego took a blow from that one )
- my wardrobe as shrunk. I can't seem to replace the clothes I'm outgrowing as quickly as I shrink out of them. I don't mind being seen in a bathing suit anymore. In fact, my goal has gone from controlling my health (which I've obviously done a good job at) to looking hot at the pool!

So yeah... bring on the losses!

I am 65..
I added weigh and more weight over the years, got to be 221 lbs more or less at times. Knees hurt, back hurt, not a lot of ambition, noticed cholesterol levels going up though still ok. Found out knee was bone on bone plus other leg has a bend to it. Decided that I see lots of people my age healthy doing things and enjoying life. So started logging, walking till I got up to 5 miles a day. Just got a total knee replacement that is going pretty well thanks to the weight loss. I feel so much better. funny thing is as you age your mind still thinks your young but your body doesn't..Unless you take care of it..which I now am doing and plan to keep doing..so life is endless and I enjoy each day.