What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?

dsboohead · May 2018

Work in a building with catty women! The weight loss has been noticable and I've been purchasing scrubs which are flattering. The haters have been coming out of the woodwork :

Now whose the biggest one here??? Not me!

marcvb35 · May 2018

I wanted to prove to people that it could be done while still having mass quantities of adult beverages.

RainbowChaos · May 2018

Mine is so that I can look good naked...and show up both of my exes that I am hot, I am attractive, and I can get someone 100x better than they ever were.

lauralea1999 · May 2018

I want to be able to wear cute clothes! The selection of plus size clothing is sadly limited.

43Ninebark · May 2018

I saw people on Botched & Atlanta Plastic who had lost tons of weight and were wanting excess skin removed, or people who wanted tummy tucks. Stuff like that. I wasn't being careful with my eating & exercising, and I thought that I should be glad that I wasn't having to lose like 50 lbs AND that I shouldn't let myself get to a point where I needed to lose 50lbs. And also, I just don't think natives look good when they're fat. To me, pow wow dancers look really good when they're slim and standing tall. I want to be a fit healthy native, like natives should be. My great grandparents would probably be appalled if I were a little weakling with poor cardio.

Oh, and lingerie. And feeling good in my clothes-- being able to wear a tighter shirt and not wonder if my gut is too big or there's too much boob fluff happening. I swear smaller sizes are cheaper, too.

Nikki_1130 · May 2018

I wanna look and feel sexy, for once.

nickssweetheart · May 2018

io8785a wrote: »

@nickssweetheart Oh my gods, that's horrific! Stick it to him. I know you can do it.

That's the plan! I hate the fact that sometimes when I'm having a rough time I wonder if he might be right. But then I remind myself he can only be right if I let him.

JaydedMiss · May 2018

its 100% so i can look good naked....Iv always wanted the suicide girl look xD

sofchak · June 2018

Petty reason - I completely revamped my wardrobe and bought a lot of high quality, new clothes when I hit my Maintenance range. All the old clothes are gone. I refuse to gain weight because I am not buying a whole new wardrobe again anytime soon...

FitAuntie2018 · June 2018

shirleybizeau wrote: »

My petty reason is that I want to be the girl that gets looked at. I want to be not disgusting.

We have almost the same petty reason!

randomgirl913 · June 2018

My coworker asked if my bf and I had news to share. At first I was confused but thenthen I realized she thought I was pregnant! This is despite me saying before that I can't have kids. But she's a batty old lady and probably didn't mean to offend. Still, it's my petty reason.

_BlackSunshine_ · June 2018

Current bf cheated on me while I was pregnant. I plan to lose the weight and get a degree while we work on us. If he can't fix himself, I'm gonna bounce with a good paying job and rockin bod!

britthanson6 · June 2018

My petty reason is so I can be the hot ex wife and I’d have to agree that I want to look good naked too!

nooshi713 · June 2018

I want to fit my old clothes that no longer fit.

netitheyeti · June 2018

the weight loss is mostly for myself.. but, got to admit, it's partially also for all the people who made fun of me for YEARS - for being short and fat as a kid.. even though I wasn't even technically overweight until later on, I was on the upper end of "normal" until my teens... it probably sounds petty as hell, but while some people (my generation is about 27-29 years old atm) who made fun of me have been gaining a lot of weight now in their 20s, I'm the one losing it... it ruined my self-esteem and social skills for almost 2 decades, I figure I might as well use it as motivation to get in shape

tk2222 · June 2018

So I can hit a formal-not-formal dress code just where I want to. I'm starting a PhD this year, presenting research, teaching sections, etc. There's suddenly a bunch of stuff in my life that requires being just a bit dressier and standing up in front of people and needing to make an impression, but I HATE business-casual. I think I look appalling in it and just can't stand wearing a suit or even most proper pants that aren't cut like jeans. I want to be able to stick to a somewhat more casual/younger look that still passes professional muster - jeans with a blazer, short(er) skirt with a button-up shirt, etc. Its very hard to pull that off significantly overweight without looking sloppy, at least for me. I do not want to find myself having to wear (not to mention buy) suits and dresses and all that in my early 30's, ffs!

Even pettier reason: if I get a ratemyprofessor review eventually (dunno if I'll go all-out on the academic route at this point, but its a possibility), god help me, I will be so upset if I don't have a chilli pepper. Even worse - research shows there's a clear correlation between 'hotness' rankings and and overall teaching reviews, and teaching reviews matter objectively for academic career progress. Students are the worst.

OHammykins · June 2018

I'm tired of the emotional turmoil that comes with finding an outfit to wear for a special occasion. I want to to be able to look in my wardrobe and have a selection - not wearing the ugly dress because it's the only on that fits or stressing to loose weight before the event.

KcRavassa · June 2018

My petty reason is years of high school nonsense. I was a little overweight, a shy introvert prone to panic attacks when asked to do things publicly or in front of the class, and generally quiet. I mastered my resting b!tch face during those years to ward off jerks.

But even adults were an issue: I remember back when I joined the track team and I always thought trying the pole vault would be fun. The girls track coach straight up told me I was too heavy. I wish I would have stood up for myself back then because most of the boys were heavier than me and somehow their poles worked just fine! That comment stuck with me for years and did not help my already flailing self esteem.

So anyways, I just want those old high school as$holes to see how badass I am (was, even if I didn't realize it at the time). I've lost weight, I'm strong, I rock climb and do Tough Mudders for fun, and while still introverted I have improved my confidence. My first 10 year reunion is in a couple months and most everyone posting in the event group have let themselves go. This is sooo insanely petty, but I'm looking forward to showing up and being fit and confident and watching the old hecklers squirm.

Kimmotion5783 · June 2018

lauralea1999 wrote: »

I want to be able to wear cute clothes! The selection of plus size clothing is sadly limited.

Yes! Someone understands! The struggle to find cute, affordable clothes that fit me is so incredibly real!

beautifulQ17 · June 2018

I have many petty reasons to lose weight. The main one is just plain and simple: ATTENTION.
I want to walk around in high heels and not look like I will fall or even break them any minute.
I want to be able to fit in cute, sexy clothes.
I want to be able to wear lingerie for my boyfriend, and not feel like a sausage that was literally squeezed into the piece of cloth (silk, or lace).

What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?

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