What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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This is probably so stupid but my "petty" reason is a couple...
1. my bf is super skinny and I wanna feel skinnier compared to him
2. my ex doesn't like skinny girls and I wanna kind of "shove it" to him because he always discouraged me when I tried to lose weight when we were dating
3. I just want to be "the skinny" friend.13 -
When I was young and before I started putting on weight, I was fairly confident in my body shape and really enjoyed that I was fancied so much. I'm enjoying earning back the ability to feel a bit vain/hot.
I also love it every time I see someone I don't particularly like, and I don't have to think about what they must think about my weight gain anymore.16 -
I thought of a couple more:
I lost about 20 lbs. when I had braces five years ago, and I loved how I looked in our anniversary photos from Hawaii. I'm jealous of the woman in those pictures!
I was really nerdy and shy in high school--and skinny. I never had the confidence to wear things that I felt awesome in because I just wanted to hide. Now I have the self-confidence, but I don't like how I look in a lot of form-fitting styles. I want a skinny redo!
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Yeah doctors treated me like garbage too. Rash? Headache? Cold? Stomach virus? All cuz I was obese. I had fibromyalgia go undiagnosed because a doctor refused to look past my weight and another doctor tell me to glue my lips shut. Seriously.
I had numerous people ask me repeatedly if I was pregnant. My dad was deployed to the Middle East 3 times. The first 2 times he came home I actually was pregnant. The last time I was just fat. It broke his heart.
I was tired of being the fat frumpy wife punchline. Now I dress better, look better, do my hair, wear makeup, and hubby's friends asked him what I'm doing and why. I seriously lost myself within the weight. All I did was start giving myself the love and care I deserve.58 -
Just graduated and seen my grad pics and realize how overweight I had gotten. I also struggled finding a dress for my graduation that fit me and looked good and I never want to feel that way again.15
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Im getting divorced and wanna be hot when i remarry. Lol40
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My "petty" reason is so i can feel good about myself
But what kicked my butt into action was because i had pregnancy diabetes and it scared me so i had to get healthy and stay healthy or i may get type 2 diabetes.13 -
Mine is so I am not afraid to take pictures. Seriously, all vacations, reunions, etc I spend hiding from cameras. I want to take a picture and know I won’t hate myself when I see it later.37
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My mother in law lost a ton of weight, then my sister in law started losing and gave me her fat clothes, on her way down. Sure, theyvare both very sweet people, and SIL has great taste in clothes, (and absolutely was not trying to be backhanded or anything) but still. No WAY are they going to accomplish it and I can't!!!34
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My friend mentioned that her BMI was nearly in the “fat kitten” territory, i.e. overweight, the same as me, therefore she must think I am a fat kitten. My BMI is 26, hers is 24.5, but we weigh the same roughly. Funny how some off the cuff comments really stick!!13
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I want to feel comfortable in clothes again. I have good style and I want a selection that fits my body and personality. I don't really care about showing people up. I want to have energy to chase my kid around, I just want life to feel like I have more freedom than just the freedom to eat.13
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To not be that person anymore that talks about getting in shape/losing weight but never does it....
I know people that talk about losing weight but never seem to do it. I don't want to be that person.28 -
My original reason for losing weight was because my health was going down the drain and I had to do something to reverse it. My petty reason for maintaining the weight loss is bikinis, bikinis, bikinis!
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Pretty clothes. All the pretty clothes.
Also, to be thinner than all the normal weight friends who used to bemoan how 'fat' they were to me when I weighed twice what they did. Not being 'the fat friend' that I have been for the past twenty years is really rather satisfying 28 -
Pretty clothes. All the pretty clothes.
Also, to be thinner than all the normal weight friends who used to bemoan how 'fat' they were to me when I weighed twice what they did. Not being 'the fat friend' that I have been for the past twenty years is really rather satisfying
I love the pretty clothes! Also someone I know had WLS and I refuse to be the new "official fat girl".13 -
My husband is fit and attractive and while he loves me unconditionally and in no way was pressuring me to lose weight, I was tired of being the fat wife our entire marriage. I worked my butt off and lost 102 lbs. Finally didn't feel like the fat wife and realized I was missing a whole lot of life being so overweight. So while my initial reasons may have been for vanity, my reasons for maintaining have much more to do with health and lifestyle.47
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My daughter told me that I look much skinnier and fitter while her dad, my ex-husband, was "really fat and unhealthy now". I think the magnitude of silent joy I got out of that statement demonstrates that I am much more petty than I want to admit. LOL62
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I have so many serious reasons, but enough petty reasons too.
1. I want to wear pretty clothing. No more print grandma looking clothes!
2. I want to kayak
3. I want my bust to once again signifantly stand out from the rest of me! Tired of looking like a snowman. Haha
4. I want to stop being confused with other chunky friends because all people see are size and not the color of my eyes or hair, etc.
5. Can’t bring myself to even write #5, but it’s petty and great and my husband will love it.
My health and the example I set for my kids obviously trumps all of the petty reasons. I want to be my best and give my best and represent God and my family well.24
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