What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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Bernie3885 wrote: »My niece told me once I could not lose weight without surgery. She said I wasn't strong enough. Today, I am 40 pounds lighter, on my own with no surgery.
Make her eat those words in front of everyone!!!7 -
1.To not mind having my photo taken.
2.To not look back at photos and throw them out because I cannot bear to look at them.
3.To walk by exes looking smoking hot.
4.To feel confident and healthy.
5. To be the "hot one" in photos.
6. To feel pretty like I did when I was thin.
7. So that my nephew does not fall me fatso again.Once was enough
8.To look great naked and for men to really notice me and for people to be jealous of me22 -
stag do / bachelor party in Portugal7
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clothes. all the clothes.14
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My petty reason is to look amazing in my wedding dress. On top of that others are losing weight before my wedding too so I don’t wanna be the one that didn’t so no one can say or think she’d look better in her dress if she was a healthy weight.11
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nishbaybe92 wrote: »My petty reason is to be smaller than my mother. She's been a huge naysayer on my weight my whole life. She was constantly bashing my weight my whole life and always making comments on how much I eat, or what I'm eating, or how much I'm exercising. It took a major toll. At one point she was 3 sizes smaller than me and she rubbed it in my face constantly. She would frequently point out that I was still gaining weight while she was losing weight. So finally, I had enough and decided to take control.
This so speaks to me, my mom has always been my biggest critic but at the same time guilt me for not eating all the time. I became really depressed at one point in my 20's and lost some weight inadvertantly and she told all her friends that I lost weight thanks to her. When I gained weight again and kept gaining weight she kept showing me how she can fit into all my old clothes and ask do you remember this top/dress/pants? At this point in my life I'm losing weight because I'm sick of feeling like crap but this time I'm not doing it for her approval or love. And to say I did this for me not anyone else.14 -
It’s the easiest out of my problems that I can focus on and fix32
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Going to UFC fights in July and I want to look better than the ring girls.
That's Awesome! I just went to UFC Chicago - great fights! And you are already way stronger than any of the ring girls!5 -
sailormomo wrote: »It’s the easiest out of my problems that I can focus on and fix
I think that is me, but I would not call that petty at all.11 -
@LiftHeavyThings27105 thanks- I want to get my mindset right! What am I doing to change it?? Currently, very little. I want to begin interrupting negative thoughts I have about myself and immediately replace them with something positive.
I have to believe there’s confidence within me and all I have to do is pull it up! Fake it till I make it, I guess
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Honestly want to get looked at. I want to feel hot. Slowly but surely getting there!10
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@LiftHeavyThings27105 thanks- I want to get my mindset right! What am I doing to change it?? Currently, very little. I want to begin interrupting negative thoughts I have about myself and immediately replace them with something positive.
I have to believe there’s confidence within me and all I have to do is pull it up! Fake it till I make it, I guess
Baby steps.....
Maybe the progression looks something like this:
1. Negative thought creeps into your mind.
2. You recognize the negative thought.
3. You fall into the normal pattern (for you).
So, the blessing there is that you are starting to see....you are starting to have a "Step 2". Soon, the progression begins to look like this:
1. Negative thought creeps into your mind.
2. You recognize the negative thought.
3. You start to exhibit different behavior....if only in thought.
4. You fall into the normal pattern (for you).
So, again, there is a differene in your thought process....you now have "Step 2" and "Step 3". That will be a really nice place. The change in mindset is right around the corner.
You can do this. As people tend to say in this forum....trust the process. And - if you need to - fake it till you make it!8 -
LiftHeavyThings27105 wrote: »
Baby steps.....
Maybe the progression looks something like this:
1. Negative thought creeps into your mind.
2. You recognize the negative thought.
3. You fall into the normal pattern (for you).
So, the blessing there is that you are starting to see....you are starting to have a "Step 2". Soon, the progression begins to look like this:
1. Negative thought creeps into your mind.
2. You recognize the negative thought.
3. You start to exhibit different behavior....if only in thought.
4. You fall into the normal pattern (for you).
So, again, there is a differene in your thought process....you now have "Step 2" and "Step 3". That will be a really nice place. The change in mindset is right around the corner.
You can do this. As people tend to say in this forum....trust the process. And - if you need to - fake it till you make it!
That’s really interesting laid out- sometimes we don’t see our progress. I definitely need to trust the process and also put in the work.
Whatever happens, as long as I keep getting back on the wagon, no matter how many times I fall (or willingly jump) off
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ednabuckitt wrote: »I want to be able to be able to paint my toenails without suffocating myself!
I can relate lol4 -
My partner wants us to be able to appreciate womens bodies together (a k.a checking other girls out and i dont. I wanna get sexy so he will notice all the other guys checking me out and not want to look at other girls. So petty but i feel like he's not attracted to my body since having a baby.29
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My partner wants us to be able to appreciate womens bodies together (a k.a checking other girls out and i dont. I wanna get sexy so he will notice all the other guys checking me out and not want to look at other girls. So petty but i feel like he's not attracted to my body since having a baby.
WHAT? What kind of guy asks his girlriend to help him check out other girls? The problem is NOT you.50 -
Fandom merch. That's all.
Really, the cute stuff is all made for small girls. The only stuff I sorta fit into right now are shirts for guys and those look stupid on me too because prints on guy shirts aren't meant for boobies.
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My partner wants us to be able to appreciate womens bodies together (a k.a checking other girls out and i dont. I wanna get sexy so he will notice all the other guys checking me out and not want to look at other girls. So petty but i feel like he's not attracted to my body since having a baby.
Frankly, your partner needs to grow up, man up or get the f@$k up and move his ar5e out the door.
You look gorgeous as it is. Simply beautiful.
Do this whole MFP thing for yourself, nobody else.
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I want to get back into modeling. In 2015, after losing 70 pounds (going from overweight to underweight), an agency took me right away. But after two abusive relationships, I've regained half the weight. Was a size 00 and am now a 4. Granted, I've been doing weightlifting and got an updated DEXA scan and apparently some of it is in the form of muscle. However, they weren't interested anymore once I got back up to a BMI of around 19.5 (am currently higher). My mother was a model decades ago and although from what she told me, it took a very strict diet and crazy exercise, it was rewarding and exciting and she still regrets leaving the industry (her biggest mistake apparently). I want to continue the "career chain" so to speak. Just have 30 more pounds to lose.8
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Wanting to look better at my scrappiest than my dressed up friends.6
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