What's your why?
mrschwarten
Posts: 194 Member
Your health? Your family? Want to impress that cute guy at work? To inspire jealousy at the reunion?
I feel strongly that there's no such thing as a 'bad' reason. If it motivates ya, then it's a great reason! So let's hear 'em!
Mine's so I can move furniture around and up & down stairs on my own while my husband's gone
I feel strongly that there's no such thing as a 'bad' reason. If it motivates ya, then it's a great reason! So let's hear 'em!
Mine's so I can move furniture around and up & down stairs on my own while my husband's gone
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Coming out of a dark last 3 years of life, bad marriage, focused on her more than myself. Now that it's coming to an end, I am finally ready to treat myself. Flying back to CA in November to see old friends and family, so working to get my butt in gear so I am hopefully close to the weight I was when I moved. My 2 top reasons, right now!13
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Honestly I've been in a downward spiral for 2 months now. "Everything was good just 2 months ago... I feel like I've taken a node dive into an abyss. This here brief period of blackness is a preview of how my life could be if I continue to descend further down. I need to get over myself and move pass my bull *kitten*. Life isn't fair, we all get handed our set of cards. I'm just tired of being sick and less than my potential. I've decided enough is enough so Monday I'm grabbing the bull by the horns and going hard until I get back to my peak.9
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Because the shorts I bought that were to big are now WAY to tight!!6
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I like the response when someone hears I'm 46, gave a grandbaby on the way, and just got done doing push ups & pull ups. *no wayyyyy*7
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I want to be an old lady that can still dance!13
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I remember how it felt to sashay, to run, to swish around in a long skirt, to put on jeans in the fall and be glad to have long pants... but now I feel like a lump. I don't skim or swish; I plod. I often use a walking stick. I have to go slow. My thighs rub together. I really want to be easy and graceful. I want to dance through the rest of my life.25
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My kids/family, to be happily active, to be the mom that runs in races, to look good!2
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I'm happiest when I'm average-weighted. There are things that fulfill me more than pizza, like feeling good being seen instead of hiding from the world. And my knees & hip hurt less when I carry less weight. Because I like it when I love myself.7
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I got tired of looking at the overweight old lady that was staring back at me in the mirror. In my mind, I still feel like a teenager (ok, maybe 30 something), and I want my outside to match the way I see myself.
Also, I want to go out and buy some new clothes - things that I actually like, not stuff that I have to get because it fits me. I want my options back.
And I want to wear my All Blacks jersey and not have it look like a sausage casing.7 -
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Tired of being the fat guy. I want to know not only what it's like to be thin, but to be fit. I want to be able to take my shirt off in public with no shame. Maybe even get a few stars from pretty women. Last but not least I would like to find a beautiful fit woman who looks at me the same way I look at pizza.16
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I feel like people are used to me looking the way i look. I want people to look at me and think yeah she looked fine 6 months ago but wow she looks amazing now! I want to be able to wear a dress in summer and not have chub rub. I want to not have to worry about what clothes are going to accentuate my cellulite or my huge thighs. i just want to be happy in my own skin for once5
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To wear a 2 piece bikini that exposes my stomach for the first time in my life. I was thin for most of my life but there was always something. My knees were too knobby, the stretch marks on my boobs were gross (um who cares lol). For ten years I dated a terribly abusive man. Let me tell you having someone call you fat every day can be a real motivator to stay thin. then in the past few years I developed hashimotos and when I began putting on weight I could never get back off, I stopped caring about how I ate. I felt so lonely and defeated that I developed a binge eating disorder and once or twice a week I would eat so much I almost puked (because I ate to much not because I was purging). I gained 54 pounds making me obese for the first time in my life.
I had never appreciated my body for what it was and I never had to earn it. I just knew it wasn’t perfect. I’ve only lost 20 pounds so far and I’m pretty freakin proud. I want to love my body and I want to date. I want to let a man touch my stomach without wanting to curl up in a ball out of shame.
40 mg of Prozac, a restraining order, and thyroid meds on board and I’m ready to enjoy life and that really starts with loving and taking care of myself. So here I am
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I'm so proud of you all! These are great reasons and I am very very happy that MFP and its community is here for you!1
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I just had a baby 3 weeks ago via emergency c-section. I gained 50lbs during my pregnancy and am struggling with my body image now. I want to be able to love my body and be healthy for my daughter6
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I want to be fit and active as I get older; will be 44 in a few weeks. I see my dad who will be 69 next week and how active he is, biking 100+ miles per week, playing racquetball and golf, doing all the work on his house and simply running circles around his friends who are of the same age and I admire him greatly.
I also have had clinical depression since childhood and have learned how well I respond to exercise. I have reduced my meds in half by lifting and running regularly.
And, of course, I want to be here for my husband and daughter. My daughter is autistic and will likely not be independent so she'll need me around for as long as I possibly can be.9 -
My clothes didn't fit, i was the heaviest I'd ever been and was getting winded walking up and down the stairs. Plus a new granddaughter to play with. I need to do this for my health and well being!5
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My biggest why is to be fit and healthy so I can live a long life and not have health issues. I also want to do it for my awesome husband who has supported my weight loss for way more years than it should have taken to get it off. This time it's coming off and I've been promised the wardrobe of my dreams.
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I was promoted to a (mostly) desk job 2 years ago. It ended up being a huge stressor and I gained about 15-20 lbs of weight. I was unhappy in many ways. I got a wake up call when an old client took notice of my weight gain. I realized how much the stress really affected me (especially physically). I quit that job in April of this year and soon after began working on my health. I am much happier now and it's starting to show on my body 4
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Because there's a lot of things in life that are out of your control, there are a number of things that happen TO you. However, gym, body sculpting, that's one thing I have 100% control over. It's the one thing that I can set a goal on and nothing or no one can stop me besides me.10
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I really love clothes and they just weren't fun when I was 195 lbs. I am now 162 lbs 5'4 with a goal of 130 lbs so the clothes fun is slowly returning. I will shop till I drop when I hit my goal weight!5
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look good naked -shrugs-7
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I needed to remind myself of this since I'm having a tough time.
My daughter. She's 3 and copies everything I do. I have to be there for her, leading by example, and I have to keep up with her.
My husband. He's had enough loss in his life in the last 2 years.
That stupid cancer stuff I just beat. We don't need to go through that again. Obesity increases the risk of 14 different types of cancer. Of course, having had cancer also increases the risk of cancers...
My clothes are getting a little snug. Enough of that.7 -
I look and feel better4
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DebTavares wrote: »I really love clothes and they just weren't fun when I was 195 lbs. I am now 162 lbs 5'4 with a goal of 130 lbs so the clothes fun is slowly returning. I will shop till I drop when I hit my goal weight!
Clothes definitely matter. I couldn't believe I was in my large pants after being in my small ones last year. And trying on a bathing suit, I thought one size fits whale, and wanted to hide under my shirt.3 -
Dressing myself is so much more fun when my thighs aren't spoiling how everything looks!4
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I want to be able to pick up and throw my kids around for aslong as possible. Plus i just love the look of a muscular physique and whilst it feels like a dream.. I can get there if i push myself4
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A few reasons:
1. Health. I am saving my life, morbid obesity was killing me
2. To do stuff. I can now fit every (non kiddie) seat in amusement parks, go hiking, go spelunking.
3. To like what I look like. Vanity, I want to look good naked.5 -
Teeny bikinis, keeping up with my kids, and natural antidepressants.4
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Just to feel like me. I have a comfortable weight. One that I feel good and confident, clothes fit right. And this isn’t .5
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