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What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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I always thought it would be cool to wash my clothes on my stomach
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I work with a bunch of freakishly fit people during my field season, and it bugs me that I’m one of the less fit of the crew (to be fair to me I’m one of the oldest -at 44)
I also found a quote somewhere:
“I don’t want to look pretty. I want to look otherworldly and vaguely threatening.”
I might never get to the otherworldly part, but vaguely threatening? I like the idea of it. Kittens to pretty!
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To spite the heck out of my ex boyfriend. Who never wanted to get married unless I was a size 6. I am now married to the right guy and I'm loosing weight so he can have the woman the ex wanted. (He cares nothing about size but I want the right guy to be proud).
I had a boyfriend like that too.5 -
My mum and sis are doing slimming world and bragging each week about how much they're losing (trying to convert me). They do no exercise. I'm keeping quiet as my weight falls off, working my *kitten* off (and getting quietly annoyed listening to syn nonsense) with the petty intention of not only beating their weight loss by our family holiday but looking much better in a bikini as well.16
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I'm going bathing suit shopping in 3 weeks. I haven't bought a bathing suit since before I had kids (so 5 years ago). And the last time I tried them on in the store before trying to lose weight I ended up leaving the store in tears because I felt so fat and ugly. This time I am 35 lbs down and I'm determined to feel confident in a 2 piece.12
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Maybe I have said this before, but I want to look good naked! Who doesn't!7
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It's only PART of the reason, but I want to catch the eye of my daughter's Orthodontist. I have a massive crush on him but have been a bit shy about pulling the trigger and I started thinking that my body image could be the largest reason why!14
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I work in education, but my degree is in the medical field. I want to go back to the medical field but I feel like I need to lead by example for my patients and doing so I need to tighten up this body a bit first! I want to be the 40year old some thin’ the 20 year old somethings look at like I’m Halle Berry lol. #keepinup or #puttingtoshame11
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I want it all. Husband check, beautiful baby check, Money/assets check banging body ... in progress Lol8
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My biggest petty reason would be being told that "having children ruined my body", this coming from a person who was and is heavier than myself. I'm working my butt off to look better than I did before I had the kids. I then plan on asking this person what their excuse is. Lol. Best of luck and wishes to all of you lovely people!!10
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Because a coworker told me if you lost weight you'd be pretty.
I'm not bad looking and although she's slender, she can't change her face......just saying. 19 -
To not be "the fat guy" at work.12
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Not sure if I’ve answered this before or even with the same answer but my petty reason is so that I’m not fatter than my little sister she’s always been smaller than me now we are 28 and 31 and I don’t want it to be that way anymore6
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I'm planning on a major move to Europe this year (crossing my fingers) and I don't want to be the fat American when I get there14
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Looking good in pics when I go to Florida and Maui this summer!9
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Soon to be ex husband has lost alot of weight. He points out we weigh nearly the same amount despite him being much taller than me. Instead of looking for someone new after the divorce, I want to focus on myself and my kids.
I just want him to think other guys are going to be hitting on me.18 -
This is super-petty. My SIL has a sister (Linda) that she treats like a goddess, like she's the smartest lady in the land. It hurts my feelings that my SIL treats me like a second-class citizen. Linda is obese b*tchy, judgemental, lazy and all-round not a nice person. So we (Linda & I) coincidentally started a "counting calories" (MFP for me) at the same time -- FIVE YEARS AGO. She lives 2 states away but we still see each other at family events like 4-5 times a year, usually at MY house! I always welcome her with open arms. My hurt feelings are PRIVATE.
In 5 years, she not only failed at losing weight in a healthy way she then decided to have WLS. She lost *most* of her weight after surgery but has now put it ALL BACK ON. In the same 5 years, I have maintained my 50 lbs weight loss. She will NEVER win the healthy-weight game with me. never. It keeps me highly motivated. HAHAHA Call me petty but I win. I also stay very active. I'm 3 years older than Linda.30 -
I want to wear the clothes in my closet.20
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So I can stop being compared to my sister and just tell my mom and grandma to shove it. They've always told me that I need to lose weight. Now I'm not terribly out of shape, I can hold my own, but I'm compared to my sister constantly. I also want to just weigh less than my husband. I'm currently about 20lbs heavier.15
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My petty reason is to get revenge on all the people who bullied me throughout school for being the fat girl. I’ve lost nearly 80 lbs and watch as people I graduated with get bigger and bigger. But obviously my main reason is to live a healthier, happier life and to feel confident and sexy.17
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I would like to lose weight for my self esteem , although I know I will never be as skinny as I once desired to be when I once struggled with bulimia , my goal is to be a energetic healthy skinny and prove everyone wrong whom assumes because I once struggled with an unhealthy perspective on weight that I can never be thin and happy ( in a healthy way)16
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I have 2 kids who are in serious relationships. If either decide to marry I want to look good in the pictures. I lost about 20 lbs before my elder son got married, it wasn't enough and it didn't stay off. This time I want it to stay off and I have time to do it right10
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Because on the inside I feel like a total badass, but on the outside I look like a kind of frumpy middle-aged mom. I want my outside to match my inside!34
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I wanna get some tattoos, and I feel like they would look stupid unless I'm in good shape. Also, I want to be able to dress is cool costumes on Halloween. I'm tired of googling chubby characters to dress up as.15
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cute clothes. also cosplay.13
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<--- Petty Betty.
My mom buys her, me and my sister shirts we all 3 like every few months. Usually an XL for me and medium for the 2 of them. At Christmas (much to her shock) it was medium for all 3 of us. Can't wait until it's 2 mediums for them and a small for meeeeeeeeeee
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I want to see my jaw line again. I know it's here somewhere underneath all my fluff.14
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Petty reason = a
in- law. But when it come down to it , better health, flexibility and a desire to dress, look and feel younger. 7 -
My doc told me I was on the way to getting varicose veins, so it was time to nip that in the bud.12
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