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    What is your why?

    Posts: 94 Member
    edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
    So today I stepped on the scale to find out I lost my first three pounds. I am on this journey to honor God, be healthy for my family, look attractive for my wife, have more energy, and I may join the army. What is your reason for losing weight or staying fit?

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    • Posts: 109 Member
      I exercise a lot, but have gained 20lbs over the past 3 years thanks to poor diet choices. I’m embarrassed at the gym in my gym clothes, and it’s hard to find clothing I feel good in when I get dressed in the morning. I’m tired of it and want my confidence back. Plus I work too hard to look so out of shape.
    • Posts: 97 Member
      I’m on my weight loss journey because I want to feel better and look better.
    • Posts: 293 Member
      Definition and to cycle up hills much faster, period (as our transatlantic colonials say)
    • Posts: 293 Member
      awdouth wrote: »
      My son needs me. 'Nuff said.

      Nothing else matters.
    • Posts: 11,463 Member
      edited July 2019
      Being fit and a healthy weight is more fun than being fat and unfit. 5 years ago I couldn’t walk more than 1/4 mi without pain and rest. This morning I swam 1 mi across the lake then biked a somewhat hilly 8 miles. At age 64.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      I want me back , since I retired Ive lost my zing .
    • Posts: 7,298 Member
      Looking and feeling healthier. I was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago and am hoping to get off medication. I find out next month if weight loss, daily exercise, and diet has helped make a difference. The majority of my older relatives have diabetes. I have a disability and have found I'm moving a lot better from working out so that's inspired me a lot.
    • Posts: 153 Member
      I spent 3 months earlier this year losing weight and achieved my initial goal of reaching a healthy BMI. My weight's stayed roughly the same but I feel I want to lose another stone (14lbs) minimum just to feel better, move more easily and look better in clothes. I'm also looking to get back into dating. I don't require washboard abs but I don't find too much 'squidge' attractive. So I don't expect any potential partner to find it attractive in me either.
    • Posts: 4 Member
      I would like to live a bit longer than I otherwise might if I keep gaining weight.
    • Posts: 124 Member
      For the first time I saw myself on security camera and thought "I don't like how I look". Also I don't like having to pay more for plus sized clothes.
    • Posts: 41 Member
      lorrpb wrote: »
      Being fit and a healthy weight is more fun than being fat and unfit. 5 years ago I couldn’t walk more than 1/4 mi without pain and rest. This morning I swam 1 mi across the lake then biked a somewhat hilly 8 miles. At age 64.

      Well this is goals for sure. Way to go B)
    • Posts: 94 Member
      @Pickle107 Moving more easily sounds amazing

      @Polariceflow That is a solid reason that I can relate to

      @rednote49 I have a closet full of clothes that will fit me when I lose 30 pounds. It is annoying but also motivational.
    • Posts: 36,287 Member
      My usual answer is to look good in a skating dress because skating is my passion and being a certain weight looks better and makes it easier

      I have messed up my shoulder though and I'm facing the prospect of surgery which means possibly 4 weeks in a sling so I won't be able to be as active. My new motivation is get in good shape to make recovery easier
    • Posts: 76 Member
      Feeling better, looking better, more confident
    • Posts: 94 Member
      AliNouveau wrote: »
      My usual answer is to look good in a skating dress because skating is my passion and being a certain weight looks better and makes it easier

      I have messed up my shoulder though and I'm facing the prospect of surgery which means possibly 4 weeks in a sling so I won't be able to be as active. My new motivation is get in good shape to make recovery easier

      @AliNouveau That is inspiring. You can do it, no matter what life throws at you.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      My why is to feel better about myself, be stronger, and be the best wife, and mother, to my family. I am also deciding if I want to join the Air Force soon. So I need to get in shape. Add me if you want a friend to help motivate you. I could use some motivation as well.
    • Posts: 64 Member
      My daughters!!! 6 weeks postpartum and just back at it!! 3 miles yesterday. Training for my second half!!
    • Posts: 94 Member
      @Predsfan2013 Congrats!
    • Posts: 12 Member
      I've come precariously close to being the obese person who relies on others for basic existence needs. After losing 130 lbs, I still have about 110 to go to where I feel I can be healthy and self-sufficient (and yes, a sexy senior citizen). I don't want to spend the last decades of my life in a nursing home or on assistance.
    • Posts: 12 Member
      Not one member of my dad’s side of the family saw beyond the age of 55 - I have inherited the majority of my health traits from my dad’s side of the family. I’m 46 and I’m beginning to feel a little (okay, a LOT) of anxiety. That is one vicious cycle that I want to stop
    • Posts: 22,787 Member
      I lost my mom too early....so mine is to be healthy, and around to be the best grams (when it happens) that I can be...my kiddos need their momma...no matter their age...
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