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What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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Exactly!!! And great job! I'm down 31.5lbs so far so almost time to say I told you so ;D lol7 -
Because my friend keeps making comments about my weight....so this is a "screw you" kind of deal.12
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To weigh less than my husband, and him to be able to pick me up! Oh, and to steal his clothes or borrow his jacket when I'm cold.10
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To wear shorts without feeling embarrassed.
Had not worn shorts for most of my life, so being able to wear it now without feeling self conscious - awesome!
I thought I was the only one like this.
I could count on my hands how many times during my whole lifetime I've worn shorts or a bathing suit. 
And I know it's just one of my own personal issues. (too many long ago voices in my head that I still listen to occasionally)I went to Florida with a dear friend of mine and told her I was going to wear jeans; she said I'd get way more looks dressing in jeans than I would shorts. Mind you, this was August. In Florida. Lol That was years and lbs. ago. I even bought a bathing suit this past year because I got sick of only tanning my arms. 
So, to me, that is NOT a petty reason. Go for it!!
Even after losing weight, I don't have nice legs anymore so I'll still avoid shorts. I did find a bathing suit that has short legs on it though so I'm not completely self conscious in a bathing suit now.
https://www.swimoutlet.com/p/waterpro-polyester-splice-unitard-8121601/
A lady where I swim has this suit in navy/light blue. It’s so cute on her. I’m jealous. I bet you look cute in it, too!
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I was always 'the hot sister' and I neeeeeeeed to maintain that!1
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countrycreek wrote: »I want to be more successful at weight loss (mostly at maintenance) than the friend I started losing weight with in 2013... She loves to make her losses very public and loud, and I want my body to do the talking... and... I actually do feel like I'm winning (even though I'm the only one thinking of any competition, she has no idea).
I am in a somewhat same situation..mine is with a family member on the other side. I think we both are in a unspoken competition .. I like your.. I want my body do the talking I can't wait! Good Luck.. you have a great a attitude!
Still this ^^3 -
I want to be able to take pics of myself and not feel ashamed of my extra pounds. I know I’m not that far away from where my goal is, but 15 pounds makes a huge difference in the way I look and feel!9
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My goal is maintenance right now, but my motivation for my current journey with weight and body image is to feel happy and beautiful wearing swimsuits or revealing clothing around my friends, many of whom are slimmer than me. I want to enjoy a beautiful day in a beautiful place instead of thinking about that topic.11
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Too be in the best shape of my life in 2020 and feel good about myself.12
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At 54, I'm not the head turner I was at 18. But...I soooooo want to be. TBH, I tell people I want to be healthier, but really I want to feel the command of attention I did in my youth.
Too real???24 -
tararogan2444 wrote: »At 54, I'm not the head turner I was at 18. But...I soooooo want to be. TBH, I tell people I want to be healthier, but really I want to feel the command of attention I did in my youth.
Too real???
No... not at all. We would all like to be head turners!6 -
I just spent more money than I should have done on a bikini in the Ted Baker sale.
It arrived today and is a thing of beauty. I can get into it so am not sending it back, but it could look much better than it does!15 -
This happened earlier this summer, but I think it's pretty petty.
I was on a hike with some friends, all were guys except one other girl who is much thinner than me. She is easily a size 0 or 2, looks great physically in anything she wears. However, this was a particularly hot, sunny day. We hit a steep incline on the trail that was pretty tough for everyone. We were all drinking enough water, but this girl had to stop our group midway through because she couldn't keep going. Normally, this would have been me, and it would have been blamed on me being fat. Now that I'm less fat and more in shape, I easily continued while this much thinner, but clearly out of shape girl could not.
Not being limited felt so liberating for me, and being able to keep up with the guys and not be the girl dragging us down, felt triumphant.51 -
I want to weigh less than the annoying girl in my office who has gained weight but brags that she "hides it pretty well", and who often makes comments that she "needs to do something" about her weight, but then doesn't. (Incidentally, she doesn't hide it well, and actually has a couple outfits that accentuate it.) 12
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This happened earlier this summer, but I think it's pretty petty.
I was on a hike with some friends, all were guys except one other girl who is much thinner than me. She is easily a size 0 or 2, looks great physically in anything she wears. However, this was a particularly hot, sunny day. We hit a steep incline on the trail that was pretty tough for everyone. We were all drinking enough water, but this girl had to stop our group midway through because she couldn't keep going. Normally, this would have been me, and it would have been blamed on me being fat. Now that I'm less fat and more in shape, I easily continued while this much thinner, but clearly out of shape girl could not.
Not being limited felt so liberating for me, and being able to keep up with the guys and not be the girl dragging us down, felt triumphant.
Years ago I was a lifeguard for a part time job whilst at University. You had to attend training every month and complete the swim tests before they would give you shifts.
I was considerably larger and older than many of them, and it always felt good when I was quicker than these slender 17 year olds. I was also strong enough to tow/ lift the big lads when they struggled.
It started some interesting conversations about fitness/ strength/ weight.17 -
ourbestlife wrote: »tararogan2444 wrote: »At 54, I'm not the head turner I was at 18. But...I soooooo want to be. TBH, I tell people I want to be healthier, but really I want to feel the command of attention I did in my youth.
Too real???
No... not at all. We would all like to be head turners!
Well said, and I agree with you both!
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To stop looking like a “reasons not to have kids” advert
Ps I adore my kids but I am currently a wreck30 -
I don’t think any reason or motivation for good health or weight loss is ever petty. Some of these replies are pretty vain and narcissistic, but if that gives you the motivation to get healthy, then who cares?! 😉6
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There will always be women that are skinnier and prettier than me. I just want to have the (sexy) confidence to know that men do see me. I don't need to be the skinniest girl at the party but I want to be the girl that is in shape and hasn't "let herself go"15
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I want to look attractive 🤪9
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My grandpa was a wrestler and maintained a sub 10% bf level in his youth. And my dad always talked about how his huge quads left a groove above his knees. I'd like to look as fit as my grandpa one day.
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To weigh less than my husband, and him to be able to pick me up! Oh, and to steal his clothes or borrow his jacket when I'm cold.
I really feel this one. My husband and I are the same height and his weight is my goal weight. He loves to play around and pick me up, but I always get so self conscious about being too heavy for him to get me off the ground or having to put me down quickly or getting hurt that I struggle and resist. I want to be able to let him lift me up without feeling like I'm going to squash him like an elephant on a mouse.16 -
Today my wife's ex came to pick up my stepson. He hasn't seen me since August. The look on his face when he realized that I am now skinnier than he is on top of taller, better looking, not bald, and with much more full manly facial hair than he has was priceless.35
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I really don’t want to be the chunky mom at the pool this summer.15
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I just found all new petty determination.
I already work regularly with a personal trainer who I really like, he does good workouts and plans for me and he’s also a physical therapist so he knows how to work around my various injuries, how to train different support muscles etc. He works in a gym that’s in an inconvenient location for me, so I do my other workouts elsewhere. I switched to a new gym that just opened in my area, and they are offering everyone an introductory trainer session, which is of course to push their trainer packages. I just had my intro session today, and the trainer was an idiot. She said she respects my current trainer relationship and won’t try to sell me anything, and then proceeded to spend the next 10 minutes throwing shade at my trainer and how she would do everything differently, she’s great at nutrition and weight loss guidance etc., and completely ignored the fact that my current trainer is a physical therapist and there are specific reasons for how we plan things, and that I’m seeing a registered dietitian later this week to help with my actual medical issues re: eating and nutrition. On top of this, she set me up right in front of a squat rack and we did floorwork, kettlebells etc but not the squats, even after she said we’ll ”reserve” the squat rack so we could. Also, she kept using a language form that pretty much equals calling me ”Ma’am” the whole time, even though I told her to address me by my name or simply ”you”.
I was so confused and upset after the session, but now my petty side is taking over and I want to get amazing weight loss results with my current trainer just to show it off and shove her advice up to where the sun does not shine. She works at the gym I regularly go to, so she’ll see me there.
Tl;dr: a trainer at my gym is an idiot and I want great results to show off and show her that my trainer is better than she is17 -
My petty reason- To look & feel great in cute outfits! My husband and I have a small, weekend trip planned in Febuary! One night we will be going out for live music and dancing, next night will be attending a work party. I'm already planning cute outfits.... We have 2 toddlers and we don't get out much... so I'm pretty excited for this
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I guess my petty reason would be to shove it in my now ex-wife's face.
Trust me she deserves it. 🤣18 -
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So people wont say Im big.13
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My petty reason is that im tired of being single and not feeling like I can attract the kind of man I'm interested in because of my looks.21
) sooo I'm proving him wrong and losing 60! He wasn't being malicious or anything, he just really thought that was true LOL!
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