What is your "Petty" Reason to Lose Weight?
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A rivalry that has been going on for a while. The pettiness... is all exterior (vanity) who looks better.. younger, dresses nicer.. thinner. I got this. Along with the petty..improving my health, strength and stamina is more important.4 -
Petty Betty here... I have a 20-year high school reunion in ~2 1/2 years. I didn't go to the 10-year because I was too busy, but I think I'll go to the next one. I was the "fat kid" growing up, got made fun of a lot in my younger years. I don't hold a grudge- kids are mean, and I'd rather judge people by how they behave as adults when they should know better- but there's still something very satisfying about running into people I haven't seen in many years and watching their heads snap as they do a double take. I am in decent shape nowadays, but it would be amazing to reach my size goal and be able to wear a slinky little dress that hugs all my wonderfully athletic curves.
I'm a few years off, so I have time to take it slow and make it permanent.12 -
One of my petty reasons is a reason most dudes probably have....I like a girl lol.18
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I just want to be happy with myself. I don't care what others around me do. I need certain things for myself. When I stop focusing on working out then I stop caring what I eat... then I start becoming unhappy.8
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I'm single and I'd like to be in a relationship so I'm trying to become more attractive11
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I would say it’s for my mental health....I can be like a bit of a pressure cooker..... and training is like my release.... it’s my time away from everyone and everything....10
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midlife_goals wrote: »I would say it’s for my mental health....I can be like a bit of a pressure cooker..... and training is like my release.... it’s my time away from everyone and everything....
This right here...2 -
I want to start historybounding, and the stuff I like are the seriously bodycon medieval dresses. Fitted, self-supporting (no bra to spoil the lines) from shoulder to low hip, and fitted sleeve to the wrist. I want to wear that dress and have men stop in their tracks to look a second time, but I also want to STAY in that dress once I've put in the time and energy to make it.16
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My pettiest reason is that I might have to see an ex in a year. But petty reasons abound!
I would like to stop dressing defensively.
I would like to stop being the fat sister.
I would like to not go into the next phase of my life looking older than my years.
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777Gemma888 wrote: »Summer. Beaches. Shorts. Rompers.
Looking fit or ok or great is unacceptable. No wiggle room for mediocrity in the looks department. Hot and ageless are the end goals. An ageless physique to be exact.
Please be kind to yourself. Often, you will be all you've got.3 -
I'm leaving my husband (hopefully he'll come to his senses and grow up and it won't be forever) and it's kinda a revenge body thing. He didn't cheat, so I'm not sure if that's the appropriate term, but close enough.
It's not to "win him back", it's to make him feel bad about what he lost. On top of knowing exactly what he's lost in the awesome person he married, I want him to have a visual too.14 -
Karen_can_do_this wrote: »I had no petty reasons for starting my lifestyle change. I legit felt sick af, that decision was for me alone. But I developed petty reasons to keep going. Mostly surrounding my MIL and SIL who would make snide comments on my progress.
MIL: "Don't get to happy with yourself, you'll just lose motivation like I did"
SIL: "a few more pounds and you won't be ugly anymore"
Etc, and so on. I take sooo much joy in the fact that SIL (who was really thin at the time) found all the weight I lost and just traded me her smaller clothes for all my plus size ones lol.
Love it!!
Hahahaha hahaha! You go girl!1 -
I have lots of reasons for wanting to lose weight... Some of them border on petty, most of those are tied to self-esteem reasons. But the one that I feel the most guilty about is wanting to wear "normal" sized clothing. I've been overweight since I was a kid I never knew what shopping at Abercrombie or Aeropostale was like as a teen or whatever the adult equivalent is now. I shop at one place, I cannot just go somewhere and buy clothes. I cannot get cute souvenir/nerdy/comic shirts. It is so superficial and we're "told" that isn't a good/healthy reason to want to lose weight!
Imo any reason to loose weight that results in good physical, mental and emotional health is good! You are young do it now!6 -
My wonderful sleep doctor after the exam and tests said that "If I was any bigger I would be a scared cow in his country"13
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Divorce revenge lol5
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My petty reason was to forget my ex and keep me focused on the goals that i had put aside because of the relationship i was in with her. I am an extremely dedicated person and i tend to lose sight of all else when i dedicate myself to something or someone i care about. That will have to change now and its starts here with my renewed healthy living lifestyle. I am gonna stick to what i started and only allow those who support my goals into my inner circle. We all gotta stay on our purpose! Remember that!10
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chandlertesha wrote: »Divorce revenge lol
The best kind of revenge!3 -
ixchelkeshet wrote: »777Gemma888 wrote: »Summer. Beaches. Shorts. Rompers.
Looking fit or ok or great is unacceptable. No wiggle room for mediocrity in the looks department. Hot and ageless are the end goals. An ageless physique to be exact.
Please be kind to yourself. Often, you will be all you've got.ixchelkeshet wrote: »My pettiest reason is that I might have to see an ex in a year. But petty reasons abound!
I would like to stop dressing defensively.
I would like to stop being the fat sister.
I would like to not go into the next phase of my life looking older than my years.
You got this! Just make some goals and stick with them! Stick it to your ex in a year. It will feel great. But as you said in a previous post, be kind to yourself on your journey. Take care!3 -
fitnessjustin01 wrote: »I just want to be happy with myself. I don't care what others around me do. I need certain things for myself. When I stop focusing on working out then I stop caring what I eat... then I start becoming unhappy.
This is exactly how i feel! This is exactly what happened to me. I hope you stick to it! Life is full of ups and downs but when you find something that matters to you, you never lose sight of it! Stay on your purpose friend!8
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