Why do you honestly want to lose weight!?

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  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
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    Being attractive
    Better job prospects
    Better health
    Better fitness
    Nicer clothes
  • demhareis
    demhareis Posts: 35
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    I hate looking fat and ugly.

    A couple of years ago I had something very, very bad happen to me. It nearly killed me and put me in the hospital. Several weapons had been used against me, including verbal attacks--one of which was the accusation of me being fat. How on earth could I refute that when it was so very painfully true?

    So now, out of vanity and out of revenge, I am doing my best to lose as much weight as I can. After I drop my weight, nobody will ever be able truthfully to call me fat again. If it's not true, it can't hurt me.

    Oh, and I will also be able to achieve a long-term goal of having abdominoplasty. Have always wanted it since I was a child, because for as long as I could remember, I've had this hideous pot belly.
  • Sianarella
    Sianarella Posts: 79
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    The normal vanity reasons but also to help ease the asthma. Plus I want to do Roller Derby and don't want to be a blob on skates.
  • mummyv811
    mummyv811 Posts: 237
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    I'm sick at staring at the copious amounts of clothes in my wardrobe that just don't fit!

    And I want a bum like a supermodel! :laugh:
  • shamika624
    shamika624 Posts: 6
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    I want to shop in my favorite stores again. I hate that people give my husband I a puzzled look like, how did they get together? I want to feel sexy again and turn on the lights when it's time for Lovin!!!!
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
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    I hate being shy and scared to do things because I fear being laughed at, called names and such.
    Ultimately, though, I'm afraid of dying.
  • amfeierabend74
    amfeierabend74 Posts: 134
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    I want to do it for many of the same reasons as most of the people on here.
    have a baby
    not die young
    be able to buy sexy bras and panties (especially from victorias secret!)
    to be able to wrap a normal bath towel around me
    to not have to push up off of something when I am on the floor
    to make intimate times with my boyfriend even more fun
    I could go on and on but those are a few
  • hellokathy
    hellokathy Posts: 540 Member
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    Because I realized that every little problem in my life comes down to my weight. It may have been other people making me feel bad when I was a kid and maybe that's the reason why I can't accept myself the way I am but what it comes down to right now is that I really cannot stand myself. Just an example: I'm stuck in my crappy job which I hate because I don't dare apply for something else because if I was actually invited to a job interview, I'd be sitting there thinking "Oh my God, you think I'm fat and lazy and horrible, right?" And whenever I buy clothes, the happy feeling of having bought something lasts about five minutes before I realize that there were at least a dozen other pieces I would have rather bought if it had been available in my size.
  • MumOfGirlsOnly
    MumOfGirlsOnly Posts: 99 Member
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    I hate who I see in the mirror, I look about 10-15 years older then I am, I feel horrible and it shows.
    I want to be able to dress in nice clothes instead of baggy shirts or my trackie pants.
    I want to teach my kids healthy living. I want to see my grand babies and play with them in the park instead of watching from the sides. I want to look sexy for my husband, an I want to look good for my sisters wedding.
  • kessalove
    kessalove Posts: 27 Member
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    I want to be a good role model for my daughter and to get off my blood pressure and anti-depressants meds! Also I want to be that HOT 40+ mama who can pull of wearing just about everything!
  • changingme2012
    changingme2012 Posts: 2
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    I love this thread! LOL Everyone says it's to be healthier, but really most people have a different reason. Read through others reasons..... here's mine. I can't stand the thought of another summer with being miserable because I'm FAT! thighs chaffing, sweat under your boobs, red irratitated areas and folds that shouldn't be... wanting to go swimming and wear the cute "little" tops and shorts... but need to hide the fat rolls.... AND I'm turning 40, thought fit and 40 sounds better than FAT and 40. I know I am an emotinal eater, I have "stuffed" myself with food ever since I can remember to "stuff" down the pain of abuse as a child. Well NO MORE. If I am having a bad day.. with memmories I can't shake, it needs to come out.
  • diver71_au
    diver71_au Posts: 424 Member
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    A couple of years back I was diagnosed with pretty bad sleep apnea and was told that I would need a CPAP machine for the rest of my life in order to sleep normally. Since then I have had my tonsils out and the specialist now tells me that weight loss may see me able to dump the machine.

    Apart from that I have recently married and I want to have kids sometime before I get too old. I dont want to be constantly puffing and panting chasing them around the place.
  • erin755
    erin755 Posts: 11
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    I am fed up with goin shopping and trying on about 100 outfits in the fitting rooms and still not buying anyfing, coz i dont look the way I want to.
  • ladybug1009
    ladybug1009 Posts: 68 Member
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    I want to be healthy to start making a family with my husband once I graduate school.

    On the topic of being pregnant, I want people to notice that I have a baby bump and not just a fat stomach. Vain, but it's true.
  • KazeKaiyouHime
    KazeKaiyouHime Posts: 31
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    In order that I remember thinking of them:

    -To have people notice me as well as my stepsister when I'm next to her
    -Cute clothes that fit me, including more bodycon types of shirts or dresses, without worrying about trying to suck in my stomach
    -More confidence in my appearance and myself for being able to change my lifestyle around
    -To be fit enough to move in all my things on dorm move in day without being winded after trip 1 or 2 up the stairs
    -To have smaller boobs... and cute bras
    -So when I go to Europe at some point (especially the Netherlands with my mom) I won't be the stereotypical overweight American
    -To help my girlfriend who's also losing weight, buddy system
    -Enjoy the summer (& spring) weather here in NC
    -To get a tan while spending time outside! In a tank top or bikini
    -To have more energy for myself and my studies (easier to study when you don't feel like a sluggish blob of fat at your desk)
    -To shock the people that knew me back in high school

    Heh... didn't expect to type that much... :ohwell:
  • serendipity22
    serendipity22 Posts: 248 Member
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    1. I want people to notice me. I'm tired of being the fat friend. All of my friends are thin and when we go out, guys ignore me.
    2. I want to be able to go into any store and find clothes that fit and look pretty.
    3. I want to feel healthier and stronger.
    4. i want to fit in with everyone else. I don't want to have to consider if i will be to heavy for something like an amusement park ride.
  • KBGirts
    KBGirts Posts: 882 Member
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    Truth be told.... I want to be hot. I want to be fit so that when people look at me they think "man, she's in great shape". I am an athlete and I hang out and train with a lot of other athletes. I often feel like I am slower, fatter, and in worse shape when compared with most of them. Sometimes I can barely keep up. I want to be so fit that I don't feel that way anymore and can "hang" when someone invites me for a run or bike ride. Often times I make up an excuse not to workout with someone who is better than me. I know I shouldn't do that because it would help me to workout with people who are better and they wouldn't have invited me if they didn't want me to come. That's why I want to lose weight.... to help me be a better athlete. Extra weight is like kryptonite to a runner or cyclist..... it can slow you down.
  • Tara4boys
    Tara4boys Posts: 515 Member
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    Love reading these responses...

    (1) Be a good role model for my four little boys and be around for them for a very long time

    (2) I love all things outdoors... horseback riding, canoeing, rafting, hiking, biking, camping, rock walls - I feel a little ridiculous doing it at this weight plus its a heck of lot easier at a smaller weight

    (3) I have a bad hip - being lighter reduces the stress on it

    (4) I want to feel proud of myself. I want to feel confident again. I want to be living the life I have pictured in my head.

    (5) Clothes - My clothes don't fit and I'm not buying any bigger sizes.
  • toebass
    toebass Posts: 73 Member
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    1) to be a better athlete- i want to be able to play netball in a top division one day

    2) to be a better performer - it's hard to play a gig (im in a band) and give an amazing performance while i have in the back of my mind thoughts of being self conscious and being percieved as a typical fat bass player

    3) to be sexy for my boyfriend

    4) to feel better about myself- more confidence and comfortableness with my own skin

    5) so i can wear a bikini one day!!!!
  • AudgePaudge
    AudgePaudge Posts: 537 Member
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    I want to lose so I can go back to my home town and blow every one away ;)

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