Why are YOU getting fit and healthy?

I got sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.

My destroyed ankle wasn't enough of an excuse. Once I started healing, I wanted to heal ALL of me.

I want to walk to the park with my kids. I want to rollerblade with my son. I want to teach them how to ride bikes. I want to walk the dog. I want to f**k for hours and not get tired.

I didn't want to buy new clothes.

I wanted feel awesome.

I didn't want to be the fat mom at my kids school.

Once my excuses were exposed ( to myself ) I had to either $h*+ or get off the pot. I can " explain away " my weight gain all I want.

( And, as the starter of the " why are you fat thread ", I want to explain that I wanted people to give up their excuses. To see how stupid they are once you say them out loud. Someone will always have a better excuse. )

My main motivations are health related. Diabetes runs in my family, so that was my #1 reason for losing weight. Now I found out that my HDL is low, so in addition to dropping calories, I am discovering how important exercise is.

I am also working out more to gain some sort of independence. I ask my husband to do all sorts of stuff, and he gladly does it for me, but if he's not there, I still want to be able to carry things, open heavy doors, and fix things around the house without waiting for him to come home. I want to be able to run around outside with my friends without huffing and puffing. I shouldn't have to worry about wimping out when we go play disc golf or rollerblade or play badminton. Seriously, none of those activities are that strenuous unless you are as out of shape as I am.

So, there you have it. Some folks want to do it for vanity reasons, but honestly, I still felt beautiful at my heaviest.

I just want to be healthy and able bodied.