What is your WHY??
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Because everywhere I go, my friends ask "Oh you've gained some weight...look how cute your hips are... " Give me a break!!! I want to tell them to ... it :laugh:0
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Because I'm really vain. Seriously. I don't want to be like all the other big-bellied, middle-aged guys out there. That's not me. I'm better than that. :glasses:0
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It doesn't have a lot to do with the way I look...
BUT...
I die when I'm going up a set of stairs and in all seriousness, if an apocalypse happens, I'd like to be able to take care of myself.
The #1 rule in Zombieland is Cardio so good thing you're working on that now.
Mine would be just to live longer. There's so much to see and do that I wanna spend as much time as I can here. Now If I only had the money to travel the world :grumble:0 -
I'm doing it for me, because I know I SHOULD, and because I know I CAN. Now I'm out to prove it to myself, and no one else.
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Because I hate myself. I even hate my face, so if I at least have a decent body, I don't have to be 100% ugly. My mother was always around 400lbs and died from it at age 48 (blood clots). I gained weight after having my daughter at age 20. I was depressed, and just didn't care about myself enough to see what I was doing to myself when I was eating for comfort or to reward myself for my life sucking. (not because of my daughter. other stuff)
So now I'm 34, I've wasted the last 14 years of my life being out of shape, and even ballooning up to 210lbs. I've decided I need to get my body under control and take back my life. I've lost 50 lbs over the past year by myself without a gym membership or surgery. I've just been exercising, and watching what I eat, counting calories etc. I have another 30 to go to get to my goal weight.
I wanna be a better example for my daughter. And I have a wonderful boyfriend who has been talking about wanting to marry me in October. So I think I owe it to both of them and myself to take better care of myself and be happier with how I look. Those are my reasons why. :drinker:
Hate is a very strong word to use about yourself. I have had to learn that not matter how much I may hate the state I got into, God made me & He don't make junk! I made a bit of a mess of my body but I must love who I am because God does & who am I to critisise Him?? You are you just struggling to find out how to work out how to be comfortable in your skin. Keep at it girl but try & love yourself for all the good stuff. It's there but less easy to see when the first thing that hits you is fat! Be proud of what you are acheiving!0 -
I went from being comfortably thin to being obese within 8 months after being put on a medication, I went from 125 to 207, Worst part was, when I hit 207 I entered high school. I became the butt of everyone's jokes, i was the "fat" kid, I was called ugly and was severely bullied. After 9 months of hard work, i got down to 147 and was feeling good about myself again. but the past year has led to a 27 lbs regain and Im disgusted with myself. I've begun doing what my mother does, binge eating to sooth anxiety and stress. My why, plain and simple, is to feel good about my body again, to not become diabetic like my father, and to learn to deal with my stress and pain without turning to food 24/7.0
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to be able to do all the activites i love to do, be healthy, and of course to look good!0
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To see the person I am inside.
I think that i could be SO DAMN beautiful.
This is exactly why I'm doing it!!!
I couldn't really think of how to explain it other than because I want to be happy... honestly I've been thinking about how it would feel to be completely free to be me again. There are so many things in my life that I don't do (every day!!) that I want to do so bad... either from not being fit or from being ashamed of the weight that I've gained. I won't just go hang out with old friends and have an amazing time again.
Losing weight for me is going to change my life... I can't wait
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lol I can so relate to many of you!! Except for being hot... that probably isn't in my future although I had my moment before I had 4 kids!!
OMG you are gorgeous!!!!0 -
to find motivation and to keep track0
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I've maintained a pretty constant weight over my adult life, mainly by watching food and exercising. Generally give or take a few pounds I'm happy with my body. but I've been doing It for so long I'm frightened to stop in case I completely loose control.
Using MFP helps me monitor what I'm doing and makes me think twice when I crave chocolate or think about skipping a work out!!0 -
To cause havoc and dispell the misinformation that gets spread by anecdotes and myths of fitness past. It's fun to do it too.
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I'm a sucker for online communities. Especially ones with so many fellow runners. Can you say addiction? I can.0
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To be happier with myself and more confident. Also, I'm hitting 30 next year and I want to get everything under control by then, I don't want to get older and have weight continue to creep up and therefore costing many more health issues. Also, I'm becoming a nurse and I want to be an example to those I treat ( I think being in the medical field and overweight (fat doctor) is a oxymoron)0
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Because ff I'm slimmer I can escape the zombie horde faster, of course
Seriously, though, because I'm sick of being fat, it's pretty much the only health concern that I can actually have any control over at the moment.
Plus it's good for me to have my food intake written down so that I can see where I need improvement.
I'd also like to see the "pretty" person that my husband says I am.0 -
Got my breasts done last summer and want the rest of my body to look great as well.0
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Originally I joined to get thin for a friend's upcoming July wedding since I looked like such at a disaster at the last wedding I attended.0
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#1 my health
#2 to be a better role model for my kids
#3 tired of being ruled by food, i do love it but i am better at loving it in smaller portions 0 -
i have three whys
1. I want to be around for my wife and kids
2.fit into my cloths again so i dont have to wair scrubby cloths
3. so i dont look like this anymore
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It doesn't have a lot to do with the way I look...
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I die when I'm going up a set of stairs and in all seriousness, if an apocalypse happens, I'd like to be able to take care of myself.
I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one preparing for the apocalypse XD
That's my number one reason.
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I started off wanting to be thinner. Now I want to look better naked and I want to be so much stronger. I want my body to be able to play hard all day long at whatever I want to play at. I love play!! =D0
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To be a role model for my patients, because I never wanted to be the chubby nurse. To live a long, healthy life. To look good in everything I put on. And most of all, to accept myself.0
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After having 2 kids and being a stay at home mom for the last 5 years, I am ready to be me again and not just mommy. I've always put my kids first and it's time to start taking care of myself again.0
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To look like this again :P
**Woah, sorry for the huge picture :P0 -
My main motivation is my wedding next May but I also just wanted to change the way I was living. I just finished up college in December and was super unhealthy (eating crap food and NEVER exercising). I want to be a good role model for my future children so that they will (hopefully) not have to struggle with their weight like I have. 0
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My why... hmmm... seems like it should be an easy answer...
About a year after my dad died, I realized that I was 35 and still had most of my life focused on taking care of everyone else. So, I decided that I was gonna start putting myself first. Found MFP as a calorie tracker... gradually it became an exercise tracker as well... and then the support from all my MFPeeps and the forums... So, 113 pounds later - I am still here. I have friends, that are more than just people I know on MFP but people that I talk to, text, had dinner with, etc.
My Why? Because I am worth it, because I am ready to discover all that I can do and can be, because somewhere, sometime the beautiful person inside of me will also show up on the outside!
... I have a gazillion why's!0 -
To see the person I am inside.
I think that i could be SO DAMN beautiful.
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I switched to MFP from Weight Watchers because it fit my lifestyle better.
I am here to get healthy and finally rid myself of this horrible fat I have been carrying around for 30+ years. Dont want to spend the rest of my life morbidly obese. I want to enjoy everything life has to offer !0 -
i want to be able to run around with my kids again :happy:
i find that by being honest with myself on here with what im eating/drinking i can really see what im doing wrong and it forces me to focus on my goal - instead of kidding myself i wasnt over eating0 -
After a horrible 2011 I decided it was time to get healthy and put ME first 0
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