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07-19-2013, 03:36 PM
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Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 99
S/C/G: 249/~~~/149
Height: 5'6
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Beyond Health and Appearance Why Are You Losing Weight?
I need to lose weight for health reasons. That is my main motivation. And I want to look good too. But beyond that I want to lose weight so that I can...
- Ride a zipline. Currently I am on the high end of the weight restrictions. It is usually 250 pounds. I don't want to test the limits.
- Travel and not have to suck in my gut during the flight.
- Buckle a seat belt without having to extend it to it's full length.
- Buy beautiful lingerie without having to buy hook extenders.
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07-19-2013, 03:42 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 96
S/C/G: 275.4/258.6/200
Height: 5'1"
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I want to have a baby. It's not safe at my weight. I will lose 50 before I try to get pregnant.
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07-19-2013, 06:01 PM
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Golden Goose
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 100
S/C/G: 333/tracker/150
Height: 5'10
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I'm losing weight to feel proud of myself again. I have accomplished a lot in my 21 years, but the last 2 years have been very heartbreaking for me, as I am battling an illness doctors can't even put a name to. I just have it in my mind that eating better and losing some weight will help, and I think it is because I feel better, happier, and more energetic when I eat healthier. I am doing this to feel normal again.
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07-19-2013, 06:43 PM
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#4
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Starting Over Again
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Washington, PA
Posts: 1,178
S/C/G: 195/195/150
Height: 5'5"
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- I want to be able to support my own body weight so I can do rock climbing.
- Someday, I want to have a baby.
- I want to take martial arts classes when I get in shape.
Mainly I'm losing weight to avoid future health issues though. My family is prone to weight-related health issues.
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07-19-2013, 07:25 PM
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#5
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I got this
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Near St. Louis
Posts: 2,823
S/C/G: 206/162/135
Height: a little over 5'2
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I want to fit in amusement park rides! The last time I went to Six Flags at 226, I BARELY fit. I thought I was gonna have to get off on the Superman but I sucked my gut in so much and it was so uncomfortable, I didn't even get to enjoy the ride.
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07-19-2013, 07:40 PM
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#6
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Almost there!
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 253
S/C/G: 212/163.8/130
Height: 5'4
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For me, it's just health and appearance, mainly appearance lol
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07-19-2013, 08:30 PM
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Renaissance Woman
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: California, USA
Posts: 2,590
S/C/G: 363/306/185
Height: 5'10.5"
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Oh, I want to ride a zip line too! The one in Costa Rica!
I'm a type 2 diabetic and I never want to be on medication for it.
I want to be fit enough to crew on a sail boat in the Mediterranean.
I want to save my knees and keep dancing well into my 90s.
I want to dance the tango well.
I want to live longer than my ex-husband. Because then I win!
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07-19-2013, 08:48 PM
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#8
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shwerk
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 473
S/C/G: 274/158/145
Height: 5'7"
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well, here are a few reasons i lost weight: body con dresses, an active sex life, and i recently posed nude at $15/hour for an art class and plan on doing so again soon.
basically, it helped me feel more positive about my body, so now i'm always engaging in activities that involve my body. i used to avoid those and stay in my room on the internet.
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07-19-2013, 09:23 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 19
S/C/G: S/C/G- 230/216/150
Height: 5'6"
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#1 reason - MY HEALTH! My blood pressure has been high for a couple of years now...I want to get that under control first and foremost. Hopefully losing the weight will help.
I want to buy cute clothes and not look like a cow in them and
I want to have family pictures made without cringing when I look at them because I'm so big.
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07-19-2013, 10:24 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,862
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For my kids, to set a healthy example, which was not set for me as a kid. I wante to be able to be active with them. I don't want to be the fat mom on the bench at the park, like my mom was. Or not take my kids to the beach because I am embarassed to wear a bathinng suit, like my mom.
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07-19-2013, 10:55 PM
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One with the Wind and Sky
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,965
S/C/G: 360/246/150
Height: 5' 8"
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I've got a little one on the way and I want to be an active, involved, healthy mom (for reasons similar to GlamourGirl). And much of the reason I wanted to lose this time around was so that I could carry a healthy baby full term (my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage).
I got tired of being tired all of the time. I was sickly too, always coming down with something, showing typical symptoms of diabetes, and was sometimes in the hospital over asthma attacks. I haven't any attacks in over a year now, I'm not always looking for a place to sit down as I had in the past, and my diabetes is in remission without meds. Being healthier simply feels better.
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07-20-2013, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 2,559
S/C/G: 337.4/322/155
Height: 5'8
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- To run
- To be an active/fun aunt
- To fit in patio chairs, airline seats, etc.
- To reclaim my too small wardrobe
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07-20-2013, 12:57 PM
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#13
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Hi there
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 346
S/C/G: (HW 215) 208/T/145
Height: 5' 5"
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- To be a fun and active Mom
- to be a fun and active partner to my husband
- for the personal satisfaction of setting a goal and following through.
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07-20-2013, 01:39 PM
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#14
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 49
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To be more active and physically capable.
And to lose the hot, heavy, jiggly, uncomfortable, awkward shell around me and feel more comfortable in my own skin.
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