* I want to have a healthy, happy pregnancy and child
* I want to rid myself of PCOS or at least manage it so that it does not negatively impact my health
* I want to be a runner again and to be active again and just be healthy
* I want to have a shapely, sexy body
* I want to own my clothing store that I've always wanted to
* I will feel good about myself and will have more energy and more desire to do things
Last edited by MyBodyisMyTemple; 01-28-2011 at 01:55 PM.
It's always helpful to remember why we're doing this...
4. I want to FEEL healthy - not out-of-shape, or crappy from eating bad food.
5. I want to go back to being a runner and being able to SAY I'm a runner without feeling like people are laughing at me.
Hey there, we have some very similar responses. I so, feel you about #5! You can do it, and you will be soooo proud of yourself when you do!
Thanks for the REMINDER to remind ourselves the BENEFITS...... mine are:
**I"m 41 and I don't want to be like this for ALL of my 40's!
**My oldest is graduating from High School on June 2nd and though I don't expect all of this extra weight to be gone, it would be nice if there was a NOTICEABLE difference
**I am ready to unlesh my 'hotness' to my hubby!
**I love rollercoasters, trampolines, all that stuff I can't do right now, I miss not doing it
**Being uncomfortable when the resturants have plastic chairs to sit in, like it's going to suddenly break
**I would like to buy clothes at regular mall stores (not a size 2 but a size like 10 or even 12)
**I don't want to start having health issues, I don't have them, but I know I am on the BRINK of having them at any minute!
I want to lose the weight because I honestly do not like the way I look at this weight. I do not like my belly poking out, I do not like the rolls on my back, I do not like going to plus size stores, and I really am just unhappy with my physical appearance. I know it could be better. In addition, I know that I am not at a healthy weight. I know that my old habits: overeating, eating fast food frequently, etc. were not good for my body. So, I want to lose weight to improve my insides and my outsides. I want to be healthy and feel great about the way I look.
- I want to be comfortable with myself.
- I don't want my stomach to fold over my pants anymore.
- I want my knees and body to feel better in any kind of activity.
- I'd like to wear a bikini.
- I want to have more energy to play with my kids and enjoy the beautiful place I live.
- I want to be more beautiful for myself and my husband. I look okay with extra weight, but there's nothing like the sexy feeling of knowing I look good in my own skin.
- I want to not deal with the health issues of carrying extra weight.
- I want to set a good example of healthy eating and body image for my kids.
- It's just one thing in life I don't have to deal with - I can change this!
* dr told me it would help concieve baby#2
* I am always tired
* I want to be able to chase my daughter around without feeling like I want to fall over lol
* I love clothes and want to be able to shop in any store I want
* I want to look sexy for hubby
* I want to have confidence in myself
* I want to set a good example for my daughter
* I want to be healthy
To improve health - diabetes, cholesterolemia, blood pressure,
To improve mental health - confidence, homone imbalances caused by fat,
To be a positive example for family,
To make my dh smile,
To not embarrass my family,
To wear nice clothes,
To be able to move, hike, climb, swim...,
To be simply comfortable -- in a plane, on a roller coaster, in my own skin.
~ I'm hate having "wet belly" when I do the dishes.
~ I want my attitude to match my body. I've always acted like a thin person because I still feel like one inside.
~ No weight-related health problems - yet. I'm living on borrowed time and I know it.
~ I want a wider selection at the Smorgasbord of Available Men.
~ I miss ice skating and I miss horseback riding. I'll do both again when I'm slimmer.
~ I'm really sick of all the fat prejudice. It's wrong, but I can't change it, so I may as well get skinny.
~ Weight-related aches and pains, be gone!
1. I hate who I see in the mirror, everyday.
2. I feel like I let myself down, and Shawn
3. I hate having to only shop with my family, because I’m to embarrassed of my size with anyone else.
4. I hate double digit jeans.
5. I hate having to look for the biggest shirt on the rack.
6. I hate when my friends try on clothes, but I don’t want to just because I don’t want to look fat.
7. I hate walking into a store, knowing maybe one thing there will fit me.
8. I hate looking around the room, and knowing I’m the fattest one there.
9. I hate being told I look like other people, who are also fat.
10. I don’t want to be scared I won’t fit on amusement park rides.
11. I love swimming, but I would like it more if I felt comfortable in something besides swimming bottoms and a shirt.
12. I miss the way I use to look.
13. I love running, but I hate feeling like people are watching my fat move.
14. I love heels, and own a ton. But I feel too fat to wear them.
15. I feel like everytime I see my family, they think about how I’ve gotten bigger.
16. I would like to be able to go get a tattoo without having to think of the most “attractive” place to get it.
17. I would like to be smaller then my sister.
18. I hate when McKenna looks at me and tells me Im fat, and shes the only skinny one.
19. I hate not having the will power to say no to food.
20. I hate being embarrassed to order at restaurants.
21. I hate being the fat friend. I always have been.
Sperrin1 said it all below - I'm so shy and yet I'm tired of being a wallflower.
"-I want to be able to shop in regular stores. Big girl clothes cost more money, IMO.
-I want to stop avoiding mirrors.
-I want to be able to ride roller coasters with my kids when they are old enough.
-I want to be more social. I tend to stay away from new people and situations because I am embarrassed of the way I look.
-I want to be healthy so that I can enjoy my family and my life as long as possible.
-I want my husband to think I am hot. Lol!
-I want to be a good example for my children.
-I want to run! "
Mine would be:
o Be able to run with my brother
o Feel comfortable at the beach/swimming pool
o Better sex with the Hubs
o A healthy pregnancy!!
o More energy on a daily basis
o Potential employers will not discriminate based on my weight
o Feel Strong and Leaner (I love the way my body feels when I've been exercising regularly!)
o A better/new/more varied wardrobe!!
o Being able to find clothes that fit at the thrift store, love a bargain!
o Not feeling like the fat sister (in law) at get-to-gathers
o Shocking everyone at Thanksgiving with my weight loss!
o Sexy Boudoir photos for my Hubby as a Christmas/Anniversary gift (depending on how quickly my body shapes up)
o Being able to wear shorts, not capri's in the summer
I want to lose weight for all the reasons that have already been posted but most of all I want to lose the weight to be the person I envision myself as instead of the one that I see in the mirror!
Mine would be:
*Get pregnant all on my own...almost 7 years of waiting!
*Look good in pictures and clothes
*Be able to ride roller coasters and feel comfortable
*Be able to run, become a runner
*Not have food control my life. Use it as fuel, not comfort.
*Get to know the skinny me.
*Live a longer, healthier life with my husband.
There are many more reasons then this, but these are the ones that came to mind!
1) My knees have always been bad, even at a very low weight. At 286 lbs, they were giving out.
2)I wanted to be able to chase my kids and play with them on the floor.
3)I wanted a better sex life. Not that obese people can't have great sex lives, but my body's physical limitations were. . .frustrating . I'm still overweight, but this area is much improved 115 lbs later
4)I realized that my embarrassment about my weight was causing me to skip out on a lot of social opportunities - I would avoid seeing friends I loved who hadn't seen me in years because I didn't want them to see me like that.
. I'm still overweight, but this area is much improved 115 lbs later 
