I guess I have two reasons- one is I simply want to be helathy and look good and for too long I haven't treated my body as well as I should. I want to be able to do the things other people my age do without even thinking about it.

The other is that I spent a summer out of the country volunteering when I was about the same weight and it was really really hard even though it was an amazing experience. I really want to go back and maybe spend a year this time but I know its not something I can really do until I get in better shape.

Health - Probably the most important. High Cholesterol has put me on statins and watching my dad suffer through massive gallbladder failure followed by heart problems has made me really reconsider my own health. I also so want to be able to run and play softball again.

Vanity - I'm sick of size 14s and things just never fitting right. I want to buy tinier clothes and I want to be able to show off parts of my body I've always kept hidden. In addition, as someone in theatre I want to be able to get cast in something sexy and thin, not just the fat crazy lady.

Love - I am engaged to the most incredible guy ever who loves me and has been the best thing to ever happen to me. Unfortunately his skinny 5'6" Puerto Rican frame makes me feel so incredibly upset. I'm so jealous of his metabolism and eating habits and I hate how big I feel next to him.

Health, vanity and a desire to ski as many runs as the next person!! Also to wear a really cute pair of jeans, not the baggy Levis I currently wear !! Rock on !

Vanity mostly. I'd like to kick out the self-conscious me permanently.

A more recent desire is for a healthy pregnancy. My worst fear (after the actual pain of childbirth) is to gain more weight than I should while pregnant and be stuck for months/years trying to get rid of it. And it's not like it will go unnoticed either as my mother points out how after both of her pregnancies she was able to leave the hospital in her pre-preggo clothes.

But mostly it's just looking hot in a short skirt and bikini. :D

Originally Posted by StephanieM:
That's my secret reason too :3 Mine lost a ton of weight from starvation and being stupid, then gained it all back when everyone obviouslly noticed and got upset with her. When she lost all the weight, she wasn't telling me what she was doing to do it and was kinda holding it over my head like she was better.

She now struggles to lose weight because of the damage she has done, and now she's 6 months pregnant and now has diabetes. When she found out she was pregnant I tried for months to get her to lightly work out with me for a healthier pregnancy and she took it as a sign to binge and lay around.

I try to think of what I'm doing as setting a good example for her after she delivers, by succeeding by eating healthy and having a active lifestyle. And secretly I love that I'm going to be fit first.

See, my BFF was thin when I met her almost 7 years ago. We got into really unhealthy habits TOGETHER; yet she places all of her weight gain on my shoulders, since I've always been heavy. As if I held a gun to her head and forced lard down her throat. We haven't even lived in the same zip code for the past four years, yet I'm to blame for her most recent 30lb gain, not the fact she lives on fast-food and microwave meals. I already know I weigh less than she does, not to mention the fact that I am much healthier than she is (hello veggies!).
But every time I see her, she either ignores the fact I've lost weight or continues to point out flaws ("wear this shirt, it hides that tummy roll you have"). So yeah, I can't wait to be MUCH thinner than her, hit all the goal weight we've dreamed about and be like "if I can do this, than clearly, I'm not to blame for yourself".

And yes, we have a very messed up relationship