I want to see if skinny jeans ACTUALLY do look good on me when I am lean.
And I also want my boyfriend's friends to remind him of how hot his girlfriend is (even though I really don't think they actually say such things.... they are too busy talking about technological devices and beer)
HAHA, I can relate about the tech devices & beer thing. And the skinny jeans.
My best friend from high school and I currently attend the same college. Since starting, we've stopped talking altogether. Furthermore, she lost weight freshman year, while I gained weight. Sophomore year of college, I think we were about the same. Now it's junior year, and I'm in it to beat her!!!!
To not be the 'fat' bridesmaid, who is also the matron-of-honor at my SIL's wedding in April.
To show my 'fat' other SIL that it is possible to lose weight after having kids. She's had 7 though and will still say it's because I've only had 3 that I was able to lose.
To show up this woman who has an unhealthy fixation on my husband. He has no interest, she is delusional. She doesn't understand why we're still together with me being 'so fat', cuz weight is the only thing that holds him to me. (I guess you could say I have my own gravitational force! lol) November 15th will be our 13th anniversary of when my husband and myself met.
Non-evil is to get pregnant again. I was pretty heavy with my last pregnancy and it was really difficult. Although getting knocked up again will prove to this 'other' woman that we do, in fact, still have sex! Which would also be an evil motivation! lol
ETA: I don't know if it's evil or not, but I want to be my husband's trophy wife again. Before having kids I was rather thin, even if out of shape. It'd be kinda cool to make the guys he works with (and their wives) jealous that I'm so hot! But beyond that, he is an amazing man and he deserves to have a hot wife.
I understand the feeling and how upsetting it is to have a goal to lose weight only to be distracted or constrained by a number of things - time, options to choose from and not really knowing what works. Well - I finally made up my mind and chose a routine and program with the most amazing results.
I advise you to make up your mind and never look back. I recommend this program if you are serious about your health and weight management.
My (vain) motivations for now are...
~ to look good at holiday parties.
~ to be at a maintainable weight for a trip I'm hoping to take in March.
~ to look good at my friend's wedding in Oct. (If the wedding is still on...)
I don't know that any of my motivations are "evil", but I definitely have some vain motivations!
I want to be a hot wife and have people think, "Wow... she definitely hasn't let herself go!" or "She looks great... I can't believe she has two young babies!" (Okay, it sounds pretty silly when I type it out! LOL)
I want to feel good about posing for pictures! This is already starting to happen (I just posted a thread in the mini-goals section). I always hated 98% of the photos I was in because of double chins, fat rolls, etc. I want to be able to have my photo taken from most angles (and especially candid shots) and be happy with them.
I want to look forward to holiday parties and getting all dressed up! I don't want to stress and worry about finding the dress that best sucks me in... I want to ENJOY shopping for a dress that makes me feel fantastic!
One of my best friends is very sexually attracted to me. We've talked about it and put it out in the open, however, he goes for a much thinner, prettier kind of girl. I want his eyes to pop out of his head and I want him to drool over me, I want him to act on that attraction. However, Not yet, not till I lose the jiggle!
An ex friend of mine says it's ok to be fat because we have had kids, and it's the body god gave us as mothers. NOT.. I want to be thin, beautiful, gorgeous and have had 2 kids! I wanna be a MILF.
I work at DQ and I want people to ask me "How do you stay so thin while working here" and I can say "Actually, since working here I have lost X amount of pounds"
I want to turn heads, I want guys to take a double take I want to be the hot blonde.
I want to be able to wear a teeny tiny bikini next year when we go camping at the lake!
Now of course the 'real' reasons I tell people
Oh I want to be healthier and fit. The rest of it is just icing.
- Cheap clothes! I want to be able to buy the clothes on the sales rack that are cute and really cheap because no one is a size 2 or 4!
- Walk around in sexy heels!
- Prove to my family that I can lose weight my way, my healthy way, rather than theirs!
Oh my God yes!! My evil little reasons are:
-Show off my abs, which until now have been tucked away under a layer of fat
-Look sexy when I go out with my man
-Buy something really greasy or sugary (like a burger or a candybar) once a month, and take extreme pleasure in the fact that I'm doing something so sinful and for once in my life don't feel guilty
-But skimpy lingerie and prance around shaking by booty, mwuhahahaha. Ahem. Yes.
I want to get skinnier than I have ever been, since even before I married my husband, so I can be the one telling him HE needs to lose weight.
I want to be able to dance without sweating so much. In heels! With a flirty little skirt to twirl around in! Heck, I just want to be able to dance again, period.
I want my husband to be able to do lifts with me on the dance floor like we used to do SO many years ago.
I want to be able to shop the clearance rack at my favorite department store and actually find something I can wear.
I want to be the skinny one in the pictures at the holiday parties, instead of the fat one.
I want to be in the pictures again instead of hiding when the camera comes out.
I want to not worry about untagging myself in my friends' fb photos.
-my doctor who told me I as obese a week after I ran my first FULL marathon
-my ex husband who fornicated with a slut in a public bathroom because I wasn't good looking enough for him after 6 months of marriage
-my ex boyfriend who told me he "could do better than me" and insisted that it was a compliment that I was a good enough person that he would even stay with me (loser makes min wage and plays video games all day)
-every guy who says sh*t to me like "at least you have big boobs", "who's your thin friend?", "I don't normally like fat girls, but you're nice", "you have a good sense of humour"
-every person who made comments about me eating in public
-every person who laughs and points or honks their horn when I'm running because I'm too fat to be doing that or in some other way ruining your day by exercising in public
-all the rude gym attendants who have sh*tty jobs and even worse attitudes who make me feel like I don't belong at the gym because I'm not thin or orange or blonde
-a**holes on the beach who make comments about whales when I'm walking by
BLEEP all of you because by January 1st I'm going to be at goal and I will not have the time of day nor will I let any of you occupy a spot in my mind or zap my confidence one moment longer!
Oh, I cannot tell you how I love this thread! You guys made me laugh so hard - you're awesome! While I really do want to lose weight to get healthy and fit, man, do I have vain motivations, too! And maybe an evil one or two.
Vain:
*be the hottie that everyone stares at
*be able to wear all the cutest, hottest clothes
*to parade around the house in lingerie. And maybe the grocery store (kidding!)
*to feel like I belong in my neighborhood of skinny, fashionably-dressed women
Evil:
*to make my DH's ex jealous at his high school reunion next year
*to show that frenemy (you know we all have one!) that she can just cool it with all the "look how much more fabulous I am than you" crap
Thanks to everyone who posted here. I'm just starting on 3FC, and I've learned this is not only going to be a really supportive place, but a fun one!!
I am thinner and in better shape than all the rich b's that come into where I work.
