Top 100 reasons to lose 100 pounds
1. To feel good about ourselves 2. To have GREAT sex!
3. So we won't think people are laughing or talking about us
4. To buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes
with some style to them that fit correctly 5. To have more energy
6. To be able to tie your shoes/paint toenails 7. To be able to sit
on a floor and get up gracefully 8. To wear a bathing suit 9. To
cross your legs or sit Indian style 10. To fit into an
airline/theatre/bus/whatever seat without spilling over
and without having to see "that look" from the person who
has to sit beside you. 11. So our ankles won't swell 12.
To fit into a booth at any restaurant 13. To not need an
extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the
tray table not balance on our bellies 14. To not worry
about being decapitated in our cars with our seat belts
on if we should be in an accident 15. To not turn beet
red after moderate exertion 16. To be able to pick something
up off the floor 17. Panty Hose that fit 18. To go to an
amusement park and ride the rides 19. To be able to sit in any chair without worry of breakage 20. To not have to apologize
when caught in a narrow aisle and have someone need to get by
21. To go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping....
22. To be able to go horseback riding or ride a bike
23. To not worry about rashes and sweating
24. To not have to listen to "caring" people ask why you don't
diet or worse still... "gee you have such a pretty face"
25. To not worry about spilling food, sauces or gravy
own the front of your blouse/dress/shirt when eating
26. To not have to think up some excuse for not doing
something because you know your weight will impede you
27. To not have your belly hit the steering wheel and to
be able to fit comfortably in the driver's seat
28. To have a bra fit comfortably and to be able to buy
underwear at Victoria's Secret rather than at "Tubby the
Underwear Guy" 29. To not have to worry about the weight
limit of step stools, ladders, motorcyles, exercise equipment,
etc. 30. To not get stuck in a turnstyle 31. To not wake up
feeling achey in the back..or to have ache-free legs and feet
32. So the bathroom scale won't creak and groan when you step on it
33. To be able to leave the tablecloth on the table at a
restaurant ...instead of dragging it with you when you get up
34. So you won't look the other way when you see yourself in a
monitor where they have security cameras 35. To never be
embarrassed about your size 36. To not count tying shoes as
daily exercise 37. To not have to wait for the handicap stall
when there are plenty of other stalls available 38. To not be
more out of shape than seniors 39. To not break toilet seat
when leaning to one side 40. To be able to put on wedding rings
again 41. To try to make a double chin and fail! 42. Buy clothing
bargains..to fit the next year and they do! 43. Not to have to worry
about plastic zippers or having your pants bust open 44. Normal
waistbands rather than elastic! 45. To wear knee socks correctly
instead of worn like slouches! 46. To look good in a tee shirt!
47. To try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit
over leg! 48. To be able to get close to sink and not come away
with a wet belly! 49. To get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY
and not look down to see if the chair has come up with you!
50. To not worry if the hairdresser's smock will fit!
51. To not be self-conscious about eating in front of others!
52. To not be afraid to ask which hairstyle suits your face.
52. To not have people checking you out after looking in your
grocery cart. 53. To not feel (and look) like a sausage in
stirrup pants. 54. To have your friends NOT be embarrased to
be seen with you. 55. To get promotions/hired or close that sale.
56. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt!
57. No more boobs! (this is for the guys!) 58. Wearing shorts or
tank tops without fear of arrest or grossing out others! 59. To
not have the fear of being rejected. 60. To successfully flirt!
61. To not worry about how to get in and out of the back seat in
a two door car! 62. One size fits all and it fits you!
63. To have a lap. 64. To not have the car you are ride in
slant in your direction. 65. To be able to use toilet paper
as it was meant to be used and not to have to invent ways to
"get the job done".
66. To not have to watch TV news reports on fat people in hopes that you haven't been caught on camera!
67. To be able to get between cars in a parking lot without
wiping the dust off with your belly and your butt. 68. No more
heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs. 69. So that the
cloth in the thigh area doesn't wear away long before the rest
of the slacks do! 70. To meet a friend online and not be horrified
to have to send a picture of yourself. 71. To not take fat
references and fat jokes personally. 72. To know you can go
anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be comfortable and
look at ease. 73. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your huge butt and stomach around! 74. To be
able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised.
75. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without
them resting on your stomach! 76. To have your feet get smaller. 77. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a
route to get the food from your lips to your stomach. 78. Blood
pressure returns to normal. 79. To avoid other health complications
from being overweight. 80. To be able to borrow a co-worker's jacket
for an important impromptu meeting. 81. To meet someone for the first
time and their eyes don't pop out of their head with amazement...
because they never knew you fat! 82. To see your reflection in a
mirror or store window without turning away! 83. To wear a watch
with a regular length watch band. 84. To look in the mirror when
getting your hair cut without thinking you have the biggest face
in the world. 85. To not mind getting your picture taken. 86. To
not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get "weighed" in.
87. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go.
88. To not even worry about squeezing into small spaces.
89. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit.
90. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish
outfit to work since you have so many that look good and fit well.
91. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of
breaking the bed! 92. To buy tie shoes instead of slip ons! 93. To
be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on.
94. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes! 95. To
be able to drive by any fast food place without salivating! 96. To
be able to shop at the same store for food instead of having to
remember where you shopped last night for the junk food so you
can avoid that store for a few days! 97. To not feel lower than
low when an inncoent chikd remarks about your size! 98. To not
constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is
oming from. 99. To talk about maintenance when you pop into the
Century Club to encourage the others on!
And the 100th reason to lose 100 pounds.....
I'M WORTH IT!
