#1 I have a 5 year old that we have never had family pics with cuz I hate the way I look!

#2 I hate the way I look so I take it out on my hair! (My poor hair)

#3 My sis wants me to go on an Alaskan Cruz next spring I want cute clothes.

#4 I go running at night and man does my body look discusting in the shadows of the street light!

#5 I want to enjoy "being with" my DH again. He always tells me how beautiful I am and loves me the way I am. But eww discusting he has to touch my BF belly.

enough said and enough negitivity!!

I will be 135 by May of 2004!
CW: 185

Anybody willing to go the tole with me?

1. I don't want to end up relying on a wheelchair and/or other people to help me get around because of "flare-ups" of arthritis in the knees constantly, like my late mother did by the time she was in her mid 50s. (I will be 42 in February). She died of cervical cancer almost 10 years ago because she didn't take proper care of herself.

2. I find being "morbid obese" is another way of slowly committing suicide, and I have way too much living to do yet.

3. I want better acting jobs.

4. Though I still get around well now, I want to get around even better...my goal is to run the Pittsburgh Marathon by 2005--when I am 43.

5. Okay, I confess...I just want to be a plain old HOT LOOKIN BROAD!

Lori good luck!

I just thought of another one!
I want to be able to run around my little block without feeling like I am going to pass out!

I want to feel like a "normal" human being
I want to travel and fit in airplane seats
I want to walk "normal" instead of like a duck. Waddle waddle waddle
I want to take my grandkids to amusement rides, and the park, or even just sit on the floor with them. (like their other skinny grandmother)
I want to be able to sit in booths
I want to be able to walk in parks, to sporting events, in museums, anywhere and everywhere.
I want to be a living example to other women who are "older" that it is NEVER TOO LATE.
I don't want to be an embarrassment to my husband anymore.
I want to ENJOY life... not just exist.

Way to go girls maybe if we put it down on writing it will help up find the courage to get the groove on and the pounds off!!!

1. I don't want my daughter to have a warped body image like her mother.

2. I don't want my daughter to be ashamed of how I look.

3. I want to be comfortable in clothing without elastic waistbands.

4. I don't ever want to wear a girdle again.

5. I want to feel comfortable in my own skin.

6. I want to be healthy and live to be a very old lady.

7. I want to be able to avoid an operation on my knees.

8. I want to look gorgeous and turn heads for positive reasons.

9. I don't ever want to be embarrassed by my appearance again.

10. I want to have complete control of what I eat.

Summer

You all are adding to my list this is a real inspiration!!

I just thought of a new one!
#6 so other people don't have to embarase themselves and make me depressed by asking that horrible question! "Are you pregnant!"

I want to be able to cross my legs!

I want to see me as a picture of myself with the body I had when I was 19 an not think that I am fat. (wow I looked good than and thought the worst)

I want to be able to look at my boss (the stupid j!@# that he is ) and have him listen to what I say and not just take notes to tell my supervisor what he doen't think I should wear anymore while he lets the "skinny" girls wear whatever they want.

I want to want and think I deserve to get it!

I want to stop avoiding situations because I am heavy. I have a friend (haven't seen this person in 25 years) who wants to come to visit me. I am too embarrassed to let this person know what I did to myself. I'd like to lose enough weight to say, "Sure, grab the next plane in and I'll meet you at the airport."

I want to be able to go through my closet and pick out anything and have it actually fit.

I'd like to feel less tired all the time.

I have bad arches and I am sure this weight doesn't help. I'd like to be able to have my feet stop hurting.

Rainbowmyst

New one for the day! I want to loose weight so running is not so uncomfortable!! wow it is hard when you are large!!

My new one for the day: My 8 year old loves to shop and look at new clothes for mom! She does not realize 3/4 of the things she picks out does not come in moms size. I would love to go shopping and let her pick out an entire outfit for me w/ out leaving the store depressed!

Viking Mom,

Thank you I could not have said it better! I did put that breifly as my #5. But not as much detail!!

Ladaha

My new one of the day! I want a regular towel to reach all the way around me!!

I just counted all of the reasons! We are over 50 now lets get movin and groovin and make tese reasons disapear!!