I Want.......
 

No matter where you are in your weight loss journey, I want to know what it is you want to accomplish by losing weight. How do you want to feel or think you will feel? If you have already met your goal weight, do you feel the way you thought you would....better....worse???

This is meant for motivation.....

I will kick it off...


I want to get out of bed every morning and actually want to take a shower and get ready because I know when I'm done getting ready I will be a hot hottie!!! LOL

I want to be able to go shopping and not go to the plus sized stores. I want to be able to find cute clothes that fit me and are flattering!

I want to be able to wake up next to my husband every morning (I used to not snore the the fatter I get the worse it gets. Now he goes to bed with me but as soon as I start snoring he gets up and goes to his room :( )

I want to have control over what I eat. I want to run my life....NOT FOOD!!!

Okay so thats a start...you guys tell me what you want ....or what do you imagine your life like at your goal weight???? :D

I'm not quite at goal yet, but pretty close. Close enough that I appreciate things in a whole new light.

I get up every morning knowing that weight is never going to be a reason for health problems.

I love to go through a crowd unnoticed, not worrying that someone is going to yell insults at me

I now revel in clothes shopping, even though I still shop at Goodwill LOL!

I love knowing that I can eat yummy food, and that yummy food is good for me!

I love that my husband can't keep his hands off me (and I thought it was bad before :eek: )

For me, a huge goal was to jog 5K without stopping. I can do that now. While I don't know if the goal itself is enjoyable (still not sure if I actually enjoy jogging) - but the feeling of having accomplished that is a great big high!

That is so awesome! I'm so happy for you..


I want what she said too...LOL

I want...
to reach my goal by August 30 or be close to it, I have been dieting for 2 1/2 years now!
- I Want to be thin because :
I want to not be so self concious
I want to enjoy the way I look and wear smaller tighter clothes
I want to be healthy
And mostly I want to lose this weight so finally I can be happy!!!!

I want to lose because i want to be confident in myself again. Even at a seze 12 I was prolly the most confident person you would ever meet and now not so much.

I want to be able to run a 7min mile again. (this is going to take a lot of work)

I want to be able to control my hunger and have more self control over binges.

I want to be sexy and curvy not cute and lumpy

I want to be happy just being me!

*I want to feel comfortable wearing more than the one same stupid outfit I wear EVERY day ..

* I want to buy cute clothes and have fun with fashion again .. I ALWAYS loved clothes soooo much ( A obsession) now I dread even having to go get a single pair of jeans... ugh

* I want to be able to actually wear ANY bathing suit.... ( without wanting to drop dead)

* I want my husband to be attracted to me again ( trust me he is NOT )

* I want to be comfortable to get dressed in front of my husband again.

* I don't want to always think about what other people are thinking about me .. If they see the same thing I do ..or do they see worse or better? I HATE being so self conscious...

* I want to feel good about how I look again

* I want to look good and be a good role model for my kids teach them to be healthy and eat RIGHT.

* I want to get back my confidence , I remember when I'd go into public and not even think twice about it !.

* I really really want to stop being depressed about how I look .

* I want to wear shorts and tanks and SKIRTS and dresses.... did I mention SKIRTS? In the summer time when its HOT.

* most of all I just want my happy life back .

man that is ALOT of wants ! :lol: I jsut wish I WANTED to go exercise :rofl:

I want people to not be able to guess my age (from behind anyway :lol: ).
I want to fit into the pair of jeans I wore on our honymoon (that I still have - and have now moved from a box in the garage into the "pretty soon" closet in the spare room :carrot: ) - they are now in the "vintage" category so would be oh so chic :D
I want to always walk with a confident stride instead of slouching and lumbering along.
I want to be able to maintain my healthy attitude long enough that people who know me forget I how fat I was; and people who meet me for the first time think I've been thin and fit all my life.


Oooh, this was good. Sometimes I get in a bit of a rut and forget to reaffirm my commitment. Thanks.

I want to be able to buy super sexy clothes in normal shops.

I want to be able to go swimming in the pool, I dont use our communal pool as I dont want people seeing me in a swinsuit.

I want to be able to feel sexy.

I want my confidence back.

I want to look in the mirror and smile instead of feeling like crying.

OMG...WOW!

This is sooo good! I can relate to sooooo many of these....the one about wearing the same outfit everyday...thats me!!!! I only have a few things to wear that are comfortable...I always keep myself from buying clothes because I keep telling myself you'll lose weight and those clothes will be too big...either that or I can't find anything that fits cause everything is to small....YEAH RIGHT.....IF THAT SHIRT IS AN XXL THEN I'M A SUPER MODEL....LOL

I too have a pair of jeans that I hope to fit back into.....and I'm so glad this post could help motivate you!!

And I too want to cry everytime I look in the mirror and see my 50 chins...LOL

I guess that is another want....I WANT TO HAVE ONLY ONE CHIN!!!!

Doesn't if feel great to know that we aren't the only person who feels the way we do? That we aren't crazy.....or stupid.....or incapabile of having what we want!!!!!!

Thanks everyone :)

Goal
 

Once I reach my goal I want to

Go shopping be able to wear cute clothes not plus size

I want to wear a Bikini or atleast a Tankini without a shirt over it next summer

I want to wear less clothes in the summer time because even though its like 80 90 degrees outside in the summer I almost always wear pants because I hate my legs and if I do wear shorts my thighs rub together and if I go somewhere like Kings Island and Amusement park and wear shorts eventually my legs get all sweaty and I get a rash on my thighs from them rubbing together how unattractive.

I want my fiance to find me irristable and for him not not be able to keep his hands off me like he use to when I was thinner.

I want to be confident in myself in all I do

I don't have any health problems now but I don't want my weight to manifest any health problems in the future as I get older.

I want my boyfriend to think "wow she's so hot!" each time he looks at me

I want to have more energy (I'm halfway to my 100 lb. loss goal and I already notice a HUGE difference in my energy!)

I want to be able to wear shorts and skirts and tank tops and feel confident about it

I want to live for a very long time!!

Just reading through and thought I drop my 2 cents in.

I want...to be able to go back home and not be recognized by the people I hate.

I want...to look like the teenager I feel like I am inside. I refuse to grow up!


Currently, I want to slap all the overweight women with clothes that are too tight walking around and thinking they look "sexy". Arrrrrrrgggggg.

There are toooooooo many wants in my life to list here!

I want to be able to shop anywhere I want and look good in whatever it is I want to wear.

I want to like what I see when I look in the mirror.

Be able to walk up steps and jog without getting extremely tired

I just want to be healthy!!!

This is a great thread what a neat idea.

Most inportantly I want to be healthy, feel healthy and look healthy

I want to make good food choices without thinking about it.

Maybe people will quit asking me am I pregnant.

I want to wake up energized:carrot:and not tired.

I want to be able to to tie my shoes without any difficulty.

I dont want to wear the same outfits over and over again.

I want to quit making excuses not to go out with my friends because I dont want to be the only fat one in the group.

I want to enjoy shopping again.and be able to wear something, anything out of Victoria Secrets

This list can be endless but these are my favorites.

I want to be able to wear less clothes, like kayhm said... i compare what other people wear in summertime to what i wear in summertime.. i wear like 5x more clothes than any "normal" sized person does..

I want to be able to smile widely in photos, which i dont do now because i know my chins will be worse if i do

I want it to be impossible for someone to call me fat ever again!

I want to not take up more than one seat in any given public transportation vehicle.

I want to stand a chance among the opposite sex- I am basically invisible at the state im in right now

I want to feel confident and feel like i look good

I want to not have to change outfits 109482 times before deciding what i will wear, because nothing "flatters my figure" (hello.... brownsugah your FIGURE is not flattering!! LOL)

I dont want to face diabetes which streaks all across my family tree

well I think everything I want has been listed here already. my voice is just another echo of struggle, depression and desire. but my number one goal is to stop waking up tired. It's just not right!

Great thread!

I want to wear tank tops and show off my fabulous boobs without having to hide my upper arms!!
I want to fit into my favorite white hippy pants again
I want all of my boyfriend's musician buddies to think I'm good enough for him (my bf is a FOX)
I want my mom to be proud of me

WHOOOO HOOOOO! I AM THE QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE!

That pretty much sums up how I felt after losing over 50 pounds and gettng FIT! I felt like I could do anything! I could do hard things and suceed! And I had the energy to do whatever I wanted. That awesome newfound confidence is more addictive and more of a "high" than food ever could be!

Yes, it was awesome to fit into tiny clothes again! Yes, it was and is fun for people to not believe I had 4 and 5 and 6 and 7 kids! Yes, it is still kinda nice when people think I am in my early 40's (even my KIDS think I am 40 something-which makes no sense as some are in their early 30's!!!)

BUT, it is the energy and healthy, wonderful way I feel everyday that makes it worth it. And HAS made it worth it for 30 years now.

I started doing things I truly never thought I could do - like running. I am asthmatic - I am too big I am too slow I am too tired - and yet...I started running and soon was running 10K's! The first time I crossed a finish line of a 10k I told my DH (who was kind enough to slow way down for me) I could conquer the world (in a good way!).

I decided to surf again! OK, I admit that was a disaster. Apparently surfing is NOT like riding a bike - you don't just pick it back up after 13 years and 5 kids - but at least I tried! The lifeguard had a less positive view of it...

I had much easier pregnancies too, for those who might be interested.

My kids grew up healthy, happy, active and with a fun Mom who had as much energy and interest in life as they did. Not one has ever had a weight problem and none have any food issues-they eat good healthful food and never crave sugar or fried foods because they never had any.

W took tons of family "field trips", went to shows, fairs, zoos, animals parks museums, hiking, biking, running, boating - you name we did it! I voluteered for 100's of field trips and taught church classes and Girl Scouts and on and on - I could say NO when I wanted to but I NEVER had to say NO again simply because I was too big or too tired! That was cool!


I know this is long and I probably sound a bit uppity when I say that I can't believe everyone wouldn't want to feel like I do!!! I feel 100% awesome - it was worth every "sacrifice", every bite I learned not to eat, every hour in the gym or on the track or trail and yes every tear I shed because it was SO HARD!

...I AM THE QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE!

I want to feel like I'm free to be me and not trapped in my life because I'm scared to do anything different.

What is wrong with me????
I started this thread so I could get in black and white what I want...why do I want to lose weight....so it would motivate me to get with it! I also wanted to know what motivates others...so I could find more things to motivate me!

So if I want to lose weight so bad....WHY can't I control myself at all.

I WANT to be able to have control over what I eat.....

I WANT to be able to have food in the house and not sit and think all day about the food that is in the house and wanting to eat it....and then actually going and eating it all!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!

Not only do I want to be healthy and be here for my family, I WILL be healthy and I WILL be here for my family!

How about these wants.

When I get to my goal weight:

I want... to eat whatever I want!
I want... to never excersize again! At least not as hard.
I want... to not feel accountable for all my food wrongs!
I want... to not care whats good for me or not!

I have been on a few diets and lost weight quite successfully. I think my biggest "want" is to prove I can lose weight one final time and keep it off. I forgive myself for previous regaining because I didn't have a clue about maintenance. Now I do. I know I can do this!

I want to tuck my shirt into my jeans
I want all the great fashionable clothes in my closet to FIT!
I want to just get dressed, not change 435 times and then fling my clothes around the room because each outfit "doesn't look right"...making me late for work.
I want to stand in front of the chalkboard and just write, and not hear that nagging voice that says...."they are all thinking boy did her *** GET BIG"
I want to be comfortable in my bathing suits!
I want my waist back most of all!!!

I want stronger bones and muscles.
I want to banish depression with exercise and good nutrition.
I want to look elegant, not frumpy.
I want my menopot to go away.
I want a firmer jawline.
I want my thighs to stop rubbing together.
I want to be more comfortable in the Arizona heat.
I want to grow old with grace.

I actually don't think there anything wrong with you. Or, if there is, there's something wrong with me too... I've lost over 100 pounds, but there are still some foods I can't have in the house and may never be able to (esp. desserts). They call to me.

And then there are days when I have a problem with lots of foods that are normally not a problem for me.

So, is it just some foods that you have problems with? Or certain times?

One thing I have learned is that in many ways I'm still the woman who ate her way to almost 300 pounds, and it takes work every single day for me to stay on plan. Some days are easier than others, and some days I don't stay on plan... but I think about this every single day.

You aren't alone!

I, too, want to be healthy.
I want to watch my 4-year-old get old.
I don't ever want to embarrass my son.
I want to be confident again.
I don't want to be the fat friend.
BUT, I want to be happy today.

My sister says, "Either you are happy, or you are doing something to make yourself happy." We should all be proud of ourselves. We are doing something to make ourselves happy.

It is several foods I have problems with...but honestly I think it is emotional eating more so than anything....right now I am a housewife, mommy to a 10 month old girl, going to college, and studing for a major test for my teacher certification....(studing for two things at once can get tricky!!)

So there is anxiety...all these things I have to do...is the laundry done, clean the house, cook dinner, do my homework, study for the tests, play with the baby, feed the baby, change the baby, read to the baby, etc etc!!

And also my biggest down fall about dieting.....is all I think about is the diet...I'm always thinking about the food I'm gonna get to eat....and I think that keeps my mind on food...

I just have to keep my mind off food....thanks so much for the encouragement!!

I eat when I'm stressed/anxious too. I don't mind when I think about food -- I like to PLAN my food and think about it frequently!! But I think the distinction I make is that I don't want food to CONTROL me.

Good luck -- this is hard under the best of circumstances. Stress doesn't help!

I really WANT to wear skinny jeans, without a muffin belly, to show off my long legs once my upper body is thin again.

I really WANT to wear clothes again, like I used to, not hide beneath dark colors and blazers.

I want to wear at least a tankini on a trip, or a bikini even better.

I want to put my seatbelt on and no see that extra roll hanging over.

I want to be able to do more than 10 push-ups.

Most importantly, I want to be in a bikini by next summer. There is no excuse for me not to be in a bikini in my mid-20s

Ohhh...I thought of another want...

I want....to be able to have a signiture so that I can have one of those tickers that eveyone has...LOL

:?: I'm going to assume that's sarcasm...unless maybe the last want is missing

I want...to go back to my highest weight and beyond....

That being said - :wave: to heavyandhomebound from a fellow Sacramentan. :D

I related to Runfre - :rofl: @ the surfing. I'm not at goal yet...but I'm close enough to feel pretty danged healthy. :carrot:

I want....to be less obsessed with food...

I want to win my first 5 lb challenge that I just signed up for today!!!!

I want to lose my muffin top.

You know, I used to have all of those on my list of "wants" - and that's how I ended up with the screen name "yoyodieter". This time around they've all been amended:

I want... to eat whatever I want but that what I want will always be whole foods in healthy portions.
I want... to always have one more goal to keep my workouts as interesting as they are now.
I want... to have healthy choices come as second nature so being accountable for a food wrong is the least of my worries.
I want... to always care about whether something is healthy for me or not.

I did not know that , maybe that's why my DH complains about my breathing. Poor guy, he has to listen to that and it's not his fault.
I want:
to look in the mirror without feeling like a failure everyday
I want to be proud of who I am and have no shame
I want to be in control of me
I want to not be afraid to go on a roller coaster with my kids or any small area.

I started snoring when I got over 260 pounds or so... and stopped when I went below it! I'm pretty sure that, for me, snoring was tied to my weight!

I'll try and not make this list too long!

I want....

* to not be disgusted at the reflection looking back at me
* to be universally comfortable in a wide range of clothes
* to be healthy
* to have a level of confidence that I have never experienced before
* to have a relationship that I feel I deserve because I know I'm worthy of it, on all accounts, and have all my insecurities checked at the door
* to feel sexy, especially in the summer
* to not feel embarrassed when I run into people I have not seen in a long time
* to finally make my mom proud of me on all accounts
* to accomplish something I've never dreamed I could- I've finished college, gotten a great job, been independent- but losing the weight will be a major accomplishment for me
* to have more than one pair of favorite jeans!
* to be FIT not FAT


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I want to overhear my son's friends and not wonder whether they said "Your mom's fat!" or "Your mom's hot!"

Actually many of the wants people shared seem more like needs to me - like the need to feel good about yourself and the need to be healthy (and the two are probably related...) and the need to be in a bikini (well, it's hot at the beach...) :)