So, Why do you do it?

So, Why do you do it? ("It" as in go to the gym/diet).  Do you do it for health, confindence, looks, hobby, or any other reason post it with like how you got started and anything els u wanna say/vent about dieting/workingout..

I got started alonggg time ago by buying a treadmill and a weight bench over the summer, looking just to lose alittle belly fat and build some muslce, once i saw some muscle be put on, I instantly new I had a new drug called Fitness...  So with in 6 months I got a membership to a gym and started working out like crazy.. then I found this site... and here i am a year later. 

Me, I do it for a combination of three things, mostly being looks.. not for other people but looks for me, I like weight training cuz I like the way it makes me look, I do it for confindence which I think goes hand and hand with looks. And I do it because I like to as a hobby, I like the way it makes me feel.

As for venting... I wish it all happened alot quicker than it does, I guess all the extra hard work you put in makes the end goal that much sweeter but I still wish things would happen faster..

i started doing it for looks. that's still a big part of it but it's pretty much become my hobby now. I love going to the gym and feeling like a "regular." I see the same ppl there when i go adn i like that. Working out makes me feel so good b/c i love pushing myself and seeing myself go farther than someone else. it's a rush and definitely addicting!

1) I started out 4 years ago for health, lost 25 lb

2) I continued for vanity, lost 10 lbs

3) I still continue for even more vanity, and because at this point healthy eating has become my hobby!

4) My college minor is now nutrition! Haha.

I wish I loved working out! I hate it. I usually feel like crap afterwards.

I'm doing it for looks. I wouldn't mind being a bit stronger either. How weak I am can be embarrassing at times.

Initially started in high school when I realized how unhealthy I was.  Started again in college for looks.  Keep doing it because I look good and feel good after I work out.  Diet is just...well, trying to put the right fuels in my body so I'll feel better!

I do it for the children.

I do it for the glory.

I do it for the money.

I do it for me.

dnrothx- lol money? am I missing out on something?...  where can I go to get paid to work out? cuz that would be heaven.

I started it for mostly looks with a little health - I was 16, 4'11" and 140 lbs. I didn't get attention from boys, I felt badly about myself. I lost 20 lbs and continue for looks. I'm perfectly healthy but I just want my body to look perfect, plus it keeps me energized.

There is no such thing as *perfect* but we can come to terms with ourselves as something we would consider close. :P

I mostly do it for vain reasons I won't lie. I've never had really any self esteem and it got a lot worse once I put on so much weight. Hoping to get some confidence back in myself. My man does love me anyway that I am though which helps a lot.

Another reason is because most of the people on my father's side have had heart attacks literally most of them except for maybe 1 or 2 people and there's a lot of people in that family. 8/ They've all gotten it pretty young as well and I hope not to be one of them.....*knocks on wood.

I honestly hate working out...dread it..but when I'm done I noticed my anxiety is lessened to quite an extent I would say I'm a lot calmer on the days I work out then on the days I don't.

Now if only I could stop smoking.........

i work out for the love of running, for the sport, for the training and the competition, for the rewards (like getting a personal best time, or winning a race)

iw ork out so i can be less anxious

i workout so that I can worry less about eating what i want to eat

and i obvs workout to look better!

Looks and confidence. I'm not going to pretend any different.

ok whats wierd is like 3 days ago there was a post where why you work out was brought up and only me and a few people admitted that we worked out for looks

I'm gonna say looks. I wasn't grossly overweight when I started dieting, but I did gain almost 30 pounds since I entered college. I'm getting married soon, and I want to be at my lowest weight for my wedding so I have something i can look back on as a goal, lol!

Chest pains are scary.  Whether they were truly caused by a year of crappy diet or by the insane stressful working schedule I had (that caused the year of crappy diet), I don't know.  I also don't really care.  I just wanted them to go away.

 vain,vain,vain,vain...do it for the looks and confidence.

Health benefits are an extra plus

Definitely not for looks - I did it because a friend helped me see I hadnt gone so far that I couldnt get back and that it mattered that I didnt die from my obesity.

A major plus was the opportunity to gain back mobility which Im thankful for daily. I wonder if I'll ever be able to take for granted being able to walk out to my mailbox or stand while preparing dinner. 

i would have to honestly say that it is 90% for looks and 10% for health reasons. actually i have no health problems  except needing to lose weight. i am able to do everything with no problems although i do feel more comfortable when i am lighter and it makes it a bit easier.  

but i am all about the cute clothes ( i am a shopaholic) and i love being able to find lots of cute things without having to dig when i shop. and also when i go out with my bf i feel a bit more confident as well so i guess that is another reason...

I do it to feel better.

I started just after my ex broke up with me; I think it was kind of a "I'm going to look so good you'll wish you never left" type of thing along with getting me to do something to fill my sudden influx of free time.  I had started trying to eat healthier before then because I realized my weight was just going up and up, but I didn't start working out until after we broke up.

But it was when my dad had his heart attack that made me really look at it as a life insurance policy.  Also going for runs let me get out of the house and away from my mother's breakdown.

So now I do it for my health and vanity (still).  I lift weights in an effort to sculpt my body into what I want it to look like.  (Not so pear shaped would be nice.)

I hit 30 and decided I couldn't be 30 and  chubby.   SOOOO!! I stumbled across this website, it introduced me to couch to 5k,  jillian michaels 30 day shred... and the whole 9 yards..

I have lost 25 lbs since August, and feel great,,,

I have muscle now, and am fit,, i can hunt with my husband and for once he is the one huffing and puffing when we walk up mountains...lol

SO looks, confidence and health.

at first i did it because i didn't wanna die before i turned 30. i was in terrible shape; i could barely walk and i was in constant pain. but soon after i got into it, it became about looks. my main goal now is to be able to rock a bikini. okay, really, my main main goal is to look delicious naked. not for anyone else, but because i'd like to love what i see in the mirror when i don't have any clothes on.

my gripe? that it takes so long and so much effort, and that the longer it takes the more effort you gotta put in to see it through to the end. and i hate that it requires much more will, stamina, and perseverance than i knew i had. not to mention that it tests your patience like nobody's business. i also hate the loose skin. i'm like, okay, i've literally worked my ass off to lose close to a hundred pounds, and now i get loose, drippy skin where i should be looking hot and sexy? come on!