Uncommon Reasons to Lose Weight

I was sitting here (bored at work, hehe) and something sparked my mind. Everyone has their own reasons for losing weight. It ranges from happiness/self-confidence to wanting to be able to wear a size 2 or a bikini with pride. However, everyone has random and uncommon reasons they want to lose to. Maybe they are not part of common knowledge people people are too embarrassed/shy to discuss them openly. What are you uncommon reasons you want to lose weight? Mine are:

1. I want to go to the store and not feel embarrassed when buying a chocolate bar. At the moment, I don't buy them because I feel like people are staring at the "fat girl buying the candy".

2. I don't want to be that girl who walks up three flights of stares and is completely out of breath and having a heart attack.

3. I think it would be funny to see my clothes that I wear now be baggy and barely fit me. I would still wear them sometimes to, as weird as it sounds!

Maybe these are really uncommon reasons, but they are different than the whole common "I want to be pretty" or "I want to be healthy" reasons!

I want to feel comfortable haveing my picture taken so that my kids can alway's look back at mom and be proud!

I want to weigh less then my hubby!

I don't want there to come a time where my kids are embarrased by my weight and don't want to be seen with me or introduce me to there friends...

I am tired of only being hit on by old men or drunks!!!

To be invisible... 

To be able to dance at a show, skate, etc., without being stared at because "overweight people aren't supposed to be doing that."

 and so that the cops can't easily pick me outta a crowd at protests. 

OH MY GOD! that happens to me too! the thing where you wear skirts or shorts and your legs rub together and you get that rash-thing and it hurts SO BAD!

so, that's one of my reasons, but by far not the only or even weirdest one

i was an exotic dancer for about 4 years. i've been gone from that industry for about a year and a half, and i REALLY want to be back in it (i know, i'm crazy, but i just love the attention, the money, THE DANCING! i love to dance, to feel the music with your whole being and just go with it. i know, it's weird) but i don't feel the place i want to work at would hire me at this weight. (160ish, 5' tall). so i want to loose weight to pursue that part-time.

another odd reason i have is competition with my sisters. my little sister is 17 (i’m 23), taller than me, and weighs in at about 120. Grrr. 

oh, and i want to be able to have sex on top. now, it's just uncomfortable, all the fat-ness bouncing around where he can see it...i know, i know, he dosen't care, he still wants to have sex with you---bla bla bla---it bothers me intensely.

Cheek bones. i used to have these amazing, high cheekbones. now you can't see them because of my chipmunk cheeks. i also photographed better.

mini-skirts. as is, my butt is so big, it makes them ride up alot in the back, so even if they are long enough in the front, they are obsene from the back. 

I want to wear zip up boots, I dont want to look like an umpa loompa! I want to be able to go into ANY store at the mall even if its just to look around!

the main reason I want to lose weight is because I want to lose my boobs. If all my weight loss came from me losing my boobs I would be so estatic! yeah not common.

Yeah, its not a common reason. the health concerns, not so much. I want to lose all the weight from my chest. I want to be able to shop in a normal store for a small cute bra. an A or B would be amazing. Haven't been in a B since I was 10 years old.  Pure vanity here.

tall boots...would be so nice...

*wishing* 

I want to feel 'held' and have my boyfriend be able to like scoop me up and hold me, rather than me feel as big as him. He's like 5'10 and about 145-150lbs and I got to 154 by last summer. I'm 135lb now but it still feels too close to him. I feel I should be much less than my boyfriend who's like 8 inches taller than me!

Also-chub rub-I haven't been *that* big and I just thought it was normal that jeans got worn out...damn! :(

I want to run a half marathon! I love running, which is a small miracle since 6 months ago I couldn't run for 5 minutes without getting out of breath. I can now do 55 minutes! I've got another year and a half until I am old enough to run, so I have a lot of time available to build up the distance. 

And I want to be able to wear a mini-skirt, or a skirt in general, without my thighs chaffing! That is one of the most frustrating things in my life.  I always have to wear tights or cycling shorts underneath, to make it a bit more comfortable.  

I want my husband to be able to pick me up and carry me over the threshold!  We have been married for four years, but it would be wonderful even now and in years to come.  :O)  I want to feel small next to him which is not easy since he is an average sized guy.

Because I want to live forever.  Or at least as long as possible.

Old fat people are usually unhealthy, if even alive.  

I just woke up from 30 years of denial a couple of years ago.  (Yeah, life-changing stuff happened.)  And I realized -- *shock* -- I was FAT.  I mean, BMI of 34?  "Obese?!" WTF?

I remember getting into a car once with coworkers and I was given the front seat because, you know, three skinny butts in back is better than 2 skinny butts plus mine.  But still it didn't sink in.

When I escaped denial (about other things), I also noticed that I might be a tad overweight. And since I'm no longer in denial, I can see how much fun life really is. I can also see that I will die someday (ultimate denial: "I'll live forever").  I'd like that day to be as far in the future as possible.

My BMI is now 27, I run 10 miles a week and work out in the gym, and I feel great!  

Everyone has such great reasons...Thanks to all for sharing!! 

My reasons -- stupid chub rub (great name by the way) - i have actually bruised my thighs before...arrrg. 

and the biggest reason..at 37 I want to get pregnant soon, and I know that being a healthier weight will make that whole ordeal easier. 

Hugs to everyone still trying, and hugs to all those who are maintaining...you are all great inspiration :-)

 

 

 

i actually am looking forward to buying myself a nice wardrobe when i reach my goal weight and muscle level. also, i want my ex gf to see how sexy i will have gotten.

 

 

but also it will be nice being able to fit in small sports cars (which i love to drive) and actually being confident and good looking enough to get involved with women again. being able to fit in rides at amusement parks is another big plus too.  

I think everyone here has named all of the possible unusual reasons that I want to lose weight. I too hate chub rub. Especially since the jeans I buy are EXPENSIVE (as always are for bigger girls) and my thighs just rip em up to shreds.

Ladies and... Well, maybe just the ladies. I have found a product that can help you while you try to meet your anti-chub rub endeavors. I swear by it.

It's made by Monistat (yes, the makers of that yeast infection medication), it's part of their "Soothing Care" line of products, it's their "Chafing Relief Powder Gel" and I NEVER wear a skirt without it (I even carry it in my purse and reapply in the bathroom during the day). It doesn't completely get rid of the chub rub but it makes a helluva difference. You can get it at most drug stores or grocery stores.

http://www.soothingcare.com/soothingcare/prod ucts_chafing_gel.htm

I wanna look freaking awesome in bed hahahhaha.

serious! 

I want to stop comparing myself to my cousins, who are all skinny and so gorgeous. For once, I want to be part of the "We're attractive and super fit" club that they belong to.  And for our family reunions every 2 summers, I want to be able to flaunt what I've got in a bikini for the first time.

I want to wear lingerie and feel SO SEXY for my husband. I want to remind him that I am a beautiful woman who is his only.

I also want to be able to keep up (physically) with my husband, who trains in judo and used to be a cross-country runner. He's so fit! He motivates me. We went jogging today, though, and I hated it. Running is just so uncomfortable when you have boobs. :(

I want to be able to walk around the apartment naked without worrying about all the jiggle. (Maybe too much info. Haha.)

I don't want to feel my sides jiggle when I bike over a curb or ride in the  back of a bus. 

I know I'm a healthy weight already but (not to sound too conceited) I'm pretty and I know I could be one of those girls...you know, the gorgeous ones on TV and the covers of magazines? I feel like if only I tried hard enough I could be :(

Oh and by the way, for those of you afraid that your kids will be embarrassed of you, etc, my mom is VERY overweight, I mean probably twice as wide as me, and you know I have never really been embarrassed of her. If she's your mom, you love her...and it's nice being able to hug someone so squishy! When I had my first boyfriend and I could hug him and actually reach my arms all the way around it felt so weird because I was used to hugging my mom >.<

Something I wasn't planning on but am happy about:  I can dry my pants in the dryer again.  I used to line-dry them, because every millimeter of shrinking made them fit a little less flatteringly.

Original Post by nasuoni:

edit: OH YEAH...not have to wear bike shorts under all my skirts or dresses so I don't chub rub my the actual SKIN on my THIGHS ><

 OMG!  I thought I was the only one who did this.  I always felt silly doing it but it saved my legs.  Then I found a store that carried split slips (basically a pair of pretty looking shorts in slip material) but then they closed.  Arghh.  The humanity.  Anyway, this is my number 1 reason to lose.  

I want to lose for all the usual reasons.  To be healthier, look better, be able to catch a man's eyes etc.

   I also want to be able to do a back flip.  I'm 43, and not at all athletic.  I've never done a back flip in my life.  But I want to be able to do one.  I have no rational reason why.