I want to lose enough weight so that . . *fill in the blank*

thought this would be kind of fun, and a different way of looking at things than just a number on a scale. so, fill in your own phrase - here is mine:

i want to lose enough weight so that when i sit down i don't have a roll (or two) of chub between my chest and lap.

along the same lines as the last post . .

i want to lose enough weight to gain my my self-confidence and security, to not be comparing myself with other women, to be happy with the way i look.

oh and so that i can run and things dont 'shake'

Original Post by stillwatergirl:

along the same lines as the last post . .

i want to lose enough weight to gain my my self-confidence and security, to not be comparing myself with other women, to be happy with the way i look.

oh and so that i can run and things dont 'shake'

 Stillwatergirl-

You always want the right parts to have a little "shake"

If you know what I mean.

What a great thread!

.. so that I can look in the mirror and love what I see, and hopefully from there I start to love who I am.

.. so that I can reclaim my I-wont-throw-them-away-they-fit-me-once-jeans from my husband who's stolen them and uses them for gardening in :)

.. so that when I go swimming I sink like all my friends!  (Although I really do love floating around without even trying... but I will love sinking 100 times more).

I want to lose weight in just the right healthy way so that I can go down two dress sizes and stay there the rest of my life! I am a size 16 in the top and 14-16 in the bottom. I want to get back into my 12's and mediums!

I want to lose weight so my Total cholesterol goes down and my HDL goes up!

I want to lose weight so exercising is more fun so I will stick with it and firm up.

I want to lose weight for my dignity, self worth and my heart!

I want to lose weight so I can keep loving myself!

i want to lose weight so that I will be a good role model for my sisters and cousins .

I want to lose weight because I want my outside to reflect the inside (sounds lame - but I feel like im in a body that doesnt totally 'belong' to me - I want my lean & toned body back !!!)

I want to lose weight so that I can fit my big **** into the international airline seat on my flight to Paris in November.

I want to lose enough weight so that I look amazing in my wedding dress next year!

I want to lose weight... so i dont get bullied anymore....

I want to lose enough weight so that my thighs don't wobble so damn much when I walk, and So I don't always have to think of how to sit so the chub doesn't show...

I want to lose enough weight so...

When people take pictures of me I don't have to worry about posing a certain way to hide my double chin.

I can lower my cholesterol.

I can break the horrible cycle of obesity/being overweight thats in my family.

Original Post by jenn_van:

I want to lose weight because I want my outside to reflect the inside (sounds lame - but I feel like im in a body that doesnt totally 'belong' to me - I want my lean & toned body back !!!)

 Inside I'm lean, sexy, strong, vital.  I want the outside to match.  Want to look younger than my age. Want to look as good as a woman can who doesn't get cosmetic surgery/botox and the like. Want to feel sexier for my husband. Another 25-35 pounds to go.

...So my thighs wont rub together when I walk, so my husband can stop asking me why I never wear shorts. (its sad when you get rug burn on the inside of your legs from the friction!)

Original Post by mabenner1:

I want to lose enough weight so that I look amazing in my wedding dress next year!

Me too! :)

Original Post by newdays18:

Original Post by jenn_van:

I want to lose weight because I want my outside to reflect the inside (sounds lame - but I feel like im in a body that doesnt totally 'belong' to me - I want my lean & toned body back !!!)

 Inside I'm lean, sexy, strong, vital.  I want the outside to match.  Want to look younger than my age. Want to look as good as a woman can who doesn't get cosmetic surgery/botox and the like. Want to feel sexier for my husband. Another 25-35 pounds to go.

 It sounds like your husband is really lucky to a wife who values herself so much. :)

Great thread!

I want to lose enough weight because I remember how fantastic I felt about myself when I have lost it before. 

I want to be healthy and like what I see when I look in the mirror in a great pair of jeans and T, walk through the shopping mall and be compareable to all the other girls there, dance and not feel like I shouldn't be entitled to be on a dance floor, flirt, be noticed and most of all, be the person on the outside that I feel like I am on the inside.

Hmm, guess there are a few there! lol

walk around in a bikini and not be self consious

have people come to me for advice on how to be a healthier being

not have wrinkles in my forehead when i make certain faces :)

So that I can actually wear a close fitting shirt without having to wear a very uncomfortable and painful girdle!!!

So that I can wear shorts to the gym, do stretches in pilates and not look in the mirror and be horrified at how the fat is folding/falling/squishing.

So that I can run into every girl that smirked and asked me what happened (yes, some girls have been rude enough to ask exactly this) and have them beg me for my secrets of looking so amazing.

To be able to stop telling people what I will do and be able to say thank you when they notice it at last.

To be able to try stuff on in the fitting room and come out to look at myself in the 360 and not be upset.

To be able to have my 6 pack back, and wear nothing but tight spandex pants and a sports bra again without any extra meat, and being toned ALL over again. No feeling like it in the world.

Original Post by xshellycx:

I want to lose weight... so i dont get bullied anymore....

 Oh my poor dear. How old are you? I remeber being teased about being "pleasingly plump" when I was young and that made me unhappy and eat even more. Who are these cruel people?