why do you REALLY want to lose weight [be honest]

I want to lose weight so i can date more often and not feel so insecure and buy fashionable clothes at fashionable stores without worring if that size would fit me...ugh ..and to not be the biggest girl in the room anymore :/ that would be nice... I mean i get hit on and stuff but not from guys i feel i should have lol if that makes any sense.... but be honest ;x oh yeah and i want to be able to wake up at 6 am and run 2 miles [none stop atleast] ...

You have lot's of time to reach your goal or being in shape to keep up with your daughter for the summer.  Even if you are not in the shape you want to be in for your vacation, you can be proud of the changes you have made; your daughter will be

My current reasons...

I want to live a long healthy life and not drop dead in the parking lot from a heart attack

I want to see my son get married and have children

I want to retire with my husband and play a round of golf everyday

The reasons when I started (and have already accomplished)...

I want my doctor to tell me to stop taking my blood pressure medication

I want to have the blood pressure of a 21-year old

I want to fit into a very special dress I wore 20 years ago

I want to feel sexy again.  My hubby says I am but when I look in the mirror all I can see is the fat around my tummy and thighs.  I don't mind the stretch marks....those are from my kids growing inside.  I'm proud of those :) 

I want to wear a bikini.  I haven't worn one since I had my first child. 

Who is this "Wii" guy, and how can we get rid of him?

1. I want to walk up the stairs and not get winded
2. I want to want to have sex with my spouse and not be embarassed
3. I want to look in the mirror and like what I see
4. I want to ift inot my suits and not see bulges
5. I want to ensure I am here for my kids
6. I want to go to Scotland and walk the hills and see the sights without having to stop and "rest"
7. I want the ring my husband pick out to help motivate me.  (I do have some no health selfish reasons) 

14 pounds down 66 to go

I want to lose all the weight I have gained from having three babies. My littliest is 2 years old and its about time to get busy! I don't want to look pregnant anymore. I already lost 3 lbs. I'm ready to be my old self and not just the sahm that doesn't take care of herself.

Well, with a history of diabities and MS in my family, it's probably best to stay healthy rather than try to do so after dealing with these diseases. 

Having the added bonus of the winner of our families biggest loser contest gets 400 dollars, isnt a bad incentive either.

1. I want to not feel like the "fat chick" when I go into a restaurant, to job interviews and to a new job, for that matter.

2. I want to be healthy and extend my life. Heart problems, diabetes and cancers run in my family and I want to minimize my risks.

3. I want to get back to being a medium/10, because I felt SO comfortable at that weight and have so many cute clothes.

4. I want to make a friend jealous, and I want to make sure if an ex-friend sees me she'll have nothing to scoff about.

5. If I have a high school reunion in 2 years, I want to look GOOD.

6. I want to have more energy during sex and get into crazy positions.

7. And the most pressing issue: I want to look decent in the wedding photos I'll be in at the end of March when my friend comes from Germany to elope. Last year they came out and, literally, I was the Fat American in all her photos, and it was mortifying.

I want to look good in a bathing suit in Hawaii in July

I want to fit into all of the clothes I already own that are tight

I want to prove to myself that I can actually do it

I want to sit in a chair and not worry that my gut is hanging out for all to see

I want to have a baby in 3 years and be in the best shape of my life so I can "get the body back"

I want to wear bright colored pants like Michelle Obama! 

1. So I look good in a bikini this summer
2. So I look hot in short-shorts & a Guiness beer tiny-tee this May at the annual So Cal Home Brewers' Brewfest
3. So I don't tire out during sex ... and so I feel like having sex
4. So I don't croak in 8 years or so (I'm 37 & petrified of dying young if I don't take care of myself)
5. And, most importantly, so that if I live to be 90 (we live to be pretty old in my family!) I won't be falling apart and dependant on others to take care of me!
   

Damn straight!

I want to look the best I've ever looked in a bikini this summer! 

I don't want to have to worry about any form of jiggle! I want everything to be nice and firm and toned.

I want to look good in all types of clothing.

I want to get stronger! At least strong enough to open up jars! I'm sick of settling on grilled cheese instead of pizza toast just because I can't get the tomato sauce jar open!

I want to feel good about myself, and not feel like crap, physically and mentally. 

I don't want my husbands to be proud of me as his hot wife again ( not that he isn't now but its more his really smart wife, instead of hot to everyone else but him)

I want my family to eat their words, I have always (with the exception of the year I was in the Army) had belly fat, and now that i have 2 kids, I want to look better than my Aunt  who has given me crap for being overweight (she's overweight too and her excuse is the kids, not the pounds of crap she shovels in her face), petty I know.

I want to wear a bikini for the first time in my life.

I want to look like I put hard work into my body to make it look good.

So I can be as active, or more active at 60 and 70 as I am at nearly 50, and the weight has to come off if I expect that to happen.

So the next time I see old friends, they'll recognize me.

So I can do as much as I want when traveling and not be worn out from hauling around an over-sized body.

So I can look and feel like I did most of my life instead of getting trapped forever in this body that just doesn't seem like "me."

So my mental and physical images of myself will be at least somewhat similar.

So when people tell me I'm pretty I believe them.

So people can say "You're pretty!" not just "You have such a pretty face."

So I feel fantastic about who I am, what I look like and what I can acomplish if I actually try.

I want to buy cute bathing suits and vintage clothes without digging the the racks and going home upset. (And to not eat a pint of ben and jerrys when I get there)

I want to get a new start in life and becoming a healthy girl is the next step for me.

Yes, so i can have a happily ever after story.

Original Post by lovehearts123:

To WOW people.

To be admired!

To be the envy of my friends (that was very shallow!  )

To feel sexy during sexy time!

 

¨We all love the sexy time, uhhu¨ hahaha XD I had a liitle Borat moment when I read that XD

1.  I want to feel GREAT about myself - I think I'm one of those people who doesn't look very good with even just a little extra weight, especially in the face. I want to wear cute clothes and not worry!

2.  Going to my husband's home country this summer and will be meeting a lot of his friends...and possibly an ex. I want to look fabulous for this!!! I want them to think WOW! I also want to make my husband really proud of showing me off

I want to be able to fit into my old clothes again.

I want to be able to walk into a room and be the girl everyone can't stop staring at cus she's so beautiful.

I want to inspire other people who don't think they can lose the weight.

I want to be me again and I don't feel like me in this body I have right now.

I want to want to have my picture taken instead of avoiding cameras.

I want to look smoking hot in my sisters wedding and in my wedding someday.

I want to be able to go to the beach and not have to worry about unwanted jiggleing.

And many more reasons!

I've actually thought about this lately....  and I've figured out why I need this.

I want to go hiking again.

I want to finish the 9 hour experts hiking/climbing trail I had started working on just before I started having health problems.

I have a million and a half health reasons to lose weight.  I have a lot of stuff like heart disease and diabetes that run in my family.  I'd really like to avoid those if possible.  I have a bunch of health problems now... none of them are due to my wieght.  In fact my weight gain is due to the health problems.  Getting rid of the extra weight will not cure them,  but carrying around the extra weight most likely makes them worse.

I have vanity reasons.  I was an ammature model before my health problems... it's been a heck of a blow to my self confidence to gain 70 pounds.   Who wouldn't like to feel like a million bucks when they walked into a room.

But all the health stuff and vanity aside...

I want to go hiking again.   I want the feel of hard rock under my feet and hands.  I want the smell of the damp western PA forests.  I want to feel the sun on my face and listen to the water rush through the rocks.  I want the feeling of standing at the top of a rock face, and feeling like I have the strength to conquer anything.