lately i've hit a plateau, and the weight is not coming off so easily, and it's just so hard that i wonder if i'd rather stay kind of chubby, and eat more of what i want instead of depriving myself. of course, i get the munchies every night, so maybe to lose this last 20 i'll have to quit smoking pot. but i don't wanna!
Does anyone question their reasons for trying to lose weight?
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LaLaLucky
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that's so true. i'll admit it: i don't care what the health bonuses are for losing weight. i know that if i lose weight i'll feel better in general, but my reasons for losing weight are purely selfish and all about my vanity. i want to have a freakin hot body. i want to feel good about myself and the only way i'll be able to do that is if i'm skinny. it has nothing to do with outside influences (media, for example, or men) it's all about me.
Today900
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all the time. I need to lose weight but i try to tell everyone the little inocent girl answers
-for my health (which is a big reason cause of my familys history of Diabetes and BC)
But the main reason is
- I want to look sexy I want to be tone and lean. I want to get that guy i've been after and be confident enough to persue it. Is that a wrong or shallow reason, well maybe but hey come on.
But yea there are tons of reasons for losing weight
-run faster and play harder at my softball games
-Ride smaller horses that can carry me now
-Fit comfortably in seats at amusment parks (big one)
-barrow my sisters clothes
The stupid little things we dont think about, then all the sudden its wow I could never do that before. or wow that was easier.
I was walking the other night and I walked further and faster then I ever had before. Its the little things that are the best.
-for my health (which is a big reason cause of my familys history of Diabetes and BC)
But the main reason is
- I want to look sexy I want to be tone and lean. I want to get that guy i've been after and be confident enough to persue it. Is that a wrong or shallow reason, well maybe but hey come on.
But yea there are tons of reasons for losing weight
-run faster and play harder at my softball games
-Ride smaller horses that can carry me now
-Fit comfortably in seats at amusment parks (big one)
-barrow my sisters clothes
The stupid little things we dont think about, then all the sudden its wow I could never do that before. or wow that was easier.
I was walking the other night and I walked further and faster then I ever had before. Its the little things that are the best.
healthissue4qs
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Loosing weight starts with a plan. You act on it then see results. However, there is a possibility that you might not thoroughly follow the plan and commit small shifts. But just go on, when you realize that some plans are not done accordingly, remind yourself your goals for having the weight loss plan and repeat it. What we think usually drives us to what we do. Post your meal plans on your fridge to keep you reminded in case you like to forget it 
Sunshyne
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My reasons for wanting to lose weight
1. more confidence
2. More energy
3. I've been trying for so long, i just need to get it done already
4. Aunt's wedding and cruise this summer!
5. Prove to myself I can do anything; losing weight is VERY hard
6. The obvious one...I wanna look good!
7. My grandma and mother are overweight/obese. I dunno if it runs int he fam but prevention is better than cure
There are many many reasons. But those are the top ones
1. more confidence
2. More energy
3. I've been trying for so long, i just need to get it done already
4. Aunt's wedding and cruise this summer!
5. Prove to myself I can do anything; losing weight is VERY hard
6. The obvious one...I wanna look good!
7. My grandma and mother are overweight/obese. I dunno if it runs int he fam but prevention is better than cure
There are many many reasons. But those are the top ones
Choscura
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I want to be able to run 10 miles. I haven't run a mile since I was 11 years old, and I want to be able to run ten of them, at once. preferably uphill. Confidence, vanity... I don't really think any of these have ever been issues for me. Being thinner won't solve any of my problems except, possibly, some health problems. I don't care what people think when they look at me, as a general rule.
damnit, I'm going to go exercise. I want to get thin so I can run.
and what the hell are shin splints, anyway? everybody keeps warning me about running while fat because of shin splints and nobody knows what a shin splint is when I ask them.
damnit, I'm going to go exercise. I want to get thin so I can run.
and what the hell are shin splints, anyway? everybody keeps warning me about running while fat because of shin splints and nobody knows what a shin splint is when I ask them.
LifeInFastLn
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Well in the beginning my reason was for a girl but eventually, I woke up and realized I needed to be doing it for myself. My reasons now include:
1. Health - Family history of diabetes so this is a way of prevention
2. Compete - I love playing competitive sport (Tennis) but this weight is holding me down from winning!
3. Not having to replace clothes that have become too big/too tight all the time
4. Being able to shop for clothes based on style and not what sizes they have.
Not sure what this is either but when I first started losing weight @ 250 lbs. I just ran on the treadmill. After a month, my knees started aching a lot. Switched it to low impact (elliptical) after a few months and 35 lbs lighter. I'm going to switch it back to running.
1. Health - Family history of diabetes so this is a way of prevention
2. Compete - I love playing competitive sport (Tennis) but this weight is holding me down from winning!
3. Not having to replace clothes that have become too big/too tight all the time
4. Being able to shop for clothes based on style and not what sizes they have.
Not sure what this is either but when I first started losing weight @ 250 lbs. I just ran on the treadmill. After a month, my knees started aching a lot. Switched it to low impact (elliptical) after a few months and 35 lbs lighter. I'm going to switch it back to running.
Jacklinger
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I first tried to lose weight so I could have friends and not be made of fun of so much. But I eventually gave up after about 10 years. Then a doctor comes along and says if I don't lose weight I have to die in a little while, so, I get back into the gym, clean out the fridge, and try one more time. That's what I'm doing right now.
I started with vanity as a main goal as well. It was a destructive path. It let me to a lot of worry about things like loose skin, will I be able to have a perfect body, etc. That worry was counter productive, and I find the more I focused on vanity as a main goal the more it played tricks with my mind along the way, let me overrule logic with emotion. Example, not trusting the mathematics behind calories in versus calories burned. Letting myself believe that if I stopped my exercise routine even for a day I would immediately gain back weight. As I said, allowing emotion to overrule logic.
Along the way it became a life change in many more ways than just weight loss. I decided the person I was was dead, and that I needed to work on not only being a healthier person but being a better person. The realization came upon me that I really could have everything I want out of it so long as I am willing to work for it finally occurred to me. In this it also occurred to me that this applies to more in life than just weight loss.
I won't lie in that vanity doesn't still play it's part. After all who doesn't want to look good and have self confidence. However I would say along the way I learned a balance between vanity and health that I am grateful for.
Along the way it became a life change in many more ways than just weight loss. I decided the person I was was dead, and that I needed to work on not only being a healthier person but being a better person. The realization came upon me that I really could have everything I want out of it so long as I am willing to work for it finally occurred to me. In this it also occurred to me that this applies to more in life than just weight loss.
I won't lie in that vanity doesn't still play it's part. After all who doesn't want to look good and have self confidence. However I would say along the way I learned a balance between vanity and health that I am grateful for.