Why do you want to loose weight?

InItToWinIt said:
I have a couple of reasons that were already mentioned, but they're most suited to me, so here goes:

Health - I'm 24 years old and already starting to feel the negative side effects of my extra weight. I want to be able to have children one day and keep up with them. I want to be able to climb stairs without feeling out of breath after 3 flights. My mom already has Type-2 diabetes, and I don't want to fall victim either.

Vanity - I'm not a vain person, but I do want to feel better about myself on the outside. I'd love to be able to feel comfortable in what I'm wearing, and not have to worry if stores will have my size.

Activity - I've been offered a job at a children's summer camp next year - a camp that specializes in promoting active lifestyles, and I'd hate to be a hypocrite working at such a camp.

Those are my main reasons. And tying them all together, I guess I just want to be happy and confident about myself - which I think would come with all of the above :)
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Remember all the reasons you are working toward a healthier you. Don't give up. :)
 
Health- I have a lot of overweight people in my family and they only learn the hard way that a healthier lifestyle is the best way to live. I don't want diabetes and all of the other risk factors of being over weight.

Attractiveness- If some of you have read my thread called 36 24 36 there's great information there regarding a woman's measurements and hip to waist ratio. It's so important to be healthy in life. But attractiveness actually goes hand in hand with health. You don't have to have those measurements exactly but a hip to waist ratio of .7 is ideal when it comes to health and attractiveness. (Please don't bash me. This is not my opinion. I just learned these things three days ago....)

Besides, I want to feel sexy for my husband. I also want to walk in a room and not wonder if people are staring at me. I'm in college and you are always around big crowds. That's a lot of pressure sometimes to have to walk around these people and be in front of them in large open rooms. It's a big motivator to lose weight too.

AnrBjotk we're all wondering about what political reasons could make you want to lose weight. Maybe if you're running for an office you are less likely to be chosen if you are over weight??? Is that what you mean? I wonder.
 
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Between the ages of 13 and 19 I was going up a dress size every couple of years. I'm 20 now, and the thought of what I would look like and what health problems I'd probably have at 30 or 40 if I carried on like that was the scare I needed. Before I'd always feel bad lose half a stone still feel bad and put on a stone comfort eating then repeat that cycle. Now I want to carry on losing weight for health reasons and because I'd love to feel more confident and have clothes I love and that I love wearing.
 
Just tired of missing out on life. Through my own trepidation or actual physical inability I have removed myself from certain activities I enjoyed not to long ago. I am trapped inside a depressive funk and weight is just the symptom. I know if I get six-pack abs it won't make me happy in and of themselves, not is that even my goal. But being able to lose weight and control my emotional eating will allow me a chance at being happier, And being able to do those thing again will definitely make me happier.
 
90% vanity. 10% health concerns.

Since I quit smoking as part of my "get in shape" regimen I suppose I can't deny that health and longevity has been more than just a passing afterthought. I haven't been overweight enough for it to be a health risk since I was a teenager, but I know it's easier to get in shape in your early 20s than ten, twenty years later.

I also want to be able to feel comfortable wearing a bikini to the beach. I was quite overweight in HS and I think I still have a complex because of it.
 
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Health - I want to have the energy to do more things

Vanity big time - I want to feel good in my body and proud of what I look like, I want people to notice me more and find me attractive. Pretty much I want to look better than the person standing next to me :)

And then overall I know i'll feel much happier when I reach my goals, in fact I feel MUCH happier just knowing i'm reaching them.
 
I want to see my son grow up. I am 65 and he is 12. I am single father and it wouldnt hurt to get lucky once or twice a year either. I quit smoking two years ago and now I started a diet in july lost 40lbs. to date, going for 40 more. Want to be 140 by end of year.
 
I first started to get healthy, to try to get fit, to not get diabetes.

It means drinking grapefruit juice instead of orange juice because I am no longer on blood pressure medicine.

Now it means different, better things. It means new goals.

I am dreaming to be able to run again, to climb Long's Peak in Colorado. I had done it four times when I was much younger, thought I never could, that I would likely die if I could even get up there.

It means being able to swim without worrying about having a heart attack, and trying to run as far as I can, even though that's not very far yet.

When I get there it will mean new untold things that I probably can't even imagine at this point.
 
I have a few reasons, mostly being that I want to be fit and healthy. I am starting to get winded when doing minimal physical activity, and that is just not ok. Of course I wouldn't mind looking better in my clothes and going down a couple of sizes. On the days I really don't feel like working out I think, "Oh but think of how good you will look in your clothes." That usually gets me going.

I am also getting married next May, which doesn't hurt as a motivator, but it also isn't the reason I started working out and eating better.
 
Anrbotk, I am also curious as to what your political reasons for losing weight might be. Where are you from?

I want to lose weight because I want to feel pretty, so yeah its pretty much vanity. I hate having a tummy, it feels like a pouch and I've nicknamed myself 'Roo' in my mind.
My arms as well, I hate having flabby arms.

Another reason is because I really want to enjoy food. Obviously I love eating, what I mean is being able to sit down to a meal feeling absoultly ravenous (which I don't do often enough at all) and just really enjoy every mouthful and be really grateful for it. And to actually feel full when I'm full.

I'd also like to be able to stand in the crisp aisle of a shopping center and not feel absoultly obliged to buy them, its like, I hate to I can't control it. I don't want food to have that power over me.
 
Well for me, througout all my life.. as a kid, through elementary school, to highschool.. I've always been the "fat one".. Even though I did slim out "abit" in highschool because of my height, I still was one of the bigger kids.. I don't really want to blame it on my parents for my weight.. seeing that most of my family is overweight (maybe caused by genes or maybe bad habits) either way... I want to see if I can be the one to break the "curse" .. The main reason why I want to lose weight is to boost up my confidence.. sadly I feel like some of my "friends" are embaressed to hang out with me because of my weight.. (it might just be myself thinking this.. but w.e.. ) Lets just say I'm pretty proud of myself so far.. I've lost about 20 pounds in about 6 weeks (personally dont see a big difference..) but in the end every pound counts :)
 
My 1st reason is My health i hate being out of breath b/c of being overweight and since i get out of breath so easy there is so many things i would love to do but really cant b/c of that.

2nd b/c i want to look GOOD I want to be able to go into a store and not have to worry if they have the size that i wear. I also dont want small seats to be so hard to squeeze into b/c of my size

3rd jan/feb of 2012 we are taking a trip to england to visit my aunt and i want her to not even reconize me and to see the look on her face when she see the NEW ME.
 
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