Why are you losing weight?

laurenista

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Maybe you have a special occasion coming up... Or a holiday
Perhaps you just can't stand being the size you are any more, you have health problems or you doing it to stave off health problems.

Personally I'm doing this for me since I put on the weight over 3 years ago I've wanted to get it off. I want to feel comfortable in myself be back to how I was before my eating got out of had and most of all I want to be in charge of my eating not bingeing controlling me :)

Lauren xX
 
I'm losing weight for my mental health and well-being. I was feeling really low and very lethargic so decided to shift myself and take action.
I missed out on a holiday abroad in May as I felt too big!!! :mad:
Decided this wasn't going to happen again.
I've been on slim&save now for 7wks and lost nearly 2 stone. :clap:
I've upped my exercise the past week trying to get the last couple of lb's off.
I now feel full of energy and ready for my Sept holiday lighter and brighter.
Long may it last :)
 
scousemouse0151 said:
I'm losing weight for my mental health and well-being. I was feeling really low and very lethargic so decided to shift myself and take action.
I missed out on a holiday abroad in May as I felt too big!!! :mad:
Decided this wasn't going to happen again.
I've been on slim&save now for 7wks and lost nearly 2 stone. :clap:
I've upped my exercise the past week trying to get the last couple of lb's off.
I now feel full of energy and ready for my Sept holiday lighter and brighter.
Long may it last :)

Amazing!!!!! This is so good congrats I'm very happy for you

Lauren xX
 
I'm losing weight because at last I've found a diet I can comply with. Done all the others over the years, and learned something about myself from each one, but it seems to have all come together recently. Got my head sorted from stressing over things I can't control, and decided I'm giving my needs priority..... this attitude is doubtless helped by the fact I hope to have a hip replacement later in the year!
 
Amazing!!!!! This is so good congrats I'm very happy for you

Lauren xX

Thank you Lauren
I can honestly say it has been the easiest thing ever.
The shakes/meals and most of all the support has been amazing x x
 
woodmouse said:
I'm losing weight because at last I've found a diet I can comply with. Done all the others over the years, and learned something about myself from each one, but it seems to have all come together recently. Got my head sorted from stressing over things I can't control, and decided I'm giving my needs priority..... this attitude is doubtless helped by the fact I hope to have a hip replacement later in the year!

It's nice to feel in control of your diet don't you find? And now you know yourself you know what you can do and you know when things are slipping back to old habits.
Your right about not worrying about the things you can't control when you have a better outlook everything falls into place

:)

Scousemouse your welcome
Let me know how your gettin on and keep me up to date I love hearing people's stories spurrs me on a lot

Lauren xX
 
I want to lose weight for so many reasons really, firstly health as I had escaped any health problems up until fairly recently when I developed sleep apnea and found I was pre-diabetic, since losing 2 stone 1 lb in the last 7 weeks I have already got my sleep apnea sorted and its not effecting me now and the marks on my body which were seen as signs of being pre-diabetic due to insulin levels have faded so much thanks to going from starving and binge eating to regular healthier eating.

Of course for looks as well I hate the way I look and I want to feel better about myself and feel more confident and be able to shop for clothes in normal high street shops.

Plus I wan't to reclaim my life, I gained just under 7 stone since 2001 when I was attacked and realise now that the extra weight was a way of me protecting myself from ever being attacked by a man again on one level and so losing the weight is me reclaiming my life and saying to the man who abused me so badly that hes not won, I will come out on top at the end of the day and be able to move on from what happened to me back then.

Em x
 
Thanks for sharing Em
You deserve to take back control and show him that he hasn't ruined you life if anything our a better stronger person now
Lauren xX
 
oh thanks Lauren, that means alot, I do feel that I am a far stronger person now which is a real plus, I am just hopeful that I can turn my life around this time, I know I talked with you the other day on another thread re mindful eating and I think that is the key to why I am making much better progress this time. Em xx
 
I want to lose weight as I have never been a healthy weight or size probably since birth. I want to experience buying the clothes that I like rather than the ones that fit. I want to be healthy for myself and my family. I want to go places and not worry about fitting in seats, rides etc. I just want the freedom that I know will come with losing my excess weight/
 
I want to lose weight for many reasons, all the normal ones like being more self confident and happier with my shape and wearing the clothes I want, but I also want to be a healthy weight to get pregnant and have a baby next year. It's the best motivation I've had so hopefully I'll get there. Thanks for the inspiration everyone.
 
I am doing it for me and my health ... and in the long run my kids so i am hopefully around a bit longer :)
Also i want to go on a clothes shopping spree and be able to pop in almost any shop i want ..as when i went shopping about 3-4 weeks ago nothing looked right and when i saw myself in the mirror i just walked out of the shop and came home(think that is what has kicked started me to shift it)
 
I'm losing weight because i'm fed up of being viewed as the big girl, at having to shop in the plus size corner of clothing shops, of being the fattest one in the class. I'm losing weight so I no longer feel uncomfortable on public transport or worry that the seat belt on coaches/airplanes won't fit. I'm losing weight because I have dodgy knee that simply can't cope with the pressure i'm putting it under, because i'm fed up of people assuming I eat takeaways every night and think chocolate oranges count as one of my five a day. I'm losing weight because I want to stop using my fat as an excuse, to stop using it as a comfort blanket and as a wall to keep people away. I'm losing weight because I want to enjoy food but not to the point where I use it as an alternative to expressing my feelings. I'm losing weight because i'm fed up of looking like a flesh coloured watermelon with a pea for a head.

And other things. But so far the reasons to stay on the weight loss track far outweigh the reasons not to.
 
I'm losing weight as a result of trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I wanted to start married life with a healthier attitude to food and housework and stop leaving it all to my DH. The healthy routines are starting to take root and I now make up at least half of the meals in our house. In fact I've started making healthy SW meals in reasonable quantities so that I can send the both of us off to work the next day with a filling lunch of leftovers. Ultimately I'd like to get down to my goal weight before starting a family to reduce the chance of complications. Target feels like a long way away, but I'm enjoying the journey and feeling better about myself every day.
 
I'm losing weight because I'm sick of looking at photographs and feeling disappointed.
I'm also in the binge/comfort eating cycle - and I'm on a journey of dealing with my feelings instead of eating through them.
Someone's signature said "Remember, only 1lb a week is 3.5stone a year".
I'm AMAZED! I never thought of it like that, and was disappointed with myself if I lost less than 2-3lbs!
 
I've been in denial about my weight for years but since having my daughter in December last year I had a lightbulb moment and decided that I don't want to be a fat mum anymore. Also, I feel it would help my PCOS symptoms and self esteem.
 
The biggest reason i'm losing weight is so that if/when I get into medical school I don't feel like a hypocrite and i'll find it easier to be on my feet for a longer period of time

I also want to be able to walk into a clothes shop and buy what I like, and feel confident in it,
I would also like to look at photographs of me and be happy and not feel massive next to my boyfriend and friends.
 
I'm losing weight because the impact it was having on my health and quality of life had become intolerable.

I was on two medications for diabetes, and it still wasn't adequately controlled, plus my blood pressure and cholesterol were borderline high. I had joint pain, frequent acid reflux and profuse sweating at the slightest rise in temperature, exertion or excitement. I had no energy - on shopping trips, all I wanted to do was find a coffee shop and sit down. And that's without even thinking about the impossibility of finding clothes that fit (never mind flattered), and the agonies, both physical and emotional, of not fitting into chairs, needing seatbelt extensions, hanging over the edge of seats - the 101 daily humiliations which go with severe obesity. What would people who met me for the first time remember about me? Hopefully, that I was pleasant. But probably, that I was remarkably large.

But that's in the past. I didn't have much fun as a teenager - but I fully intend on having a mis-spent middle age!

Barbara
 
Purely for health reason. I'm fit as fiddle now, no complaints, every thing the way it should be and I'm never sick, but I know that won't last forever, especially with my size.

I'm happy with myself so its not an appearance thing (although being able to get clothes easier is a big plus), but I do find that people make snap judgements about me because if my size and that's something if like to get away from as well.
 
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