My Reasons for Losing Weight
So I don’t sweat profusely
So I can walk up a flight of stairs and not feel out of breath
So my doctor will never say, “you really need to lose some weight” to me ever again
So I don’t have to worry about arthritis or other illnesses that accompany obesity
To feel better about myself
To look good in tight clothes
To be able to wear shorts in the summer
To be able to go into any store, and buy the clothes I like, not just the ones that fit
To not feel awkward about going clothes shopping or shoe shopping
To be able to order clothes from a catalogue without worrying if they will fit
To be able to wear something that doesn’t say PLUS on it
So my pants won’t wear out between my legs while the rest of them are still in good shape
So I can look in the mirror from the neck down and like what I see
So I can wear tight jeans
I want to wear underwear that looks sexy
So I can show off my legs
So I can go into public and not feel like people are judging me
So I can wear tops without worrying about the dents from my bra showing trough
So that my boobs stick out more than my stomach – not the other way around
For a Better Quality of Life
To be able to use a public toilets comfortably
I want to be able to read the scale by just looking down, straight down
So I don’t get those indents on my thighs from the arms of the chair I’m sitting in
So I can get up from the floor in one smooth move and not a grab and hold on to something move
So I can sit on a bar stool and I’m actually sitting ON it, not on it and around it too
So a regular towel goes all the way around me
So my socks pull all the way up
So I can hug my knees to my chest again, and it’s comfortable
So I can fit into the cinema/stadium/airplane seats comfortably
So I can bend over comfortably to tie my shoes
So I can go swimming without being self-conscious
So I don’t worry about chairs breaking
So I don’t have to ask for the additional seat belt on an airplane
So I can dance without being self-conscious
So I can go on rides at amusement parks again and not have to experience the embarrassment of having to get off because I don’t fit
So I don’t have to worry about the maximum weight before I using things
So I don’t feel awkward when people start talking about losing weight
So no one can ever call me “a big girl” ever again
So I’m not embarrassed to have my picture taken
So I can say my weight out loud
So furniture doesn’t groan when I sit on it, or wear out long before it should because I’m too heavy