Last week my girlfriend Traci and I were coordinating who would drive, and what time we would head out to meet with our running group. As we were trying to get it together, Traci asked, “Why are we doing this again?” We laughed and proceeded to make our plans. I remember saying to her that we are doing it to get healthy. And while that is definitely one of the reasons why, if I had to be honest, it is not my number one reason. So with that, here is a list of 10 reasons why I want to lose weight (of course this is the short list).
- Pure, unadulterated vanity. I want to have a slammin body (just keepin it real)
- Okay, so while it’s not first on the list, at least it’s in the top 5 – I want to be healthy and lesson my chances of having high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc.
- I do not want to sit through another GYN visit and listen to my doctor try to sell me on having gastrobypass surgery. While I am super supportive of those who have undergone surgery, and totally impressed by their results, that is not the route I want to take, and I’m tired of listening to him trying to push it on me (It’s not gonna happen doc). I’m gonna take it off the same way I put it on slow and over time.
- I want to have a sense of accomplishment. This has been a life-long battle, and I want to win the war.
- I want to be able to cross my legs without sitting completely on my side to do so…lol, or hold my pant leg to keep my leg from sliding off.
- Now I’m a pretty confident person, but I must admit that there are times when my weight holds me back, so with that I want to have more confidence.
- How do I say this tactfully…I don’t want my future husband to have a hard time finding me, because I am buried under this excess weight 😉
- I want to be able to shop in any store I want, and not have to be relegated to the plus size department
- I want to be able to live an active lifestyle
- So I can FINALLY remove this goal from my new years resolution list!
Those are my reasons why. What about you? I would love to hear from you.
Much Love
~Stacey