Reasons for Losing Weight

Before I start posting about anything else, I wanted to come up with a list of why I want to start this healthy living journey. I thought this would be a good first post that I can constantly refer to when I feel that I am lacking motivation.

1. BE HEALTHY - The main reason I want lose weight is so I can become healthy. It may be hard to define what healthy is, but I just want to feel better. In reality it's not just about losing weight but more about feeling better, feeling more fit and just feeling HAPPIER about who I am and how I look.
2. MORE CONFIDENCE - I just want to feel good about myself. I don't want to constantly worry about what I do or what I say or how I look. I want to be able to let my personality shine through without having fear or what others will think about me.
3. LOOK HOT! - Well, doesn't everyone want to look hot? But it's not just about being hot. I want to dress how I want, not based on my size. I want to wear t-shirts and shorts in the summer so I'm not sweating and looking stupid in a hoodie and baggy pants. I want to go into "normal" stores to buy clothes. I'm sick of how I dress, I want to actually have decent clothes to wear and some real style!
4. MOTIVATE OTHERS - I know you not supposed to lose weight for anyone but yourself, but I want to be a good example. I want to make my Dad proud and I want to show my kids one day how to live a healthy life! 
   
5. STOP BEING A COUCH POTATO - I'm so sick of spending summers indoors parked on the couch! I want to go outside and enjoy the sun! I want to go for walks, go biking, go running, go camping, go swimming and do all the fun things that don't involve a television or a computer!
6. STOP FEELING LIKE A FAILURE - My weight has yo-yo'ed a lot over the past few years and I just recently gained back a lot of weight (something I swore I would never let happen!) The guilt and feeling like a failure can really take a toll on someone's self-esteem. I want to be proud of my success and my accomplishments despite my setbacks.
7. EMBRACE LIFE - There is so much I feel that I'm putting on hold until I lose weight (getting married, having children, going out with friends). I don't want to put my life on hold while I strive to be skinny. I just want to be happier so I can embrace my life NOW.
8. LIMIT JUNK FOOD - I love food. I love junk food (especially chips). But it's not that good. Honestly, junk food doesn't even taste that good. I mostly eat it because I'm bored, especially when I eat chips. I do not need to mindlessly snack on a family size bag of chips every night. It's ridiculous. I know I can't eliminate junk food (as I first titled this reason), but I know if I lose weight and eat healthy, I won't crave the crap anymore!
9. MORE ENERGY - We live on the 3rd floor of our apartment building and every time I walk up the 3 flights of stairs, I'm always out of breath! I want to walk up the stairs with no problem! I also don't want to sleep all day. What a waste! When I was losing weight before, I would wake up at 5:30 and go running! I want to feel that good again.
10. IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS - There is a lot of fighting that goes on between me and my boyfriend over my weight. I get stressed about it and take it out on him. It's hard because I've been struggling with it for so long and I'm constantly talking to him about it. Not only do I want to improve my relationship with my boyfriend but also with my friends. I don't want to feel like "the fat friend". I don't want to avoid going out with friends because I have nothing to wear or feel gross. I want to have good relationships with everyone!

I'm sure there's a ton more of reasons for why I want to start this new journey, but the real reason is just HAPPINESS. I want to smile more and be healthy and happy!

I miss seeing this smiling face in the mirror!

Thanks for reading and I hope you will continue to stop by my blog in the future!