Why are we doing this?

4females · 12-14-2007, 03:39 PM

What has been everyone's motivation for losing weight?? I know everyone has different reasons for wanting to lose weight.. besides health issues, what has motivated you to start down this journey?

For me.. I got divorced last year.. spent the last 16 months working on myself from the inside.. and now I want to look as good on the outside as I feel on the inside.. and hopefully one day start dating again.

ardnek · 12-14-2007, 05:29 PM

I don't want to develop type II diabetes. I want my back to hurt less. I want to stop being so afraid of mirrors and cameras. I want to enjoy college.

marymc · 12-14-2007, 11:58 PM

I want to buy pretty, fashionable clothing and stop being invisible ... you know, like hiding from the camera at every event. Oh, and of course, I want to be healthy too!

mandyluv21 · 12-15-2007, 10:51 AM

I want my girls to develop good habits, I want to be around to watch them grow up, I want off my antidepressants, and to not be the fat sibling anymore.

flourchild · 12-15-2007, 01:36 PM

I'm getting old, and would rather not have my pallbearer be a forklift.

scandalouslyglam · 12-17-2007, 05:58 AM

Flourchild I know!

I had gastric Bypass surgery and it was a difficult surgery, I lost all the weight really fast so I did not develop the eating habits I needed (I had a feeding tube 5 months) I have gained some weight and want to nip it in the bud. I figure losing 35 pounds now is alot easier than trying to lose 50-60-70 later.

Oh, and I LOVE low carb. I don't crave garbage, I still get cream in my coffee, I can eat steak and Crab stuffed mushrooms...Rarely do I feel like Im missing out. And then if I do, it passes.

newme2be · 12-17-2007, 06:06 AM

Mainly, I want to be healthy. I want to be able to play with my children without passing out. And when my husbands friends ask him if his wife is hot, I want his response to be "damn right she is".

twila66 · 12-17-2007, 08:02 AM

I have type II diabetes, and have for at least 6 years, only partially controlled. It's time to get control.

I want to buy clothes in any store.

I want to look people in the eye, without feeling ashamed of my size.

I want to play with my chilies. And see them get married, and see my grandchildren. I'm 41, my youngest is 6- it's going to be a while.

I want to grow old with my husband.

I want walking to be a pleasure. I want to play volleyball; jump on the trampoline and not be self conscious. I want to RUN.

I want to get up off the floor without using my hands. sit Indian style, cross my legs, sit Indian style in the car.

I want to trade clothes with my daughter, not buy 'plus calf boots', not worry about trying to hide everything and still look decent.

The list goes on....and on...

ardnek · 12-17-2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twila66

I have type II diabetes, and have for at least 6 years, only partially controlled. It's time to get control.

I want to buy clothes in any store.

I want to look people in the eye, without feeling ashamed of my size.

I want to play with my chilies. And see them get married, and see my grandchildren. I'm 41, my youngest is 6- it's going to be a while.

I want to grow old with my husband.

I want walking to be a pleasure. I want to play volleyball; jump on the trampoline and not be self conscious. I want to RUN.

I want to get up off the floor without using my hands. sit Indian style, cross my legs, sit Indian style in the car.

I want to trade clothes with my daughter, not buy 'plus calf boots', not worry about trying to hide everything and still look decent.

The list goes on....and on...

Nicely put, twila!

ITA agree about the growing old with husband and seeing children get married and such (but I've got a little longer to go!)

cherrycat · 12-17-2007, 11:38 AM

I never ever want to have to do my grocery shopping in one of those motorized carts. Not if it's in my power to avoid.

LowCarbSleepyToast · 12-17-2007, 10:00 PM

I started Atkins because I did not want to have to go out and buy bigger pants (my 16's were getting too tight.)

I stay on it because I love being free of my carb/sugar/junk food addiction.

SheriK · 12-18-2007, 04:49 AM

I'd like to be able to fit into my wedding dress again.

I'd like to see my cholesterol back under 150, as it was 2 years ago.

I'd like to see my grandson graduate college and even see my first great-grandchild born. (My grandson is 18 months)

I'd like to feel sexy again as well as look it.

I'd like to get back into all the clothes in my closet that I bought 2 years ago.

I'd like to complete my first triathlon.

kkristen1 · 12-18-2007, 07:05 PM

i want to not develop diabetes, like my mom did

i want to wear cute clothes that look good on me!

i want to be physically agile, able to bike and hike more

i want to look good again!!

okiechic28 · 12-19-2007, 02:01 PM

my high school boyfriend (haven't seen him in almost 20 yrs) recently got in touch with me via myspace. he is currently deployed in Iraq and is comming to visit me when he gets back around May or June. (which is around my 20 yr reunion) so i have to look extra hot! lol
(am actually losing weight for MYSELF but this is the MOTIVATION that keeps me going)

bentleykisser · 12-25-2007, 11:21 PM

Why am I doing this??? How long do you have???

I had been through abusive relationships...the longest one was with myself! I got tired of being the invisible door mat!

I lost almost 150 lbs just through modifying my eating (no more triple venti white chocolate rasberry mochas!...3x a day!) and I started walking...very slowly! It sucked at first, very hard! But then it started getting a little bit easier...then I would lose a few lbs...then I wanted to walk more and farther...then I would lose a few more pounds...anyone see a pattern yet?

After losing the weight, I spent over a year having corrective surgery to get rid of the skin. Well, I guess I slacked off way too much and some of it has come back on!

I am still at the weight I was when I went in for surgery, but I should at least be about 25 pounds lighter...due to loss of excess skin! So I just feel like a flabby beached whale! I know that I shouldn't be so hard on myself, I am just terrified of gaining back the weight and getting to that awful place where I was before!

Oh yeah...I got sick of buying my clothes from the one store in the mall that catered to my former 28+ size clothes! and...I have an amazingly supportive (if he can eat whatever he wants!!!) and HOT 25 year old boyfriend...who I would like to marry some day...and look HOT in my wedding dress!

So, there are a multitude of reasons...all I know is this has to work and I have to lose the last 60 pounds!

Best of everything to everybody!

xamier · 12-26-2007, 05:37 PM

I didn't like the way I looked or felt when I was fat. I don't want to be fat, thanks to Dr. Atkins, I'm not and I don't intend to ever let it get away from me again.

julieboolie · 12-27-2007, 05:44 PM

I had been fat all my life. I tried to lose weight time and again with no lasting success. I always felt deprived and couldn't maintain it for long. While having my 2nd dd in the hospital I finally read DANDR and it clicked. I started induction the week I got home from that c-section. I am now in 10-12's and have been for about 3 years. I regained 20 lbs earlier this year through stress eating and indulgence. I am recommitted (again) and have lost 10 of the 20 I needed to. My dh just started with me again and has lost 35 lbs.

I have 2 dd's who call me the "active" mom. Hah! Me! I can hardly believe it. God has blessed me through Atkins and I feel like a new person. It's taken several years, but I think I am a new person. I shop in regular stores, have room in airline seats, choose to hike for FUN, love wearing blue jeans! and eat good food without gaining weight. I do miss the sweets still, and when I am at goal for good will likely add a few more things back in.

I love that I've found a WOE that works for me and my family. It's given me my youth back and I am so thankful for it.

Stacy O · 12-30-2007, 12:16 PM

Why am I doing this?

-I want to be healthy
-I want to feel the energy
-I want the cravings to stop
-I want to get back into my cute clothes
-I want to feel confident in my swimsuit (not embarrassed)
-I want to feel like I am in total control of my eating/excersizing habits

Luckily, I am so happy with everything in my life except for my unhealthy weight...I want to change this!

shell bell · 12-30-2007, 08:36 PM

I think everyone has all good reasons for eating lo carb. Good luck to all who have gone through life with some kind of insecuirity whatever it may be ,we all were able to take that first step in the right direction. Kudos to all. Our bodies are ours to keep forever. We must put only good for us things in this temple. No matter what our achievments are, we are all in this for life.

Shell

MortuaryMike · 12-31-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flourchild

I'm getting old, and would rather not have my pallbearer be a forklift.

Your funeral director thanks you in advance!!

kmb425 · 01-01-2008, 03:28 PM

I have diabetes in my family, and have lost two first cousins because of complications of that condition.
I don't want to get diabetes
To keep up with my grandchildren for a long time to come
To feel healthy and trim
To stop obsessing about weight and what I eat all the time
To be an example to others in my family and those around me that Low Carb eating is a viable way to live

wifezilla · 01-01-2008, 04:12 PM

Avoid diabetes
avoid having a stroke
Avoid looking like a giant pear in a swimsuit...

Jonahsafta · 01-01-2008, 04:53 PM

why? I want to be the most vibrant and adventurous wife, mother, friend and grandmother I can be.

Carolina1977 · 01-01-2008, 04:54 PM

Because I want to feel and look better!

CTIgrad · 01-23-2008, 06:19 PM

Several reasons.

I just spent a lot of money on a degree, the career field I'm going into requires me to maintain medical standards within certain limitations. Although I meet them now, I may not in 10 years. I want to ensure I didnt waste my time and money and ensure that I will be able to stay in the career till they force me out of it.

Secondly, my favorite hobby racing supersport motorcycles is pretty impossible when you weight over 300 lbs. The bikes physically cannot handle it. I need to get back in shape for riding season. I look at my baby in garage and my leathers and thats a whole lotta motivation right there.

erickajean · 01-24-2008, 12:14 PM

I don't want to be the only girl wearing cover-up shorts at the beach anymore. Nope, this summer WILL BE DIFFERENT!

flourchild · 01-24-2008, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MortuaryMike

Your funeral director thanks you in advance!!

Now you get away from me with that toe tag, Michael!

Frisco · 01-25-2008, 07:53 PM

I started in '04 because my weight was really out of control and it didn't seem like I could do anything to make a difference. At first is was just a few pounds a year, then it was four sizes in a matter of a couple years - I'm only 5'5", it was so frighting. Then the stress of regular life was made worse by the stress of my weight on my self image - I hated mirrors and, like others here, avoided cameras.

I have some health reasons too. I'm the only woman on my mother's side of the family not to be on thyroid medication right now...and now my mom is a borderline diabetic... that's not the future I'm looking for. Part of my weight issues are definitely lifestyle (ordering delivery pizza and Chinese for dinner didn't help my weight), but I am also battling some genetic predisposition too. I'm really trying to stay ahead of the issues. I want to be able to travel as I get older and can better afford it ... can't do that if you aren't healthy!

Bethanyblondie · 01-31-2008, 03:27 PM

I have a one year old daughter that I want to be a healthy example for! AND - I'm tired of being the girl with the "pretty face." I want the bod to match! I want get over my emotional attachment to food. I want to be the weight I was when my husband met me (we met in high school!). He has literally been through thick and thin with me! He deserves a happy, confident, and healthy wife! I want to prove to myself I can do this!

12-14-2007, 03:39 PM	#1
4females Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Salome, Az Posts: 59 Gallery: 4females Stats: 194/173/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 17, 2007	Why are we doing this? What has been everyone's motivation for losing weight?? I know everyone has different reasons for wanting to lose weight.. besides health issues, what has motivated you to start down this journey? For me.. I got divorced last year.. spent the last 16 months working on myself from the inside.. and now I want to look as good on the outside as I feel on the inside.. and hopefully one day start dating again.

12-17-2007, 05:58 AM	#6
scandalouslyglam MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, Me Posts: 1,728 Gallery: scandalouslyglam Stats: 226/209/195 Long term goal 175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 1, 2007	Flourchild I know! I had gastric Bypass surgery and it was a difficult surgery, I lost all the weight really fast so I did not develop the eating habits I needed (I had a feeding tube 5 months) I have gained some weight and want to nip it in the bud. I figure losing 35 pounds now is alot easier than trying to lose 50-60-70 later. Oh, and I LOVE low carb. I don't crave garbage, I still get cream in my coffee, I can eat steak and Crab stuffed mushrooms...Rarely do I feel like Im missing out. And then if I do, it passes. __________________ August Renee I hanker for a Hunk of... A Slab, a Slice a Chunk of... I hanker for a Hunk of CHEESE!!

12-17-2007, 08:02 AM	#8
twila66 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 125 Gallery: twila66 WOE: Low Carb Start Date:	I have type II diabetes, and have for at least 6 years, only partially controlled. It's time to get control. I want to buy clothes in any store. I want to look people in the eye, without feeling ashamed of my size. I want to play with my chilies. And see them get married, and see my grandchildren. I'm 41, my youngest is 6- it's going to be a while. I want to grow old with my husband. I want walking to be a pleasure. I want to play volleyball; jump on the trampoline and not be self conscious. I want to RUN. I want to get up off the floor without using my hands. sit Indian style, cross my legs, sit Indian style in the car. I want to trade clothes with my daughter, not buy 'plus calf boots', not worry about trying to hide everything and still look decent. The list goes on....and on... __________________ Twila .......................... FINALLY realizing this is a WAY OF LIFE.

12-27-2007, 05:44 PM	#17
julieboolie MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sunny AZ Posts: 2,349 Gallery: julieboolie Stats: 266/168/159 Size 22/12-10/10-8 WOE: Atkins. Start Date: July 14, 2003, restart 2/1/06 (189!)	I had been fat all my life. I tried to lose weight time and again with no lasting success. I always felt deprived and couldn't maintain it for long. While having my 2nd dd in the hospital I finally read DANDR and it clicked. I started induction the week I got home from that c-section. I am now in 10-12's and have been for about 3 years. I regained 20 lbs earlier this year through stress eating and indulgence. I am recommitted (again) and have lost 10 of the 20 I needed to. My dh just started with me again and has lost 35 lbs. I have 2 dd's who call me the "active" mom. Hah! Me! I can hardly believe it. God has blessed me through Atkins and I feel like a new person. It's taken several years, but I think I am a new person. I shop in regular stores, have room in airline seats, choose to hike for FUN, love wearing blue jeans! and eat good food without gaining weight. I do miss the sweets still, and when I am at goal for good will likely add a few more things back in. I love that I've found a WOE that works for me and my family. It's given me my youth back and I am so thankful for it. __________________ Julie 5'6", 38 years young! Goal: 159 again and staying there this time!! Prov. 3:5-6 - "He shall direct (my) paths"

01-23-2008, 06:19 PM	#25
CTIgrad Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 367 Gallery: CTIgrad Stats: 315 / 236 / 200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan 20, 2008	Several reasons. I just spent a lot of money on a degree, the career field I'm going into requires me to maintain medical standards within certain limitations. Although I meet them now, I may not in 10 years. I want to ensure I didnt waste my time and money and ensure that I will be able to stay in the career till they force me out of it. Secondly, my favorite hobby racing supersport motorcycles is pretty impossible when you weight over 300 lbs. The bikes physically cannot handle it. I need to get back in shape for riding season. I look at my baby in garage and my leathers and thats a whole lotta motivation right there. __________________ "I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess" Vectors to Final

12-14-2007, 05:29 PM	#2
ardnek Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 169 Gallery: ardnek Stats: 272/197/130 WOE: Calorie-Controlled Atkins Start Date: Restart 9/20/08	I don't want to develop type II diabetes. I want my back to hurt less. I want to stop being so afraid of mirrors and cameras. I want to enjoy college.

12-14-2007, 11:58 PM	#3
marymc Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,464 Gallery: marymc	I want to buy pretty, fashionable clothing and stop being invisible ... you know, like hiding from the camera at every event. Oh, and of course, I want to be healthy too!

12-15-2007, 10:51 AM	#4
mandyluv21 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mountain Home AFB, ID Posts: 10 Gallery: mandyluv21 Stats: 262/237/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Oct 31st 2007	I want my girls to develop good habits, I want to be around to watch them grow up, I want off my antidepressants, and to not be the fat sibling anymore.

12-15-2007, 01:36 PM	#5
flourchild MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near Haight & Ashbury Posts: 1,234 Gallery: flourchild Stats: Soy un perdedor...baby WOE: Atkins' OWL Start Date: '05	I'm getting old, and would rather not have my pallbearer be a forklift.

12-17-2007, 06:06 AM	#7
newme2be Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: north carolina Posts: 62 Gallery: newme2be Stats: 200.8/193.4/165 WOE: WW-FLEX / WI-Saturday Start Date: 4/5/2008	Mainly, I want to be healthy. I want to be able to play with my children without passing out. And when my husbands friends ask him if his wife is hot, I want his response to be "damn right she is".

12-17-2007, 11:38 AM	#10
cherrycat Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 15 Gallery: cherrycat	I never ever want to have to do my grocery shopping in one of those motorized carts. Not if it's in my power to avoid.

12-17-2007, 10:00 PM	#11
LowCarbSleepyToast Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 410 Gallery: LowCarbSleepyToast WOE: Atkins Start Date: 9-8-07	I started Atkins because I did not want to have to go out and buy bigger pants (my 16's were getting too tight.) I stay on it because I love being free of my carb/sugar/junk food addiction.

12-18-2007, 04:49 AM	#12
SheriK Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the Sticks in Illinois Posts: 136 Gallery: SheriK Stats: 185/179/135 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 2008	I'd like to be able to fit into my wedding dress again. I'd like to see my cholesterol back under 150, as it was 2 years ago. I'd like to see my grandson graduate college and even see my first great-grandchild born. (My grandson is 18 months) I'd like to feel sexy again as well as look it. I'd like to get back into all the clothes in my closet that I bought 2 years ago. I'd like to complete my first triathlon.

12-18-2007, 07:05 PM	#13
kkristen1 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IA Posts: 94 Gallery: kkristen1 Stats: 225/175/140 WOE: Atkins	i want to not develop diabetes, like my mom did i want to wear cute clothes that look good on me! i want to be physically agile, able to bike and hike more i want to look good again!!

12-19-2007, 02:01 PM	#14
okiechic28 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 36 Gallery: okiechic28 Stats: 162/150/125 WOE: low calorie Start Date: 09/01/2008	my high school boyfriend (haven't seen him in almost 20 yrs) recently got in touch with me via myspace. he is currently deployed in Iraq and is comming to visit me when he gets back around May or June. (which is around my 20 yr reunion) so i have to look extra hot! lol (am actually losing weight for MYSELF but this is the MOTIVATION that keeps me going)

12-25-2007, 11:21 PM	#15
bentleykisser Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 668 Gallery: bentleykisser Stats: 1/1/08:235 2/13/08:225 4/28/08:215 WOE: Atkins '72 & Stillmans (SORTA!) Start Date: 12/30/2007	Why am I doing this??? How long do you have??? I had been through abusive relationships...the longest one was with myself! I got tired of being the invisible door mat! I lost almost 150 lbs just through modifying my eating (no more triple venti white chocolate rasberry mochas!...3x a day!) and I started walking...very slowly! It sucked at first, very hard! But then it started getting a little bit easier...then I would lose a few lbs...then I wanted to walk more and farther...then I would lose a few more pounds...anyone see a pattern yet? After losing the weight, I spent over a year having corrective surgery to get rid of the skin. Well, I guess I slacked off way too much and some of it has come back on! I am still at the weight I was when I went in for surgery, but I should at least be about 25 pounds lighter...due to loss of excess skin! So I just feel like a flabby beached whale! I know that I shouldn't be so hard on myself, I am just terrified of gaining back the weight and getting to that awful place where I was before! Oh yeah...I got sick of buying my clothes from the one store in the mall that catered to my former 28+ size clothes! and...I have an amazingly supportive (if he can eat whatever he wants!!!) and HOT 25 year old boyfriend...who I would like to marry some day...and look HOT in my wedding dress! So, there are a multitude of reasons...all I know is this has to work and I have to lose the last 60 pounds! Best of everything to everybody!

12-26-2007, 05:37 PM	#16
xamier Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Citronelle, Alabama Posts: 693 Gallery: xamier Stats: 125 5'2"tall WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: 6/17/03	I didn't like the way I looked or felt when I was fat. I don't want to be fat, thanks to Dr. Atkins, I'm not and I don't intend to ever let it get away from me again.

12-30-2007, 12:16 PM	#18
Stacy O Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago area Posts: 271 Gallery: Stacy O Stats: 205/195/150, 5'7" WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Started 1/1/08, got sick, restarted 2/18/08	Why am I doing this? -I want to be healthy -I want to feel the energy -I want the cravings to stop -I want to get back into my cute clothes -I want to feel confident in my swimsuit (not embarrassed) -I want to feel like I am in total control of my eating/excersizing habits Luckily, I am so happy with everything in my life except for my unhealthy weight...I want to change this!

12-30-2007, 08:36 PM	#19
shell bell Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 41 Gallery: shell bell Stats: 191/171/165 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 11-21-07	I think everyone has all good reasons for eating lo carb. Good luck to all who have gone through life with some kind of insecuirity whatever it may be ,we all were able to take that first step in the right direction. Kudos to all. Our bodies are ours to keep forever. We must put only good for us things in this temple. No matter what our achievments are, we are all in this for life. Shell

01-01-2008, 03:28 PM	#21
kmb425 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CO Posts: 85 Gallery: kmb425 Stats: 151.5/144.5 goal: 130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Jan 07	I have diabetes in my family, and have lost two first cousins because of complications of that condition. I don't want to get diabetes To keep up with my grandchildren for a long time to come To feel healthy and trim To stop obsessing about weight and what I eat all the time To be an example to others in my family and those around me that Low Carb eating is a viable way to live

01-01-2008, 04:12 PM	#22
wifezilla Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,263 Gallery: wifezilla Stats: 250/207/190 WOE: Read em all. Doing it my way. Start Date: May 2007	Avoid diabetes avoid having a stroke Avoid looking like a giant pear in a swimsuit...

01-01-2008, 04:53 PM	#23
Jonahsafta Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 55 Gallery: Jonahsafta Stats: 175/151.6/149 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 10/1/07	why? I want to be the most vibrant and adventurous wife, mother, friend and grandmother I can be.

01-01-2008, 04:54 PM	#24
Carolina1977 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 214 Gallery: Carolina1977	Because I want to feel and look better!

01-24-2008, 12:14 PM	#26
erickajean Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 503 Blog Entries: 21 Gallery: erickajean Stats: 14/12/4 WOE: Atkins 72 Start Date: January 9, 2008	I don't want to be the only girl wearing cover-up shorts at the beach anymore. Nope, this summer WILL BE DIFFERENT!

01-25-2008, 07:53 PM	#28
Frisco Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Green Bay Posts: 146 Gallery: Frisco Stats: 2004 Jan - Aug 176/131 2008 Jan 150/139/125 5'5" WOE: WOE Atkins Start Date: Jan '08 (restart from Jan '04)	I started in '04 because my weight was really out of control and it didn't seem like I could do anything to make a difference. At first is was just a few pounds a year, then it was four sizes in a matter of a couple years - I'm only 5'5", it was so frighting. Then the stress of regular life was made worse by the stress of my weight on my self image - I hated mirrors and, like others here, avoided cameras. I have some health reasons too. I'm the only woman on my mother's side of the family not to be on thyroid medication right now...and now my mom is a borderline diabetic... that's not the future I'm looking for. Part of my weight issues are definitely lifestyle (ordering delivery pizza and Chinese for dinner didn't help my weight), but I am also battling some genetic predisposition too. I'm really trying to stay ahead of the issues. I want to be able to travel as I get older and can better afford it ... can't do that if you aren't healthy!

01-31-2008, 03:27 PM	#29
Bethanyblondie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 138 Blog Entries: 22 Gallery: Bethanyblondie Stats: 241/don't wanna know/140 WOE: Atkins	I have a one year old daughter that I want to be a healthy example for! AND - I'm tired of being the girl with the "pretty face." I want the bod to match! I want get over my emotional attachment to food. I want to be the weight I was when my husband met me (we met in high school!). He has literally been through thick and thin with me! He deserves a happy, confident, and healthy wife! I want to prove to myself I can do this!