What excuse do you have......

[Lastfailure_xo]

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Because nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

[Lexy]

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I've had 5 people ask me if i'm pregnant over the past 3 years. I want that to stop.
I want to be able to walk into a store and try anything on, not hunt through racks of clothes hoping something will fit then walk out almost in tears when I realise there's nothing that will.
I want to wear sexy lingerie and look good in it!
I want more energy
I don't want to spend hours trying to find something to wear that covers my belly then give up when i can't find anything and just stay at home.
I want to be able to wear cute bra's and underwear infront of my boyfriend, instead of hiding inside a bathrobe and baggy clothes.
I want my boobs to be bigger than my belly!
I want to be 22. I don't want to put my social life aside as i'd rather sit on the couch all weekend.
I want to weigh less than my boyfriend, i want his clothes to look baggy on me when I wear them around the house.
I want to feel pretty.
I want the energy to wear high heels all night!
But mostly, I want to stop feeling so miserable.I want to stop being the mopey fat girl. I want to stop giving myself excuses and just be as happy as I can with myself and the only way to do that is to lose weight. I want to be happy, I want to smile and feel good about myself!!

[Tracie515]

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My excuse is to finally feel good about myself!!!!

[melisabaker]

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I want to be happy with me.
I want to be able to sit in regular chairs without them pinching my thighs.
I want to get on the floor and watch movies with my kids.
I want to be able to walk more than 10 minutes without gasping for air.
I want to be a good role model for my kids.
I want to be the better half of myself.

Even if I lost half of my weight now, I would still be and overweight me. How sad.

Female
33 yoa
5'5"
07/17/09- 317lbs
07/22/09- 305lbs

[y_ghazaly]

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My excuses are:
1- i'm sick of feeling (& seeing) my thighs rub together until they're red & sore.
2- wearing black or navy jeans or pants & still look enormous.
3- looking a lot older than my age because of my over sized lower half (i'm a size 8 in my upper half & a size 18 or 16 in my lower half!, it sucks!!)
4- I'M NOT PREGNANT YET!! i'm so scared of even trying..........i don't need more fat!!
i don't wanna worry about how ppl look at me when i walk.........i know that i look really misproportioned.
5- i hate that my in-laws keep critisizing my body when i know i'm successful in every other aspect in my life.
6- i wanna look good in my beautiful clothes..........i deserve it.

never realised i had so many excuses!!

[Greeneggs&ham]

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I had to lay off my personal toe nail trimmer, and suddenly find the need to invent extendable clippers to reach my toes.

[Rizzle]

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I'm allergic to carbs, they make me break out in FAT!

I can't remember where I saw that at...I would give credit if I knew who to give it to.

I must be allergic too!

Im sick of seeing photos of me looking like a beached whale
I want to be fit and healthly so I dont embarrass my kids as they get older
Im sick of muffin top, and people asking when the babies due..IM NOT UP THE DUFF!!!
I want to look good, and look my age
I want to do this for me!

[tasteslikechicken]

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1. Time is running: I know the longer I wait, the harder it’ll be to lose the weight.
2. I don’t want to become the poster child for fat lesbians or fat feminists (btw I hate stereotypes )
3. I’m sick of hearing about the fat-friendly movement – I have never been this big and I have the right to lose as many pounds as I want to.
4. I don’t believe those around me telling me “you are not fat” (I have eyes people!)
5. This one is shallow – I don’t want to end as fat as those telling me “you are not fat”.
6. I don’t live in Denial Land – I’m aware of the increased risk for coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, liver problems, respiratory problems, etc, etc, etc – AND I know it’s better to prevent than cure.
7. I want to stick to healthy habits so I can pass them on to my kids when I have them.
8. I want to wear all the dresses, tops, and sexy lingerie that have been collecting dust in my closet for 2 years now.
9. Getting into a wetsuit – I now go to the beach wearing bikinis (yes, I’m shameless). I want to learn how to surf next summer so my last excuse/goal is getting into a regular size wetsuit.

[LondonGirl!]

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Because I value my goals over food.

[carburetor]

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live longer
look better
more energy
save money on beer

[WetBanana]

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I just spent an hour reading through 16 pages of posts...didn't want to stay up any longer reading more, but I'm sure I'll get through them soon.

What motivates me to keep away from the junk right now:

My Kids.

I want my son to be able to wrap his arms around me when he hugs me, instead of only half of me. I want him to be proud of me, even if I haven't accomplished all my life's ambitions, but that I am joyful with where I am in life.

I want my daughter to never feel the ridicule of being the overweight child going through school. I want her to have compassion for those who struggle, and I want her to have enough dignity and self-esteem in herself to stand up to the bullies and knock them down.

I want to go back to competitive swimming, even though it's only the Masters, it's still swimming and I miss it so much. I miss the comraderie, and the friendships I was starting to develop.

I want to stop making excuses as to why I don't socialize. I was invited to go to a bachelorette party but I declined because I feel like the odd person out everytime I do. I know the people are very lovely and would never dream of making me feel badly about anything, but it's how I feel about myself. I lied and said I didn't have enough money to go out. It was so pathetic.

This is making me cry now.

I want my Mother to stop asking me if I'll have gastric bypass like she did last year. I'm only 29 years old and I have two small children and I want more. Why would I put myself through something that could potentially disable or kill me when I should just be strong enough to use diet and exercise to control myself. I hate it. Sometimes I hate her for constantly bringing it up.

I want to feel more beautiful when I'm with my husband. I know he loves me, and I know he'll love me no matter what, but I just am not comfortable with myself and I hate getting undressed.

I'd like to be shopping at the same stores my daughter will be when she's older. I want us to be able to share clothes sometimes. I know I won't ever have the body of a teenager (not that I did in the first place), but it would be nice to not be so much more enormous then my own daughter.

I want to experience pregnancy at a normal weight. I want to know what it's like to not go on disability three months before my due date because of high blood pressure and 3+ pitting edema. I want to have belly pictures done. I want to have a VBA2C. I know I'll pretend I'll regret it afterward, especially once I screw up my bladder and can't hold my pee anymore, but I want to have the perfect birth experience that I never got to have with my first two. I also want to breastfeed exclusively without feeling like I'm suffocating my child. It's very uncomfortable to breastfeed when you are very obese.

I want to not be afraid of going on rollercoasters and fearing they'll kick me off. I want to go on them confidently without worry.

I want my boobs to get smaller. I know most of what I want is for the size to go down to like a 34, but I wouldn't mind reducing my cup-size to a nice C. By the time I was 13 I was already a D cup. I know I might end up needing to resort to surgery, but I will not do that until after I am finished having children.

When I was at a wedding two weeks ago, I just told the truth when I was asked. I'm doing Atkins and it's not on my plan. I don't have anything to hide, and if I can motivate somebody else to join along with me, all that much better.

Here is what I've noticed after 4 weeks of Atkins:

- I am no longer falling asleep at my desk after lunch
- I have not needed to take an afternoon nap on the weekends
- I have lost 20 lbs so far
- I am waking up in the morning refreshed and ready for a new day no matter how much sleep I got, whether it was four hours or 8 hours - I'm ready to go!
- My son has lost weight along with me. When I first started he weighed in at 76 lbs, and after my first two weeks of induction he was down to 70 lbs. He doesn't have a choice in what he eats for meals, so I just make him what I'm eating (adding in more healthy carb choices of course, I'm not depriving him of his essential vitamins and minerals). My daughter as well, but she's gaining weight because she's only 1. She's a teeny little thing too, so hopefully I can just keep an eye on it for her so she never has to worry about it. My son is growing up thinking he's thin too - which I am so happy about. He's slightly overweight, but he doesn't see that - and I am GRATEFUL. Knowing you're overweight as a child is a death sentence. For as long as I can remember, my mother was constantly telling me I was too fat, needed to lose weight. What kind of a mother does that to their child? Instead of telling me I'm fat, why not feed me healthier instead of shovelling as much spaghetti and meatloaf down my throat as you can? So that's what I'm doing for my son. Helping him to make healthy food choices. So far so good. I am so proud of him too.

I'm working on my bitterness...

Okay, I'm done for now. Need to get to bed.

[audacity08]

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Today is my official DAY 1 and I ALMOST had a flub... I was preparing my bag for work tomorrow and found a bag of potato chips in it from last week. I quickly opened the bag and poured them in the trash... I then sprayed the trash with Clorox just to make sure I did get any crazy cravings for it...

[findingkristy]

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My excuse is
1. I no longer will be controlled by food!
2. I will be able to shop in my favorite clothing store instead of just admiring the models in the window!

[Shrew2u]

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For my kids – they deserve to have a mom who can keep up with their running / walking / jumping / playing.

For my husband – he deserves to have the wife he married (not the Super-Sized version of her).

For myself – I deserve to have the clothes in my closet fit. I deserve to wear pretty lingerie without odd lumps of me sticking out. I deserve to feel good when I look in the mirror. I deserve to wake up feeling energetic instead of sluggish.

[Sookie]

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Knowing you're overweight as a child is a death sentence. For as long as I can remember, my mother was constantly telling me I was too fat, needed to lose weight. What kind of a mother does that to their child? Instead of telling me I'm fat, why not feed me healthier instead of shovelling as much spaghetti and meatloaf down my throat as you can? So that's what I'm doing for my son. Helping him to make healthy food choices. So far so good. I am so proud of him too.

I'm working on my bitterness...

I grew up with that mixed message as well: "You're fat. Here, eat this." I grew up in a family that was obsessed with weight and looks. I was the fat child and looking back on it, I suspect that it comes from a feeling of self loathing and fear of obesity. The sad part is that instead of preventing it, it creates a cycle of mixed messages that is passed down to each generation. My mother didn't want me to be fat but I think that she only knew how to express her love by feeding me even when it made me fatter which made her criticize me. Be proud of yourself for breaking this cycle and not passing it onto your children. That alone makes this WOE worthwhile but the added blessing of improving your health and self esteem isn't so bad either