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Are your weight loss motivations unhealthy?
I often wonder why women want to lose weight. It seems there are many people at the gym who spend countless hours trying to shed some fat but don’t really have a concrete reason for doing so.
On the other side, however, some women are losing weight for unhealthy reasons.
Why do you want to lose weight?
First I thought I would ask everyone who reads this post to write a quick comment telling us why you want to lose weight and whether you think that reason is a healthy one.
I don’t want to post my own ideas about what is a healthy or an unhealthy motivation so I will just give a list of some possible answers, both good and bad.
You might want be trying to lose weight:
- to get healthy;
- to impress a boy/girl, husband/wife, etc.
- to look sexy;
- to feel better about your self;
- to improve your ability in your chosen sport;
- to fit into a dress you bought;
- to look good for a particular event;
- to look good for summer;
- because all your friends are thin;
- because you like the training that goes along with weight loss;
- because the doctor told me so;
- because a partner or friend told me I’m fat;
- because the Biggest Loser inspires me!
- it is my latest phase;
- I’m addicted to weight loss training;
- etc.
As you can see there are a million reasons why someone might want to lose weight. In some respects, all of them are valid but you may also find that some of them can lead to problems down the track.
So, drop us a comment and start some discussion about healthy and unhealthy weight loss motivations. You never know, your comment might really help someone.
Comments on this article:
| Pan 102 said: | I love training! People say I have image problems because I am trying to get too thin but I just really love being healthy and running. |
| bella said: | for me it is for the sport. i love my competitive basketball and want to make it pro level. |
| Amber_T_4 said: | My weight loss is a bi-product of being fit. I love being healthy. |
| RT said: | Thanks for all the comments everyone! It seems most people are into fitness as opposed to weight loss. As long as this doesn't lead to you getting too thin or overtraining there is no prob at all. Nice work. Keep the comments coming! |
| Swan said: | For me there are many motivations - self-confidence, more energy, greater health, live longer, be stronger, and look better. My challenge is to not give into the counter-productive motives - #1 bad for you food, resistance to change, and one you have talked about often RT - making time. |
| Nessajane said: | I want to be thinner because my clothes fit me better, I look nicer and I feel healthier. I love to exercise and I love the fitness, muscle tone and sense of well being that comes with it. Dieting is always a constant with me. I am always watching what I eat but although I eat healthy foods I eat too much of it, hence having to exercise more. If only I could control my portions... "Double helpings for me tonight darl, I've been exercising hard and I'm really hungry." |
| RT said: | Swan - making time for fitness is really my biggest challenge at the moment. Its killing me! Nessajane - I sure know the feeling of double helpings after a big workout. But, make it mostly veggies for dinner and it doesn't matter how much you have. Thanks for the comments. |
| Venus said: | I find muscular women so sexy and I want to emulate that, I want that to be me. I am about 30lbs overweight now and one day I want people to look at me with awe the way I look at others. |
| shelly said: | i caught myself in the mirror, flexing my muscles in my arm, and lo and behold, there was no longer nice lean toned muscle coming back, but dimply, thick skin! i used to be a gymnast and so have always been recieving compliments about my figure, but i have noticed they havent been coming at all lately! happily married, but shouldnt indulge so often in eating whatever i can!! |
| Freshmen101 said: | I want to lose stomach fat and that's all. I have my belly pierced, even though my stomach isnt really big, its not slim enough to wear a bikini. I love my thick thighs however. that i dont want to lose |
