100 REASONS WHY TO LOSE WEIGHT 1. To not have to think up some excuse for not doing something because you know your weight will impede you. 2. To be able to sit in any chair without worry of breakage 3. To fit into a booth at any restaurant 4. To go to an amusement park and ride the rides 5. Wearing shorts or tank without gear of arrest or grossing out others! 6. To feel good about ourselves 7. To not be self-conscious about eating in front of others 8. To not wake up feeling achey in the back..or to have ache-free legs and feet 9. To know you can go anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be comfortable and look at ease 10. To fit into an airline/theatre/bus/whatever seat without spilling over and without having to see "that look" from the person who has to sit beside you. 11. To not turn beet red after moderate exertion. 12. So we won't think people are laughing or talking about us 13. To not need an extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the tray table not balance on our bellies 14. To look in the mirror when getting your hair cut without thinking you have the biggest face in the world. 15. To have more energy 16. To be able to pick something up off the floor 17.To not worry about being decapitated in our cars with our seat belts on if we should be in an accident 18. To buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes with some style to them that fit correctly 19. So our ankle won't swell 20. To not have to apologize when caught in a narrow aisle and have someone need to get by 21. To go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping.... 22. To be able to go horbacj riding or a ride a bike 23. To not worry about rashes and swelling 24. To not have to listen to "caring" people ask why you don't diet or worse still..."gee you have suck a pretty face if only...." 25. To not worry about spilling food, sauces, gravy down the front of your blouse/dress/shirt when eating 26. To be able to tie your shoes/paint toenails 27. To not have your belly hit the steering wheel and be able to fit comfortably in the drivers seat 28. To have a bra fir and to be able to buy underwear at Victorias secret rather than "Tubby the underwear guy" 29. To not have to worry about the weight limit of step stools, ladders, motorcycles, exercise equipment, etc. 30. To not get stuck in a turnstile 31. To Wear a bathing suit 32. So the bathroom scale won't creak and groan when you step on it 33. To be able to leave the tablecloth on the table at a restaurant....instead of dragging it with you when you get up 34. so you won't look the other way when you see yourself in a monitor where they have security cameras 35. To never be embarrassed about your size 36. To not count tying your shoes as daily exercise 37. To not have to wait for the hadicap stall when there are others available 38. To not be more out of shape than seniors 39. To not break toilet seats when leaning to one side 40. To be able to put on wedding rings again 41. To try to make a double chin and fail!! 42. Buy clothing bargains....to fit the next year and they do 43. Not to have to worry about plastic zippers or having pants bust open 44. Normal waistbands rather than elastic 45. To wear knee socks correclty instead of worn like slouches 46. To look good in a tee shirt 47. To try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit over leg! 48. To be able to get close to sink and not walk away with a wet belly 49. to get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY ad not look down to see if the chair has come up with you 50. To not worry if the hairdresser's smock will fit 51. To be able to sit on a floor and get up gracefully 52. To not be afraid to ask which hairstyle suits your face 53. To not feel and look like a sausage in stir up pants 54. To have your friends NOT be embarrassed to be seen with you 55. To get promotions/hired or close the sale 56. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt 57. No more boobs (for the men) 58. To have a lap 59. To not have the fear of being rejected 60. To successfully flirt 61. To not worry about how to get in and out the backseat of a 2 door car 62. One size fits all and it fits you! 63. To have a GREAT sex:) 64. To not have the car you are riding in slant in your direction 65. To be able to use toilet paper as it was mant to be used and not have to invest ways to get the job done 66. To not have to watch TV news reports on fat people in hopes that you didnt get caught on camera 67. To be able to get between cars in a parking lot with out wiping the dust off with your belly 68. No more heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs 69. So that the cloth in the thigh area doens't wear away before the res of the slacks do! 70. To meet a friend online and not be horrified to have to send a pic of yourself 71. To not take fat references and fat jokes personally 72. Panty hose that fit 73. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your huge butt and stomach around! 74. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without them resting on your stomach! 75. To be able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised 76. To have your feet get smaller 77. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a route to get the food from your lips to your stomach 78. Blood pressure returns to normal 79. To avoid other health complications from being overweight 80. To be able to borrow a co-workers jacket for an important impromptu meeting 81. To meet someone for the first time ad their eyes don't pop out of their head with amazement.....they didnt know you were fat! 82. To see your reflection in a mirror or store without turing away! 83. To wear a watch with a regular band 84. To cross your legs or sit indian style 85. To not mind getting your picture taken 86. To not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get "weighed" in 87. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go 88. To not even worry about squeezing in to small spaces 89. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit 90. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish outfit to work since you have so many that look good and fit well 91. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of breaking the bed 92. to buy tie shoes instead of slip ons 93. To be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on 94. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes 95. To be able to drive by any fast food place without salivating 96. To be able to shop at the same store for food instead of having to remember where you shopped last night for junk food so you can avoid that store for a few days! 97. To not feel lower than low when an innocent child remarks about your size! 98. To not constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is coming from 99. to talk about maintenance when you pop into the weight loss group to encourage the others on AND THE 100TH REASON: I AM WORTH IT!!! |