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!!!