Why I Really Lost Weight
Why I decided to lose weight?
For those who know me they've always known me to be really really big in the literal sense. I've always had back and fourth battles with weight loss over the years but somehow I'd always end up giving up before getting to where I want to be. I'm motivated by different things and I knew there was only one way I could ever convince myself to actually stick to it and lose some weight. When a long time friend who approached me every year about committing to weight loss came to me again I finally gave in.
There are many reasons why people lose weight: heart failure, no endurance, high school pressure, and future knee problems despite all these possible complications neither was the reason for me deciding to lose weight. Even my mother being afraid for my health and constantly thinking I would suffer a heart attack wouldn't get me to lose weight. The real reason I finally got motivated was women!! Is it a foolish reason? Sure but hey it finally got me to the gym. After failed attempts at dating you have to look at yourself like "what am I doing wrong" and that's when I told myself it was probably because of the size. By no means am I embarrassed by admitting this because it led me to the point I'm at now which is lighter than I used to be. This being said they were some who gave me a shot despite the size however it just wasn't the same. When you hear "your cute for a big guy" or "I wish I could meet a guy like you" it gets to you after a while. I knew weight loss was the change I needed and the feeling of possibly being overlooked because of my size was the icing on the cake.
As my buddy from work Ben would say "let's be honest with ourselves here" no woman wants to appear shallow therefore they would never admit to not giving me a fair shot because of my weight. Now I've had success in the dating field but to be honest it was always someone who may not have been my first option. No disrespect to the women I was involved with because in their own way they were incredible however they were always option 1a or 2. As time went on I kept going to the gym for the right reasons which of course is trying to stay healthy and look healthy which I'm still in the process of doing. As for which women exactly got me to this point I'd never say even though I know I'll be asked but I thank them. They may not have looked passed me because of my size but I thought they did n it was a good enough reason to hit the gym and lose 80lbs. Although the weight loss is still in progress I definitely feel better and am happy I've stuck to it. I know some of you may read this and go you should never lose weight for anyone else except yourself but I feel I'm just admitting what others may not.
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For those who know me they've always known me to be really really big in the literal sense. I've always had back and fourth battles with weight loss over the years but somehow I'd always end up giving up before getting to where I want to be. I'm motivated by different things and I knew there was only one way I could ever convince myself to actually stick to it and lose some weight. When a long time friend who approached me every year about committing to weight loss came to me again I finally gave in.
There are many reasons why people lose weight: heart failure, no endurance, high school pressure, and future knee problems despite all these possible complications neither was the reason for me deciding to lose weight. Even my mother being afraid for my health and constantly thinking I would suffer a heart attack wouldn't get me to lose weight. The real reason I finally got motivated was women!! Is it a foolish reason? Sure but hey it finally got me to the gym. After failed attempts at dating you have to look at yourself like "what am I doing wrong" and that's when I told myself it was probably because of the size. By no means am I embarrassed by admitting this because it led me to the point I'm at now which is lighter than I used to be. This being said they were some who gave me a shot despite the size however it just wasn't the same. When you hear "your cute for a big guy" or "I wish I could meet a guy like you" it gets to you after a while. I knew weight loss was the change I needed and the feeling of possibly being overlooked because of my size was the icing on the cake.
As my buddy from work Ben would say "let's be honest with ourselves here" no woman wants to appear shallow therefore they would never admit to not giving me a fair shot because of my weight. Now I've had success in the dating field but to be honest it was always someone who may not have been my first option. No disrespect to the women I was involved with because in their own way they were incredible however they were always option 1a or 2. As time went on I kept going to the gym for the right reasons which of course is trying to stay healthy and look healthy which I'm still in the process of doing. As for which women exactly got me to this point I'd never say even though I know I'll be asked but I thank them. They may not have looked passed me because of my size but I thought they did n it was a good enough reason to hit the gym and lose 80lbs. Although the weight loss is still in progress I definitely feel better and am happy I've stuck to it. I know some of you may read this and go you should never lose weight for anyone else except yourself but I feel I'm just admitting what others may not.
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