My Reasons to DO This!!

I am going to post a list of the reasons that I want to and am losing weight. The reasons may not be all health related, may seem silly, or may make no sense to anyone but me... but, darnit!, I need to have a list where I can reference back to and re-read and remind myself when I am about to screw up.

The reasons I want to lose weight:

• To be healthier
• So I won't wheeze when I walk somewhere
• To feel comfortable when bending over to pick up something
• So I can see old friends and not be totally embarrassed by how much weight I have gained (this is a MAJOR one!)
• To be more social and enjoy going out more often in public
• To not feel self-conscious of whether something I am wearing is too tight, about to rip, etc.
• So I can go into a restaurant and not worry whether or not I can fit in the booth : (
• Because I know my asthma will improve considerably
• So I can do things with DS like we used to do all the time, i.e., riding bikes, playing frisbee, going golfing, tossing the baseball, walking around and exploring
• So I won't have like four chins and when I look down my chin doesn't receed into my neck fat
• So I can pull my knees up into my chest to paint my toenails! : )
• So I can touch my toes without a problem
• Because I want to not be self-conscious all the time when in public
• To be able to say "sure, I'll try that" and not panic "what if" about my weight keeping me from something
• To feel sexy again
• To wear whatever funky clothes I want to like I used to and not have it look like it may be the only thing I can fit into!
• TO HAVE PHOTOS OF MYSELF AT SPECIAL OCCASIONS!!!!
• So I don't have this voice of my Dad in my head saying "What's happened to you?" : (
• So I can casually fit into a conversation "well, I lost 100 lbs. once" and see people's jaws drop because they won't have ever imagined I could weigh anything more than 150 lbs.
• To be a Weight Watchers success story and inspire others that if I can do it, they can do it
• To play tennis again
• To wear a bathing suit that wasn't the only one in the store that quasi-fit so I settled on it
• To go back to Ireland and not think twice about whether or not I feel good enough to do things
• So airplane seatbelts won't be a source of fear!
• So my doctor will be damn proud of being right that I can do anything I put my mind to
• So I can dress up for DF and feel great by the look I see in his eyes when I am out with him
• So I never again have to worry that something I eat may trigger me to eat 'til I feel like I need to sleep from being so full

That should do it for tonight!

It looks like I have plenty of reasons to continue losing this weight! : ) I'm aiming for one-derland by Columbus Day weekend in October and I *know* I can do that if I concentrate and focus!