Top 100

So I've decided to write the top 100 reasons I want to get to my goal – to be fit and discard a couple (well 30ish!!) kgs...

I want to wear a bikini – not just wear it but wear it WELL!

Skydiving – always wanted to but the thought of an elephant jumping out of a plane is a bit scary!!

Feel sexy – I want to wear a slinky evening gown and feel sexy…not frumpy!!

Confidence – not having my weight as the first thing I think other people notice

Being able to toss the granny knickers – sexy matching bra and knickers (and not just on special occasions…)

See my toes – I know they are still down there…I kick the little buggars on the end of the bed every now and then…

Speaking of toes…goodbye camel toe…eeewwww

Get rid of my built in apron – it’s gone well past a muffin top, now it hangs over the top of my pants…

No more chub rub – yes…between the legs, the butt cheeks and the boobs…

To be healthier

So I don’t have fatty bits that my kids like to jiggle – “oooh…it’s like jelly!!”

To be someone else’s ‘thin’spiration – I want others to say “If she can do it, so can I!!”

So I can buy clothes that are on the special – there seems to be a myriad of size 8’s and 10’s but very rarely any ‘Plus Sizes’ (and when they are there – NOBODY would want to wear it…

To show off my muscles, not my flab

Reduce the risk of diabetes

So I can get my belly button pierced and not be afraid the poor piercer will get lost finding my belly button…

Get a tattoo on my butt

So when I exercise, my fat doesn’t jiggle…

When I am on a plane, I don’t feel I am intruding into the next seats personal space

I can sit in the car without my butt overhanging the chair

So I can actually PLAY with my kids without feeling like an oompa loompa

My boobs will stick out further than my stomach…

So I can cross my legs in an elegant, lady-like manner…

I want need to carry a towel on hot days because I won’t sweat like a pig!

Have more energy – I won’t need quite as much just hauling the bod around…

Sleep better

So I can tell people “I used to be overweight once” and they look at me in disbelief…

I look like I actually ‘do’ workout

Get rid of ‘side boob’…not a good look

Kancles….enough said!!

I won’t need to embarrass people that ask me when I am due…

So I ‘look’ like a runner when I ran, not a fat chick trying to lose weight…

To buy clothes because I like them, not because they fit

So I can read the scales without needing to manipulate my belly

So I can stop losing weight

So I can sit on a bar stool and not look like I am trying to swallow it

Other people will admire my physique and comment “I wish I looked as good as you!”

Save water, because smaller clothes, means less washing…

So I love myself

Get a Brazilian

I will be able to make a new New Year’s resolution…

So on a cold day a can wear an oversized jumper and hug my knees to my chest and feel snug

I will stop wearing out the inside of the thighs in my pants…

Sex…more confident, more attractive, more energy, more sex!!

So I can touch my toes – without bending my knees

So I can wear my trackies and look ‘sporty’ not ‘lazy’

To be able to finish the City to Bay – 12km

I want to be strong, happy and healthy

So I don’t need to find any more excuses

To sleep better

Because I believe in myself

So when I’m stressed I can exercise

Because I want to!!

So I can spend my time NOT concentrating on my weight

I plan to be around for a LOOOONG time’

So I can compete in triathlons – not as the try-hard fat girl!

Because I love the way ‘fit’ feels

Because I will only fail if I quit

I want to see my abs

To be known as fit not fat

To find new friends that also want to be fit and fab

Because I love the sore from exercise

To avoid the myriad of disease that overweight add to

I want one of those photos where I am wearing my old fat clothes with my skinny new body

To be the best version of me

So when I eat out, I am not self-conscious of people watching me!

So I can sit on my man’s lap without the fear of snapping his legs

Because a new size means a new wardrobe = shopping J

Because I don’t want to be fat any more

It will change the way the world sees me

Because I do have time and money to invest in me…

So I can fit in a Smart car – if I want to….

Get rid of my ‘back boobs’

So when I get a spray tan, I don’t need to lift each of my rolls

So I am not ‘morbidly obese’

Because I want to be a good role model for my kids

Because I want to see my little tracker get to the other end!!

So when I wave, my tuck shop arms don’t keep flapping when I have stopped

So I can wear my bathers without anything over top

Because I don’t want to laugh at any more ‘beached whale’ jokes

Because eating crap is punishment to my body

Because I want to see the real me

So I can giggle without the jiggle

Because it will change the way I see the world

First impressions count – I want mine to be a good one!

So I don’t have to wear suck me in knickers – uncomfortable much!!

So when I run, my boobs don’t bounce around and leave me with the fear of black eyes

So I can wear high heels and not feel like I am balancing on a golf tee!!

So know one will need to ask ‘How’s the diet going?’ – aaaahhhhhhhh – it is STILL going

Because I want to look good in my birthday suit…

Because the fitter I get the easier it gets to be fit

So I can start yoga and feel like I belong

I would love to be a personal trainer

Because burpees are fun – said no one EVER…(but I will keep doing them)

Because when I turn 40 (2014), I want to do it in style!!!

To be able to look at a photo with me in it and take more notice of the when and where NOT how fat I look

To have a massage without being embarrassed about my flabby bits

So I don’t need to put myself down because I think it is what everyone else is thinking

To be able to have a ‘fat day’ not a ‘fat life’

I know getting fit and healthy cannot fix everything but you know what – writing this list surely shows the benefits FAR OUTWEIGHT the negatives

The time is NOW!!!