Monday Mailbag 3 Answered
Okay, so I’m a little late and this Monday Mailbag question is from last week… Oops. I’m finally catching up on things, though, so please bear with me.
So last week I asked everyone:
What are your other reasons for getting/staying fit? Who are you getting/staying fit for other than you?
This is one I have answered halfway in a few of my posts, but I will go ahead and answer it anyway. I have a few reasons for getting and staying fit:
1. I want to have a baby. Sure, I could go ahead and try now, but I know I’ll have a better chance of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy if I’m fit. So while we’re still preparing mentally and financially, I’m preparing physically.
2. For my husband. For him I am willing to do pretty much anything. I want to be as active as he is so we can explore places together without worrying about me getting exhausted or whatnot. I want him to be attracted to me (he is now, but if I got heavier, it would be hard on him) and to be the woman we both know I can be.
3. For my health. This is probably the obvious one, but it’s still relevant. When I was growing up, I didn’t have much motivation or reason to take care of myself. I didn’t care much about myself and a lot of people didn’t seem to care that much that I was overweight, so I didn’t give it much of a go.
I tried a few diets here and there, but I didn’t stick with them because I felt no reason to. But now when I have people who love me, care about me, want to see me succeed, living a long life has become important. Being healthy has become important. I want not only to live but to live a healthy lifestyle.
So what about you? What/who are your reasons and motivations?
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