Why I want to lose weight

I'm pretty excited to be seeing some changes in my body lately, and I'm even more happy that others are noticing. One thing I did was buy new pants to show off my couple of pounds lost and having clothes that fit has made a big difference in whether or not it looks like I lost weight. So, now that I am seeing results and looking better than I have in a long time, it's time to look at why I want to lose more weight. I am definitely not at what I thought my goal weight, but I'm feeling good about my progress and I can tell that it would be easy to slack off now. While looking hot is always nice, even when I was chubby, I wasn't usually too concerned about how I looked.

Some of the other changes that I'm loving (and might end up being more motivating than the weight loss!) are:

- Better control of my body. My muscles do what I ask more and I feel stronger. It's hard to explain, but awesome nonetheless!

- Better stamina. I can run!! I last longer at various physical activities and don't shy away from some things because they involve physical activity.

- Pride from deciding to do something and sticking with it until results. This one is major.

- New hobbies! Not that I needed another hobby, but it feels better to have active hobbies than sedentary ones (although, I do relish that times that I sit back and relax with a book or craft)

What's your workout motivation? And don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to seeing my figure a few pounds lighter still! There's just got to be more to health and fitness than a hot body.