Losing weight to impress others?

[Anonymous]

I am overweight right now by about 25-30 pounds. I don't have many friends and never have been happy with my body shape and excess weight. I understand that losing weight and getting in shape won't help me get friends but I am wondering if I will impress people? I know this sounds really superficial but I want the people who I graduated with to say "wow she has changed!" Is that crazy of me to think or do other people think the same?

If it helps then go for it

Yeah I think others would be very impressed

You are insecure

[ShesSoSilly]

Out of your options I reluctantly chose A. Lol.

My personal opinion is that you need to lose weight to be healthy and for your own personal happiness. Whatever makes you happy, that alone will probably make you a more personable person - so you may make more friends.

If you're unhappy with yourself that can show and I know I never liked being around someone who is always down on themselves, you know...

I don't think its crazy of you to think that way and want that. To me it sounds perfectly normal. I just don't think you should completely change yourself solely for other people. If you don't have love for yourself it won't matter what anyone else thinks, you'll still be unhappy.

[iluvchewbucca]

If you feel bad about being overweight, then once you lose the weight, your attitude and personality will change. Thus making you a different person around others, and wether you want to impress or not, their perception of you will be different! I'm sure you'll be more confident, and impressing won't longer be your target, since they will already see you differently.

Anyway, for the most part, even if people deny it, most do what they do precisely to impress! They just rather not admit to it. So do it! In the end it benefits you, your self esteem and most importantly your health.

[konigsreichaurelius]

er.. no. who are the people you're impressing? unless they are close, it's not worth it IMO.

[ForestCrush]

I lost 150 lbs to impress people. I feel worse than I did before.

[confugirl]

They probably won't tell you to your face, but you will get a lot of looks, the good kind of looks. I lost more than 20 pounds recently and quite quickly. A lot of people looked at me and it feels pretty good. But don't do it for others, do it for yourself or else you won't stick to it and it won't make you feel better.

[MaskofInsanity]

If you run into someone from your past and look completely different (in a good way) of course they will think "wow". I'm sure you would as well if the situation were reversed :)

Using that as motivation to get you going is fine. I assure you, once you start exercising, eating well and seeing the results - that will be motivation enough. It makes you feel a lot better :)

[Anonymous]

being thin won't impress people, my measurements are 34 24 36 and no one in my life has ever commented on my shape or been impressed by it, its just a variation from other bodies they see.

in your shoes it may cross some peoples minds when you run into them but youd need to slim your shape plus rock the right clothes confidently and have a sexy hair style for them to really think wow why didn't I see her before or wow she's a knockout!

[kangaru]

when I decided to lose weight, I did it not to impress others but myself.

i have a certain weight I like to maintain at, if I go beyond it I would control my food portions.

it helps to make me feel better if I am on healthy side

[523206720]

definitely helps. Many people don't even care about personality - just money, brains and looks.

[AndyWes]

Do it.

You'll be very happy with the results.

[TheReturnofDre]

I say do it to satisfy you, not everyone else.

[tiredofwaiting]

Lose it for yourself not to satisfy anyone else.