Everyone has different reasons for wanting weight loss surgery. Here are a few common reasons. Rank them in order of importance to you, personally. (There are no right or wrong answers) Just thought it would be interesting to see what motivates folks here on BP.

Looks...feeling attractive and confident

Health...resolving health issues, getting off meds, decreasing risk for illness

Mobility...gaining new opportunities provided by more athleticism and mobility

Longevity...adding years to your life with decreased risk of illness and healthier lifestyle

Romance....wanting to be attractive for your partner or in pursuit of a partner

Family.....motivation to do the surgery for the people you love. Decrease their worry, set an example for kids, ability to be more active and involved with loved ones.

Others I forgot....add any others you think are important!

This is one of the best forum queries I've seen in a while, great post!

Looks: to everyone that knows me, my motivation is and always will be Health, not looks. That said, I've been judged my entire life on my looks, I went bald at 20 and got fat around 30 and I've been passed over for so many promotions its not even funny. I don't care about my health if I can't get anywhere because of my looks and all the prejudging that goes on to my face.

Health: Tired of being tired, plain and simple.

Family: I want to see my kids grow and live life with them.

Romance: Getting this big has come with a lot of drawbacks in my intimate relationship with my wife, nuff said.

Mobility: I have heard about this thing that happens when you're able to do things like run and stay active in regards to keeping depression at bay.

Longevity: Last but not least, I'd like to live longer but if I'm not having a better quality life by putting all the other things first, then forget longevity, which is why I've put this last.

1. Looks- I want to feel good in my skin and not feel like everyone is judging me. I also want to be able to go shopping with my sisters in the same store.

2. Mobility- I would love to be more active and not be in pain. My dream is to run a Disney Marathon!

3. Health- I honestly don’t have much health problems and want to stay that way. Doctors think I have PCOS and I know losing weight will make it so doctors will actually test me appropriately for it and not just think so because of my weight.

4. Longevity- I want to have a long active and fun life

5. Family- I don’t currently have any kids but would love to have some in the future.

6. Romance- losing weight will help but to be honest I have no idea if my husband will be together by the end of next year so yea....lol

HEALTH

LOOKS/ROMANCE - I've never had a serious relationship or any interest from "compatible" men... I'm a content-by-necessity single in my late 30s, so it is about dang time that I go out, turn heads, have a little fun, and make a few (safe) mistakes.

MOBILITY

LONGEVITY - Not something I usually worry about.

FAMILY - I'm single with no kids, so this wasn't one of my reasons.

Great idea! My list is...

1. Mobility-my knees, I couldn't do crap because it killed my knees. This is already nearly resolved and I am just 2 weeks out heh.

2. Health-been crazy healthy my whole life til 2 years ago. Had something else go awry in my body and had transfusions.... within 2 months I was diabetic, an MS diagnosis, high blood pressure, a huge weight gain, and such severe exhaustion and fatigue that I could barely make it to the bathroom, much less do anything or go anywhere. And I NEVER wanna be that way again so here I am post op already off Metformin and bp meds as I no longer have those conditions... and I can walk around my neighborhood!

3. Family-I love them so much, I wanna keep being involved with them for a long time

4. Longevity-Again, I love my hubby and kids and grandkids sooooo much, I wanna be around to enjoy them a good while longer!

5. Looks-bonus! But I dont think I would have had bariatric surgery over primarily looks, its just the icing on the cake to be better looking lol

6. Romance- doesn't matter, I have the best, kindest, most awesome hubby I could ever hope for already! He's amazing and makes my heart flutter and my world go round!

Health - I was lucky only to have Diabetes but did not want to tempt fate, so I decided to make changes in health

Family - I want to be a role model for my kids in health and was failing miserably

Longevity - I want to be around my Family and future additions

Mobility - I was mobile pre surgery, hiking, camping and stuff. Now its just so much easier and I'm not the last one slowing down the group

Roller Coaster - its been years and am looking forward to going to Six flags soon. Also am looking into Skydiving

Looks - never really bothered me, but I have noticed attitude changes in people I knew, they are more inclusive than before surgery. It could also be me being less shy

Romance - I'm happily married and have no concerns in this department.