reason #1: because i’m 25 and i want to be alive.

reason #2 … to get rid of my droopy double chin

reason #3: so i can fit in my awesome pants again. to quote steve carrell, “i enjoy a good pair of slacks.”

reason #4 … so i can be more energetic on stage.

reason #5 … so i’d snore less.

reason #6 … so my fingers don’t feel like they’re mashing up on my guitar.

reason #7 … so i can have a more active lifestyle.

reason #8 … cos every time i look at the scale and see a lesser number, it feels like awesome.

reason #9 … so i can run a 5k one day.

reason #10 … cos i have chubby hands. i don’t want chubby hands anymore.

reason #11 … windsurfing.

reason #12 … cos body fat is jiggly. i don’t want to be jiggly anymore.

reason #13 … cos being active fights off depression

reason #14 … because i want to be a success story.

reason #15 so i’d feel lighter.

reason #16 … so i wouldn’t look like moby dick (pictured above) anymore.

reason #17 = cos i’ve never lost THIS much weight before.

reason #18 = queen latifah is hot, and she lost 5% of her body weight and is now a “size healthier.” i’m doing this for her.

reason #19. from size 44 to size 36.

reason #20. because i want to go into a clothes store and buy anything i want instead of scrounging through the XXL areas. scratch that. XL now .